Helena Miller

**Helena Miller**, formerly known as the **White Owl**, is a former antihero and the widow of Arnold Miller, also known as the Jersey Devil. She is the mother of Abigail Miller.

## Appearance

Helena Miller is an older woman with a high sense of fashion. In spite of her age, she still takes great pride in her appearance while never trying to hide her age. She runs a shoe store called If the Shoe Fits and thus has a wide selection of shoes in her wardrobe. She is almost always wearing heels and a set of pearls that she stole when she was acting as a thief under the guise of The White Owl.

As the White Owl, she wore a white leotard with high-heeled boots, an owl shaped mask, and a cape that converts into a glider. The costume shows off her legs, which she often refers to her "Gams of Steel". While she has retired her persona as the White Owl, she still has the costume and it fits like a glove.

## History

### Childhood and Bianca

Helena grew up in poverty in the countryside with her mother, half-sister Bianca, and step father. When she was younger, during the winters Bianca and Helena would play in the wooded area around their house. One evening, the two got lost and were stuck outside in the cold. Bianca had hit her head after a sledding accident, and Helena was trying to bring the two home. Unsure of where to go, Helena saw a snowy owl flying against the knight sky, she followed the owl and it led her home. She had a fixation on the animal ever since.

When she was nine years old, her step-father shot her mother in the head in their kitchen with she and Bianca watching. Her step-father began to threaten Bianca, so Helena grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed her step-father. Her sister and her were separated as each were put into different foster homes. Bianca was raised by several different foster parents, struggling from the trauma of the event, while Helena was considered dangerous and unstable and put into a Shelter for dangerous youth.

Her upbringing there was difficult, but when Helena turned 18 she was released and left to fend for herself. Helena began to turn to petty theft to get by. However, Helena came back into contact with her sister and found her in very poor health and unable to support herself any longer. Bianca had become paralyzed after being held hostage by villain and mob boss Crimson King. The incident left Bianca so traumatized that she entered a catatonic state.

Helena took her sister in, once again becoming a caretaker for her.

### Becoming The White Owl and Meeting the Jersey Devil

After taking Bianca in, Helena found she couldn't afford to pay for her medical fees. Hoping to make more money, Helena decided to take her thievery to a greater level. To protect her identity, she created the White Owl, inspired by the owl from their childhood, and began to pull more extreme robberies. To soothe her conscious, Helena only stole from those she felt didn't deserve their wealth, acting as a sort of Robin Hood type. She also took keen interest in dismantling the Crimson Gang, to avenge her sister and what they'd done to her. In her robberies, she unintentionally developed kind of calling card as she began to steal pairs of women's shoes along with her more grand thefts. This was how she was identified as the guilty party in a string of crimes but Helena's only motivation for stealing the shoes was just because she liked them and decided to take them.

The White Owl began to gain press and a reputation not just as a thief but as a bringer of justice. However, she was still considered a criminal by the American Syndicate of Heroes and was pursued by local heroes. One of which was the Jersey Devil. An unlicensed hero at the time, the Jersey Devil sympathized with the White Owl's efforts but still vowed to take her down.

The two developed a sort of "cat and mouse" chase but had a undeniable chemistry. At some point, the two's relationship escalated to romantic resulting in the two having a poorly thought through hook up. After this, the Jersey Devil sought out Helena's help in taking down the Crimson King once and for all. However, after the incident, they had a falling out and their relationship, romantic and professional, ended.

### Forming of the Vega City Team

While the White Owl continued her exploits, the Vega City Team was formed by the newly accepted hero, Celestia, the Jersey Devil joining the team.