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.
Since her transformation into Wisp and the restoration of her soul, Elena has slid back into "Wisp mode" on several occasions, normally when involving significant danger to herself or those around her. It has so far been brief, with Wisp appearing long enough to counter or avoid whatever life threatening situation arises before Elena regains herself. Elena herself is unaware of what occurs during these times. There remains an incompatibility somewhere between her consciousness and the W.I.S.P. program, leading to short term memory loss when they switch roles.
The more this occurs the more it worries her, her outward signs of begrudging acceptance only there so she doesn't worry anyone else needlessly.
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.
One mitigating factor for her use of these, even when Wisp, seems to be that she is incomplete. According to Hope, she is lacking a true power source and her W.I.S.P. enhancements feed off her body to work. According to Alan, she has the ability to siphon power from outside sources, but how this works is still very unclear.
Motivations
Elena is starting to come into her own, but lacks all but the basest understandings of what she is capable of. Her natural protectiveness drives her towards learning how to defend herself and others, but the danger she sees in Wisp pushes her harder. She greatly dislikes having to depend on Wisp appearing in order to help, and strives for more control over her capabilities. In addition she is starting to recognize her own talents, inherited from her mother but so far unrefined. Being motherly by nature, she is working to enhance what abilities she has so she can better aid her new family.
