Elena Snark

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"Elias, put down the frying pan before you kill us all."

Statistics

Real Name: Elena Snark

Aliases: Wisp, Construct 17

Age: 22 (kinda)

Race: Modified Human

Power Level: ?

Position: Maid, Conscience

Eyes: Light Blue

Hair: Blonde

Appearance

Because her body is a construct, she has not really aged since the events that made it so. As such, she appears as a teenage girl version of Elias in a maid outfit due to being his twin.

Background

Born to Sonia the Dragonslayer and Luthor Snark along with her twin brother Elias on the plane of Everchill, her childhood was comparatively normal considering the only parent present was the mad scientist. Being an immigrant and because of her family situation, she was often bullied. Elias took it on himself to protect her from this, resulting in her assuming the role of caretaker, as Elias was hopeless at actually taking care of himself.

After being poisoned on Empress Niko's orders to get her father to work on Project W.I.S.P., she became a subject of it and was modified into the being known appropriately enough as Wisp. Elias took her with him when he fled Everchill, hoping to find a way to restore her soul. Without a soul, she was effectively an emotionless automaton. It was not until the mysterious Vicar found and restored her soul (unknown to most of TIME) that she became herself again.

Personality

Elena is the moral backbone of the Snark family. Her responsible streak led to her to take on the role of caretaker for not just her brother but their father as well, trying to fill in for their absent mother. Most often this took the form of things like making sure they didn't eat week old leftovers or wear clothes that hadn't been washed in three months. She is very good at most household activities (cooking, cleaning, etc.) after years of practice, and is probably the sole reason the male members of the Snark household aren't dead of food poisoning or suffocation by their own filth.

This isn't to say she was passive about it all. Far from it. At first glance it might seem like it, but a closer look shows she pretty much had the run of the place. Instead of yelling or scolding, she used the "Mom" look and sent them scurrying to think on what they'd done. Alternatively, she would give Elias the hero worshiping "cute little sister" look and her father the "I love you daddy" look if the situation called for it. Her skill in manipulating the both of them into behaving is best shown by how she got Luthor to tone down on all the SCIENCE! while Elias could be guilt-tripped into being good merely by being asked "What would Elena do?"

Now that she actually looks younger than he does, Elias may discover she's even harder to say no to than before.

Powers

Elena is starting to understand the skill with knives Wisp repeatedly demonstrated, but her inability to copy it properly has resulted in her summoning all manner of kitchen ware. Recently this has branched out into weaponry, but it's still not very dependable at the moment. Being a natural with knives even before her modification, her aim is impeccable even if what she's throwing isn't always what she expects.

The minor healing Wisp showed has carried over to Elena, but seems to have grown in ability. It has managed to heal significantly more damage than before, though with a noticeable drain on Elena's body in return.

She has so far used it only once and only when Wisp, but somewhere within the W.I.S.P. programming is a means to generate a defensive energy field. Elias is so far the only one to witness this, as Elena has no recollection of it happening.

Since the battle with Vera she has also begun manifesting a curious ability to mimic powers used against her. As of now it has only happened when she slips into her Wisp persona or through accidental (perhaps instinctual) use. It so far has only happened when around large sources of energy, and has paired itself with Elena growing more energetic and possibly erratic.

It also appears she possesses her mother's fighting instincts. In contrast to Elias, her style has more finesse, but her inexperience counters her natural ability. Between the two Elias is still the stronger brawler.

Motivations

Because she was only recently restored, Elena will need time to adjust. For her the last few years have been almost like being stuck in a dream you can't remember. For now she is content to travel with her brother and his friends, making sure he doesn't get himself killed. As far as she's concerned, she owes TIME a debt for keeping him (relatively) safe and rescuing her.

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