<strong>CHARACTER NAME:</strong>Black Cat<br/><strong>PLAYED BY:</strong>loves<br/><strong>REAL NAME:</strong>Felicia Hardy<br/><strong>AGE:</strong>20<br/><strong>SEXUAL ORIENTATION:</strong>HetroSexual<br/><strong>HEIGHT:</strong>5`10<br/><strong>WEIGHT: </strong>120lbs.<br/><strong>AFFILIATION:</strong>Herself  ;)   thief<br/><br/><div align="center">(http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae240/samanthamazur/253445_941569_zps4c757828.jpg)</div><br/><div align="center"><strong>APPERANCE WITHOUT COSTUME:</strong></div><br/><div align="center">(http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae240/samanthamazur/hayden_panettiere-391623_zps66ce7aa4.jpg)</div><br/><strong>HISTORY:</strong><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><em><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">”I'm not a hero. I'm a thief. Born a thief. Raised a thief. Will die a thief.”</span></em></strong><br/>                                                                                              <strong><em>-- Black Cat</em></strong></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Felicia Hardy’s grew up as "daddy's little girl," idolizing her father. When Walter Hardy suddenly disappeared, Felicia's mother, Lydia, told her that he had died in a plane crash; in reality, he had been incarcerated for his crimes as a notorious cat burglar. Upon discovering the truth about her father, Felicia became inspired to follow in his footsteps. <br/><br/>Living with the belief that he was dead, she became over-identified with her absent father. She developed an idealized fantasy life and drove herself to emulate that fictional lifestyle. This coping mechanism allowed her to deal with this emotionally traumatic event. She learned everything she could about her father and was particularly interested in his criminal exploits. She used these elements to build her idealized fantasy.<br/><br/>However, another tragic event more strongly influenced a redirection in her life. <br/><br/>As a college freshman at Empire State University, Felicia was date-raped by her boyfriend, Ryan. She turned her grief and shame into rage, channeling her feelings for revenge towards intensifying her training regime in martial arts and acrobatics. However, she was robbed of a chance for vengeance, as Ryan was killed in a drunk driving accident. She then turned her unrealized revenge into the push she needed to perfect her skills. <br/><br/>Learning safe cracking, lock picking, and other techniques of thieves, Felicia set out stealing from others to compensate psychologically for what was stolen from her. When Felicia learned that her mother had lied to her about her father’s death. Walter Hardy was in fact still alive, but in jail. She took a bold step, making her debut as the costumed Black Cat to break him out.<br/><br/>Despite his criminal tendencies, in her eyes, he could do no wrong and she applied that perspective to her own criminal actions. She wasn’t afraid to cross the line into unlawful territory, and proved to be resourceful, recruiting a criminal crew to assist her in the jail break. However, things aren’t always as they seem. Her father’s jailbreak wasn’t motivated by any criminal intent or desire, but rather by love. It was only when she heard Walter was dying that she selflessly decided to break him out. <br/><br/><br/><strong>POWERS/ABILITIES:</strong> <br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Expert Thief:</strong></span> Felicia is a skilled (somewhat reformed) thief skilled in stealth, picking locks, escapology, evading alarms and cracking safes.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Olympic Level Athlete:</strong></span> She has reflexes, agility, and stamina of an Olympic level acrobat. She is physically very strong and athletic and has great physical endurance.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Olympic Acrobat:</strong></span>  Felicia is particularly a skilled acrobat capable of many difficult feats.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Skilled Martial Artist:</strong></span>  She has been trained in several martial arts; most notably Goju-ryu Karate and Judo which she specializes in. Felicia is capable of taking on several armed assailants and incapacitating them without being injured herself. Her strength and, when pushed too far, ferocity in battle has proven to be overwhelming to foes twice her size.<br/><br/><br/><strong>WEAKNESSES:</strong><br/><br/>Emotional, stubborn, and can be reckless. She has no magical ability or superhuman strength. She relies on her gadgets and equipment, and her sharp wit. She’s emotionally deeper than her flashy exterior might convey, which could be her biggest weakness or her best asset. <br/><br/><strong>PERSONALITY:</strong><br/><br/>Felicia Hardy has an obsessive personality, be it for revenge or her need to developed an idealized fantasy life to emulate what she perceived as  her father’s lifestyle. She  can be superficial and somewhat stubborn, due mainly to her greedy personality.  Even so, she  is good hearted when she allows her emotions to show.  She is determined and has a strong will, letting nothing get in her way. She may be sharp with her tongue, but her expressive green eyes will often give her true emotional state away, be in angry or filled with passion. <br/><br/><br/><strong>EQUIPMENT:</strong><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Black Cat Costume- </strong></span>Felicia purchased a black leather costume from the Tinkerer which increased many of her natural attributes. This includes micro-servos that gives her peak human strength which enables her to lift approximately 800 lbs. The suit also enables her superhuman speed, which allows her to sprint at the maximum speed of about 40 miles per hour. The suit itself is also extremely tight and shows off a lot of her cleavage. which helps to distract her enemies.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Specially Designed Earrings- </span></strong>Black Cat's suit also includes a unique pair of earrings that help her keep balanced while climbing walls or rooftops, similar to how a cat uses its tail to balance itself.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Contact Lenses-</span></strong> Black Cat uses designed contact lenses that enables her to see in the range of the electromagnetic spectrum, which allows her to see in the dark as clearly as she would in the daytime.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Retractable Claws-</span></strong> The gloves of Black Cat's costume contain metal, retractable claws at the tip of each finger. They are razor sharp and are capable of tearing through most materials and enable her to scale walls.<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Grappling Hook-</span></strong> Black Cat has a grappling hook device which is hidden in the fur of each of her gloves of which were designed by her father, Walter. These hooks enable her to swing from building to building in a way similar to Spider-Man, though not as fast. She can also use the device as a tightrope, wall scaling device, swing line or as a weapon in combat with an enemy. When the hooks are fired, they can be attached to building ledges or flag posts, which enables her to swing across buildings.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Motorcycle-</strong></span> Black Cat sometimes uses a motorcycle in a cat-like design.<br/><br/><strong>KNOWN ENEMIES:</strong>  Who could hate such a sweet kitty?  *cue flutter of lashes*   - Meow</div>