Claim the Sky
Voltage's incredible intelligence and tactical brilliance are just as important to her as her ability to throw lightning bolts, disrupt electrical devices, and travel instantly along conductive wires or cables.
As leader of the criminal cadre known as Dread, Voltage is behind a string of crimes and has clashed numerous times with superheroes, particularly the Society of Seven. She secures power by stealing wealth, technology, and the influence of prominent people by the threat of violence against them or their loved ones.
Voltage doesn't have a secret identity, at least not anymore. Her former identity—Jessica Akter—no longer has any meaning to her. She is always Voltage, and she vows that one day she will be the greatest of all supervillains.
Motive: Accumulate power
Environment: Usually with one or more members of Dread
Health: 40
Damage Inflicted: Major wound (9 points)
Armor: 4
Movement: Short; light speed when traveling as electricity along conductive wires or surfaces
Modifications: Tactics, deep reasoning, and resisting deception as level 9
Combat: Voltage is immune to electricity damage, and if subject to a strong electrical current, she regains 10 points of health that round.
When physically manifest, she can toss two long-range lightning bolts that inflict damage, and stun each target for up to a minute if they fail a Might defense roll. Each round, a stunned target can attempt another Might defense roll to regain their senses. She can also disrupt electrical devices within short range, including those being used by characters if they fail an Intellect defense roll to prevent her attempt.
As living lightning (which she can become as an action), she must travel along conductive surfaces, though she can linger in place like ball lightning for a few rounds, simulating a buzzing sort of speech in nearby metallic items. As electricity, she is effectively immune to most damage except magnetic attacks.
Interaction: Voltage's intelligence is immediately obvious during any interaction. Because her goal is to accumulate power through any means, she is usually willing to negotiate in return for a favor.
Use: Several members of Dread are causing a commotion on a heavily used city street. However, it's just a distraction for Voltage, who zaps into a nearby CEO's office to threaten her while all eyes are elsewhere.
GM Intrusion: The character's device shorts out, inflicting a major wound (9 points).