<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/tVOhmYG.png)</div><strong>Character:</strong>Konstance Hargreeves<br/><strong>Player:</strong>Primarch<br/><br/><strong>Codename(s):</strong>Number One<br/><strong>Powers/Special abilities:</strong>Magnetism manipulation<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Number One possesses the ability to manipulate magnetic fields, chiefly for the purpose of moving metals with her mind. While she can apply her abilities by thought she can achieve more impressive feats by using physical gestures to augment her application of magnetics. She can stop bullets (and send them back), move heavy objects, or even move all the organic iron in the blood to the brain to kill. Over exertion of her abilities can cause nosebleeds, migraines and fatigue. That being said her capabilities &amp; limits have increased considerably since childhood.</li><li>Though her abilities primarily relate to magnetism, she can apply them to manipulating other areas of the electromagnetic spectrum. This generally requires more effort on her part. She can also perceive the world around herself as patterns of magnetic &amp; electrical energy and is generally aware of such in her area.    </li><li>As with other members of the Umbrella Academy Number One has been trained 'to save the world' as part of his teenage superhero team. She is highly proficient in hand to hand combat but primarily relies on her magnetic abilities. As a 'Consultant' for the CIA she has gained significant experience in matters of intelligence. </li></ul><br/><strong>Personality:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Confident:</strong> Konstance was a shy &amp; nervous child but grew into herself in her teenage years. Her confidence continued to grow until she became almost unflappable. Almost insufferably so. By her late teens and early adult years many started to perceive her as flippant and condescending. She's a bad loser but a worst winner, and she almost always wins.</li><li><strong>Ruthless Pragmatist:</strong> In just about every capacity Konstance plays to win. She's perfectly happy to play dirty and makes no excuses for it. These same attributes however also make her competent and effective at nearly any task she sets herself on. She's reliable and practical. Number One always gets the job done. </li><li><strong>Loyal:</strong> She will very rarely vocalise it and is less likely to show it in an obvious way but for all her negative qualities Konstance is loyal to her siblings (if little else). She perceives them as her siblings in all the ways that matter and a group united by the special circumstances of their abilities and upbringing. They alone survived their father and nobody else will ever understand what that means. If anyone dares to take a step against one of the Umbrella Academy they better be prepared for the consequences.</li></ul><br/><strong>History:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Konstance 'Konnie' was adopted from Germany and re-located to the Umbrella Academy. As a child she suffered from a significant stutter and was generally considered shy, nervous and prone to low self-confidence. Her abilities barely functioned and were prone to causing nose bleeds and severe migraines. Her adoptive father taught (perhaps not as elegantly or gently as she may have appreciated at the time) her to get her stutter under control but was nearly prepared to write her off as a viable member of the team.</li><li>In her early teenage years Konnie had her stutter under control and gained a measure of self-confidence. This seemed to go hand in hand with progress with her abilities which further reinforced her confidence. This ultimately formed a self-perpetuating cycle of 'self-improvement.' Her relationship with their father changed dramatically and by the time the siblings had formed his 'Umbrella Academy' superhero group properly she was somewhat perceived as 'the favourite.'</li><li>By her late teenage years Konnie had developed a competitive element, combined with her growing displays of arrogance and ruthless streak she started rubbing people the wrong way, including Sir Reginald. If their relationship had build up while she was growing into herself, it started crumbling after a late teenage 'peak.' Partly due to increasing responsibilities placed on her as she showed increasing capabilities, partly her being a teenage with too much power and not enough emotional intelligence. When the team eventually disbanded and they started going their separate ways Konnie initially stayed out of a daughterly loyalty to the old man but the two could not reconcile their differences. She eventually stormed out and didn't see him again before he passed. </li><li>Konstance was eventually approached by representatives of the CIA who believed she could be a very valuable asset. To date she continues to operate with them.</li></ul><br/><strong>Relationships/Connections:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><br/><strong>Secrets/Gossip:</strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Konstance has significantly less control over her childhood stutter than she likes to be believed. In reality her entire 'overly confident, unflappable CIA operative' persona is a master class in 'fake it til you make it.' In reality her stutter would manifest in the presence of their father routinely up to and including the day she left the Umbrella Academy for good. Konstance believes Sir Reginald was the only one capable of undermining her confidence to the point of causing the stutter to manifest and her return is in part to make sure he's dead, so nobody else will ever again be able to put her in the mental place he did.</li><li>The extent of Konstance's powers are a closely guarded secret. She will occasionally indicate her abilities have only approved over the years, there have been hints she's using a CIA developed drug to augment her declining capabilities.</li><li>Konstance is generally noted to be a 'Consultant' with the CIA. While she certainly works with the CIA she is very much not a 'Consultant.'</li></ul>