Sera Phryne (rhymes with genie)

Gender: Female

Age: 26

Group: Heroes

Game: Gotham City: The Death of Batman

Aliases

Revenant

Weapons, Gadgets, Costume

Clothing & Concealment
•Minimalist urban street aesthetic – Designed for mobility, concealment, and blending into Gotham’s underworld rather than standing out
•Muted, monochrome palette – Shades of black, grey, and deep indigo. Tattered edges that seem to dissolve when she phases, emphasizing her ghostly presence.
•Blackout goggles: obscures her eyes and prevents recognition. Sometimes reflects light in strange ways, giving her an unnatural, hollowed-out gaze.
•Face wrap, scarf, or bandana: keeps her identity hidden without a tactical or armored appearance.

Preferred Combat Style
•Non-lethal, evasive, and precise – Prioritizes stealth, unpredictability, and phase-assisted melee combat over traditional weaponry.
•Disruptive attacks – Uses her power to phase through weapons, armor, and weak points, rather than brute force.

Power

Sera’s body exists in a semi-unstable quantum state, allowing her to shift between solid and intangible forms. However, this instability makes her a liability, as prolonged or uncontrolled use can leave her trapped mid-phase or cause severe physical distress.

1. Intangibility (Primary Ability)
•Can phase through solid matter, including walls, bullets, and even energy-based attacks (with some limitations).
•While intangible, gravity has less effect on her, allowing for slow descents or brief moments of weightlessness.
•Phasing through electrical systems (wires, security grids) can cause power surges or malfunctions.

2. Phase Displacement (Combat & Utility Use)
•Can selectively phase body parts (e.g., reaching through objects, disrupting weapons, or avoiding strikes).
•A well-timed phase-counter could allow her to re-solidify inside an enemy’s weapon or armor, disrupting them violently.
•When unstable, she may flicker involuntarily, making her harder to hit but also difficult to control in a fight.

3. Quantum Flicker (Short-Range “Blink” Movement)
•Instead of traditional teleportation, she phases in and out of existence rapidly, allowing for unpredictable movement.
•Can use this in combat to evade attacks, appearing a few meters away in an instant.
•Under stress, this effect becomes uncontrolled, causing her to flicker unpredictably.

4. Energy Residue (Uncontrolled Side Effect)
•When phasing, she leaves behind a residual “heatwave” distortion, similar to a mirage.
•This effect can be tracked by advanced sensors or trained individuals, making it difficult to remain completely undetectable.

5. Instability Drawbacks (Severe Limitations)
•The longer she remains intangible, the harder it is for her to re-solidify properly.
•Overuse can cause pain, temporary paralysis, or partial phasing mishaps, such as getting stuck inside objects.
•Emotional stress and exhaustion amplify instability, making her flicker out of sync with reality at unpredictable moments.

Aesthetic of Her Phasing Ability
•Heatwave distortion effect: her form subtly ripples and frays at the edges when phasing, giving her a mirage-like presence.
•Edges appear frayed or dissolving into nothingness rather than glitching or flickering like a digital anomaly.
•Ghost-like motion, with her body seeming to waver or drift rather than move in a straightforward manner.

Brief Bio

Once a junior researcher at STAR Labs, Sera Phryne specialized in experimental energy research—until an accident involving an unstable energy field (potentially tied to Boom Tube research or quantum tunneling) fundamentally altered her at a molecular level. Now afflicted with Energy Phase-Shifting, she struggles to control her powers, making her both a liability and a target.

Hunted by what she suspects to be a rogue faction of STAR Labs, Sera has gone underground in Gotham’s criminal underbelly, trying to survive while keeping her condition from spiraling out of control. Though she prefers to stay off the radar, she has indirect ties to the Bat-Family:
•Years ago, she and Barbara Gordon crossed paths at a STEM-related event, though Barbara wouldn’t immediately recognize her name.
•She previously worked on a classified STAR Labs project with ties to Wayne Enterprises, where Bruce Wayne took personal interest, suspecting dangerous experimentation.
•Bruce Wayne quietly monitored some of STAR Labs' projects before his death, and his contingency files may mention Sera, prompting the Bat-Family to take interest in her if they uncover them.

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This character is owned by: Esimed