Lexi McFarlane (Earth-6161)

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## Widow

* Widow
* Unmasked

### Aliases

**News Aliases**

Ultimate Widow, The Bright Light of the Upper West Side, 21st Century Hero

**Nicknames**

Lex, Princess Lexi, "Buttercup", Language Barrier 101, Emotionally Stunted, Angry Woman with Stick'Em Powers

**Editorial Names**

The Spine-Tingling Widow, The Dashing Widow, Widow-Punk, The Astonishing Widow

## Affiliations & Relationships

### Relatives

**Primary Family**

* Ilene McFarlane (grandmother, deceased)
* Mia McFarlane (mother, alive)
* Adam McFarlane (father, alive)
* Marcel Johnson (adoptive brother, deceased)
* Damien Cates (adoptive brother, alive)

### Companions

**Friends**

* Kenneth Wayne
* Danny Brown
* Julio Vontez
* Karmin Cortez (closest friend)
* Bedlam

**Lovers**

* Alexis May (mutual crush)

### Affiliations

**As Widow**

* Bruiser Brigade

**As Lexi**

* King Geedorah

## Origin & Living Status

### Origin

Exposed to **The Lenore Equation** during an Arasaka science demonstration.

## Personal Information

### Base of Operations

Brooklyn, New York City; formerly, Las Vegas, Nevada; London, England

## Creators & Appearances

### Creator(s)

NeoFantasy

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Part-time college student and part-time musician, **Lexi McFarlane** is a full-time vigilante known as The Spine-Tingling, Incredibly Dashing, Astonishing **Widow**. Born in London to two of Overture's greatest spies, Adam and Mia McFarlane, she was moved to Manhattan shortly thereafter. During a brief reprieve in Las Vegas, she would meet her new adoptive brother, **Damien Cates** and while they initially clashed, their bond would strength with time. During a private demonstration to show off their new Spider-DNA based Super Soldier Serum called The Lenore Equation and a space discovery, Lexi would accidentally become the first test subject as the private demonstration was invaded by a KGB spy. Gifted with powers akin to that of a spider and a supportive adoptive brother, Lexi became the vigilante Widow because she saw a problem and she had the power to fix it.

Her early adventures consisted of a gaggle of villains such as Hydro-Man, The Radioactive Man, The Cure, Kadabra, Suspect 09, Vendetta, and the deadliest among them, Jade Dragon. Lexi would develop a strong support system with a handful of friends but none of them knew of her double life outside of Damien, who had powers himself but refused to use them, much to her dismay. She’d pretended to get in a lot of fights after school to explain her injuries, however, it was also during her time in high school that she would start a band with a few friends named "King Geedorah" which would become mildly successful, but this proved to be more problematic as she began to juggle musicianship and being Widow.

Finding herself in the position to either go to college or purse music, she followed in suit with music. During this summer however, she would encounter an alternative universe version of - what she would later learn to be - a Zinchari Avatar named Shay Daniels who informed both her and her brother that they were not alone in the multiverse and imparted them with wisdom before he left. This summer would prove to be transformative as she gained a deeper knowledge and connection to her spider abilities along with what was known as The Zinchari Conclave. Finally having some understanding of her abilities, she further embraced her identity as Widow and welcomed whatever danger may come with a smile.

More recently, Lexi has turned her band into a Manhattan success story as she has gone on to headline shows but her worst fears came true whenever she became forced with a choice. An A&R offered the band a record deal, but it states that she would have to go on tour to promote the album. Faced with everything she ever wanted; she is beginning to learn the hard way of what being a hero means.

## **Attributes**

### Powers

**Zinchari Physiology**: After accidentally being the first test subject for Arasaka's Spider-DNA based Super Soldier Serum, Lexi was given extraordinary abilities akin to that of a spider. However, eventually she would learn that the DNA that Arasaka used was derived from a prehistoric race of spiders known as The Zinchari. Where many other "Zinchari Avatars" gain all of their destined abilities immediately, Lexi's are different as her blood is still mutating while she is aging. This means that regardless of however her life turns out, she will gain either more heightened abilities than she has now or completely new ones. Though, this rests on a series of factors such as environment and emotional status. However, the superhuman abilities she has now been impressive.

* **Superhuman Physiology**: As a baseline for all Zinchari Avatars, they each have their own heightened physic. This results in an even playing field at the very beginning for Zinchari Avatars, however, their superhuman physiology is subject to change for a myriad of factors. These include dietary functions and etc. Lexi is incredibly strong, having showcased the ability to lift cars over her heard with minimum effort and completely eviscerate steel walls with a single punch. Her strength also doubles as her durability as she is highly resistant to most physical types of damage (i.e., punches, kicks, etc.). Lexi is arguably the fastest out of the Widow & Bedlam duo as she can keep up with planes taking off (granted, she didn't catch it) and her speed allows for her to leave afterimages, appearing as a blur to the uninitiated populous. Her stamina, equilibrium, and agility are on par with even the most prolific of Olympic athletes, however, she has personally out shined most of them by being able perform complicated maneuvers with extreme-to-relative ease such as acrobatic and combative acrobatic feats. Alongside of this, she has a resident healing factor that will heal minor cuts and bruises in a matter of minutes while broken bones take upwards of a few hours or a night to heal which was shown during her Hydro-Man fight. This ability also ages Lexi slower than most humans and super-humans, allowing for her to theoretically live past one hundred but still have the physic of a woman in her mid-thirties.
* **Widow-Sense**: Call it ESP or a Sixth Sense but Lexi has gained the precognitive ability to be able to subconsciously detect danger within a 2=foot length of herself. While on the surface, this ability seems like a great tool, it does have its hindrances. Firstly, it does not tell her where the danger is coming from, nor does it identify what the danger specifically is. Secondly, as the ability sends a vibrational sensation throughout her body, it can cause great pain to her if the danger is too close or so great, even going so far as to immobilize Lexi. Interestingly, whenever her Widow-Sense goes off, her eyes turn a crimson red.
	+ **Limited** **Telepathy**: A mutation caused by her Widow-Sense developing in more ways than one. Lexi has shown an extremely limited version of telepathy between herself and Damien. While she cannot read or invade minds, she can communicate effectively through the usage of her Widow-Sense. While not honed nor explored further than her being able to speak to Damien, she isn't all too versed in this ability. The range of which she can do this is exactly 22 miles as she can speak to Damien anywhere on the island of Manhattan. However, the further out she tries to go in speaking with Damien, the more pain she gains as a result. This ability does not allow her Widow-Sense to work better either s it is primarily a communication tool. However, her telepathy does not only extend to Damien as she has held conversations with Alexis through her mind before. This leads to the assumption that the individual must be part of The Zinchari Conclave to do so.
	+ **Shadowboxing**: After meeting with Mademoiselle, Lexi began to be trained by her to hone her Widow-Sense ability and this in turn unlocked a hidden ability that has only been seen by Earth-47 Shay's daughter, Castiel "Cass" Daniels. As the Widow-Sense borders the line of precognition, Lexi was able to tap into this in an interesting way. After the initial shock of danger subsides and Lexi engages with said danger, Lexi's Widow-Sense enters a sort of "overclock" mode where she sees all of the possible moves that her opponent *could* do but it does not tell her what her opponent *will* do. It is a split-second moment that occurs when she is able to see all of the moves that could be done by way of their "shadow-selves" moving, essentially it is Lexi's Widow-Sense shadowboxing for her opponent and Lexi is able to see this. However, it is important to note that this does not work on individuals who don't fight with a conventional style. For example, Lexi is not able to use this on Damien as it cannot shadowbox Damien's moves because Damien will use everything around to fight instead of attacking with only his fists or The Oculusblade. Another example is Jade Dragon as she mixes all of her mastered fighting styles into one which essentially blue-screens this ability as Lexi cannot see Jade's shadowboxing because - as Lexi has stated -, "Jade doesn't shadowbox".
* **Paralytic Talons**: To replace the wall-crawling some Zinchari Avatars have, she instead produces razor-sharp, paralytic talons that can release a very potent and fast-acting paralyzing "venom" that infects an individual if she so chooses. The talons themselves are extremely durable and able to break a brick, concrete, and other variations of stone. However, it is useless against metals more durable than iron. This allows Lexi to crawl on most surfaces with either only her hands or feet. The paralytic agent is a combination of anesthesia and gallamine which first causes the body of the victim to relax and enter a state of euphoria then subtly raises the heart rate of the victim which in turn prompts a panic/euphoric-like state of being. If this state prolongs, the body reacts by simulating a heart attack without actually causing one. This state ends when the victim is rendered unconscious and the effects dissipate during sleep. The combination leaves the body after three days.
* **Organic Webbing**: Lexi can produce highly durable, incredibly soft strands of silk or "webbing" that allow her to traverse urban areas or use them in combat. Based on her stamina and diet, the webbing can wax and wane depending on a litany of factors. However, the primary of which is her stamina which allows her to generate webbing before becoming fatigued or depleted. The variation of webbing that she can produce (ie. tensile strength, elasticity, durability, etc) is dependent on the aforementioned diet. Essentially, she puts out what she puts in.
* **Night Visions**: A by-product of The Lenore Equation that was revealed later was that Lexi has the ability to see in perfect clarity in complete darkness. She can view situations in real time at night without having to illuminate the area and without having to wait in order for her eyes to adjust. Her vision in darkness is so accurate that she can see colors and landmarks accurately without confusion or fear of inability.
* **"Division"/Digitized Duplication**: During a fight with Overdrive in the ***OK, Computer*** era, Lexi's blood mutated. Interestingly - much like other Zinchari Avatars -, her environment dictated the change in her abilities. It bore Digitized Duplication - dubbed *Division* by Lexi - which allows her to create a digitized clone of herself that acts independently based on her subconscious. These digitized clones have all of Lexi's abilities. The upper limit - before feeling extremely tired - is exactly 3 digitized clones. After consulting Damien, he discovered that essentially, whenever Lexi was taken into the machine that she defeated Overdrive in, she became lines of code, and when she came out of it, Overdrive's nanite technology was still in her bloodstream which prompted the ability to be born. Damien was able to add more abilities specifically to the clones by uploading daemons into the nanites.
	+ **Vanishing Daemon**: While not teleportation, they can vanish to "dodge" attacks that are coming toward them. This also allows them to lure enemies away as they can mimic the sound of Lexi herself and keep moving, leading the enemy to believe that they are further than they are.
	+ **Cyber-Warfare Daemon**: Against other digitized opponents, these clones can invade cybernetic hardware such as computers and cellphones as they are pure lines of code given literal form. Allowing them to unload a series of daemons and honeypots into systems.
	+ **Blood On The Leaves Daemon**: The clones - on the command of Lexi - can create a digitized, holographic environment that coats the normal environment in whatever Lexi wants. This is a tactic to both confuse and frustrate the enemy she is fighting.

### **Abilities**

* **Cuban Linxs Combatant**: Lexi has a unique fighting history. She was trained by her parents to learn how to defend herself in the case of their agency life coming back to haunt them but after gaining her abilities, she began to freestyle how she fought. Mixing both her powers and muscle memory to do so but when Damien began to train her in street fighting, that is when her fighting capabilities changed drastically. In addition to basic combat she learned from her parents and the usage of her powers, she began to use everything around her to win fights. She has become a street fighter in her own right and has defeated villains with everything ranging from a pen to a car door whilst using martial arts and her abilities. This makes Lexi the better fighter out of the two because while Damien can do more things - because of Bedlam -, Lexi has more freedom and creativity because of her situational-based set of extraordinary abilities, making Lexi arguably one of the more dangerous Zinchari Avatars. As time kept going and Lexi's vigilantism got more dangerous, Lexi began to be trained by Jazz to fight better while she trained with Mademoiselle to hone her Widow-Sense which has resulted in Lexi becoming even more dangerous than she was before. With Lexi's Shadowboxing off-shoot ability and her "Jack of All Trades, Master of None" approach to combat, Lexi is able to use complicated martial arts moves and simulate Jazz's Renewal Taekwondo but mix in her Zinchari abilities as well. Jade has commented that because of Lexi's size - in contract to Damien's Bedlam form -, Lexi is able to fight more fluidly and use graceful techniques with no cost to speed or power to them and has even stated that the two people she fears when they come of age is Lexi and Jazz. Evan has expressed a sentiment to Alexis and The Champions that - in terms of combative abilities -, Lexi is the best of the Zinchari Avatars while Damien is the best of the Void Knights. Jazz has labeled Lexi's newfound fighting style "Cuban Linxs" as Lexi doesn't fight with single attacks or follow up attacks either. Lexi will construct entire combinations with her speed, allowing her to rapidly perform multiple attacks in succession without interruption much like Cuban Links (the style of necklace). Her combinations are lethal because of her Shadowboxing ability which allows her to block in-coming attacks in the middle of a combination to continue said combination. This was shown whenever Lexi fought Phantasm and proceeded to savagely beat her while blocking her attacks simultaneously. Even Jade has trouble countering her combinations which only bleeds into Jade's overall fear and is not something to take lightly.
* **Indomitable Will**: Lexi is the definition of "Death can have me when it earns me" which is both inspiring and scary to think about. She will not go down until either she is dead or the villain is defeated which was highlighted by her fight with Hydro-Man and the only reason she was forced to retreat was because she was drowning and had broken bones. Otherwise, she would've continued. However, her will doesn't extend to combat either. She has strong beliefs in both good and evil, not necessarily seeing it in black and white - as she does operate in gray from time to time - but in terms of who is the clear bad guy and who is the clear good guy. She will commit illegal acts but she knows that she is the good guy because it is for the greater good whereas villains such as Jade Dragon does evil things and says that it's for the greater good but is really for the greater good of herself and The Steel Serpents. Lexi calls it how she sees it and believes that people have good in them but it doesn't always roll that way but the true highlight to her indomitable will is whenever Jade Dragon attempted to mind-control both Lexi and Damien. Lexi broke free of it from sheer force of will while Damien succumbed to it because of his darker inclinations. This surprised Jade as the mysticism was reportedly unable to be broken free of as it shows a person's greatest fear to them but this only proves further that Lexi is a good person as she stared down her fear and didn't blink.
* **Musicianship**: Lexi is an extremely gifted and talented musician, often being compared to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Dazzler. Her skills with an electric guitar are not to be understated and she is frequently labeled as a "musical genius" which she disagrees with but understand where the term comes from. Still, until recently her work has remained mostly underground due to her obligations as Widow making it difficult to perform regularly. At the age of twelve, she learned and mastered Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile and then went on to master, not only his catalogue, but Metallica's catalogue as well. Her gifted nature with the guitar has led to several chances for her to be solidified as one of the greats. It even allowed her to meet Slash as he was impressed by her abilities with the guitar. This bleeds into her vigilantism and her back-up plan for Bedlam as both Bedlam and Damien have agreed that she should have a plan in-case something like Jade Dragon's mysticism occurs again on them. At times, Lexi finds herself longing for a life where she can dedicate herself fully to her musicianship, but each time she trails down that path she thinks “If not me, then who?”.

### **Weaknesses**

* **Sulfur Trioxide**: A weakness that all Zinchari Avatars share is a highly-potent weakness to a strange compound called Sulfur Trioxide. It is unknown where the compound originates from or why Zinchari Avatars are so weak to it. Based on what has occurred and from previous Zinchari Avatars, the compound will remove their powers for anywhere between 3 hours to a day and they will return as if they never left. There is no explanation outside of it being something with their genetic code that makes them extremely weak to it.
* **Nicotine Addiction**: Much like her adoptive brother, Lexi has the nasty habit of smoking which came from watching her mother smoke and sneaking some of her cigarettes. While it is not full dependency as she has gone weeks without smoking, she does indulge in it.

## Paraphernalia

### **Equipment**

* **Widow Suit MK I**: Created with stolen materials from Overture, Lexi and Damien created the Widow suit to be a way for her to conceal her identity. While originally, it was a simple cloth-based suit, Damien would later alter it by essentially recreating the suit from the ground up with built-in technology and a few daemons. The primary daemon allows for Lexi to utilize the stolen image altering cloth to change her suits appearance at will.
* **The Widow's Strummer**: The chief item in Lexi's arsenal is her highly modified electric guitar that she is always using during her vigilantism. The base guitar is an ebony Gibson Flying V that was later altered drastically by Damien and Lexi. They installed an on-board amp into the guitar in order to remove the need for either a portable amp or the headache that would come from attempting to install one in the suit. The two would upgrade it further by adding various other functions that make it extremely usable and versatile.

## **Trivia**

* Lexi isn’t short for anything and is just her full name.
* Her favourite genres of music include cyberpunk, doom metal, hard rock, prog metal, classical fusion, and classic rap.
* Lexi is ambidextrous and as such is dominant with both her hands. This is extremely advantageous, especially in combat.
* Since becoming WIdow, Lexi has broken eight ribs, three fingers, her left leg twice, both arms on separate occasions, and her nose.
* Lexi has ADHD, but she is disciplined enough as to not let it dominate her.
* Lexi is terrible with emotions and understanding what it is she feels. Except for the fact that Alexis makes her heart stop beating.
* Her band was properly formed after getting sloshed with her closest friends and somehow managing to make a half-decent demo tape.
* An interesting fact is that both Damien and Lexi have items that help them in their respective vigilantism and Lexi believes that it was the universe telling them something.
	+ Lexi has The Widow's Strummer which fits her personality and outside interests as it connects her music to her alter-ego.
	+ Damien has Midcity which fits him more than swinging like Lexi does because of his combat-leaning mindset as it connects his mindset with his alter-ego.