<div align="center">(http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj499/MzHyde/Muerta_zps049410d2.jpg)</div><div align="center"><em>Muerta, in costume.</em></div><br/><br/><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj499/MzHyde/Christy3_zpsa91c3737.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Cassidy Torres, "Muerta", contestant in The Hero Project</strong></span><br/><em>Cassidy reluctantly poses for a promo photo.</em><br/><br/><strong>Alias:</strong>Muerta<br/><strong>Identity:</strong>Cassidy Torres<br/><strong>Age:</strong>22<br/><strong>Base of Operation:</strong>Miami, Florida<br/><strong>Power Class:</strong>Class A<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Cassidy Torres' parents are actually well-known PI's in Florida, a crime-fighting duo that has been keeping Miami safe for years. Imagine the disappointment when their daughter's power finally manifested and at first it seemed like all she could do was play dead. Actually, imagine the shock when they found their daughter with no pulse, cold, and not breathing. The condition persisted even when she sat up and greeted them. Needless to say, Cass' powers developed and grew as she trained, but her start was very rocky. So far, she does only basic freelance work. The nature of her power makes people afraid to work with her and she's hoping to change this by getting as much exposure as she can on the show.<br/><br/><strong>Abilities:</strong>Cassidy possesses a somewhat disturbing amount of control over bones and the dead. Her powers first manifested in her ability to become undead. In this state she can still function, but needs no air, no sleep, no food, feels no pain, and has the ability to sustain massive injury without slowing down. She can also manipulate bones, most often her own. Cassidy can cause them to shrink, grow, or pierce her skin in various shapes, a gift she often uses to create bladed or blunt weapons with. She also seems to posses some small amount of healing ability, allowing her to heal up any small wounds in her body, though the process is slow. Lastly, she has some semblance of control over the dead; she can see a person's last moments or gain any knowledge they had (providing the brain is still intact and death is recent). Muerta is a decent hand-to-hand brawler and an excellent knife fighter.