Meridian |
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Portrayed by Lana del Rey |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Meredith McCorr (Merilani Malacorr) |
Age |
31 |
Height |
5'7" |
Build |
Modelesque |
Eyes |
Dark Green |
Hair |
Red |
Factions |
None |
Occupation |
Cult Leader, Ex-Actress |
Alignment |
Villain |
Claim to Fame
Meridian is unknown to the general public. Meredith McCorr is an Oscar-winning actress who suddenly dropped out of the public eye at age 26 and has not resurfaced since.
Reputation
Meridian is the mysterious leader of a beauty-obsessed cult operating deep in the occult underworld of New York City. Meredith McCorr is a famous actress who became a recluse and never gave any kind of reason: she just disappeared. Merilani Malacorr is a runaway from Attilan, still pursued.
Biography
Merilani Malacorr was an Inhuman who gained the power to manipulate minds from the Terrigen Mists. Seeking adventure, she ran away from Attilan at age 18 and joined the world of humans. The young and beautiful Merilani was found by a Hollywood talent scout, who helped to guide her on the path to stardom. When it became clear how bankable her magnetic presence was, Hollywood fixers set her up with a new passport and an identity: Meredith McCorr.
Over the next six years, Meredith McCorr quickly launched to megastardom, going from tiny parts in horror movies to leading roles in dramas and romances. She was part of the pedigree-project ensemble drama 'Twenty Breaths,' for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. She was on top of the world, commanding huge salaries, partying every night, and charming international box offices with her irresistible charisma.
Then, she vanished. Meredith became convinced that with the Oscar win, the other Inhumans would find her, and disappeared. She became a recluse and eventually faded from public curiosity. But over the years, her sanity had quietly been dissipating, helped along by her Hollywood lifestyle. She became convinced the role of the beautiful and charismatic was to crush and destroy the 'ugly' parts (and people of the world). She gathered some like-minded 'beautiful people' and lo, a cult was born, with the newly-christened Meridian quickly progressing from bizarre occult tracts to actual human sacrifice…
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Character Details
Meridian is not a sane person by any stretch of the imagination. She is so far gone from reality that she thinks murdering people is okay, as long as they're ugly, and around this lack of connection she's built an elaborate occult justification. The belief system her cult runs by is, at best, incoherent and self-contradictory. But that's just because it's a direct channel from her mind.
Meridian's ego is second to none. The fame and adulation of her Hollywood career went to her head, and she sees herself as definitively 'above' the average person. (And as an Inhuman, doubly so!) When things don't go her way, she blames everyone else's failings, and never her own. She's a nasty piece of work in a glamorous wrapper.
Inhuman Physiology |
As an Inhuman, Meridian has a different constitution than a normal human being. She'll probably live to be about 150 years old, and her body has the potential to exceed the limits of peak human athletes. However, because she does not keep herself in optimal fighting shape, Meridian is simply "above average" in her lifting capacity, reaction times, etc. If she exerts herself greatly, she can lift a couple hundred pounds, but can't sustain this for any prolonged length of time. |
Acting |
In her life as Meredith McCorr, Meridian worked as an actress, with a great degree of success for the relatively brief window in which she worked. She knows her way round a film set, can memorize lines quickly, and knows how to hit certain beats and use her intonation and body language to get across the message she wants. She's regarded well enough that she won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the ensemble romantic drama 'Twenty Breaths.' |
Gaze |
Meridian's unique Inhuman power is to manipulate others with her gaze. This is a low-level telepathic effect focused through her eyes. By making eye contact with another person, Meredith can 'push' them into being highly susceptible to her suggestions. The person being affected remains conscious, but unaware they're being manipulated: only later will it become clear that they did an odd about-face on an issue, or suddenly acted out of their normal character.
The effect of Meridian's gaze lasts as long as she maintains focus. She does not have to maintain eye contact for the entire period of influence; it's just how she initiates the process. There is a pattern on her irises that subliminally affects the human brain. This pattern is capable of affecting people through pictures and video, but to a lesser extent: since recorded media can't carry telepathic suggestion, her gaze just comes across as irresistible, magnetic charisma.
Individuals with extremely high willpower (e.g. a Green Lantern) or high-level telepathic defenses (e.g. a Jean Grey) can push back hard enough to overcome her influence.
Please also read the OOC NOTE abil for important OOC information on this power. |
Manipulation |
Even without her powers, and even without a cogent grasp on reality, Meridian is a mistress of manipulation. She's good at finding people's weak points and pressing them, and excels at getting under people's skin. This can involve being sultry, being distant, being passive-aggressive, being angry… whatever works. Her cultists are usually the product of this: she's gathered pretty but emotionally broken people and convinced them that she and her crazy nonsense is the answer to all of their problems — and that without her, they'd be nothing. |
OOC Note |
Hi! This is an OOC note from me, Meridian's player, to you, the other player reading this. Please know the following fact: I WILL NOT USE MERIDIAN'S GAZE/MANIPULATION POWER ON YOU WITHOUT YOUR OOC CONSENT. I'm here to tell fun stories with my fellow MUXers, not twink all over people and 'win the game' (like that's even possible on one of these). If we put trust in each other, that's how we'll get those cool stories told, and part of trust is communication.
So, to reiterate: I will not use Meridian's powers on your character without your OOC consent. If you are not comfortable with her powers for ANY reason, I'll find a way around using them in RP. I like to think I'm pretty good at this RP thing, so I'll find a way. Thanks for your time! |
Fame |
As Meredith McCorr, Meridian is an Oscar-winning actress (Best Supporting Actress, 'Twenty Breaths'). She was only active for about six years in Hollywood, but in that time made a number of successful movies, and graduated quickly to leading roles in dramas like 'Sparkle,' 'The Boundaries of Crime,' and 'Good Morning Again,' and romantic comedies like 'Queen of Stunts,' 'A Design for Love,' and 'Colleagues and Mistresses.'
Though she's been mostly reclusive for the better part of five years, Meridian theoretically still has high-ranking contacts within the film industry, although this varies based on the high turnover rate for movie execs. |
Wealth |
From her Hollywood career (and her residuals!), Meridian is wealthy enough to maintain the lifestyle of a glamorous weirdo. Simply put, she doesn't have to work again for the rest of her life, and can freely devote her time to putting on strange occult gatherings. |
Cult |
Meridian is the founder and leader of a small-but-growing cult dedicated to the idea of beauty and glamour, as in 'people who are not beautiful and glamorous should be scourged from the surface of the Earth.' She writes and delivers babbling occult sermons that make sense to her believers only in that they are weak-willed (but gorgeous!) and would believe anything. Being devoted to the pursuit of beauty, her cultists are generally not skilled fighters or assassins, but they can pull of things like kidnappings, with enough preparation. |
Hellfire Club |
As Meredith McCorr, Meridian is a member of the 'outer circle' of the Hellfire Club, with all party-going privileges and contacts that this entails. |
Focus |
Meridian's manipulation powers are only as useful as her ability to focus. If she can't focus — due to being in a fight, or drunk, or emotionally agitated, or whatever — she can't maintain control over people. She might be able to manage a second or two — 'hit that guy!' — but nothing more.
Individuals who block themselves from looking her in the eyes (and as such seeing the subliminal pattern in her irises) are safe from any effect whatsoever. |
Hunted |
As an Inhuman, Meridian is wanted by the long arm of the law — that is to say, the law of Attilan. She hasn't yet done anything to violate the secrecy of Attilan's existence, but the Inhumans don't want to take that chance. One of the main reasons she's become a recluse is to hide from them. |
Unstable |
Meridian is not an emotionally stable person. Since leaving Attilan, her mental condition has steadily degraded, aided and abetted by a high-octane Hollywood celebrity lifestyle and the bad choices that this entails. Her sanity has deteriorated to the point that she thinks that 'ugly things' must be completely destroyed, to the point of justifying human sacrifice and bizarre occult screeds.
Meridian's relationship with reality can be tenuous. Her occult teachings often come from flat-out delusions, and her ability to connect cause and consequence is… well, not the best. She often demands the impossible and won't listen to reason as to why it can't be achieved. |
Noncombatant |
Meridian relies on her powers to get her out of scrapes, almost exclusively. She doesn't fight — she makes other people fight for her. She has little to no trained skill at combat, and in a one-on-one physical contest, her only real advantage is her boosted Inhuman physiology. Nonetheless, even an adequately skilled fighter can mop the floor with her. |
Relationships
Image |
Name |
Relation |
Information |
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Emma Frost |
Peer |
Interesting. |
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Meggan |
Peer |
Hmm. |
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Clinton |
Pawn |
Wasted potential. |
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Hawkeye |
Meddler |
Who? |
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Domino |
Meddler |
Marked for death. |
Selected Filmography
- No U Turn (2003): Meredith McCorr's film debut. Horror movie about a killer stalking teens on the highway. McCorr plays Shana, a minor character who is killed early in the film.
- Colleagues and Mistresses (2004): McCorr's breakthrough role. Racy romantic comedy about an interconnected web of relationships at an Ivy League university. McCorr plays Miriam, the ditzy young dominatrix of a septugenarian professor.
- A Design for Love (2005): McCorr's first leading role. Romantic comedy about two architect co-workers who don't realize that they're perfect for each other. McCorr plays Irene, the female lead.
- Good Morning Again (2006): Drama about a doomed relationship between a failing realtor and the waitress who serves his coffee every morning. McCorr plays Marta, the waitress.
- The Boundaries of Crime (2007): Crime thriller about an Irish detective whose grandmother is kidnapped by a grotesque serial killer. McCorr plays Jeannie, the detective's partner and protege.
- Sparkle (2007): Drama about a heroin addict's attempts to stay clean for her younger sister's high school graduation. McCorr plays Carole, the lead.
- Twenty Breaths (2008): Ensemble romantic drama about an Irish Mafia family in the 1970s. McCorr plays Shelly, a fearless, explosive mob wife. Won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 2009 for this part.
- Queen of Stunts (2009): McCorr's final film to date, filmed after Twenty Breaths. Romantic comedy about a woman becoming a Hollywood stuntwoman to prove that she's brave enough to commit to her boyfriend. McCorr plays Leigh, the lead.
2009 Ted Casablanca Blind Item
Pollyanna Paranoia Losing Sleep As Well As Her Mind? It's hard to think of careers more charmed than that of the glamorous Miss Pollyanna Paranoia. Young P-Squared was marked for stardom almost from minute one, so much so that the studio execs were falling over each other trying to recruit her (and not just for films…!). She's got it all: the career, the real estate, the money, the bod. But the one thing she doesn't have… well, TWO things: a steady man and a decent night's sleep! (Yes, it's another hetero Blind Vice! It's almost becoming a trend!) It's not like it's hard for Pollyanna P. to get a date. Word on the street (and in the sheets) is that her batting average is closing in on .999… but getting them to stick around longer than a week is a big fat zee-ro! And it's not the drinking, or the drugs, which Ms. Paranoia is no stranger to, even if it's never made it out to the public… her friends all think it's an actual mental disorder! Ever since reaching the highest point of her young career, Pol-Pol has been obsessed with some kind of "secret society" hunting her down, and she's been sleeping as little as possible. It's virtually all she talks about! One young hunk who went on a date with her didn't even make it to the bedroom, because all throughout dinner she kept making him keep a watch out for a magic giant dog… and that's the most believable of her stories! Her agent, her manager, and just about everyone else with money riding on Pollyanna Paranoia are in fear of losing their star asset… and if she doesn't get some help soon, Pollyanna might lose her mind. AND IT AIN'T: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scarlett Johansson
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