Melanie Hart

**Melanie Hart** (codename **Hummingbird**) is a main character in New Marvel. She is a graduate of the Xavier School for the Gifted and a retired Gen X member.

## History

Melanie was born in Maryland to John and Tanya Hart. Melanie's father worked as a police officer and was killed in the line of duty when she was a young child. After his death, Tanya became more and more neglectful and emotionally abusive to young Melanie, who in turn tried impossibly hard to meet expectations that her mother didn't have. While she excelled in gymnastics, Melanie found herself most happy with music and songwriting.

## Marvel RP Summary

During her time at the Xavier School for the Gifted Melanie saw much development in her abilities and personality. She quickly came out of her shell at the school, developing significant relationships such as her best friend Annie and her first boyfriend Parker. Melanie and Parker were engaged until his supposed death. Eventually she graduated from the Xavier School and joined the original Gen X squad until she decided to pursue social work, moving to New York University and putting her life as a mutant behind her.

Besides school events, Melanie briefly ventured into the modelling world and temporarily left the school to be on London's Next Top Model where she placed 9th. She was also temporarily brainwashed into being the evil Kira Wheeler aka Ghost Child after being killed and shortly after revived.

## New Marvel Appearances (4/7)

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 5
* Chapter 6

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Intangibility:** Melanie is able to pass through physical matter by allowing her atoms to pass through the atoms of another object or space. She can also extend this ability onto objects and surfaces she makes physical contact with. This has been seen to include a group of 15 other individuals as well as an entire building, including its occupants - however both of these feats caused a large stress on her body and the deactivation of her powers for more than a week. Due to years of infrequent use, it is unknown what her current limits may be.
	+ **Flight**: By phasing through air particles, she is able to fly.
	+ **Intangible Disruption**: She is able to disrupt magnetic fields and electronics by phasing through them.

### Abilities

* **Gymnastics:** Melanie is a highly skilled gymnast, having trained to compete in the olympics since she was a child.
* **Music:** Melanie is a talented singer and songwriter. She's also self taught in the guitar and piano.
* **Martial Arts:** Over years of training at the Xavier school as well as using her gymnastics training, Melanie has developed a unique style of martial arts. She also has a black belt in several established forms of martial arts.
* **Strength:** As a gymnast, Melanie is very strong. She might not look it but her punches, and especially her kicks, hurt.
* **Archery:** Melanie trained under Hawkeye in archery. She also developed a fighting style using her bow for close encounters.

### Weaknesses

* **Depression:** Melanie's emotional state will turn off her powers, particularly when she falls into a depressive state. She may not gain her powers back for minutes, hours, or even days after returning to a normal emotional state.
* **Naive:** Melanie tends to see the best in people, even if undeserved, which can cause her to be very naive.
* **Power Overuse:** Using her powers too often or straining them to their peaks can turn them off for days at a time.

## Trivia

* Melanie's character description from the New Marvel casting call:
	+ 1. Melanie Hart (Hummingbird) - Melanie is a dreamer, one day hoping to be a famous singer-songwriter. She sees the best in people, sometimes coming off as naive, always believing in words before fists. She has the power of intangibility and trained as a gymnast when she was younger, which she has developed into a unique fighting style. As her powers develop, she gains the ability to phase through air particles to fly.
* Voice Actress: Erica Lindbeck
	+ Voice sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTwgNdMT\_9E