Description
Full Name: Karen Elizabeth Manic
Alias/Commonly Known As: Kar Thorn
Age: 22
Birth Date: April 25
Species: Human
Race: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Bi-Sexual
Family: Eric Manic (father), Bethany Manic (mother), Micheal “Mike” Manic (older brother)
Best friends: Prue Crane
Likes: Norse Mythology, gold, money, mechanics, building machines, Kenny Loggins, chocolate, fancy suits, thrift shopping, scavenging for mechanics, dancing, gymnastics
Dislikes: losing fights, hypocrisy, most girly things, snakes, NOSS, when her inventions don’t work, when people pull the nerves in her head
Eye Color: Bright red (due to a scientific medicine called 'Serum-642'/'Venom' )
Hair Color: naturally Black with red nerves (also due to 'Serum-642')
Skin Tone(s): slightly tannish sink, very pale most of the time.
Extra Anatomy: Kar has raw red nerves growing out of her head. They are directly connected to the brain and cause slight pain if touched roughly or cut.
Body Type: Average healthy body type
Height: 5’9
Weight: 137 lb.
Personality: Kar is a bit of a trickster and is rather tough. She always willing to help those in need, no matter what the cost is. She is a total smartass and speaks out quirky puns every time that she can, to the point where she rather an annoyance if she works in a team. Though through the wise cracking and mischievous exterior there lays an open hearted girl going through troubled times. If you know her well you can see past her tough personality to see a depressed young woman who’s trying to escape her past failures. She hides her sadness by showing off and acting as if she doesn’t care what others think and shows a bit of sass towards others.
Goals in life: Kar’s main goal is to prove herself, her deformity is what fuels her to become a better person that people can trust. She wants to be a hero, either to help people in danger or to kill anyone causing chaos to the world.
Occupation/Job: Mercenary
Level of Education: Kar graduated from a local University and got her degree in engineering.
Language(s) Spoken: English (first), German (was taught at a young age, but she is prone to curse in this language)
Powers/Abilities/Talents:
-When Kar was a baby she was connected to a spirit Soul Reaper named Dream Killer. With him she can heal faster than an average person and has a high pain tolerance. He enhances her speed and strength in this form.
-Kar has intelligence in engineering and uses those talents in anyway she can. From building her own weapons, crafting her own motorcycle, to machine repairs. Tech savy is her passion and she makes sure you know it.
Alternate Forms: she refers this as her “Siren Form” where Dream Killer spirit takes control, of her body like a puppet and becomes whole again. This causes her hands to turn into black claws, and her face turned completely black and her face is distorted into white soulless eyes and a sharp toothed smile.
Powers: Kar’s Siren Form allows her to have the following:
-Super Strength
-Speed and Stamina Boost
-Retractable Claws
Weapon(s) of Choice: Kar carries a variety of weapons, and she tents to switch between them. She has owns and crafted herself:
- a giant axe she nicknamed ‘'Valkyrie'
- two pistols she nick names ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ that shoot customized bullets she made herself
- a pocket knife
- smoke bombs (hand build and they sometimes work and sometimes explode)
Best means of transportation: Motorcycle
Scars/Deformities: Kar has many scars going down her back and arms. Several straight line scars go up her arsm while a large deep gash goes up her back over her shoulder to her right breast.
Medications: pain medication for the nerves in her head.
Addictions/Dependencies: Kar smokes at frequent times. Mainly when she is tried and needs a little wake up call. Shes a social drinker to the extreme and can go from a casual drink too hard drunk in a matter of hours.
Glasses/Contacts: N/A
Piercings/Tattoos: silver tongue piercing, black nose (left side) and brow piercing (right ide)
Fashion Sense: Black mixed with red to match her hair. She sticks to normal pants and shirts, nothing too fancy so she doesn't stand out while fighting. She wears hats like fedoras to cover up the nerves growing out of her head in a fashionable way to protect them and them in plain sight. The most crafty her clothes have gotten is her trench coat that she cut herself to hide her gun holsters.
Hobbies: Building mechanics and riding her motorcycle. Kar sometimes just stays inside and does gymnastics while listening to music as a form of stress relief.
Special/Significant Belongings: Kar keeps a picture of her family in her room. To remember them fondly and have them be her motivation to become a better person in the world. She look up to her older brother the most, losing him to the cold grip of death hit her hard. She wishes to be a prod example for him and her parents.
Voice Headcanon: Barrett Wilbert Weed (www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EyDyx… )
Quote(s): -“Okay maybe it isn’t that bad” (she says in every bad situation)
- heiligen Hölle verdammte Scheiße! (When she curses most of the time)
-“Bitch cunt!” (Her signature insult)
- "Better question is, why haven't they shot me yet?"
- “It ain’t what you can and can’t do asshole. It’s what you’re able to prove”
Phobias: Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes, thanatophobia, the fear of death
Obsessions: She obsessed with Norse Gods, due to her reading a ton of Norse Mythology
Sociability: Kar is an extreme extrovert. Shes able to communicate and gain friends (and enemies) with her choice of words. She might be a bit too extroverted considering she has a large vocabulary that she uses to insult you or compliment you.
Outlook: Kar’s outlook on life is like a game of poker. You play your cards right and you earn enough coins to live a happy life. If you pick wrong then you lose everything. And sometimes you have to cheat your way out.
Tidiness/Cleanliness: Kar is very sloppy and doesn't tent to clean up after herself unless told to.
Bravery: she is willing to do anything to reach her goal. Though she has limits if it involves snakes. Other than that she can show herself to be very brave.
Strength: Kar has high stamina and is always full of energy. She is also trained in military combat, thank to her brother Mike. She is also skilled in gymnastics, mainly back flips and the splits being her only moves when used in combat.
She also has a keen eye thanks to the serum in her eyes. Her red eyes allow her perfect vision for shooting long distance. And she has most aim with her right hand.
Kar for most of her life has been taught how to build her own machines since she was 14 years old. She had kept this knowledge with her and has shown herself to be an average skilled engineer.
Guilty pleasure: Kar is actually a big fan of Romantic comedies. She actually prefers the really cheesy ones because of how adorable she fines the couples. Even if the couples protrude in the movie are really bad or just plain awful characters
Weaknesses: -
-And though Kar is able to heal faster than an average person, it only work if Dream Killer decides to help her (since they share the body) and that can weaken her in a fight because it puts her through a lot of pain and sometimes even cause her to collapse if not careful
-Kar also has quick reflexes, to the point where it affects her and her teammates. She is very paranoid and even the smallest noise can cause her to turn sharply and shoot her gun or swing a punch at whatever could be behind her. This could cause a few slip ups with teammates, much leading them to get hurt.
- The red nerves are connected to her brain. If pulled out it can cause her to go into a seizure and brain death due to internal bleeding and fatel nerves in the brain being damaged.
Fears: Kar mostly fears snakes after being bitten by one when she was young. She tending to freeze in place and be abnormally silent if she sees one. If bad enough she will either shoot her guns or jump off the floor so the snakes won’t touch her.
Backstory Summary:
Karen Manic was originally supposed to be born without legs. When parents Bethany and Eric discovered this they were devastated, but in their grief they met a doctor who was working on a beta testing of a serum that can cure their child's disability. The serum was titled ‘Venom-642’ a genetic mutation medicine that acts as a 3D printer inside the body. Bethany was injected with the serum, knowing full well how her child will have a normal body but possible side effects. When the baby was born she thankfully had fully functional legs but the side effects were more dramatic than expected. Her eyes mutated into a bright red color, and red raw nerves grew out of her head. The nerves are extremely sensitive, if pulled or touched harshly it will cause extreme pain to the body, and if pulled completely out of the head it can cause the person to go into a seizure. Along with that the baby was given a little gift in the form of a purple ghost.
Growing up with these side effects Karen was considered special needs. She grew up on pain pills and hair care techniques. She never complained about it, she learned quickly that she needed to take care of herself in order to stay healthy. Along with that she had what she thought was an ‘imaginary friend’ that was purple ghost named Dream Killer. As Karen grew up she was often isolated from other children due to being different in appearance and being ‘not normal’. She was silent about it, so to keep her mind off of feeling like a freak and wanting something to do she participated in many different sports. Karen’s older brother Michael was the closest to a friend she could have. He helped teach her karate and other forms of martial arts. Karen excelled in a couple sports the best; softball and dancing.
When Karen went through high school she grew a passion for engineering. While Michael wanted to join the military. Karen gained one friend throughout her high school years and that was Prue Crane. They both had high interest in technology and even researched crime fighting together. Karen also tried to learn more about Dream Killer as well, learning about where he was from and what abilities be had. The only problem was that she was the only one who could see him, so they would have to talk during certain times at night. Karen had worked her fingers to the bone, balancing her education with dancing, gymnastics, and eventually moving up to baseball, with Dream Killer’s help as they discovered he can give Kar boosts in speed and agility. Kar and Prue graduated with their high school degrees and gaining scholarships while Micheal got accepted into his selected military branch.
College years were a breeze except for a unfortunate turn of events. Michael had disappeared one day during his long time away, and was presumed to be dead. Karen was devastated by this and it left a scar of unconfidence for the next couple years. Prue had managed to help Karen get back up on her feet the best she could by the time college graduation had arrived. Both twenty two years old and ready to start their careers, Karen in engineering while Prue wanted to work in criminal justice, they got into contact with the government work system known as N.O.S.S (National Organization of Society and Science).
The huge take away about NOSS is that they are in charge of a large chunk of the countries workforce, resources, and healthcare. In other words in order to get anywhere for your career you need to be associated with NOSS, either for military, hard labor, or even the arts. When Prue and Karen gave their resumes and showed their talents it worked somewhat. Prue was accepted into the police forces and had a high change to work as an agent. Karen on the other hand was not granted access for her engineering career. This was because of her “deformity” as it was referred to, the serum that caused her to have the red nerves to grow out of her head and to have the discolored eyes. They consider it a health risk for her and others in the field she worked so hard to get. The horrible truth was that NOSS was responsible for her deformity because again they are in charge of the medical performances in the country.
Completely lost and defeated Karen grew bitter at the world around her. She became more stressed and reacted angrily to anyone or anything that seemed off to her. She soon grew violent, using her knowledge of engineering and building to create guns and smoke bombs. She finally decided in order to keep up with her best friend who would rank in large sums of money she decided to do her own kind of crime work. Karen started to do work as a mercenary and stalked the night and killed criminals before the police forces could even get a lead. She started earning decent money from it, her only rule was she killed people who are proven guilty. She managed to keep her work under the raider, her alias; Kar Thorn.