<div class="floatleft">(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j480/Erion2451/thumbbig-156999.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Melissa Getham<br/><strong>Age:</strong>Appears: 22<br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>British<br/><strong>Place of Residence:</strong>London, England<br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Melissa is determined and calculating.  She appreciates the delicacies of life and isn’t one to pass on the chance to explore something new.  She is loyal to those she deems worthy, though doesn’t look at the world in a traditional way.  Her personality is often mercurial and can be unexpected.<br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong>Melissa normally stands at 5’8”, has black hair, normally worn in a shoulder length ponytail, blue eyes, classical British features, and an athletically sculpted body.<br/><br/><strong>Codename:</strong>Perdu<br/><br/><strong>Outfit:</strong>Varies.  Normally seen in a seemingly synthetic stretch black body suit with thigh high boots, twin holsters hung mid-thigh, and fingerless gloves.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Powers and Skills:</div><div class="spoiler_body">  <br/>     <span class="bbc_u">Shape-Shifting:</span> She is capable of taking on the form of another human, real or imagined.  It is theorized that she is also capable of changing into any animal that's ever existed; however, she refrains from doing this as very few animals have a brain remotely close to a human's and the anatomical change would no doubt leave her as dimwitted as the animal she morphed into.<br/>      •   <em>Peak Human Strength:</em> Her physical strength is at the peak level of natural physical limits of a woman of her height, weight and build. She is capable of lifting up to 500 lbs.<br/>      •   <em>Peak Human Speed:</em> Her speed is also enhanced to the peak of human capability. Melissa is as fast as a human can be without being classified as superhuman. <br/>      •   <em>Peak Human Agility:</em> Natasha's natural agility is heightened to a level greater than that of an Olympic gold medalist. She can coordinate her body with balance, flexibility, and dexterity easily.<br/>      •   <em>Peak Human Reflexes:</em> Her reaction time is similarly enhanced and functions with superhuman efficiency and capability.<br/>      •   <em>Peak Human Durability:</em> Melissa’s bodily tissues have been augmented to the pinnacle of human development.  Though she can be injured in the typical ways other humans can be, she possesses exceptional human strength, endurance, and stamina.<br/>      •   <em>Peak Human Senses:</em>  Her five senses are enhanced and function at the peak of human perfection. <br/>      •   <em>Peak Human Immune System:</em>  While she is susceptible to disease, Perdu has enhanced her body’s immune system to the point that it is highly resistant to disease and even the aging process.<br/>     <em>Self-regeneration:</em>  Due to her extraordinary ability to alter her cellular structure, Perdu is capable of repairing her body at will.  All that is required is concentration and time.  Still, anything that would instantaneously kill a human will kill her.  Also, since her abilities require concentrated thought she is unable to heal while asleep or unconscious.<br/><br/><strong>Skills:</strong> <br/>      •   <em>Master Martial Artist:</em> Melissa is an expert in the field of martial arts. She is proficient in karate, judo, aikido, savate, boxing, Krav Magda and multiple styles of kung fu. <br/>      •   <em>Expert Acrobat:</em> She is an Olympic class athlete, gymnast, acrobat and aerialist capable of numerous complex maneuvers and feats. <br/>      •   <em>Expert Marksman:</em> Melissa is a very accurate marksman skilled in sharpshooting and knife throwing. <br/>      •   <em>Multilingual:</em> She is fluent in Russian, English, French, German, Chinese, and Japanese.<br/>      •   <em>Gifted Intellect:</em> She possesses the ability to quickly process multiple information streams (e.g., threat assessment) and rapidly respond to changing tactical situations. <br/>      •   <em>Graceful Dancer:</em> Melissa is a classically trained ballet dancer. <br/>      •   <em>Expert Tactician:</em> She is a very effective strategist, tactician, and field commander. She has lead the [insert covert military branch] for the last few years. <br/>      •   <em>Talented Hacker:</em> Melissa can hack into multiple computer systems without tripping firewalls or security. <br/>      •   <em>Master Seductress:</em> She is an expert in the field of seduction. Melissa has been infamously known to bend many different men to her will and sometimes even get them to do her bidding for her. She sometimes continues deceiving certain men through means of acting if she still has a further use for them. <br/>      •   <em>Expert Spy:</em> Melissa has been trained in espionage, stealth, disguise, infiltration, and demolitions.  She displays an uncanny affinity for psychological manipulation and can mask her real emotions perfectly.</div></div><br/><strong>Special Equipment:</strong><br/>•<em>Costume Specifications:</em>A synthetic stretch fabric of unstable molecules which has been augmented to be highly resistant to damage even small arms fire, high temperatures, and to shift forms with her.<br/>•   Melissa has access to a number of military grade prototype weapons and gadgets including various automatic weapons and firearms, combat knives and explosives as needed.<br/><br/><strong>Backstory:</strong><br/>Believed to be born in the 1860s, much of Melissa’s past is unknown and detailed accounts from Melissa herself vary.  It is generally believed that she was born to normal, yet wealthy, parents and that she was born fairly normal herself.  She has told stories of living of years in the woods alone, of being orphaned on the streets of London, and of being the finest dancer at the Royal Academy of Dance.  Due to her training in espionage and understanding of psychology, those who’ve interviewed Melissa are unsure as to which story is real or even if Melissa has told them the true story of her origins.<br/><br/>What is known is that her first documented appearance occurred during World War 1 as an English operative.  It is unclear if at that time the English government knew that she had super powers, however; by the end of World War II, MI-5 had verified that Melissa was in possession of “unnatural abilities” and they began paying much closer attention to the woman.  Despite, or maybe because, of MI-5’s discovery Melissa worked her way up the ladder to a place of trust within the English military.  She has displayed nothing but loyalty to her country.  When the Allied nations began discussing plans to counter the growing superhuman threat, Mellissa’s name was at the head of the list to assemble and organize the team.