Fairchild

Fairchild Portrayed by Karen Gillan Statistics Full Name Caitlin Fairchild Age 22 Height 6'5" Build Tall, curvy and muscular Eyes Green Hair Red Factions N/A Occupation Student Alignment Hero Claim to Fame A 22-year-old woman who grew a foot and a half practically over night, gaining nearly a hundred pounds of muscle mass in the process. More a medical marvel than a celebrity. Reputation Caitlin Fairchild is a bookworm, shy and given to frumpy clothing that masks her appearance. She is more than a little uncomfortable with her newly amazonian body. Biography Caitlin Fairchild is the child of Alex Fairchild, a military specialist who worked black ops in the 80s. She never knew her mother. When her father had to go underground he left Caitlin in the care of her aunt and uncle. Under their care she grew into an extraordinarily intelligent young woman, albeit rather shy. Her genius got her accepted to Princeton University with a fantastic academic scholarship. After her junior year of college she was recruited into Project: Genesis, an experiment in activating the metagene of young people, under the guise of a government internship. Feeling ill one night she left her room and wandered the halls of the project to try to relax her stomach. She eventually found herself in a computer lab where a computer had been left connected to a database, and saw her father's name listed on the screen. When she attempted to explore the database she was attacked by a guard, who struck her in the head and turned back to disable the computer, thinking her unconscious. She was not unconscious. Rather, the anger she felt at being attacked and at the realization that she had been lied to activated her metagene. She immediately grew over a foot and gained over a hundred pounds, most of it muscle, and retaliated against the guard with new Amazonian strength. She escaped from the facility and fled back to Princeton, pretending nothing was wrong — though her classmates were shocked to find the mousy Caitlin suddenly standing over six feet tall. She deflected questions and tried to blend into the scenery without much luck.

Character Details Personality Caitlin Fairchild is a sweet, kind young woman who grew up plain and uninteresting to most of the people around her — which was just fine by her, given her wallflower nature. Her statuesque form doesn't sit well with her. It brings her unwanted attention. She spends much of her time in libraries, hiding away in the worlds of books and computers. Caitlin has a firm sense of justice. She reads enough about the world around her to realize that there are horrible things going on, people being hurt, governments rampaging over the rights of their citizens. She does not believe she can do much on the large scale — even with her brutal strength, she is only one woman. But she knows she can stop the small scale injustices. While she does not often go out looking for trouble, she will step in if she sees people being hurt. Along with her Amazonian form, Caitlin has gained a certain degree of rage from her metagene's activation. By and large this can be suppressed, but now and again she will snap, particularly if she is already frustrated or upset, and overreact violently. When this happens people get hurt and things get broken. She is always horrified when this happens, and tries to take action to avoid it occurring again. Abilities Superhuman Physique Consider your average (possibly above average) Kryptonian. He's got the flying, the glowy eyes, the ability to hear an ant walking across a blade of grass half a world away. Take away all the trappings, though, and you've got a guy who is phenomenally strong, pretty much invulnerable, untiring, agile, and with reflexes out the wazoo. Take away the trappings and make him a redheaded woman and you've got Fairchild. She's as strong as the a Kryptonian, almost as durable. She can run for hours upon hours without tiring, go for days without sleeping. She could give an Olympic gymnast a run for her money. And she can snatch sniper fire out of the air. She's not super fast. She doesn't fly. She can't inflate a Macy's parade balloon all on her lonesome. But put those things aside, and she's a Kryptonian in all but genetics. One Smart Cookie It takes some serious smarts to get headhunted by the likes of Princeton University. But that's what happened to Caitlin — they applied to her, rather than the other way around. She's a genius, capable of processing complex math in her head while reciting Shakespeare flawlessly. She can read over seven hundred fifty words per minute, and has eidetic memory, to boot — which is not always the greatest thing, because she remembers all of her embarrassments far too well. Computer Nerd Caitlin has always been more comfortable around machines than people. She has studied computer science and electrical engineering at Princeton, and has learned a great deal. She's a decent programmer and capable of building her own machine from parts. Given a chance and access to more advanced computers, she could doubtless put together an amazing computer, write her own operating system, and reinvent the internet. She's no Tony Stark or Reed Richards, but when it comes to computers, she comes close. Tactics and Leadership With her quick wit and cool, calculating nature (when she's not flustered beyond belief), Fairchild is an excellent strategist and tactician. She is also a good leader, surprisingly enough, despite her shyness. In the heat of battle she can put that aside, and people are willing to follow her (some of them only because following her means staring at her backside, admittedly). Advantages Princeton University Caitlin is a student at Princeton University. She has an adviser, access to gymnasiums and libraries (she generally sticks to the libraries), and on Friday and Saturday nights, there's a free recent-release movie in the theater! Also she can eat at the cafeteria and has a dorm room when she needs to sleep (admittedly infrequently, and she's kind of too big for the bed these days). Costume Fairchild rapidly discovered that her newly enhanced body caused major wear and tear on clothing. She's managed to get her hands on a sturdy, resilient costume that allows her to wander around without falling to shreds on her body — and causing massive embarassment. The costume is form fitting and clashes with her hair (not that she's all that fashion conscious), but it's better than losing everything but her underwear by lunchtime. Disdvantages Project: Genesis Caitlin walked away from Project: Genesis when she realized that they were not acting in her best interests. More to the point, they were experimenting on her without her permission. Not fun. While they have not come after her at this point in time, this is mostly because they don't have to — they know exactly where she is, and they'll have her when they want her. Freak It's kind of difficult to grow over a foot and gain a hundred pounds of solid muscle (not to mention a few cup sizes) overnight and NOT draw attention. Caitlin is something of a freak in this regard, and while a lot of people (particularly males) are very sympathetic and always willing to lend a helpful ear to the newly stunning young woman, many others are far more interested in figuring out how she managed to blossom overnight at such an advanced age, or just shaming her for being more attractive than they are. Painfully Shy A year ago Caitlin Fairchild was a mousy girl who hid in bulky sweaters and long, loose skirts, making one assume that the body beneath was nothing special. After she sprouted, she can't hide her new physique. And it draws all kinds of unwanted attention. Caitlin was always awkward and uncomfortable around other people. These days, she really can't avoid attention, but she's just as uncomfortable, stammers and blushes as much as she ever did. And people find it FETCHING! It's her worst nightmare! Hell on Clothes For whatever reason, some aspect of her abilities or simply poor luck, normal clothes fall to pieces on her body. Your average cotton blouse is about as sturdy as wet tissue paper, and denim shreds itself on her steely skin. Her costume is the only thing she's found that will stay in one piece on her — and as far as she's concerned, it's almost as embarrassing as nudity. Relationships Image Name Relation Notes Alex Fairchild Father Caitlin barely remembers her father, who left her in the care of her aunt and uncle when she was a child. As far as she knows, the man is dead. Roxanne Spaulding Sister Caitlin doesn't even realize she has a sister, let alone that it's Roxy Spaulding. She may remember the girl from her time at Project: Genesis — but then again, maybe not. She wasn't close to anybody there. That's kind of her thing. Notes This section is optional. You can delete it. 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