<div align="center"><em><strong>"I strive to excel in every art and artifice of war. I adapt to every situation and will overcome all obstacles. I will never fail those who depend on me.<br/><br/>I maintain my mind, body and equipment in the highest state of readiness that is worthy of the most elite warrior.<br/><br/>I will defeat my enemies’ spirit because my spirit is stronger. I will defeat my enemies’ weapons because I know my enemies’ weapons better.<br/><br/>I will complete every mission with HONOR, COURAGE and COMMITMENT. Though I may be alone and completely isolated, I will trust my teammates and my country. I will never give up and I will never surrender.<br/><br/>Where most strive and train to get it right, I will relentlessly train so I never get it wrong." - Part of The Navy EOD Ethos</strong></em></div><br/><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj499/MzHyde/tough-girl_zpsc7f5fe3c.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Wade Welles<br/><strong>Age:</strong>25<br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>American<br/><strong>Height:</strong>5' 6''<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>150lbs<br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong>Wade might be smaller than some of her comrades, but her whole manner and stance screams 'LOUD'. She is not someone one can miss easily. Her body type is athletic and toned, obvious she's had extensive training of some kind, her entire bearing suggests military. She normally wears a jacket made out of heavy moose leather.* The jacket itself is black, looks fairly beat up (outwardly, the leather is a bit worn in patches around the elbows and bottom) and is decorated with a number of patches. The back sports a grinning skull clutching a stick of dynamite in it's teeth** with a banner both above and below. The upper banner reads; 'NAVY EOD' and the bottom reads 'ANY BOMB, ANY TIME'. The left sleeve has two more patches, the upper one is a box that reads 'IF YOU SEE ME RUNNING, TRY TO KEEP UP' and the bottom is a senior Explosive Ordinance Disposal badge - this one has a bomb with three fins in front of a shield, lightning bolts coming out of either side, a star upon it, and the whole thing surrounded by laurels. The right has an American flag patch and, below it, the insignia of a Petty Officer First Class. Aside from the jacket, she usually wears a pair of black BDU's, steel-toed boots, and a grey tanktop with the words 'NAVY' stenciled across the chest.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Combat</strong><br/>Boxing***<br/>Brazilian Jiu-jitsu<br/>Muay Thai<br/>Judo<br/><br/>Wade has had extensive military training in a variety of martial arts, but most of it was focused on close encounters, grappling, and increasing her overall strength. She has very little practice with actual ki projection. Every blow she lands, however, is absolutely deadly and her endurance is beyond epic. She has a strong background in boxing and uses her ki to augment her punches. Her small size can actually be a benefit, as it makes her a smaller target and allows her to quickly move and strike an opponents unguarded sides. She is also extremely proficient in Jiu-Jitsu, a fighting style that helps offset the advantages of a larger, stronger, further reaching opponent by taking them to the ground or pinning them with grapples, chokeholds, or using leverage or mechanical strength instead of pure, raw, physical strength. Her study of Muay Thai helped Wade learn how to defend herself and exchange blows with stronger opponents, as well as fight with her entire body; knees, elbows, feet, and hands.<br/><br/><strong>Signature Attacks:</strong><br/><em>Blast Shield:</em>Wade uses her Ki to form a barrier around herself, absorbing the impact from oncoming attacks. The stronger the attack the more strain it puts on her to absorb. The longer the barrier holds up, the more draining it is on her. She can expand the barrier to protect others, but this also drains more energy.<br/><br/><em>Fists of Dynamite:</em>Wade uses her Ki to wrap her fists in pure energy, adding even more damage to every attack she makes. When using this, both her fists appear to be wreathed in blue flames. This is something she's practiced quite often and doesn't take much energy to maintain, but each blow landed while this is activated drains a little more of her energy.<br/><br/><em>Explosive Impact:</em>Much like Fists of Dynamite, Wade wraps her limbs in Ki energy, but the concentration is much higher, high enough to cause a small but concentrated explosion with each blow. This drains her so much that she only has time to get in a single combination of attacks. Though she varies the moves she uses depending on the situation she's in, she can typically get in about three or four strikes and loves to finish with a devastating uppercut.<br/><br/><strong>Backstory:</strong><br/>Wade Wells is a smartass soldier from New York City, New York. She had an average childhood, poor but happy. She's always had a knack for athletics and an interest in martial arts and fighting. She especially took an interest in boxing, which she loved to watch with her father. Around her late teens she was one of the few who are exceptionally gifted in using ki, or life energy, to enhance her physical prowess. Not knowing of any turtle-like hermits or old martial arts masters, she instead turned to the military to give her the proper training to hone her fighting ability. While they did teach her to become a world-class fighter and an extremely tough woman, the military are not exactly gifted when it comes to ki projection. Wade's training in that area has been fairly stunted as a result, but she can still, of course, fly and sense energy. Her military background is in EOD, or, Explosive Ordinance Disposal. It sounded more exciting to her than anything else. A thirst for action, adventure, and a constant lust to better herself is what defines her. She is always seeking new challenges and new opponents, even if she might lose. Winning and losing have no real meaning for her; she simply enjoys the thrill and the adventure.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">*Wade's Jacket</div><div class="spoiler_body">The jacket is actually a combination of moose leather, chain-mail and tungsten plates. It was specially hand-crafted for Wade by the US government as a piece of training equipment in order to be both extremely heavy and extremely durable, while maintaining enough flexibility to allow her to throw punches. Just looking at it, your character might notice the leather seems oddly thick and if they touch it, it's extremely tough. Think of it as a primitive Earth attempt at combination weighted clothing/Saiyain armor. It's strong, but not nearly as strong or adaptable as Saiyan gear. Still, when she takes it off, Wade will be significantly faster and stronger, like anyone else who normally trains with heavy clothes. </div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">**EOD Logo</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj499/MzHyde/efbee54c-020a-4a21-8df6-3a5681794015_zps66c7751a.jpg)</div></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">***Boxing</div><div class="spoiler_body">Boxing is Wade's speciality, where she earns her 'world authority' title. She's seen and fought in countless matches and takes it more seriously than her other martial arts - though she's obviously no slouch there either. At the start, your character obviously won't know this, but it should become clear enough as the fight goes on, she tends to favor getting in close and using brutal punches. She is primarily what's called a 'swarmer' or 'in-fighter', and tries to get close to the opponent and pummel them with a non-stop flurry of hooks and uppercuts. It lets her use her somewhat short stature to get past her opponent's reach and deal damage. As a champion boxer, however, she is also excellent at throwing counter-punches and is good at not telegraphing her own. </div></div>