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Sofia Mantega-Barrett; [Wind Dancer]
Topic Started: Oct 29 2012, 03:56 PM (1,521 Views)
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NAME: Jennz
CONTACT: PM is fine for now. Also MSN, YIM and AIM on request.
HOW YOU FOUND US: The person that plays Hellion pointed me here.
OTHER CHARACTERS ON THE SITE Nope
RULES CODE: Blackbird

CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_Dancer
http://marvel.wikia.com/Sofia_Mantega_%28Earth-616%29
http://marvel.com/universe/Wind_Dancer
http://www.comicvine.com/sofia-mantega/29-40537/

http://z4.invisionfree.com/Xrevolution/ind...?showtopic=3527
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Xrevolution/ind...?showtopic=6896
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Xrevolution/ind...?showtopic=7501
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Xrevolution/ind...showtopic=10330
http://z4.invisionfree.com/Xrevolution/ind...showtopic=11171

Also various other Marvel/X-Men Wiki's


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BASIC INFORMATION

CANON OR ORIGINAL: Canon
AFFILIATION:

Current:

Not sure yet

Former:

Hellions Training Squad - Briefly and by Association
New Mutants Training Squad - Leader/Co-Leader
Xavier Institute


FULL NAME: Sofia Ana-Lucia Mantega-Barrett
CODENAME: Wind Dancer
NICKNAMES: Sof, Sofie

CURRENT AGE: 21
DATE OF BIRTH: May 21, 1991
MARITAL STATUS: Single
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight
BASE OF OPERATIONS: New York City, New York
TIME AT INSTITUTE: Four Years
REGISTERED WITH SHIELD? Yes
HOMETOWN: Caracas, Venezuela
KNOWN RELATIVES:

  • Miranda Mantega (mother - deceased)
  • Paolo Mantega (maternal uncle)
  • Walter Barrett (father)
  • Derek Newton (friend - father figure)
  • Three younger cousins
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

HEIGHT: 5'5"
BUILD: Athletic/Slender
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Brown
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: Her Dark and Sultry Look. Kind of Exotic looking.
CLOTHING STYLE:

Having coming to the United States at the age of fifteen, Sofia's sense of style has changed quite a bit. Growing up she was more casual and wore what was more expected of a young girl. Nothing to exciting. However, being a teenager and moving to the states opened up a huge new world of fashion. Having a wealthy father who didn't pay her much attention didn't hurt either. Add to that the fact that she moved to New York and you have a fashion diva in the making.

Her style has progressed. Sofia likes to dress nicely, accentuating her lithe and athletic body. Midriff baring tops, low rise jeans, and short skirts are staples in her wardrobe. She likes to stay on trend, reading the latest magazines.

Because of her training Sofia has become very adept at being able to merge fashion with functionality. Comfortable clothes that allow movement but still look good are important to her.



UNIFORM:

Sofia still wears a uniform in the basic style from her Institute days. Formfitting that allows for ease of movement. The front has bands that crisscross and leave her midriff bare. Low-rise waist band and her signature long sash that flows freely when she uses her power or can be wrapped around her body and tucked out of the way. The color may vary depending on whether she is training or wearing a uniform of the faction she is working for.


POWERS

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Aerokinesis:

Sofia has the ability to manipulate air with her mind. This can manifest in a variety of ways and can be quite a powerful ability.

Some of the things she can do are:

Create or generate air and form into winds of various strengths. Anything from a slight breeze up to hurricane force velocity.

Draw power/energy from natural occurrences of air current disruption like, breezes, gusts, whirlwinds, squalls, zephyrs, gales, tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, etc.

Manipulate air, changing it's density, compressing and changing it's pressure. Allows the air to be used as as barriers and shields,

Controlling the air around objects (including herself or other people) enables the ability to move things without physically touching them. In the case of herself it allows her to levitate and fly in different forms.

Pull the air out of objects and/or people. For example she can pull the air out of a person's lungs, manipulate the air molecules in blood, concentrate airflow in the ears that can disrupt a person's sense of balance and equilibrium.

Has an affinity for sound, being able to increase the vibrations in the air to amplify sounds, carry auditory signals from afar, or mute a small vicinity of noise


WEAKNESS:

Concentration - It takes a lot of concentration and focus to use this ability effectively.

Fire - Fire consumes air so it can disrupt the aerokinesis ability.

Vacuum - Anything that creates a vacuum or sucks the air out of things can affect this power.

No Atmosphere - Being in an environment where there is no air renders the ability useless.

Emotions - Sofia's abilities can be affected by her emotional state. Any intense emotion may cause her powers to become erratic. Including loss of control or even possibly an inability to manifest at all.

Sofia is also vulnerable as a human being. Anything that could kill a human would kill her or injure her if she was not able to defend herself.


PERSONALITY

Sofia is generally an outgoing, sweet, kind, energetic young girl. She tries to see the good in people. Confident, vivacious and charismatic she is the kind of girl who can get things accomplished. She cares about other people and the world around her. Often putting the needs of others above her own and will do what she can to help those in need.

The death of her mother had a profound effect on her. As much as she tries to stay optimistic she can introspective and thoughtful. Being uprooted and sent to live with a father that really had no interest in her she learned to be independent, strong and determined.

Sofia can be competitive as well as stubborn in some aspect. If she has a strong opinion on something she won't back down from it easily. She tends to take on a lot of responsibility and puts pressure on herself. Sometimes when thing build up she has been known to explode or lash out. Her fuse my be long burning but when it finally goes off, she can wreak havoc.


HISTORY: PRE-APOCALYPSE


Sofia was born on May 21, 1991 in Caracas, Venezuela to a single mother, Miranda Mantega. She grew up happy with her mother, her uncle Paolo and her cousins. They family was not well off but they got by. Sofia never met her father. In fact her father didn't even know about her until she was sixteen.

When Sofia was sixteen her mother was killed while she was shopping during an incident of civil unrest. Her uncle Paolo received the news and Sofia learned of it when she overheard her uncle speaking to a friend. Using her ability she was able to hear there voices over a long distance and heard everything. Even the part where her uncle said he was not able to take care of her because she was a mutant and that her father hadn't even known she existed.

Shortly there after she was shipped off to live with her father, Walter Barret, in Colorado. Her father was a wealthy business man who owned and was the CEO of a major supermarket chain. While Sofia was excited about meeting her father he was less then enthusiastic to have her thrust into his life. Walter was a busy man and had no time or inclination to be saddled with a teenage daughter he'd never knew he had. He laid down three ground rules for her. Learn English, get good grades and not use her mutant powers. If she abides by these rules she would be well taken care of.

This didn't sit well with Sofia. Within weeks she had learned English and started school. School was difficult for her, being new to the Country an being different and not used to using her abilities were frustrating. Coupled with the fact that her father all but ignored her had her in turmoil.

On May 21, 2008 her seventeenth birthday she finally had enough. Her father hadn't even acknowledged it was her birthday and Sofia snapped. In an effort to get Walter's attention she went to one of his stores and caused a storm to tear the place apart. It got the man's attention but not exactly having the results she desired. She was arrested and left depleted of energy. Her father left her to stay in jail intending to send her back to Venezuela.

After the incident, a recruiter for the Xavier Institute paid a visit to Walter. She convinced him to let Sofia come with her to the Institute. Walter was glad to have Sofia out of his hair and Sofia was about to embark on a life changing adventure.

Sofia arrived at the Xavier Institute in late May of 2008. Shortly after her seventeenth birthday and not long after the Shadow-X incident. One of the first people she met was a young man named Julian Keller, also known as Hellion. That moniker was an apt one as she would come to learn. Julian showed her around the school.

Settling into the Institute Sofia got a long better there than she had trying to fit into a regular school. Being around other mutants she felt more free and able to be herself. Her confidence grew and she excepted the place she had ended up.

As time went on, Sofia met a variety of people and made friends. There was a developing relationship with Julian but it seemed to be complicated. They attended a school dance together and despite his arrogance and strange behavior she was attracted to him. The pair became closer after Julian whisked a group of students away to Barbados. Sofia went on this whirlwind of a trip. While their relationship seemed to move to a deeper level it became more clear that something was terribly wrong with Julian. His erratic behavior and then the arrival of Scott and Jean to take them home brought everything to a head. Julian was addicted to KICK.


DURING APOCALYPSE (April 7th through April 12th, 2009)

While things started to come to a head in the outside world, Sofia became a bit more isolated. Worry and concern for Julian had her staying close to the mansion. She did her best to pitch in, looking after the younger students. It was a difficult time. Helping Julian through his detox while the whole world seemed to crumble around them.

Sofia stayed at the Institute. She and Julian along with some of their friends ended up on what would be the last evacuation caravan. During their flight out the quinjet they were on board was hit with an EMP. Plummeting to earth it took the quick actions of Sofia, Julian and other students to keep them from crashing.

After the evacuation incident Sofia continued to help the faculty and staff of the Institute. Caring for the injured, watching after the younger ones. It may not have been the most exciting of tasks, but it was important. Comfort and reassurance that they would get through this ordeal was needed and that was one thing that Sofia was good at. Putting on her brave, cheerful face and infusing those around her with an optimism in the midst of chaos.


POST-APOCALYPSE

Since the events of April 2009 Sofia went back to the mansion with the others. While the world started to rebuild she continued with her schooling and training. The institute was her home and the people there her family.

Life continued to go on, such as it was. About a year after the Apocalypse events, Julian left the Institute. This was something that was difficult for her to come to terms with. There was something between them, it seemed there always had been since they first met but growing up and not knowing what life had in store for you tended to make things very uncertain. After another year, it was Sofia's turn to make some decisions.

Ultimately Sofia choose to leave the Institute. It was time to stretch her wings and see what kind of person she really had become. For the last year since she had left the Institute she had been trying to make amends with her father. Even though he had been cold and neglectful to her he was still her father. Trying to approach him from a direction he would understand. Business.

Not long after she decided to set out into the world and began working with her father, the devastating explosion leveled the Xavier Institute. When the news reached her, it rocked her. The loss was tremendous.

Things with her father were better. Now that she was an adult and could relate to him on that level it helped. Her help with the business raised his opinion of her a bit and now that things were settled, the business flourishing again Sofia found herself thinking about what she needed to do. There were several options open to her. Going back to the Xavier Institute, possibly becoming one of the X-Men and trying to help re-build the place she thought of as home was one avenue. She also found herself looking at becoming a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. The fact that there were so many rogue mutants running around wreaking havoc made that a possibility worth looking at.

Whatever it was she knew that she needed to get back into the fight. Too many of her friends had died and she needed to do what she could to help. She wasn't sure what kind of hero she was going to be, if hero was even the right term. But, it was time that she found out.





SAMPLE RP POST:

Sofia was back in New York. What she was going to do there she still hadn't decided. She supposed she would have to make contact with someone she knew from the Xavier Institute. Get herself up to speed on everything that had been happening. She had been pretty isolated back in Colorado. Playing the role of a young business woman. Something she was surprisingly good at, come to find out. She had a knack for it and it had helped forge a new relationship with her father. But, now it was time for her to do her part. Jump back into the fray. The world was in a state. On constant alert from threats from powerful mutants as well as... other worldly threats it seemed most recently. She only hoped she would be able to help. Find a way to do some good. Hopefully reconnect with some old friends and...

Julian.

Letting out a long breath she sighed heavily. She hadn't seen him in quite some time. Outside some phone calls after he first left the Institute they weren't in contact. She shook the thought from here head. It had been a long time since she had allowed herself to think about him. Truth be told, she missed him. Wondered how he was, what he was doing. However, those thoughts were not a luxury she could afford. So many lives had been lost, others that were irrevocably changed. That's why she was back, why she was here. Dwelling on the past was not something that would be conducive to her goals. There were other matters at hand that she needed to contend with. She needed to get her bearings.

Where to start.


A small smirk began to quirk up the corners of her lips. Perhaps it was best to go back to where it all began. She had heard that they were rebuilding the Xavier Institute. A new complex under construction from the ashes of the old mansion like a Phoenix rising. Nodding her head in acknowledgment at a decision made. Yes, that is what she needed to do, where she needed to go first.

Sofia was going home.
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Hey Jennz, thanks for applying!

I'll be honest, this is pretty sparse in most of the important areas of the application. I'll give you a few pointers, but mainly I need to see a lot more.

1. In terms of her factions, we don't use the squad listing on this site, as you've detailed, even if you are talking about past events.

Where do you want her to be? X-men students returner, X-Corps, SHIELD? If you put unsure she'll be lumped into 'Others' and you'll need to find your own direction without the support of a team structure.

2. Your powers need defining more, with numerical figures such as wind speeds, how long she can use her powers for, how far her powers reach etc. It's a good start but it's basic. Same with weaknesses, what you basically have is a list and it's better if you avoid this format.

3. Personality, again, it isn't a bad start but I'm sure you can give a little more detail to the paragraphs yo have already. What about how she feels about her mutation?

4. History -

Apocalypse - I want to make sure you'e actually read the plot threads here, as I'm seeing a lot of what past Sofia's used in their histories, so I don't really know if you've read all the right threads and know what went on yourself.

Your Post Apocalypse history needs to take care of sitewide plots such as WWX, the Purifiers and most recently, the Skrull plot. You do have parts of the Purifiers around, but it went beyond just the school blowing up and as I said above, I just need to see a little more understanding.

5. Again, the sample is a little bit short - our board minimum is 200 words per post but we appreciate to see a lot more in apps, as it is the first time we see the character. However, as long as you get the rest of the application fleshed out, I'll be willing to let this area slide, but only if you get more in depth with everything else.


Don't worry, you've not done badly. This is a decent framework, but right now it is just that: a framework. If you need help, please contact myself or another member of staff and we'll do what we can for you, otherwise please post a reply when you're done. Thanks.
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I've sent you a PM Besty. :)

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Is this application still being worked on? It's been sitting idle for a while now. Please respond by November 17th or this application will be moved to denied.
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Denied due to lack of activity. If the player wishes to resume, please contact a member of staff.
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