<div class="floatleft">(https://pm1.narvii.com/6604/2031e8fd98a93a557db54ff4384a14b2afa892e0_hq.jpg)(https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/8/87/Huntress_0007.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130725162642)<br/></div><strong>Name:</strong>Helena Rosa Bertinelli<br/><strong>Codename/Nomme de Guerre:</strong>Huntress<br/><strong>Age:</strong>21<br/><strong>Species:</strong>Human<br/><strong>Sex:</strong>Female<br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Female<br/><strong>Sexual Orientation:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Appearance:</strong> </span><br/><strong>Height:</strong>5’10”<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>140 lbs<br/><strong>Faceclaim:</strong>Marie Avgeropoulos<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>History:</strong></span><br/>Helena Bertinelli grew up, for the most part a normal child, at least while she was young and naïve. She had no clue her family was in the Mafia, nor did she suspect that her father, Guido Bertinelli, was one of the ’big ones’ in New York’s mob scene.<br/><br/>Guido Bertinelli was a ruthless and murderous mafioso, but despite his desire and attempts to protect his daughter from the violence of his world, He failed. When she was 6 years old, Helena Bertinelli was kidnapped by a rival mobster and molested. Haunted by the assault, ashamed, and stripped of her sense of safety, Helena became a quiet, obedient, and withdrawn child.<br/><br/>When she was around 8, yet another catastrophe befell her. On an evening with dinner with her family, a masked man entered her home and slaughtered everyone. Helena was left alone and unexpectedly unharmed – physically, at least. The good natured Salvatore “Sal” Asaro, her uncle, took Helena back to her ancestral home in Sicily. Seeing a familiar, friendly face helped the child come back to life a little after weeks of being numb and in denial. Her curiosity, drive, and eventual emotional breakthrough led to Sal training her in many of the martial art forms and weapon abilities seen today. Years later had her returning to New York alone, debuting herself as Huntress.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Personality:</strong></span><br/>Brash with a quick witted and snippy attitude. She’s passionate about justice but has very little faith in those who say they “uphold” it, so she has come to rely on herself to get things done. She sometimes steps over the edge and says impulsive things, but her heart is in the right place and it shows.<br/><br/>Helena refuses to be judged by anyone. It is<em>her</em>story,<em>her</em>pain,<em>her</em>family, and nobody should even pretend to understand that. She maintains she has every right to act in the way that she does, and the righteous moral superiority of anyone infuriates her. She also hides behind her mask emotionally, fearful that anyone would merely see that terrified little girl from so long ago.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Powers:</strong></span><br/>None<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Special Qualities:</strong></span><br/>She was a faithful Catholic, but has since lost her faith and and can now  easily justify the taking of lives. She tries to only kill those “who really deserved it” and<div class="floatright">(https://data.whicdn.com/images/98282741/large.jpg)</div>vents her anger by mercilessly stalking and beating up criminals, but she isn’t perfect. She is the Huntress, and they are her prey.<br/>She fights recklessly, throwing around deadly weapons and never hesitating to take hotheaded, impulsive, potentially lethal actions. She also greatly enjoys using psychological violence – mostly intimidation and interrogation through intimidation.<br/><br/>Her obviously violent outlook, fighting prowess, and very sharp weapons help her considerably in that respect. The Huntress is emotional, full of passion and is not afraid of letting her emotions instead of her intellect dictate her moves.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Abilities:</strong> </span><br/><strong>Archery:</strong>Huntress carries her trademark crossbows on her at all times. Whether they're dual mounted mini-crossbows or one large crossbow is up to her as she has proficiency to use both. She's once used a single bolt to split a bullet in two.<br/><strong>Criminology: </strong>Huntress grew up in a criminal environment and later spent a few years surrounded by gangs and criminals. If there ever was a street-wise hero who stayed on the straight and narrow it would be Huntress.<br/><strong>Driving:</strong>Huntress is an effective driver, able to pilot her own vehicle in high stress and combat situations, as well as her own motorcycle at varying degrees of above-average driving situations, ie: being shot at, accelerating to high speeds and over semi-separated bridges.<br/><strong>Firearms:</strong>Over the years Huntress realized that firing and reloading bolts at armed individuals may not be the most effective even if they were the most non-lethal. She's adapted her arsenal over time to include various firearms.<br/><strong>Martial Arts:</strong>Huntress was very much a street fighter before honing her skills in martial arts. She spent many years getting into intentional fights just to prove and test her mettle. She has since fine-tuned her skill after years of work with Sal. She learned various disciplines of martial arts as follows:<br/>▪   Boxing<br/>▪   Dragon Style Kung Fu<br/>▪   Karate<br/>▪   Muay Thai<br/>▪   Bo Staff: Although she prefers to use her martial arts and hand-to-hand combat when it comes to close quarters, there have been many occasions where Huntress has used her Battle-Staff to take on multiple enemies.<br/><strong>Multilingualism: </strong>She can speak both English and Italian fluently.<br/><strong>Peak Human Condition:</strong>The woman works hard to keep her body in peak physical condition.<br/><strong>Stealth: </strong>Huntress can be very stealthy when she needs to. With her specially outfitted suit and various toys in her utility belt she can sneak into a facility and learn whatever information she desires although she sometimes prefers to fight her way in.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Special Equipment:</strong> </span><br/>Full sized battle crossbow with pistol trigger.<br/>A CO2 projector on her wrist, shooting lighter crossbow bolts.<br/>Night vision/ heat sensing lenses that can flip down over her mask holes<br/>Utility Belt from WayneCorp contains:<br/>▪   Grappling Gun: fires a cable allowing one to ascend, descend, stop a fall and swing across the skyline without the need of noisy transportation.<br/>▪   Smoke pellets: Anesthetic versions to knock out criminals or suspects as well as tear gas and visual hiding.<br/>▪   Caltrops: For boobytrapping her escape, as well as shredding automobile tires to prevent criminal getaways.<br/>▪   Knives<br/>▪   Gas mask: For breathing in toxic, contaminated atmosphere.<br/>▪   Battle-Staff: A collapsible, combat metallic staff<br/>▪   Lock picks<br/>▪   Bolas: For capturing and tying up criminals simultaneously. Often attached to a rope or line, permitting Huntress to reel in the criminal after she has caught them.<br/>▪   Explosives: for demolishing obstacles or handling threats tougher than she is.<br/><br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Limitations/Weaknesses:</strong> </span><br/>She’s human and thus subject to human weaknesses. Brash; acting without thinking. Over-confident in times of extreme danger.<br/><br/><br/><strong>Ons/Offs</strong>Can discuss, will be pretty open.<br/><br/><strong>Plot Seeds:</strong>Definitely want a female roommate. Definitely want to explore her struggle with her darker, more violent desires with vigilante justice. What else....what else.....Oh! I want to be captured by the “bad guys” and in need of rescue!  ;D