Celia Ruiz

Celia Ruiz is a loyal and determined yet temperamental girl, often with powers relating to heat and cold to represent her dual nature. She has also appeared as a Portal Master in the Skylanders universe.

## General Information

### Quick Stats

Gender: cis female

Sexuality: lesbian

Age: 18

Likes: fire, graffiti, spicy food, basketball

Dislikes: bullies, rules, children

### Physical Appearance

Celia is a Latina girl with wavy black hair reaching her shoulder blades, and brown eyes. She stands at about average height, having a slightly muscular build with broad shoulders. She wears ripped jeans (it's an actual tear, she'll tell you, she *earned* it), a black hoodie over a red t-shirt, and red and black sneakers. She also often wears dark sunglasses.

**[Ockross]** Even though she is a metahuman, she has no superhero costume, but will use her sunglasses and hood to hide her identity as needed.

**[Meet You In The Middle]** In Skylands, she wears black leather armor with blue accents and the Water symbol on the chestplate, and a maroon half cape with a glowing Fire symbol.

### Personality

Celia is a bit of a difficult one to figure out. She is moody, and can be loud and friendly one moment and snarky and withdrawn the next, but always retains a confident and somewhat aggressive attitude. She has a bit of a quick temper and can act brashly sometimes. She is outgoing but can seem distant at times, often hiding her own insecurities behind nonchalance. She acts tough, but she has a good heart and cares about doing what is right, and will always stand up for those that are unable to defend themselves. However, she also fears exposing herself by revealing her power, as she's heard some horror stories about heroes whose identities were revealed and she desires just to live a normal life, believing that becoming a famous hero isn't the only way to do good.

### History

**[Ockross]** Celia was born in the heart of Ockross, an only child to a close-knit working class family. Neither of her parents had powers. She had a pretty typical childhood in the city, going to public school with a good group of friends. She's liked girls for as long as she can remember, it's not exactly a casual dinner table conversation but her parents are hesitantly supportive. Her power manifested when she was about fourteen, when she got angry and punched a pillow, accidentally burning a hole through it. Perhaps her fear and denial of having powers was what took her so long to be able to call on them.

As she went through high school, she became a bit more rebellious. She loved the feeling of independence, but would never go so far as to seriously harm or offend someone. Think political graffiti and climbing fences to sneak into construction sites. She also realized that she would never have that kind of independence and freedom as a pro hero, and didn't want to be tied down to a larger organization. She is also against Pandora Labs and their methods of making normal people into superheroes, and she has been behind several instances of vandalism of their buildings.

## Heroes of Ockross

### Summary

Celia is a rebellious high school senior and a metahuman hiding her powers.

### Powers

**Thermokinesis:** She has the ability to increase or decrease the temperature of something while touching it.

**Thermal vision:** She can sense changes in temperature in her surroundings by looking at them, within the range of normal eyesight.

### Relationships:

* Family: She has a relatively good relationship with her parents, but she's known to act out and starting to pull away.
* Mira Delaurier: Friend at the high school, and girlfriend of six months
* Sean Pierce: Acquaintance, Sean is a year younger but big brain so they have a few classes together at Ockross High.
* Rei Sakai/Ronin: Acquaintance, they met once at a pride parade

## Meet You In The Middle

### Summary

Celia is a Portal Master, chosen as a hero of the Skylands by Master Eon.

### Weapons

**Furnace Helm- Fire Element Weapon**

[Inactive] A pair of bronze goggles with red-tinted lenses. It is activated by pressing a small button on the side.

[Active] A bronze knight's helmet with two curved horns. It gives Celia the power to breathe fire, and when she gets angry the horns burst into flame. A headbutt from it would hurt, but Celia's a bit too dignified for that.

**Stormswell Axe- Water Element Weapon**

[Inactive] A bracelet with blue beads and a pale pink shell charm. It is activated when it is unclasped.

[Active] A large two-handed axe with a blade on one side and a short silvery spike on the other. The blade is a silvery blue, jagged and scalloped like a shell. It can create short range water attacks as it is swung.

### Relationships

* Solar Flare- Partner Skylander
* Wild Tide- Partner Skylander