Tandy Bowen

## Background

### 1987 - 2004: Tandy Bowen

Tandy Bowen was born in the early morning of February 27 to Melissa Bowen & Nathan Tyler. Her parents already had a tumultuous relationship prior to Melissa’s pregnancy & Tandy’s birth made their relations even more hostile. Melissa refuses to put up with anymore of Nathan’s abusive ways & forced him out of the house. It was just Tandy & her mother until she met & married Phillip Carlisle. Though Tandy wasn’t keen on getting a new parent after her father’s departure, Phillip treated much better than her self centered mother.

Over the next decade, Tandy turned to a life of crime with her criminal boyfriend Liam. She would find some rich man that would easily fall for her, go back to his place, drug him then have Liam steal their valuables. Eventually, her mother would catch on to Tandy’s late night activities. As her relationship with her mother had already worsened through the years, things hit the fan after her mother confronted her about her various expensive items.

In her anger, Tandy left the house following the argument with her mother. She went to the closest bus stop & got on, not even knowing where it was going. As she got off after the bus had ran it’s entire route, a man tried to rob her but he was stopped by another teen. After thanking the man, the two hit it off. They grew to be good friends in the following weeks, which is exactly what they both needed. They were constantly together, even though neither of their mothers were happy about it.

The two of them had just left to see a movie outside of town when a bad storm started. As they drove past Roxxon Corporation, the storm caused Roxxon's oil rig to explode. The impact led Tandy to losing control of the car & driving into Lake Borgne. As the debris fell into the lake, a wave of energy unknowingly imbued them with superhuman powers. While Tyrone was immediately able to get out, Tandy's seatbelt was stuck. As he tried to get her out, their powers worked together to free Bowen from the car.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Lightforce Generation:** She can generate a form of 'living light' aka Lightforce. She produces much more than normal humans do but is usually conservative in the use of her powers. Dagger generates & stores this lightforce energy automatically.
	+ ***Lightforce Daggers*:** She can form 'light daggers' which she can throw from her fingertips. Her daggers may automatically form under certain conditions, such as another person in danger. The daggers seem to weaken with further distance. She can make them track a being, but it is most effective when searching for Cloak.
	+ ***Lightforce Detoxification*:** Tandy's energy can also 'purge' a person, removing toxins, drugs, & other malignant substances from their system.
	+ ***Lightforce Manipulation*:** She can redirect the daggers after they ricochet. She can also project her lightforce energy in a diffused manner, allowing her to illuminate dark areas as if by natural light.
	+ ***Hope Perception***: Dagger can see the hopes & desires of an individual in a hyper-realistic manner by touching an exposed part of their body.
	+ ***Hope Absorption***: While viewing a person's hopes, she is able to remove a hope from their mind & absorb it into herself. Stealing a hope in this manner has a negative impact on the victim, like a state of despair.
	+ ***Memory Perception*:**When she & Cloak are touching the same person, Dagger can view their actual memories, rather than just subjective representations of their hope. While viewing memories, avatars of Cloak & Dagger exist within these memories.
* **Acrobatics:** When she was younger, Bowen practiced ballet & utilizes these skills in combat.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Dagger os capable of defeating multiple opponents with her Lightforce constructs. She's also become skilled in wielding her daggers for both offensive & defensive purposes.
* **Investigation:** She is a clever & excellent investigator, as she will follow every lead & rumor to discover the truth.
* **Marksmanship:** Tandy is skilled in throwing her light daggers in combat & is able to aim at lethal spots, such as the heart & head, demonstrating great aiming capabilities.
* **Stealth**: She is highly skilled in theft, specializing in pickpocketing. She is able to lift a wallet from a jacket pocket undetected with ease.

### Weaknesses

* **Power Surge:** Overuse of her powers could possibly be fatal.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** Unknown
* **Might:** Unknown
* **Quickness:** Unknown
* **Mysticism:** Unknown
* **Gadgets:** Unknown
* **Projection:** Unknown
* **Tactics:** Unknown
* **Battle:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* She is good friends with the members of the Runaways.
* She admires Natasha Romanoff.
* When using her powers, a white circle appears around Dagger's right eye.
* If she goes for more than a week or so without using her powers, she will become fevered & delirious.
* Those hit by her lightforce daggers have their own life force disrupted & Tandy can then drain a portion of their life force, enough to kill. Normally, they see a vision of how their life might be different. The experience is powerful enough to make most individuals rethink their choices, although evil beings are unlikely to change their ways.
* When absorbing another person's hope, she experiences rushes of pleasure & euphoria (similar to intoxication).

## Notes

* The original character of Dagger belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* Her ability to pickpocket from their jacket is a nod to the MCU when she pickpocketed Dagger.