MANIKIN

TAFFY / EST-5
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Angela Porter


Manikin, Angel


Metahuman


19


December 13th


Washington D.C., District of Colombia / Virginia


Female


Apagender (mostly uses she/her/her pronouns to avoid confusion but just doesn't care / identify with anything)

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Angel, unlike many others her age, hasn't matured one bit from the time she was five or seven. In fact, sometimes she seems more childish than kids half her age if you consider her sweet tooth, lack of bodily care, and her constant desire to have fun. Her childish nature, however, often translated into obsessive behaviors such as treating living humans as breakable toys and displaying a lack of regard or empathy for others. It's this aspect that primarily makes up the reason why sweet Angela Porter is a villain today.
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It's a common idea that villains have something they want enough to sacrifice innocents in their way for it; riches, power, revenge, a fulfillment of a skewed sense of justice... Angel is no exception to that rule and, if there's one thing she wants, it's love. Although Angel often mistreats others and has a clear preference over a toy's company, she strives for love and acceptance and, once she has it, she's never letting go --- regardless of whoever gets injured in her way.
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Angel suffers from borderline personality disorder that evolved from her intense, often violent, fear of being abandoned, narcissistic personality disorder (which, due to her toys' worship, evolved into a semi-god complex), chronic boredom, and paranoia. Furthermore, Angel is unable to understand what consequences are and is unable to empathize with others, a fact that left her entirely alone with the company of her toys for quite some time.
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If someone can put up with her, Angel would be content to devoting her entire life to being useful for her special someone. If not, she'll just go with her own flow, waiting for destiny to take her to where she needs to be.



Angel was born in Washington D.C., a crowded place where some places were pretty and others were not. The one thing she'd remember about the city was that parking was hard to find, even when you were a permanent resident there. She was born to a poor couple, barely out of their teenage years, who made a mistake one night and didn't have the heart to abort the growing fetus. From the very beginning, Angel was stuck in a love-hate relationship between the unhappy couple. She was locked up in her room most of the time, blank with a nice, soft bed to sleep in but not much else to do. She was overcome with boredom day by day, well-nourished and clean, but lonely.

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She was desperate for approval and would do anything to get attention, from breaking plates (which left her eating off the table) to shredding papers (she learnt how it felt like to have several layers of skin shed off with a grater). She was always empty, however, after receiving these sparse, angry glares from her parents but, inside, she thought she felt happy. It wasn't until much, much later that she learned what she truly wanted: love.

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Her parents loved her and she knew that; they always felt remorse after hurting her and bought her toys. It wasn't long until her previously barren room was filled with toy soldiers, dolls, and building blocks. The toys became cherished pieces of love for Angel, reminders that her parents cared about her no matter how angry they were. They were just exhausted and feeling bad, you see? However, the growing number of toys put a toll on her parents' budget and, in the end, they decided to sign her up for a few clinical trials --- nothing much, just a few tests for a few fifties here and there. It was like free baby-sitting that also gave them some extra funds.

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Angel never knew which of the many experiments and needles had given her her powers; maybe she was just born with it. Either way, at some point or another she developed abilities. She brought toys to life. Her room became an enchanted wonderland as her parents neglected her more and more, giving her the company, affection, and friendship she desired for most of her life. School, as her parents put it, was too expensive with field trips and supplies. Angel created dozens of friends though, so she wasn't jealous of all the other kids she saw, passing by her window, eating ice cream or just walking around with large grins on their faces.

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And then her parents died. Angel was devastated but they were murdered within the living room. The police found Angel locked in her room, playing with her toys, oblivious to her parents' murder. When she found out, she cried. She never heard about the stuffed rabbit in that same living room, its paws coated in blood. She never heard about how that rabbit disappeared from police ownership days later. She never heard about how the stuffed rabbit looked awfully familiar to her dear little Peter.

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Angel was within her aunt's custody soon after and moved straight to Kingsport. The rest, they say, is history.

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Angel can create sentient life by implanting a piece of herself or someone (hair, blood, an organ, etc...) into an inanimate object. The larger the sacrifice, the stronger and more powerful the toy (the name she dubbed for an object granted life) will be. Her stuffed rabbit, Peter, for instance, is capable of telepathic communication, sharing eyesight and hearing with Angel, can float, regenerate, create new toys, and is highly intelligent. Toys can replace parts of themselves (like limbs) with enhancements (such as Peter's knives for teeth). They range in size and power but are all incredibly fragile until Angel can evolve her ability further, most of her toys being destroyed in a single hit.



It can be argued that, other than Angel's creation ability, she has no other technique. Peter, however, makes up for that. His abilities mentioned above makes him a powerful companion and his complete loyalty to Angel is not to be trifled with. His main offensive abilities are the enhancements he made to himself using the 'Toy' ability that Angel's organs had given him. Due to being made up (and is storing) of hundreds of human parts from hairs and nails to flesh and blood, he is able to create toys quickly and made to the occasion and has several weapons hidden underneath his body.