Iris Conners

* Human
* Day Wolf

**Iris Conners** aka **The Wolf** is a character that appears in the HydroVerse series of comics and was created by DeviantArt user ryguy217, she made her debut in the comic titled *Pan*. Iris Conners comes off as a proud tomboy, and also has a lot of sarcasm ready for those who dare act up around her.

Formerly childhood friends with Ryan Lennon, Iris became more preoccupied with her science career and being accepted into becoming apart of a research organization known as Corpus Omega where she mostly worked as an intern for the R&D department. Unlike other Day Wolves in the HydroVerse, Iris does not possess the immortality that comes with the curse due to becoming a Day Wolf through a serum of the creature's DNA.

## Appearance

Iris Conners appears as a Caucasian female, with ginger hair, green eyes, and freckles going over the bridge of her nose.

Whilst working with Corpus Omega, Iris is almost always seen wearing her labcoat.

As a Day Wolf, Iris transforms into a tall beast with light-brown fur as well as dark-brown fur covering certain areas, she possesses massive, sharp teeth, and glowing yellow eyes. She still wears the tattered remains of her labcoat and pants.

## History

### Early Life

Not much is known about Iris Conners' childhood but what is known is that she developed a shy demeanour and took up being a tomboy as well.

At some point in her life, she met and befriended Ryan Lennon and the two hung out almost everyday. Iris soon took an interest in science and pushed for a career that she soon accomplished, she earned her degree under the wing of Dr. Francine Stein and began working at the Corpus Omega research centre.

Due to the strain of her work, Iris became distant and ceased contact with Ryan and unfortunately developed a blood disease called Polycythaemia which further caused her to isolate herself from those she cared about.

### *Pan*

During a school trip to the Corpus Omega facility, Ryan Lennon moved away from his group and snuck into his dad's office to look around. After acknowledging a pair of electric eels, Ryan is caught and questioned by Iris who then realised it was Ryan. Iris berated Ryan for sneaking around before they decided to catch up, which lead to Iris opening up about her disease which greatly upset her childhood friend. Iris pushed Ryan away, and suggested to him to return to his group.

Kept behind at work late to study a Day Wolf corpse, Iris and her team discovered a unique antigen in the corpse's bloodstream which was still active. The team decided to extract the antigen to extract it and cure blood diseases with it.

This caught Iris' attention, who desperately inquired about human specimens but that was quickly shut down due to it being too early for such tests.

After the team had left for the night Iris stayed behind and made her way back to the room with the Day Wolf corpse, sneaking past the janitor in the process. Using her knowledge, Iris managed to work from where the science team had left off and succeeded in creating a serum which contained the antigen.

After inserting the serum into a syringe, Iris confidently injected it into her bloodstream which at first made her feel a great sense of energy. She was then hit by a surge of pain and she underwent a painful transformation into a Day Wolf before attacking and killing the janitor who heard her screams. After hearing of a "rabid dog" reportedly attacking the Corpus Omega facility, Ryan ventures there and looks around. He stumbles upon the slaughtered remains of the janitor which horrifies him. Ryan is suddenly attacked by a tall wolf-like creature and smacked into a glass container.

Before Ryan can notice what he crashed into, the Wolf attempts to lunge at him but he manages to act quickly and kick the beast in the face in order to regain footing. Ryan flees outside the facility but is quickly jumped and pinned down by the Wolf which stares into his eyes. Ryan notices the ID badge on the monster's labcoat, learning that the beast is actually his friend Iris Conners.

After this shocking revelation, Iris is shot in the shoulder by Thomas Craige who explains that he followed the trail. As Iris escapes, Ryan expresses his anger at Thomas who insists he is doing his friend a favour but is told to stay out of it by Ryan.

Desperate to find his friend, Ryan searches the centre of town for Iris and starts to hear noises coming from the back alleys. Ryan discovers a now human Iris slumped up against the wall, scared and confused in tattered clothing.

Shocked by what he had learnt, Ryan takes the cold Iris back to his house and the two talk. Iris claims she cannot remember much of what happened, and also questions why the inside of her mouth tastes like "metal."

Ryan's sister Sophie walks in and greets Iris who blames her current state on an explosion in the lab, Sophie then allows Iris access to her own wardrobe as replacements. Thomas Craige soon pulls up outside Ryan's house in his repurposed Corvus vehicle, he then throws a grenade through the window and it explodes next to Iris who is knocked to the ground. Ryan and Sophie run to the source of the explosion, but they watch as a stressed out Iris transforms into the Wolf for a second time.

Using the mounted grappling hook on his vehicle, Thomas launches it at Iris and subdues her to the van before driving off with her. Sophie encourages Ryan to go after her which he does, he manages to use his bō staff to disable the grapple and release Iris.

After being released from the grapple, Iris narrowly escapes being struck by the van after Thomas attempts to ram both her and Ryan and crashes into a wall as a result. The Wolf attacks Ryan but he fends her off with his staff and kicks her off of him after noticing Thomas rising from the fire.

Iris watches from the side lines as Ryan battles against Thomas until Ryan is thrown to the ground. Thomas equips his flamethrower-like weapon and attempts to use it on Iris who manages to leap away from the flames. Ryan then rescues Iris from Thomas by knocking him down with a trashcan lid. After Ryan and Thomas have a conversation, Thomas beats Ryan down and is grasped by an angry Iris who then prepares to kill him until she is stopped by Ryan who places his hand on her arm and pleads her to put him down.

After a moment of silence Iris drops Thomas and begins leaping away, Ryan calls out to her but can only look on in sadness as his friend disappears over the rooftops.

A couple moments later in the snowy woodlands, Iris had transformed back into human and berates herself due to her selfish actions. She finally collapses from exhaustion in the snow, hoping to die there.

### *Pan II*

When Ryan and Sophie go searching for Iris in the snowy forests on the outskirts of town, they both come across Iris in her Day Wolf form by following a trail of slaughtered wildlife. Iris intimidatingly approaches both Ryan and Sophie until she begins to revert and fall to the ground, she is immediately taken to a hospital.

Whilst unconscious, Iris experiences a strange nightmare of her running through a forest in the nude. She wakes up in her hospital bed to Ryan who tells her where she has been taken, Iris notices a black eye he had sustained from his fight with Thomas Craige. Iris asks Ryan if she had hurt him or anyone else, Ryan reassures her that she didn't hurt him but her monstrous form almost did.

Iris begins to further blame herself for what she has become, mentioning that she didn't want to die and had tampered with a serum that wasn't perfected. She tells Ryan that she wishes he'd left her in the cold, Ryan instantly consoles her and promises they'll get through it in time. They are both interrupted by the arrival of Sophie who comes bearing two cups of coffee, Iris asks if she can stay over at their place for the time being. Ryan and Sophie accept.

At the Lennon household Iris, wearing new clothing provided by Sophie, watches as Ryan tests out an assortment of gadgets built by his sister. She later tends to Ryan's head wound after one of the gadgets backfired on him, she then becomes alarmed at Ryan's nose beginning to bleed and questions him about it. Ryan quickly moves away from Iris and dismisses it.

As Ryan's mother Mary finishes talking to detective Yin Lee at the door, Iris approaches her and asks if she can sleep over and is immediately welcomed in by the caring woman.

Iris decides to sleep in the Lennon house's shed, where she sets up her own bed. She begins experiencing a similar dream to earlier, but this time she sets her sights on a deer and rushes it.

As she takes the deer down and bites into its neck, the deer turns out to be Ryan which makes her wake up in shock. Iris then takes notice of her transformation flaring up again.

Desperate to not change into a monster again, Iris begins to thoroughly calm herself down with a combination of counting and taking deep inhales and exhales. It proves useful as her transformation stops, but she wishes to be sure that she is able to control her transformation.

Iris is absent when the Lennon household is attacked by Ryan's evil clone Nayr but reappears when Ryan returns from Corpus Omega after encountering Nayr for the first time. Iris and Sophie notice Ryan's thousand yard stare and is concerned, she watches as he walks over to the couch to rest.

When Ryan is arrested and placed in jail, Iris and Sophie wonder where he could have gone. When they see a TV broadcast regarding a police station under attack, they decide to make their way down there with Iris grabbing her tattered labcoat from before much to Sophie's confusion. The two girls arrive at the police station and sneak inside, they eventually come across Ryan on the ground being attacked by inmates which infuriates Iris and she snaps at the inmate who challenges her.

Iris lets out a monstrous roar which scares the inmate away as Ryan suits up to and confront Nayr, but more inmates begin to target both Sophie and Iris. This causes Iris to panic and transform into her Day Wolf form and tells herself not to hurt Sophie, she then attacks the inmates by ripping one's arm off and killing a second target. As Iris does this, Sophie calmly speaks to her and reminds her that Ryan could need their help.

This causes Iris to perk her ears up and revert back to human, she apologises to Sophie for destroying the clothes.

Both Iris and Sophie make it to the roof of the police station where they witness Ryan beating Nayr mercilessly, they then witness Nayr get shot and killed by Yin Lee. As Iris and Sophie comfort Ryan, Iris asks if she can get some new clothes due to the cold.

## Personality

Iris Conners is best described as a tomboy, she has a very short temper and is easily annoyed by Ryan's antics but still cares deeply for him. She is very cautious of being around other people after her first transformation, telling people to get away from her as she's about to change into her Wolf form.

She also puts up a front and acts confident and brave such as when she tells Ryan of her disease, when inside she is very distraught and wants to live, going as far as to inject herself with an untested serum that ultimately lead to her becoming the Wolf.

## Powers & Abilities

### Claws

Iris possesses strong claws whilst in her Day Wolf form.

### Teeth

Iris possesses powerful teeth whilst in her Day Wolf form.

### Healing Factor

Iris possesses a considerable healing factor whilst in her Day Wolf form.

### Night Vision

As a Day Wolf, Iris possesses the ability to easily see in the dark due to her eyes absorbing light from the Sun.

### Shapeshifting

Being a Day Wolf, Iris can transform through anger, pain, or panic. She can revert only by calming herself down.

### Superhuman Agility

in her Day Wolf form, Iris is incredibly agile and uses this to her advantage when in a fight.

### Superhuman Endurance

Being a Day Wolf, Iris possesses superhuman endurance.

### Superhuman Senses

Iris possesses superhuman senses in her Day Wolf form,

### Superhuman Speed

Being a Day Wolf, Iris possesses amazing speed.