Taylor Hebert

Tailor Hebert, aka Saurial aka Raptaur aka Umihebi aka Kaiju aka Breksta aka (pending)... is, at the beginning of story, a student of Winslow High and a bullying target. In deviation from canon story, her trigger event is hijacked and instead of Administrator shard she becomes a host for Varga.

## Synopsis

Having a demon with multimillenial life experience and memories of previous 'brain' (Princess Luna) for a life partner helps her immensely to overcome the unfortunate circumstances she's in at the beginning of story and become a primary shaping factor in the renovation of Brockton Bay without falling into many pitfalls she's subjected to in canon Worm.

With advice from Varga, she takes her father Daniel Hebert in confidence about her powers from the very beginning of her 'cape' career, which drastically improves the relationship between them. With the help gained through Danny's connections, she successfully exposes the bullying trio to their parents and principal Blackwell in a way that can not be refuted or dismissed by them and gains a significant settlement from the school board. As an additional concession, Taylor is given a transfer to Arcadia High, which is a school of much higher quality and attended by Panacea, Glory Girl and a majority of Wards.

At the same time, Taylor begins her 'cape' career as Saurial. She establishes a good rapport with police by being helpful and polite, quickly building a significant grass roots support for her status as an independent hero. Unwillingness to seek conflict with other capes and avoidance of collateral damage gains her a lot of goodwill from general populace in short order.

Later on, after Hookwolf is duped into attacking DWU compound (presumably by Coil's agent), she engages him as Raptaur in what can be charitably described as curb-stomp. She hands over battered and half-drowned Hookwolf to late-to-show Protectorate capes, inadvertingly giving Miss Militia some 'good' reasons to worry.

Her excursion to the Northern Atlantic in Umihebi form to test more destructive Varga abilities attracts attention and gratitude of Dragon after she manages to inadvertently discover Dragonslayers and destroy most of their supplies (along with the only Dragon debug console in existence, taking away Saint's ability to remotely kill Dragon). Reviewing information obtained by Dragon and Armsmaster on Umihebi gives Director Piggot a dual heart attack, enabling the doctor in charge of PRT medical department to request healing from Panacea in spite of the director's views on it.

Kaiju is revealed next, first to Roy Christner and then to Brockton Bay in general, as she uses that form to move the tanker blocking the entrance to the Ship Graveyard bay into dry dock to be scrapped by DWU. This revelation is a major sensation for just about everyone, in or out of city in question - and also a huge boost in popularity for the mayor, as Roy Christner is now seen (justifiably so) by general populace as a politician who is not afraid to act for the benefit of the city. His personal stock and DWU reputation grow significantly as a result.

In order to handle the paperwork related to making constructive use of parahuman powers, Daniel Hebert arranges for BBFO to be established, with all of Taylor`s guises being members of said organisation and ability to subcontract to other parahumans, which is immediately used to hire New Wave as a security force for the tanker move event. Although initially wary, New Wave does take the job and comes out of it well-satisfied, with EDM lined costumes, good pay and very positive PR. They tentatively agree to use BBFO as an intermediary for further paid jobs.

Having had established 'corporate presence', Taylor engages in several projects with Armsmaster and Dragon aimed at creating new weaponry and transport system to combat Endbringers - an arrangement that is earlier jump-started by Leet recognising what Varga terms as "good stuff" as EDM and telling Armsmaster about possible uses of such a material against Endbringers.

She`s also expanding her team, first by including Amy Dallon`s alter ego Ianthe, then by adding Lisa Wilbourne`s alter ego Metis. Later on, they rescue Squealer from the Merchants and incorporate her into DWU both in civilian ego as a mechanic Linda Morgan and as a tinker/changer Vectura. Vista is also incorporated as 'associate' Cloak. All indications suggest that Uber and Leet are going to be incorporated into The Family in the same way Panacea and Tattletale were. (Omake appearances also list betailed Hermione Granger as a member of The Family and Dragon as a close associate.)

Taylor`s abilities include 'infinitely variable dinosaur', aka the ability to assume any form that is reptilian-themed (this includes a subset of bird features, like feathers), strength, reflexes, endurance and senses that are all enhanced (and scales up with her overall size, though in any form she is vastly stronger, faster and more perceptive then anyone would assume), matter generation ability (including rare and hypothetical materials, like a room-temperature superconductor that Vectura can envision and explain), matter analysation ability (Taylor simply needs to eat a bit of something to be able to recreate the material in any quantities she wants, like the composite heat ablative that Dragon developed) and spatial manipulation (which is tied into highly-advanced mathematics). Additionally, Varga can do magic (an application of which is first used to hide Taylor`s tail and later on expanded to hide Umihebi from casual observation (and subsequently earns her high Stranger ratings in PRT threat assessments)). Later on, Taylor develops an ability to "split" herself into several aspects (currently two, but no reason why she can`t do more with practice), allowing her to field more then one of her known guises simultaneously. In practice, this is simply an advanced spatial distortion that allows one body to poke out into three-dimensional space in seemingly unconnected places.

## Form Overviews

### Taylor Hebert

This is Taylor`s civilian guise, which she uses to attend Arcadia. Due to the rules Varga is bound to, Taylor`s civlian form possesses a reptilian tail which she hides with the application of magic. Said tail ends up giving her away to Panacea who literally trips over it.

Taylor is described as unusually tall for a girl. Her initial opinions of her appearance are not flattering, but after having her physique and self-confidence boosted by the merger with Varga, she becomes less self-conscious and as a result is perceived in a better light by everyone else.

Even in civilian guise, Taylor possesses strength, endurance, reflexes and senses far beyond that of normal human, and can effortlessly recognise and track people by their smell.

### Saurial

Taylor`s first 'public' form, and the one most resembling an 'ordinary' parahuman. At the beginning of her hero career, when this is her only known form, she is often assumed to be a Case 53. Saurial is a lizard of roughly the same height as Taylor herself, possesses the same limb arrangement as humans (plus tail) and has a blue theme to her scales.

In this form, Taylor is durable enough to tank assault rifle fire at point-blank range (showcased early in the story, where she flatly ignores gang members' attempts to shoot her) and high-caliber rifle fire (showcased in the first official meeting with New Wave, when she ignores a sniper with a high-end hunting rifle to subtly underline to New Wave just how durable she is).

She tends to employ melee weaponry like EDM batons (or swords if she has to get serious), though later on she expands into throwing knives and nets as well.

Saurial carries a camera attached to her headband and provides camera recordings to police and PRT when she is involved in altercations - one of the reasons why the police are fond of her approach to hero work.

### Raptaur

Taylor`s second public form, which she initially refers to as 'combat form'. It is subsequently unveiled as a response to Hookwolf's attack on the DWU. In this form, Taylor possesses an additional pair of limbs, which she intermittently uses as either legs or arms as the situation demands. In this form she is described as ten feet tall, and she`s generally armed and armored like Saurial, but colored in darker tones.

In this form, Taylor uses more direct approaches to conflict situations (such as hitting opponents with an EDM warhammer). This is also a form she uses to demolish warehouses and give her friends a ride. She can easily outrun cars and climb buildings with 'appaling speed'.

Raptaur is also considered by Armsmaster as the most technically-inclined of The Family and he usually expects/requests her as the primary participant in their joined projects.

Raptaur also carries a camera, but hers is placed on the forehead between her eyes. The name Raptaur was suggested by PHO, but Taylor took it and ran with it.

### Umihebi

The third form to be established, though not the third to be revealed publicly. Umihebi is currently the largest of established forms, measuring close to 200 feet from tailtip to nose. This form is designed for aquatic environs, and therefore has vestigial hind legs.

In this form, Taylor is capable of supercavitating travel underwater at speeds in excess of 300 km/h. Due to the use of Assassin`s Cloak spell in order to hide the vast form from the casual observer, Umihebi is considered by the PRT to be a high-level Stranger.

Armsmaster and Dragon end up obtaining a few frames of video just before Umihebi eats their submarine probe, and said photos end up contributing to Director Piggot`s double heart attack. Umihebi remains unseen by the public until the end of the operation against Coil, where she`s revealed as the one who captured the villain when he tried to escape through an underwater tunnel. This is witnessed by Director Piggot, Armsmaster, Dragon and five PRT troops, and all of them are suitably impressed (almost to the point of another heart attack for the director, and losing consciousness for two out of five troops).

At the same time, Umihebi is also seen by Erwin and Kenta, though only Umihebi herself notices this (she also waves to them).

### Kaiju

The fourth developed form, and third to be unveiled to the general public, which happens during the tanker move. This shape is best described as 'half-scale Godzilla', and measures about 100 feet from tailtip to nose, though only around 80 feet tall when standing up.

The reveal of this form somewhat establishes The Family as a fixture in Brockton Bay, as none of the gangs feel like they can deal sufficiently with someone (something?) that strong and massive.

Kaiju is also seen by Lung and Roy Christner prior to the tanker move - the former when Kaiju discourages him from pursuing The Undersiders further and the latter when Danny Hebert takes him to a secluded place out of city to introduce him, and persuade him that Danny does in fact have the support of a parahuman capable of moving the tanker. Both are suitably impressed by their encounters.

### Breksta

Flying form shaped as a dragon (with Toothless from "How to train your dragon" as a prototype form).

Can breathe fire and (obviously) fly. Has been used to troll Max Anders and give a ride to Lucy.

### Varga

The strongest (and largest) form that Taylor can possibly achieve. It has seen some use during the test she did of her abilities in the Northern Atlantic, but has not been seen by anyone besides Taylor and Varga. It has, however, been mentioned several times as 'Big Brother' by Taylor as other members of 'the Family'. 450 feet tall, with the appearance closest to how it was described in Luna Varga (a Godzilla-like shape with Taylor`s upper body 'grafted' at the top of the head between the eyes).

This is the only form in which Taylor can use 'blast voice', which is considered by both Taylor and Varga as a weapon of last resort, as it a has miles-long area of effect and disintegrates matter on impact.

## Technology

### EDM

Aka Good Stuff aka SaurialSteel aka SEDM.

Electron-degenerate matter, as identified by Leet. Unmalleable by any available human technology or parahuman powers, impenetrable for electromagnetic emissions (equally easily blocks radio waves, visible light and gamma radiation) and thermally superconductant.

Exists in 'low-density' form, in which EDM objects are heavy but manageable (also known as SEDM, stabilized electron-degenerate matter) and 'high-density' form in which it`s mass is so high that a javelin made from it descends through rock without notable impedance and can reach earth`s core in essentially freefall through the planet`s crust and mantle.

This material is widely implemented by Taylor, both as one-off parts for tinkertech and as mass-produced things intended for commercial distribution.

### Fractal-dimensional constructs

Used by Taylor once she gains sufficient grasp of dimensional manipulation and the underlying math of thereof. First used to achieve expanded space for pockets, later on developed for a number of ancillary uses, such as demolition, power storage (EDM flywheels in folded dimensional pocket) and power generation (perpetual motion machine).

### Athena

Kaiju-sized nuclear-powered shotgun - a product of collaboration between Raptaur, Armsmaster, Dragon and Leet, intended for anti-endbringer action. Fires EDM flechettes. Had not been test-fired yet due to high likeliness of environmental damage (stripping significant parts of Earth`s atmosphere listed among possible hazards).

### WCC

Wormhole Control Center.

An installation housing a wormhole teleportation device (initially developed by Leet, captured by Armsmaster and fixed by the joint effort between Raptaur, Armsmaster and Dragon). Allows instanteous opening of a 'gate' to just about any place on the planet. Said gate is of variable size and at it`s biggest is sufficient to allow Kaiju to pass through it (on all fours, though). This is the other part of anti-endbringer effort, which is, essentially, a plan to have an Athena-armed Kaiju meet the attacking Endbringer.