Krista Palinopsi

:"Now you see me - now you still see me!" - Using their powers to disorient foes.
Krista Palinopsi, also known as Afterimage, is an agent of the UNWD. They are often seen disorienting targets by creating crystalline statues of themselves.
==Character==
===Appearance===
Krista is slim with a narrow waist and square shoulders. They have white skin and pale silvery hair, tied in a short side ponytail. They have white eyes, and wear pale-coloured armour that is lightweight and easy to move around in, decorated with sharp studs to increase the hostility of their statues.
===Personality===
Softly-spoken and quiet, they carry an air of smugness around them that can intimidate newer agents. They are never the first to lose their temper on a mission, though they're rarely the very last to crack under pressure - while level-headed, independent and highly confident, they can become easily frustrated if problems aren't handled quickly and snowball out of control. They are aloof, mature and though easily entertained by others' antics, not easily impressed.
===Skills & Abilities===
Krista has proven to be extremely agile and athletic, possessing running, climbing, obstacle-handling and acrobatic skills far superior to the average agent. They have the superhuman power of Statue Generation, which is where they get their alias of Afterimage - while in motion, they can create a crystal copy of themselves in the spot they had just occupied. These statues are as tough as reinforced glass, so although they can be shattered with force, the ensuing break causes razor-sharp particles to erupt outwards from the destroyed statue.
If Krista generates a statue while on the ground or climbing a surface, the statues adhere to the surface firmly, and can only be moved by extreme force (which threatens exploding the structure). Statues generated in the air will fall and shatter immediately, creating a spray of shimmering caltrops. Krista receives a brief speed boost immediately after generating a statue, but cannot activate their powers if stunned by a collision or impact.
==History==
Their backstory has not yet been explored or revealed, and Palinopsi has only alluded to the source of their power briefly in the UNWD Intermissions as 'fell in a pit, touched a strange rock, I don't need to say much else'. Photographs and medals in their UNWD base bunk suggest that they were a semi-professional rock climber prior to their recruitment.
==Relationships==
===Walter 'Wingz' Yang===
:"Show off. You can reach a high speed, but can you hit a dead stop?"
Though both are proud-of-their-power speedsters with high mobility, and therefore placed on various teams together to pursue and control targets, Palinopsi regards Yang with a mixture of exasperation and mild amusement. They dislike his penchant for showing off, respect his persistence in throwing himself at targets, and laugh wryly as he struggles to change direction mid-flight.
==Trivia==
* Palinopsia is the phenomenon of seeing after-images or illusory copies of an object or image after looking away.
Category:Nonbinary Characters
Category:UNWD
Category:Powered People
Category:Energy Manipulators