Cypher

"*Some things are beyond our control...*"

**Cypher**, (real name **Eleanor Miyo Hamato**, born August 2nd 1995), also known as 'Cy' is a Loggerhead Turtle Mutant with a prodigious hacker with extensive knowledge of computers and technology, and a member of a underground team from New York, known as The Turtles, and now The Team. She is the second eldest daughter of Master Splinter and Lady Shen, who lost their former lives to the jealous actions of their former friend, who is now known as The Shredder. Her current family consists of six Mutant Turtles that are now named Swift, Rebel, Ghost, Turtle Titan, Turtle Damsel and herself.

## Appearance

Like her Mutant family, Cypher takes the form of a 5 foot 9 inches tall anthropomorphic loggerhead turtle with three fingers and three toes. Her scales are a dark pastel green color and always wears a hot pink bandana mask over her hazel-nearly green eyes. She also wears spots tape over her hands and feet.

## Civilian Wear

She's an anthropomorphic turtle. Civilian attire doesn't quite fit when you spend most of your life underground, where you hide from human eyes and in fear of being discovered.

## Superhero Attire

Cypher's 'superhero' attire consists of a black hoodie under an olive green jacket over her torso. A pair of goggles over her head, and a brown leather strap over her shoulder that carries her quiver of arrows. Under her hoodie, she wears a brown leather belt. Unlike her brothers and sister, she does not wear knee-pads or elbow-pads, as she feels they will restrict her movement slightly.

## Personality

Cypher has shown to be very independent and capable of taking care of herself. She also tends to be cold, quiet, aloof and very headstrong, refusing help from others as she believes it shows weakness and she wants to prove that being blind does not make her weak and delicate.

Inside this tough exterior, Cypher is kind, generous and compassionate - good to have around during a crisis as she knows how to remain calm and take control of the situation until it is resolved. Cypher is very caring and nurturing to others - however she has a habit of neglecting her own needs while giving to others. She is very intelligent and loves to learn - as Cypher is able to understand Ghost's technological and scientific banter.

Cypher tends to wear her heart on her sleeve- she feels anger intensely and joy quite well, but her sadness is silent and hardly, if ever, marked by tears. She hardly lets her rage control her and cheerfully remarks on the things that make her happy, but hardly says a word in her sadness, though it is visible to everyone. However, though she may feel sad, she never gives in to despair, always looking for a solution the right way. Her determination and little regard for pain can make her a powerful force to be reckoned with. Due to her calm nature, Cypher is capable of keeping her emotions under control.

Alongside, Cypher is gracious and well-mannered, knowing just the right things to say and do. Although she doesn't look it, Cypher has high moral standards and doing the right thing is important to her, along with being a loyal friend and a faithful partner, gentle but not passionate.

Although strong-willed and loyal, Cypher makes an excellent counselor, psychologist, social worker as she is a good listener and can view others problems with empathy, clarity and a balanced analysis, seeing both sides while showing respect and caring.

In short, Cypher is generally frank, fairly sociable but preferring peace at any price. She can be too self-effacing, modest and patient, and run the risk of being exploited by others. She may appear to be innocent and naïve but she is actually quite streetwise and astute - she can read others well, but often keeps it to herself.

## Powers

* **Turtle Physiology:** As an anthropomorphic loggerhead turtle, Cypher has shown to possess enhanced abilities that extend further than a normal turtle would have. Such as decelerated aging, possessing a protective shell and carapace around her back and torso, and excellent swimming capabilities.

* **Hacking Mastery:** Although Cypher does not show her abilities to the public eye, her true abilities lie within the cyber world, as she is a prodigious hacker and knows her way around computers to gain information, create viruses and program other websites to get what she needs, earning her the nickname 'Cyberpunk Turtle'.

## Abilities

* **Martial Arts/Parkour:** Outside of the cyber world, Cypher has spent most of her life, alongside her brothers and sister, under the tutelage of Lady Shen and Master Splinter, learning to become incredibly skilled hand-to-hand fighters and parkour skills. Due to her vast intelligence, quick learning and ability to improvise, Cypher is exceptionally skilled, as she is able to rival Master Splinter, Swift and Batman in martial arts combat.

* **Genius Intellect:** Much like her younger brother, Cypher has shown a vast knowledge of a great number of subjects; such as science, math, languages, history, and even computers. Her intellectual prowess extends beyond as she is capable of solving riddles and puzzles.

* **Taming:** Given her calm and kind nature, Cypher has proven to be gifted with taming the most hostile and aggressive of creatures and minds. She can even calm the feral mind of Killer Croc, who finds a kindred spirit with her.

* **Master Detective:** Alongside her knowledge of science, math and history, Cypher proves to be a gifted detective at a young age, as she deducts the Justice League's secret identities with just a small glance that their faces. Lucky for them, Cypher is a tremendous secret keeper.

* **Multilingualism:** Due to her intellect and ability to learn quickly, Cypher has proven to be very talented with foreign languages. Her native tongue is English, but has proven to be fluent in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Greek, Latin, Arabian and Backwards.

## Equipment

* **Eskrima Sticks:** Cypher's chosen primary combat weapon. A pair of eskrima sticks with built-in tasers at the ends, these weapons make Arcadia a force to be reckoned with.

* **Tri Bo-Staff:** Similar to Ghost's primary weapon, Cypher is also skilled using the bo-staff.

## Weaknesses

* **Headaches/Migraines:** As a drawback from her time on computers, Cypher suffers from occasional headaches, sometimes migraines, depending on how much time she spends in the cyber world.

* **Astraphobia/Brontophobia:** Due to her Autism and sensitivity to noises and the atmosphere, Cypher is deeply terrified of thunderstorms to the point that she freezes or cowers for cover.

* **Camera-shy and Crowds:** Due to her shyness, Cypher is not a big fan of cameras or crowds.

* **Autism:** Much like young Amistad Ervin, Cypher was diagnosed with Autism at a young age by Lady Shen. Thanks to the support of her family, Cypher was able to live a normal childhood despite her disability.

* **Shut-in:** Due to her Autism and being a Mutant Turtle, Cypher has become accustomed to staying in the sewers of Gotham City, and never leave the comfort of her room. She was able to slightly overcome this obstacle when the Turtles joined The Team.

## Quotes

"*Just because you have super-strength, doesn't mean the battle will always be yours to win. There will be someone, out there, stronger than you. Superman learned that lesson a long time ago.*"

"*You may call me Cypher...*"

"*Don't beat yourself up about it.*"

"*I love being a Turtle.*"

"*I guess only time will tell.*"