Titanium

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* Titanium

*"Life has to have ups and downs. That's what makes it interesting."*
—Tiara Calinao
**Tiara Leora "Tia" Calinao Collins** is a multiverse adventurer and member of the Arcadian Rebels. She operates under the codename **Titanium**, which alludes to her ferrokinetic abilities and independence. Tia was seemingly killed by the Entertainer in June 2020, but her mysterious multiversal-jumping abilities allowed her to transfer her conscience to her original body. She was recovered on Earth-99 by her team after they infiltrated GADE Laboratories and brought her back to Earth-1.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Bleak Beginnings

Tiara Leora "Tia" Calinao was born on November 14, 2001, to Luis and Gloria Calinao of Earth-522. On Earth-522, the societal norm was marrying for social and economic gain rather than love. Gloria was originally arranged to marry a high-ranking military officer but turned down the proposal to start a family with Luis, a fellow employee at the Trenoaks chemical plant. Imelda, Tia's grandmother, did not attempt to hide her contempt for Luis and Tia. She moved back to the colonies in Japan, leaving the three of them alone in the United States.

Luis and Gloria had their fair share of struggles as they tried to raise Tia. The chemical plant didn't pay much, and the poor working conditions caused the two of them to frequently become ill. In September of 2005, the chemical plant was shut down, leaving both of them unemployed.

To take Tia's mind off the news, they took her into the kitchen and began making ice cream together. Luis added ube, a purple yam that originated in the Philippines, to give the ice cream more flavor. Tia fell in love with the recipe and it became a weekly tradition. No matter how tight their finances were, the Calinaos always managed to end the week with a small cup of ube ice cream. Though the faces of her mother and father would eventually fade from her memory, the traditions they established would stick with Tia for the rest of her life.

### New Chapter

#### Green Isn't Your Color

Shortly after the encounter at the coffee shop, Levi began training with some of the Rebels' members and allies. With the help of his abilities, Levi was able to quickly learn complicated moves and techniques from Jason, much to the chagrin of Tia. She had asked Jason numerous times to be trained as a rebel, but he continuously denied her request.

Tia grew resentful of Levi and began to distance herself from him. She instructed Levi not to touch any of her personal belongings out of spitefulness and fear of his ability activating once again. After that, the two of them rarely spoke to one another.

### An Odyssey Through the Alphaverse

#### Don't Beat Yourself Up

Tia’s confidence in herself and her abilities was greatly shaken after the Earth-3 invasion. On top of that, she struggled to balance vigilantism, her three jobs, her relationship, and sleep. Her sleep schedule was the area that suffered the most, but she usually managed to get a few hours in.

One night, the rebels had gathered together at Leah’s bar to hang out. Saul Collins was in attendance, but he was actively working on the Heavenly Tether Project. She shared his frustrations with Tia, telling her that she needed to do more to help out with the project. Desperate to prove her worth and to make Saul proud, she agreed and devised a plan to help her manage the increased workload. The next day, Tia broke into Saul's old locker at the Rebels’ base and stole a vial of his anti-sleep serum. She then turned to Jess, asking her to make 100 copies of the vial for "work purposes". Jess agreed, and Tia stored the extra vials in several places: her locker at the Rebels’ base, her apartment, and her locker at the Collins Foundation. With hundreds of doses now at her disposal, Tia tackled her workload head-on at the expense of her sleep schedule.

As the days passed, the bags under her eyes became more prominent, prompting Tia to start using makeup. This caught the attention of her boyfriend, Elijah. He tried on several occasions to ask her about what was going on, but she always changed the subject, not wanting to worry him.

On the day of the launch, Elijah told Tia to not beat herself up. When he asked her to pinky promise, she redirected his attention to something else. After a kiss goodbye, she ran to the bathroom to give herself another dose. With only minutes to spare, Tia raced to the launching bay for takeoff.

## Personality

*"When you rely on others, you leave yourself open. I find it best to just be self-sufficient."*
—Tiara Calinao
Tia is an INFP personality and a chaotic good person. She will always need to disappear for a while (in her own words, "fall off the face of the earth"), removing herself from others so she can re-center on her own mind and feelings. She is excellent at reading into others’ feelings and motivations, but is often unwilling to provide others the same insight into herself.

A live-and-let-live attitude comes naturally to Tia, and she dislikes being constrained by rules. When something captures Tia’s imagination and speaks to her beliefs, she goes all in, dedicating her time, energy, thoughts and emotions to the project. Sometimes Tia will take this asceticism so far as to neglect eating and drinking as she pursues her passion or cause.

She claims to always be scheming (self-nicknamed "goddess of chaos"), and does not break promises. Tia also prefers to be independent and self-sufficient, which resulted in the permanent loss of having an organic right arm and also led her to sever her own arm off in preparation of receiving an improved prosthetic from Saul Collins.

Tia suffers from borderline personality disorder, characterized by severe mood swings, impulsive behavior, and difficulty forming stable personal relationships. In addition, she has a fear of abandonment, an unclear sense of self, exhibits self-harm, feelings of emptiness, explosive anger, and paranoia or disassociation. Tia developed a fear of abandonment after her parents disappeared in her youth and her multiversal travels led her to feel replaceable, which is why she dislikes all of her counterparts. She became hostile when she perceived her position with Saul to be threatened by Nadjya Romankova's presence. Tia will work herself "to the bone" to prove her worth to others, such as taking drugs to help her stay awake and help Saul in the lab.

Furthermore, she switches from viewing herself as a good person to that of a bad person due to having replaced many of her counterparts. Tia has a very low sense of self-worth and often refuses to believe the praise she receives. She has extreme shifts in behavior; she used to be good friends with Ben Jacobson, but has recently told him to kill himself and views him as a menace. She cries over newborn babies, but manipulated Joe Fumero to get him to be nicer to Elijah. Her impulsive behaviors include performing gymnastic maneuvers on narrow surfaces, nearly vaping with Lincoln Grace and stealing drugs from Saul. Her overly independent attitude lines up with her self-harm, as she severed her right arm twice rather than seeking out help, even if it meant taking the more violent route. This reckless behavior also stems from her feelings of emptiness.

Tia is also shown to have certain nervous habits when she's put in undesirable situations. When she feels threatened, offended, or nervous, the fingers on her metal arm will twitch. Additionally, Tia tends to pace back and forth or rub her left arm when she's stressed.

## Physical Appearance

Tia is a young Filipina woman standing at 5'1". She has dark brown hair, which she kept in a side ponytail with wore a black baseball cap, but now, she leaves her hair out and no longer wears her black cap. She was born with brown eyes. However, they are now electric blue thanks to the experimentation she endured at GADE Laboratories in the summer and fall of 2020.

Her typical attire consisted of a brown trench coat with a green shirt underneath, black jeans, and black combat boots. Currently, Tia has developed a pattern of wearing neutral color sweaters with blue jeans.

In late November of 2020, Tia acquired a new arm, the Titanium Prosthesis Mk. IV, created by Saul Collins. At a distance, the arm looks like organic. However, closer inspection would allow one to see the small crevasses left for the different plates on the arm to fit together, and for the mechanical joints to move freely.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

*"You are intertwined with metals."*
—Levi Goffee to Tiara Calinao
* **Metal Manipulation:** Tia is able to control metal. Not only can she move metallic objects with her mind, she can also reshape it into any form she desires. She demonstrated an offensive use of this power by turning a weight plate into a spear, as well as a defensive use by mentally bending the barrel of Hunter's pistol. She can also practically animate metal, as she transformed iron fencing into several mannequins to fight Genysis in late March 2020. This particular feat of ingenuity impressed the highly intelligent Tiresias.
	+ **Metal Detection:** Tia has a metal sense. Her control is so refined that she once threatened to track Jason Kade by following the screws in his sunglasses. In fact, if she relinquishes her other senses, she can manipulate the screws of glasses from 300 feet away with no strain, but at the cost of being completely prone.
* **Enhanced Durability:** The titanium fused to the bones in Tia's right arm granted her a degree of durability. Her new prosthetic arm, created by Saul Collins, is lightweight yet durable.

### Former Powers

* **Enhanced Strength:** Tia's titanium-fused right arm could apply practically superhuman strength. She had a grip strength of 72 kilograms (158.73 pounds), but of her own admission, her strength did not surpass that of Ben Jacobson. She was still strong, as she was able to lift Cynder North with her right arm, without any strain. However, after Saul Collins gave her an upgraded prosthetic, she did not retain her enhanced strength, only her enhanced durability.

### Abilities

*"I can manage on my own."*
—Tiara Calinao
* **Peak Human Speed:** Tia is athletic and light on her feet, as she could run a mile in five minutes and 19 seconds (11.29 mph) prior to her arm incident.
* **Expert Acrobat:** As a former cheerleader, specifically a flyer, Tia is an incredibly skilled acrobat and gymnast. Even with only one arm, she was able to quickly move across a telephone wire, and she even regularly performs front aerials on top of narrow railings.
* **Bow Expertise:** Tia is a highly skilled archer, able to precisely fire a bow and arrow even while upside down.
* **Skilled Markswoman:** Tia is skilled in the use of firearms. She can pick up any gun and use it effectively, as well as accurately, which she demonstrated when she shot Cogent in the head with a handgun.
* **Skilled Martial Artist:** Tia is trained in Shotokan Karate and Krav Maga, and is familiar with Eskrima and Muay Thai. She primarily focused on weapons training, however, as she has been seen wielding a Bundi dagger and a kunai on separate occasions. Her katar implies familiarity with Kalaripayattu.
	+ **Spear Skills:** Tia is capable of spearfishing.
* **Expert Spy:** Tia is a former agent of espionage. Her experience in spycraft allowed her to spy on Commandant Garrett Brockton and gather information on him.

*"I enjoy the fact that I'm typically right."*
—Tiara Calinao
* **Gifted Intelligence:** Jason considers Tia to be his intellectual rival. The highly intelligent Tiresias also noted her to be perceptive and resourceful in battle, and referred to her as "a genius," but it is unknown just how smart she is. On Earth-63, she learned a degree of chemistry. Tia is also highly effective at making clothing, such as when she knitted a sweater for Benjamin Jacobson, which he still wears constantly.
	+ **Expert Engineer:** Tia is capable of using her powers to create incredibly intricate pieces of art. She has shown this with Elijah's birthday present, a small metal Ferris wheel, and with a pair of cufflinks she made Tiresias.
	+ **Expert Survivalist:** Tia possesses the skills to survive in a hostile environment, which she learned on another earth, including how to purify water, start a fire without a match, cook outdoors and navigate by the stars. She is also a skilled hunter.
	+ **Skilled Physician:** Tia is familiar with basic medical skills, such as cauterizing or stitching wounds, as well as using medicinal herbs.

### Former Abilities

* **Multilingualism:** Tia used to speak English, Tagalog, Spanish, French, and Japanese. She surprised Kimora Watari, a native Japanese, with her fluency in the language. Sadly, after returning from Earth-99, she lost her ability to understand other languages.

## Weaknesses

* **Human Vulnerabilities:** Tia is a human. She is vulnerable to the physical attacks of stronger and more powerful opponents.
* **Borderline Personality Disorder:** Tia exhibits unstable, intense emotions and mood with symptoms including instability in interpersonal relationships and self-image, fear of abandonment, and impulsive or unpredictable behavior.
* **Sensory Overload:** If Tia is isolated from metal for long periods of time, her other senses will become overstimulated, causing heightened feelings of stress and anxiety.
* **Cold Temperatures:** As the temperature drops, metal can become brittle enough to break easily. If an environment is cold enough, Tia will refrain from bending metals and using her right arm. Tia's first metal-enhanced arm broke after she was encased in an ice block created by Evan Broxton.
* **Deinophobia:** Tia is terrified of dinosaurs, to the point where even the mention of the word "dinosaur" can send her into a panic attack.
* **Pagophobia:** Tia developed a fear of ice after she was encased in an ice block by Evan Broxton. She also does not like ice in her beverages.
* **Eisoptrophobia:** Tia is unsettled by seeing her reflection due to her experience of encountering alternate versions of herself.
* **Coasterphobia:** Tia is afraid of roller coasters.

### Former

* **Amaxophobia:** Tia, after an incident of crashing and being sent through the window of a car, developed a fear of cars. However, after she took Maverick into her care, Tia worked to overcome her fear so she could drive Maverick around.

## Equipment

### Attire

* **A100V - Titanium Suit 3.0:** TBA
* **Bulletproof - Titanium Suit 2.0:** After her supposed demise at the hands of The ∃ntertainer, Tia crafted a new suit revolving around safety. The "Bulletproof" suit sports a heavier layer of metal and a metal headpiece that resembles a crown. Due to the protective nature of the suit, it is harder to move around, making some acrobatic feats a challenge, if not impossible.
* **Titanium Suit:** Titanium's main suit, crafted by Tiresias, was made with the goal of "balancing practicality and aesthetics." It's a silvery suit of lightweight metal atop a layer of green fabric below. The steel-toed boots of the suit are meant to serve a practical purpose, so Tia may morph the metal at the end of the boot to potentially stab with if out of other options, as well as being able to potentially utilize the metal in the suit to whatever use it might be needed for.

### Weaponry and Gadgets

* **Titanium Prosthesis Mk. IV:** Tia's most recent metal arm is made out of a titanium-aluminum alloy. Unlike its predecessors, the Titanium Prosthesis Mk. IV has covered joints and synthetic skin. It is lightweight and heat resistant. However, the arm is still highly conductive.
* **Katar:** Tia's favorite weapon is the katar, an Indian push dagger.
* **Kunai:** Tia made herself a kunai using her ferrokinetic abilities after failing to steal one from Jason Kade.
* **Shuriken:** Tia stole a shuriken from Jason.
* **Sexton's Spade:** After returning to Earth-1 in late November of 2020, Tia acquired Samuel Valsky's handgun, the Sexton's Spade.

#### Former

* **Titanium Prosthesis Mk. I:** Tia's first metal prosthesis was made out of chrome, carbon, and a titanium-aluminum alloy. It was heat resistant, but it was heavy and had exposed joints.
* **Old Pocket Knife:** Tia used to own a pocket knife with four indents on the handle. In April 2020, she gave the knife to Ben as a "gift".

## Relationships

* Gloria Calinao - Mother
* Luis Calinao † - Father
* Saul Collins - Close Friend, Mentor, and Adoptive Father
* Maverick Keller - Adopted Son

Allies* Elijah Kade - Ex-Boyfriend
* Levi Goffee/Remembrance - Best Friend and Roommate
* Pierre and Louverture - Pet Snails
* Jasper - Pet Cat
* Arcadian Rebels
	+ Jason Kade/Almanac - Good Friend
	+ Leah Caverly/Reverie - Friend and Mother Figure
	+ Jess Connor/Anima Libera - Good Friend
	+ Star/Lightworker - Friend
	+ Benjamin Jacobson/Sentinel - Trying to Be Friends Again
	+ Lincoln Grace/Wolf Ranger - Trying to Make Amends
	+ Olivia Connor/Stella - Good Friend
	+ Evan Broxton/Ice Gear - Friend
	+ Anna Stone/Windbreaker † - Close Friend
	+ Cyrus Connor/Solaris - Friend
	+ Arianna Lavellan/Umbran Witch - Friend
* Johnathan Jacobson/Tiresias - Former Father Figure
* Ethel Stone/Bête Noire - Friend
* Hank Keller - Adopted Son's Father
* Fire Spider - Friend
* Kimora Watari - Friend
* Odo Rowell - Friend
* Hunter Li - Admirer
* Arsenic
* Genysis
* Hans Kelvmer (Earth-3) †
* The Specters
	+ Rath †
* Cogent
* Changelings
* The ∃ntertainer †
* GADE Laboratories
	+ Wyncel Gade
* Collins Foundation (Earth-99)
	+ Antonio Collins
	+ Polina Collins †
* Officer Dave Calvin - Arch Nemesis

## Trivia

* Tia is a fan of The Beatles. She notes that in her universe, instead of the song "Yellow Submarine," hers is "Cyan Submarine."
* Tia was born right-handed. Since losing her right arm, she predominantly uses her left hand.
* Tia has met eight of her counterparts face to face and despises them all.
* All of Tia's fake IDs have her first name listed as Tia instead of Tiara.
* Tia has a plush monkey named Charles.
* Tia's comfort food is soup. She also loves caramelized onions and ice cream made from Ube yams.
* Tia's favorite color is green.
* After her first mission, Tia developed a dislike of trains. This dislike was later reinforced on a mission to protect Hank and Maverick while on a train.
* When Saul isn't around, Tia likes to wear his lab coat and mimic his mannerisms.
* After returning from space in late May 2020, Tia began using a communication device shaped like a puck, given to her by Saul Collins, as a nightlight.
* Tia hates lilacs.
* Tia will eat pretty much anything since food was always changing during her multiverse travels, but she isn't a fan of honey.
* Thanks to the synthetic skin on her new metal arm, the Titanium Prosthesis Mk. IV, Tia feels comfortable not wearing long sleeves.
* Tia's favorite movie is *The Princess Bride*.