Ren Carter (Earth-30)

* Red
* Blue (Attuned)

FormerlyManny's Apartment, Lower East Side, Manhattan, The Carter Estate, Toronto, Canada

## Creators and Appearances

### First

Voodoo #1
(May, 2018)

 All my life, I've been pushed around... Now that I finally have some strength, '*I want to be shown how to really use it!*
—Jinx[src]
Ren Carter is better known as her trouncing, vibrant, swift alter-ego Jinx. Born to a coveted mystic mother and a scientific yet absent father, Ren would be adopted by Hendrix Shays and moved to Vegas. After returning to her home in Canada, Ren gained an attachment to a sword and was bestowed powers. Learning of her father's darker dealings, she elected to become the hero Voodoo to stop her father's plans of world domination.

Her choice to become a hero led her to engage in several battles outside her father—villains including Flask, Sin-Eater, Calypso, Majora, Madame Hydra, and others. At the same time, Ren became affiliated with the Las Vegas super-group, Hooligans, gaining several friends.

Recently, her powers evolved due to her efforts during the superhuman war against SHIELD. Her efforts resulted in her donning her new name, Jinx, and maturing as a person and a hero. However, Ren's faith and life were shaken at the revelation that Alexis May had returned to life. After a brief sabbatical to Japan, Ren returned to Las Vegas to discover that her father had begun his plans to take over the city.

## History

### Early Life

Ren Carter's early childhood started off much the same as any child's, but what is easily given can be easily taken. Ren was playing Animal Crossing New Leaf® in the back seat of her mother's car as they drove home from a trip to visit some family.  It was a long and boring ride, but it would change the course of her entire life. An angry office worker sped up to cut off a Range Rover that had been driving too slow for his liking. The resulting five-car pile-up would claim four lives, including that of Ren's mother.

Aside from suffering a broken arm and various cuts and bruises, Ren was ultimately left physically fine. However, she had managed to retain consciousness throughout the entirety of the event, and those moments of being unable to move, hanging upside down, and watching blood pool from her mother's crushed head would haunt her for the rest of her life. From that day on, Ren's life would become a parody of what it had formerly been. Her perceived happy family was shattered as her brother Kody disappeared and her father became obsessed with his work, no longer able to look his daughter in the eye. By all means, Ren raised herself, as she was forced to learn basic life functions on her own, such as making food or taking care of her health. Ren recalls spending much of this time in loneliness: Making facial expressions at herself is the mirror, or opening and closing doors throughout her house to give her some stimulation.

Her school life didn’t fair much better. Ren adopted a distant standing with her schoolmates. Emotionally, she could no longer vibe with the silly games that they played. It all seemed so unobtainable to her now. Making matters worse was that her isolation made her an easy target for the school bullies, and Ren found herself being pushed around without the means to protect herself. It all felt deserving to her; a fitting punishment for the child whose existence was a burden. Things continued on this way for quite a time, until a faithful day when Ren encountered a strange-looking man watching her at school. The man would appear again and again, seemingly at random intervals at random places. Eventually, the man approached her and introduced himself as Hendrix Shays, a private investigator set on unearthing the dark sides of Carter Industries. Ren was too young to understand the full extent of what Hendrix’s words meant, and she was fearful of her father’s wrath should she reveal something she should not have, so Ren initially turned Hendrix down on his offer to discuss things, but, he left the young child with a card, should she ever change her mind.

Some years would go by and despite rarely seeing her father anymore, Ren was required to make public appearances alongside him, especially as his business boomed and grew larger and larger. She found herself in the position of a pawn, an item used to humanize Carter Industries, with Ren appearing on magazine covers alongside her father for the grand opening of several sponsored charities across eastern Canada. It was here that Ren’s relationship with her father would worsen significantly more. At 12 years old, Ren was starting to become increasingly aware of her place in her father’s world. She was a pawn used for his ambitions and a tool used for releasing his frustrations. Alcohol made him more aggressive, and he made her aware of the crimes of her existence: How she should have died instead of her mother, how her appearance enrages him because she looks so much like his love. Things began to quickly spiral as her father began to pursue loftier and loftier goals. He formed a subsidiary known as Dynamic Industries as well as beginning a career in politics. In order to cover himself, Ren was put under constant watch, to ensure she could not do anything to ruin her father’s reputation.

### The Process of Adoption

On her thirteenth birthday, Ren decided that for once, she would do something for herself and went to the local bakery to pick up a nice snack to celebrate. She didn’t receive an allowance, but she made some meagre change by performing community service around school after being advised to do so by her teacher. All she wanted was a cupcake, or maybe even a slice of cake if she could afford it. She entered the bakery with an excited smile on her face, but her mood was torn to shreds as before she could even order, the ‘popular’ girls (Who she had noticed were inside) began making comments about her behind her back. She ignored them for the most part. Words didn’t hurt Ren that much anymore, but that changed when one of the girls approached and ran a finger along a faint scar on her neck before remarking: “Man, your mother really lucked out when she died in that crash, though, I bet everyone wishes it were you.” The next several minutes did not exist in Ren’s mind. All she recalls was a splitting headache, before coming too when she was being restrained by the bakery owner. She recalls nothing of having stabbed the girl in the hand with a fork, of smashing her friend's face into the display shelf as she came to help her friend. Charges were not pressed, as her father paid out of his own pocket to keep the families quiet. The ride home from the bakery with her father was unnervingly quiet, with the only words spoken by her father being “I’ll put you in your place.”

It was several days before Ren left her house again. She had to make an appearance at school so as to not raise any suspicions with the student board and several days was enough time for her to mostly heal. She was escorted by security, but understandably, they could not follow her into her actual school. Feeling completely hopeless, Ren remembered Hendrix and upon finding his card was still in her bag, called him using the school office phone. She vaguely explained that if he wanted to meet up with her, he would have to get her out of school before her father’s security showed up to pick her up. Hendrix took her to a favourite dinning spot of his, and bought her a milkshake to try and lift her spirits. He began by introducing himself and asking her what she would be comfortable to share. Over the course several weeks, Ren would grow comfortable around Hendrix and tell him about various aspects of her life. He initially seemed more interested in the dirt she had on her father, but over time, his focus would change to Ren and her relationship with her father. He quickly became concerned for her well-being and offered her a safe place to stay, should she ever need it. Ren thanked him, and the two would part ways for a short amount of time.

It was 4:30 in the morning when Hendrix received a call from an unknown number. It was Ren, she had called him lost, having fled from her house hours ago. Her tone was shaky, but her voice was steady. She gave him a description of where she was, then hung up. Hendrix had never left bed faster in his life. When he found Ren, she was sitting alone on a bench. She insisted to be fine, but he could see the redness of her eyes through the dim light of night. She refused to elaborate on what had happened, simply stating that she never wanted to go back home again. Hendrix took Ren to his office for the night and in the morning suggested that Ren stay with him for the time being. Several months passed. In that time, Hendrix would take in Ren, giving her his last name as cover so she could live with him without the need to worry about her father tracking her down. Hendrix had also suggested that Ren dye her hair to make her stand out less, but she out right refused, stating: “It’s like a piece of my mom’s still with me.”

### Transformations, Both Literal & Otherwise, Part I

The two would eventually move to Vegas where Hendrix would enrol Ren at Spring Valley high in an attempt to give her a normal life. Ren was initially hesitant, given her past experiences with school, however, Hendrix insistency eventually led her to agree. By this a point, the two had began to become quite close, with Hendrix stating to take the place of a father figure in Ren’s eyes. She was nearly fourteen when she started her first semester at spring valley. Despite being in a different place, school seemed much the same as before. Groups of smelly angst kids filled the hallways, cheering and yelling with their friends, complaining about how many tests they have, or how unfair their detention was. Ren still felt distant and detached from it all. She couldn’t relate to any of it, and she found it perplexing when the other girls made fun of her clothing. What did it matter what she wore? It was all the same anyway. She supposed there would be bullies no matter where she went, but it wasn’t all bad. Some of the kids seemed friendly enough. Waving to her whenever they saw her or asking her how she was doing. It was an unfamiliar experience, but it wasn’t unpleasant. Chiefly among these friendlier students was one slightly older classmate named Alexis Mays. She always seemed to try and go the extra step with Ren, but, never having had someone be friendly for no reason, Ren remained cautious of Alexis until a faithful day when Ren was just trying to return home after a long day of school.

There was a storm scheduled for later that evening, and so Ren made it her top priority to return home from school as quickly as possible. That meant no stopping at the record store, no bubble tea, and most importantly, no encounters with Stacey Quinn (who had crowned herself the head of the school bullies). Ren tried her best to get home unseen, but she didn’t even make it so far as the school gates before of course, Stacey had found her. After a bit of roughing Ren around they decided that they would play a bit of a ‘friendly’ prank and lock Ren in the decrepit janitors shed for the duration of the storm. Ren began to panic, and just as she feared that she may actually be locked in throughout the storm, the cracking and popping of a motorcycle engine bought her the time she needed to wriggle her way out of their grasp. Alexis stood on her bike, staring at the bullies with the intention to kill. The scene played out pretty quickly, with Alexis showering the bullies in a pile of mud, before grabbing Ren and popping her on the bike. The two drove off to the local mall.Alexis brought Ren to her favourite ice cream spot, where she quickly forced Ren out of her shell by asking her all sorts of crazy and sometimes personal questions. For some odd reason, Alexis seemed to actually want to spend time around Ren, and although it was difficult at first, Ren slowly grew more comfortable and less suspicious of as time went on.The two would even manage to become quite close, with Ren even going so far as to categorize Alexis as her first true friend. Over time, Alexis would introduce Ren to her other friends; Shay and Tyler. With which who Ren had extreme difficulty not becoming friends with, as they began inserting themselves into her life in an attempt to befriend her.

For a time, things would finally slow down for Ren. She and Hendrix did their best to become a family, and she was also able to get a taste at what a regular school-life could be like. It was like a trance, and in that trance, Ren was liken to lull herself into a false sense of security. It was as if she were grasping into the life she never had, but just as she was able to breath comfortably, her past caught up in an unexpected way.

### Transformations, Both Literal & Otherwise, Part II

It was the most inexplicable thing that had happened in her entire life. She went to sleep around 11:38pm

## Attributes

### Powers

**Wielder of a Blade of Power:** Whenever Ren came in contact with The Blade of Power (Epitaph), she was gifted with unique abilities. Epitaph painfully altered her physiology to be that of a Wielder of The Blade of Power so that Ren could use the blade properly without harming herself or those she considers friends. The range of these abilities has yet to be unlocked, as Epitaph is waiting till Ren is ready to do so, but the few she does have are incredible. Maria Stark has categorized Ren as a Mystic Level Threat 6 and a Potential Mystic Level Threat 9 upon mastery. However, she also theorized that because of the unknown nature of Epitapth, Ren could be placed as a Potential Mystic Level Threat XXX, an unknown tier that only a few exist in.

* **Attunement:** Attunement is the base ability that all who come in contact with a Blade of Power gain. In this case, it allows Ren to communicate peacefully with Epitaph and even perform telekinetic commands. However, the most used part of Attunement is the ability to, what Shay calls, "Summon The Power of Grayskull," or in less nerdy words, it allows her to summon her armour. This armour changes her hair colour and grants her a mask to conceal her identity. The armour is highly protective, allowing her to become bulletproof in the chest. She can also take superhuman hits without fear of the armour withering away. However, she is not invincible (more on that later).
	+ **Limited Telekinesis:** While Attuned, Ren is granted the ability of telekinesis to move Epitaph around if she is ever away from it. It does not take much mental effort as it is as simple as "Go here" or "Attack him." The problem, however, becomes that it is only limited to Epitaph. She cannot use her telekinesis for anything other than directing her blade, much to her frustration.
	+ Superhuman Physiology: Ren, in her Attunement, has a bolstered physical prowess that is classified as superhuman, even on par with Shay. Her strength is increased three-fold to throw cars and bring down concrete walls with a single punch. Her speed and stamina have been heightened to where she can strain herself for several hours before getting tired and running faster than Shay and her peers. Lastly, her reflexes are so fast that she can cut bullets in half as they fly toward her with enough ease that it appears almost graceful.
		- **Limited Immortality:** Ren was gifted with immortality through Epitaph, but it is limited. If she does not die in combat, she will never die, but that blessing is removed during battle, which usually allows her to be killed with no resurrection. This makes her immune to diseases, sickness, or other Earthly afflictions, but she can still be drugged. What occurs upon death is a mystery as Ren has never died and returned; truthfully, she has no plans to.
	+ **Elemental Manipulation:** Now for the fun ability. Epitaph has begun to allow Ren to use elemental manipulation but only in the groups of Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, and Lightning. However, Epitaph has stated that Ren will have access to them all over time, but currently, she only has access to Lightning. With this ability, Ren can shoot lightning bolts, set electrical charge traps, and cause cars or other electrical items to explode.
	+ **Crying Lightning:** When Epitaph explained Elemental Manipulation to Ren, she explained that every group has a unique ability that can be used. One power is so mighty that it is a danger to herself and those around her. However, she expressly stated that it is not an "instant kill" but will wound. For the Lightning group, it is the unique ability called Crying Lightning. With this ability, Ren can summon a significantly violate and highly conductive lightning storm that continually strikes a single target for one minute. If the target moves, the storm follows. The lighting is not regular; instead, it is faster and more harmful, ignoring even the most insulated materials or costumes. However, during training, only two people successfully evaded Crying Lightning with extreme strain on their physical bodies. These are Shay Daniels and Manny McClain. The name "Crying Lightning" comes from whenever the ability is used; it sounds like thousands of souls wailing and crying from the sheer noise of the power. If you are not the intended target, you surely will hear it.

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intelligence:** Contrary to popular belief (as Ren is often confused), Ren is wildly intelligent. Shay often calls her smarter than anybody he knows. Ren has confidence issues and becomes scared whenever she is put on the spot, but Ren is the one who cracked the problem of Shay's Web-Fluid Formula. Ren also knew what material to use to create his classic suit to protect against The Radioactive Man. She was gifted the title of Physicist Supreme Of Earth-30. She resents this. However, her most impressive feat of intelligence is when she developed the cell designs for The Vault to ensure that another Squadron Supreme doesn't occur. While Shay has been stated to be the smartest one in the room due to him being outspoken but when the chips are down, and all is lost, Shay diverts to Ren for her superior intelligence.

* **Swordsmanship:** Ren has learned over time how to use a sword due to her powers. She was trained some by Manny and Ford, but primarily, she learned on her own through trial and error. However, she trains a lot with Shay as they become better at fighting by sparing each other. Through this, she developed her fighting style called "Close Encounters." It is still in its infancy, but the idea is that Ren will first begin with ranged attacks and then get close. She will then use her reflexes to see attacks coming and react accordingly, then use her speed to attack faster than her opponent so that while they are still doing their previous attack, Ren has already lined up her next one. This was showcased during the So Appalled era to significant effect.

### Weaknesses

* **Separation Anxiety:** Ren and Epitaph are linked on a genetic level. Bound by spirit and soul, Epitaph is an extension of Ren herself. Should Ren and Epitaph ever be separated, the former would grow increasingly weaker until her body could not support itself, and her internal organs would fail. Epitaph is Ren's lifeblood; without it, she could not continue living.

## Paraphernalia

### Weapons

* **The Blade of Power/Epitaph**: A sword of myth and legend, the legendary blade known as Epitaph has been a family heirloom of The Carters for a long time. While Ren does not know fully about it, she is learning as time progresses and has begun the proper path of mastering the blade as she ages with it.

## Notes

* Ren Carter (Earth-30), and by extension, Donuts exist outside of mainstream Marvel Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the Marvel Multiverse and exist within solely within The Donuts Multiverse.

## See Also

* 4 appearance(s) of Ren Carter (Earth-30)
* 1 mention(s) of Ren Carter (Earth-30)
* 4 image(s) of Ren Carter (Earth-30)
* 2 quotation(s) by or about Ren Carter (Earth-30)

## Links and References

### References

1. ↑ Dummy
2. ↑ Introducing
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 I Talk to Wind
4. ↑ Sin-City
5. ↑ Sins Past
6. ↑ A Day At The Races
7. ↑ Dark Side of The Moon
8. ↑ Nuketown
9. ↑ Operation: Zero Tolerance
10. ↑ I Might Be Wrong