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Description Thunderbird's character profile for Angel Falls.

Art by the supremely talented

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Thunderbird

Name: Elizabeth Two-Feathers

Sex: Female

Race: : Native American

Age: : 45 *see below*

Identity: : Secret, unknown by the general public.

Hair: : Black

Eyes: : Dark Brown/ Gold when using powers

Height: : 5’ 8”


Powers: :
Enhanced Senses - Visual acuity equal to an eagle at all times. When actively using her powers she has the ability to zoom in approximately 500 times.
Enhanced Senses – Hearing, Smell, and Taste. These senses are at or just above the normal range of human senses.
Enhanced Senses – Mystical sensitivity. She can sense mystical and magical forces and events to various degrees. Detailed information is relayed to her via her spirit guide, the Thunderbird Spirit. The information imparted is often cryptic, to say the least.

Environmental Resistance – When actively using her powers, she is immune to naturally occurring extremes of cold, heat, or altitude. This ability reaches to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere but not beyond it. She cannot fly or survive in space unassisted.

Accelerated Healing – She heals at approximately three times the normal rate. She is immune to naturally occurring poisons and pathogens. *Since joining with the Thunderbird Spirit, her body appears to be 20 years younger. She ages at approximately one third the normal rate.*

Wings – She can manifest wings made of pure mystical energy. Their exact size and shape is variable. Besides granting her the power of flight, they can be used for attacks and defense. The edges of the wings can cut through armor plate and hurt invulnerable beings/creatures. If the target’s invulnerability comes from magical sources it is most resistant. Organic invulnerability provides less protection. The wings have been used by her to block projectile and energy weapons.

Weather Control – She can manipulate weather patterns in the local area. The area of effect depends on the amount of time and concentration she can put into the effort.

Lightning control – Thunderbird can summon and direct lightning. She is immune to its effects. She can absorb lightning and store it for use later. She is highly resistant to electrical based attacks.

Spiritual Guide – Elizabeth’s consciousness has been linked to the Thunderbird Spirit. The ancient Native American spirit serves as a mentor, companion, guide, and trainer. The force of the Spirit’s psychic bond provides enhanced resistance to mind control and psychic attacks.

Background: Elizabeth was born a member of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. She grew upon the tribe’s Arizona reservation before joining the Air Force. She applied to and was accepted into the Special Forces branch as a para-rescueman. She served with distinction in the European and Middle Eastern campaigns. After four terms of enlistment she left the service and went to work for the Drug Enforcement Agency in her home state of Arizona. She served for several years and became a highly decorated agent. Unfortunately, she was betrayed by a corrupt agent who was on the payroll of the drug cartels. He led her into an ambush in the desert where she was shot and left for dead. She crawled through the desert for two days and nights before she was found by one of her tribe’s shamans. He gathered other shamans and medicine men to perform a healing ritual to try to save her life. During the ritual the medicine men managed to summon the Great Thunderbird Spirit. The Spirit offered to save her life if she agreed to be its avatar in the fight against evil. She agreed and the heroine Thunderbird was born. Leaving the DEA, she joined the National Security Enforcement Agency. The NSEA was a law enforcement agency that had a large number of super-powered or meta-human operatives. Teaming with the heroine Mako, she was assigned to the Angel Falls region under the command of Regional Director Yumiko Park. She has been ordered to join the new superhero group suggested by Lone Stranger and Stranger Industries. She is to act as a liaison between the group and federal authorities.
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Comments: 26

AngelGhidorah [2019-09-25 06:38:39 +0000 UTC]

Interesting backstory and great character. Just out of curiosity, is her design based off Raven De La Croix?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_De… , www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpbNUM… (6:30 onward)


Adding to my faves.

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SebastiansSire [2013-08-30 03:18:37 +0000 UTC]

I am curious when this character will come back. She is still very interesting. 

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SebastiansSire [2012-06-28 00:29:04 +0000 UTC]

If I am correct I don't think the Chiricahua don't have a reservation in Arizona, anymore. Aren't They located in reservations in Apache, Oklahoma. Fort Sill, and Mescelero Apache reservations in New Mexico? Also what is this Great Thunder Burd Spirit just curious?

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Teri-Minx In reply to SebastiansSire [2012-08-06 10:31:39 +0000 UTC]

The information I had for Indian reservations might have been incorrect. The Thunderbird Spirit is the amalgam of several different spiritual enties revered by different Native American tribes.

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SebastiansSire In reply to Teri-Minx [2012-08-06 10:54:36 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I understand that much but many of the Apachean Tribes including lets say the Navajo and Chiricahua Apache didn't have a thunderbrid spirit in their belief system last time I remember. But it is vastly found in Southeastern Cultures, the Plains, Pacific Northwest and some in the Southwest. I have relatives from that nation and amongst Mescelero Apache nations, my own nation being the Dine' (Navajo) Nation. Hopefully I have not insulted you or anything...

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Teri-Minx In reply to SebastiansSire [2012-08-07 04:38:37 +0000 UTC]

Hi,

First, you didn't insult me at all. I am flattered someone actually looked that closely at the character. Based on my limited knowledge and understanding of Native American mythos and legends, I tried to create a spiritual entity that could be used as a non-tribal specific representation. I was hoping not to insult anyone by using a specific example and end up misrepresenting it. I approached it as the spirit was not associated only with one tribe, but rather represented just one member from the pantheon of Native American spirtual figures.

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SebastiansSire In reply to Teri-Minx [2012-08-07 04:58:29 +0000 UTC]

Yeah but as they research is always the key and I did look at this myself to be sure. Besides I would suggest researching the Chiricahua Apache's legends and understanding them people. You might find something exciting.

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Zespara [2010-11-11 05:30:55 +0000 UTC]

She can be my liaison anytime she wants!

Z

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Teri-Minx In reply to Zespara [2010-11-12 08:41:16 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like her. She is going to appear in a story with Quebec Star that PV is writing.

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FFilipes [2010-08-23 20:48:06 +0000 UTC]

You are very beast in color!

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Shuma-Gorath [2010-05-11 04:25:18 +0000 UTC]

Awesome Bio for an Awesome Character. She's been one of my favs. Good to learn what makes her.. her.

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Teri-Minx In reply to Shuma-Gorath [2010-05-21 21:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Shuma, I appreciate the kind comments.

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Shuma-Gorath In reply to Teri-Minx [2010-05-22 02:53:18 +0000 UTC]

Welcomes Much

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hotrod5 [2010-05-11 02:45:27 +0000 UTC]

Thunderbird looks good for 45. Very cool and interesting backstory.

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Teri-Minx In reply to hotrod5 [2010-05-21 21:40:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Nothing like a mystical make over to take years off her appearance.

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DynamoDiva [2010-05-10 18:17:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

She's been around a while, too. Might make a good mentor for Raven Windtalker, who is also Native American (albeit considerably younger).

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Teri-Minx In reply to DynamoDiva [2010-05-21 21:41:34 +0000 UTC]

I like to mix things up, not evey heroine should be in her teens/early 20s. Don't you agree?

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DynamoDiva In reply to Teri-Minx [2010-05-22 01:07:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh definitely.

Samedi's in her late 70's... and Diablesse is well over 2000 years 'old' altho' she doesn't look a day over 40.

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Lurker-Below [2010-05-10 13:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Great bio and character concept. Great drawing too.

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andrewr255 [2010-05-10 08:43:25 +0000 UTC]

Interesting info and nice backstory. Even in good shape you wouldn't want to be stuck in a desert let alone shot and weak.

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JonKin [2010-05-10 05:59:07 +0000 UTC]

Nice bio!! I look forward to seeing her in Angel Falls!!!

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Levi-K-Whitney [2010-05-10 04:13:44 +0000 UTC]

Very nice.

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KaijuDuke [2010-05-10 04:04:10 +0000 UTC]

Great art by Eric and interesting background and character by Teri

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Skaramine [2010-05-10 03:53:37 +0000 UTC]

She's awesome... and I love the concept of her energy wings.

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LoneStranger [2010-05-10 03:49:48 +0000 UTC]

Love that last line.

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Levia-the-Dragon [2010-05-10 03:32:26 +0000 UTC]

Huh, so she can sense mystical activity... (makes mental note) That could be just the thing for a crossover somewhere down the track...

Ahhh, so that's how she gained those abilities... quite an interesting backistory, she ever take down that corrupt agent?

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