Post by Dinah Laurel Lance on Jun 27, 2021 14:38:06 GMT -5
BLACK CANARY |
Character Basics |
REAL NAME: Dinah Laurel Lance CODENAME: Black Canary AGE: Mid 30s OCCUPATION: Florist, Hero RANK: Meta Hero MARITAL STATUS: Single ALLIES: Green Arrow, Huntress TEAM AFFILIATION(S): Justice League |
Powers, Abilities, Skills, Strengths |
Canary Cry: Dinah possesses a metagene which manifested itself in a sonic cry. This ultrasonic scream capable of anything from incapacitating an opponent to wrecking a building. Martial Arts/Hand-to-Hand Combat: Dinah is one of the most skilled martial artists on the planet. Among other excellent teachers, she trained with Wildcat who was formerly the Heavyweight Champion of the World. Mechanic: Dinah built- and re-built- her motorcycle from scratch after it was destroyed in pursuit of Huntress and Question. She is extremely knowledgeable in building and maintaining all kinds of vehicles. Small Business/Floral Knowledge: Dinah's family ran a flower shop and Dinah continues to help out giving her both knowledge of small business and knowledge of flowers and their arrangement. "Stunt" Driver: Dinah is extremely confident in driving her motorcycle at high speeds in dangerous situations. |
Weaknesses, Fatal Flaws |
Overconfidence: Dinah doesn't know when to quit. She will relentlessly pursue a target even into an overly dangerous situation. She also doesn't recognize her own limits and will continue to fight and go on missions even if she is physically exhausted. Proximity: If she is too close to an opponent, she is unable to use her Canary Cry or risk killing them. Vocal Injury: If her larynx is injured her Canary Cry is temporarily negated. Cry Duration: If she maintains her Canary Cry for an extended period of time, she will become exhausted and lose consciousness. Defensive: In general Dinah can take any kind of insult or attack that comes her way but if someone comes at her friends and loved ones, she will quickly lose her cool. |
Character History |
Dinah was born to a police officer Larry Lance and her mother Dinah Drake Lance, the original Black Canary. Her father passed away when she was very young and she was inspired by her mother's superhero exploits. She started in crimefighting when she was very young despite her mother's protests. She began her training with Ted Grant aka Wildcat, and acquired as much training as she could get from anyone willing to teach her. She became one of the greatest fighters and martial artists in the world and an extremely formidable opponent. When the Justice League began expanding their ranks, Dinah joined them as a full-time member. Ted Grant was also a member and they would often team up for various missions. As time went on, Ted began to flake on missions, showing up late if at all. During one such incident Dinah discovered the reason he'd been so unreliable was that he'd begun taking part in illegal meta-brawl fighting. Dinah didn't know what to do. If the League found out he could be kicked out and his legacy and reputation tarnished forever. Or even worse this misguided pursuit could get him killed. Making a decision, Dinah enlisted the help of Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow through some somewhat underhanded methods. When they found Ted, he refused to come with them claiming the League had benched him. Canary felt that their next course of action was Plan B, shutting down the meta-brawl completely. When that also failed, Canary challenged Ted to a fight and if Canary won, Ted would have to quit. Roulette agreed. Oliver accused Dinah of faking her interest in him to get him to help. She assured him it wasn't true but he used the opportunity to use knock-out gas and take her place in the ring. Wanting to "teach the teacher" Oliver used a stun arrow on himself to make it seem like he was dead. The plan worked and Ted quit. To bring down a final curtain on Roulette's illegal fighting, Dinah used her Canary Cry to literally bring down the house. After, Dinah set Ted up with therapy with J'onn to help with his fighting addiction and began a relationship with Oliver Queen. Dinah and Oliver were later put on detail together to protect Mandragora along with Agent Faraday and other government agents. Mandragora provoked Canary and they were forced to provide their security duties from outside. They intercepted Huntress and Question trying to get to Mandragora but while they were dealing with them, Mandragora escaped. They caught Question taking evidence from the crime scene but instead of pursuing the storage locker "clue", Arrow knew Question was lying. Needing to re-apprehend Mandragora and knowing Question had a lead, Ollie and Dinah waited for them to leave then tailed them, losing them when they headed to a tunnel with an oncoming train. They caught up with them at the docks. Canary tried to subdue Mandragora with her Cry but only succeeded in exhausting herself. In the end, Huntress prevented Mandragora from fleeing and he was taken back into custody. Canary started feeling really run down and tired. Her fighting technique became sloppy and she could barely handle taking down a simple pick-pocket. When Huntress called her out, Dinah insisted she was fine. She got on her bike and went home to catch up on some much needed sleep. The next thing Dinah knew she was in a parking garage fighting with Huntress before she was knocked out. When she came to the pair of them were in a cell and Huntress explained that Dinah had been compelled to participate in meta brawls at night thus explaining her fatigue. They deduced that Roulette had somehow tapped into the League's communicators and was using them to mind control the members into fighting for her. In an attempt to take care of Huntress and Dinah, Roulette pitted them against Vixen and Hawkgirl. When they freed, the newcomers from Roulette's control, Roulette added Wonder Woman to the mix. While Vixen and Hawkgirl worked to subdue Wonder Woman, Huntress and Dina headed to deal with Roulette and Sonar. They were able to stop the signal and free the mind-controlled League members. Dinah and Huntress reconciled their past grudges and participated in some friendly sparring. Dinah worked with the Justice League on many missions. She helped try to keep the nanobots of the Dark Heart at bay. She helped try to evacuate civilians when a volcano had begun to erupt. She helped defend the Watchtower when it fell under siege by Galatea and the Ultimen clones. She stood beside Ollie as he encouraged Superman and the founding Justice League to endure and continued both her relationship with the Green Archer as well as her full-time status with the Justice League. |
Sample Post |
Dinah slammed her fist into the stomach of one of the oncoming attackers. In one fluid movement she had already thrown her leg out to slam a heeled boot into the throat of another of the nearby thugs. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the first drop to the ground, dry heaving and the other clawed at his throat gasping for breath. She’d already incapacitated a third and moved on to another. Most of the criminals she fought on a day-to-day basis were little more that street trash with only brute force as their weapon. Okay sometimes they had actual weapons but like today most of the time they never got the chance to use them. With her advance training and fighting techniques the only way the average thug stood a chance was if they outnumbered her but today? Even numbers weren’t going to help them. Maybe she was hitting a little harder than she should. Maybe she should be holding back just a little bit but she had to vent her anger somewhere. Roulette had used her and her friends like puppets. The ease with which they’d tapped into their communicators and taken control of their minds was disconcerting to say the least. Even though new precautions had been taken, Dinah still felt wary about wearing her communicator. And future precautions didn’t change the past. She’d hurt and nearly killed her fellow teammates in the name of entertainment and sport. It was almost the very same thing she’d gone after Wildcat for. It wasn’t the same situation for sure but Fire and the others had gotten hurt just the same. Dinah had always judged Huntress for her temper and lack of self-control but if she was perfectly honest with herself, she didn’t know what she’d do if she ever encountered Roulette again. Dinah held a defensive stance, eyes flicking around the immediate area and then turning to look above and behind her. Nothing moved just a pile of unconscious or moaning forms. She relaxed and stood and looked around and let out a breath she had been holding. She didn’t feel better and she wasn’t entirely sure what would help her find closure with this. Sirens began to wail in the distance and they began to close in on her location, fast. She slammed her first into one of the men who had managed to get to his knees and was trying to crawl away. Satisfied with her work she reached up and touched the communicator in her ear, “Watchtower, I’m finished here.” She told them before disappearing in a shimmer of light. |
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Credits |
Player Information |
NAME: Yvaine PRONOUNS: She/Her OVER 18?: Yes OTHER CHARACTERS PLAYED: Talia al Ghul, Jason Blood, Wonder Woman HOW YOU FOUND US: Founder |
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