Dominique Thiebaut

## Background

### 1990 - 2009: Dominique Thiebaut

Dominique Thiebaut was born into a ruling family of the European country of Vlatava. Her great-grandfather, King Aubrey II only had one child, a son named Jean-Michel. Unlike his parents, he was not known as a moral man & became obsessed with wealth & power. As a political move, he married the shy Alessandra of another royal family nearby. Alessandra gave birth to three children; Claire, André & Werner.

Though Claire was the oldest, she was not expected to take on the throne from her father. To secure his eldest son's role as future king, Claire was married to Alvaro Thiebaut II, a colonel in the kingdom's army & the son of Count Alvaro Thiebaut I. She first bore him a son, Michael, then died giving birth to their daughter Dominique.

Like many other royal children, Dominique & her brother were spoiled children who wept the benefits of their father as he rose through the ranks to Count himself. Her life suddenly changed when her middle school was attacked by many armed gunmen. This event caused Dominique's metagene to activate (and unknowingly put her on the map of a secret agency). Though the guards never were able to confirm that the gunmen were specifically after the royal children, her father hired a tutor by the name of Madame Jocelyn to teach his children martial arts & gymnastics. Under her mentorship, Dominique soon became an expert martial artist & gymnast that constantly worked to perfect her craft.

Shortly after the dismissal of her mentor, Dominique's father met a tragic end - one that Dominique believed she could have prevented. After the funeral was over & all the necessary arrangements were made, Dominique left Vlatava at the age of seventeen & began travelling the world before ending up in Qurac, where she joined a group of freedom fighters helping to protect those from the Bialyan incursions. It just so happened that she would cross paths with Madame Jocelyn, with the two falling back into their mentorship.

Though Dominique was a tad rusty, Madame Jocelyn helped her hone her skills as they helped fight off those they came across. After a particular mission, Dominique suddenly blacked out & when she came to, she was informed that she had an emergency medical procedure. Unbeknowst to her, International Operations had performed a cybernetic to enhance her mutant abilities & to secretly implanted a brain-box within her that allowed them to control her. Under their control, she became the Special Hazardous Operations Cyborg (SHOC) known as Cyblade.

## Romantic Relationships

* Cole Cash: Lover (2015)
* Dylan Cruise: Lover (2016)
* Liam Mendoza: Lover (2017 - 2018); Boyfriend (2018 *-* )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology**
	+ ***Energy Projection**/**Energy Construct Creation***: Cyblade has the ability to generate "blades" of electromagnetic energy from her fingers. She can psionically control this power to travel any distance from her, as long as the target is within her line of sight. Her only limitation is that the power dissipates as it travels through the air. Thus, if she fired upon someone who was 25 feet away, they would be hit with the equivalent of 25,000 megawatts of power. But, if that person is 2,500 feet away, they would only be hit by roughly 500 megawatts. Her blades were shown to generate heat (thus cut through various materials) up to 5000°C. Her powers can vary between controlled blades & projectile discharges, dependent on artistic discretion & license.
* **Business Management:** Learning from her father, she's became a highly skilled businesswoman. She has amassed a small personal fortune, both before & after her tenure as a SHOC.
* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts**: Dominique has been trained in the arts of combat since she was a child by Madame Jocelyn. Her skills only improved over the years during her time with International Operations, Cyberforce & now Stormwatch. Her most used styles are Jeet Kun Do & Aikido.
* **Medicine:** During her time with the freedom fighters in Kahndaq, Dominique became skilled in the basics. She is the go to medic of her team, providing stitches & handling small injuries.
* **Network:** She has gained a vast amount of contacts (legal & criminal) over the years. She uses them to find know the whereabouts of International Operations.
* **Tactical Analysis:** She is expert tactician, owing it to her upbringing. She occassionally takes over the planning of their missions, acting as a field leader.
* **Wealth:** Though she is not an active member in the royal family, Dominique still has quite the bank account. She funded most of Cyberforce's missions.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 93 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Notes

* Cyblade is a character from Top Cow Productions.