Jennifer Sparks

## Background

### History

The Trent family is the owner of Trent Industries, a company based in Bjorland that was widely known for their advanced inventions during the first & second World Wars. The money they made would last their families for generations. The eldest of the Trent children, James, frequently travelled for business on behalf of his father. While visiting Beijing for a meeting, he met & fell in love with a woman by the name of Michelle Leung. The two were married after a very short courtship & began splitting their time between China & Bjorland.

### 1984 - 2008: Jennifer Trent

Jennifer Trent was born in Bjorland on a warm summer day. Upon her birth, she was already worth quite a fortune. Though Jen was expected to be spoil with riches & the best education, her parents did their best to ground Jennifer.

Unfortunately, when Jennifer was just threem both of her parents killed in an explosion that decimated the city of Beijing. Though Jennifer had plenty of family to take her in, it would be her godfather Charles McNider that James named in his will to become her guardian. Jennifer was then moved into the McNider Estate but spent many weekends with her father's family.

Jennifer was enrolled at an all girls school, where she developed a skill for technology & the arts. To help further her skill, Charles decided to send her away for two weeks for a summer camp. It was during her first visit that Jennifer discovered she had superpowers that gave her control over electricity. She immediately called her Uncle Charlie to pick her up & after calming her down, he reassured her nothing was wrong with her. Both Charles & his wife Myda worked to help Jennifer understand & control her powers in the coming years so that she did not hurt anyone. After Myda's death in 1999, it was up to Charles to finish her training alone.

### 2008 - 2015: Jennifer Sparks

In time, Jennifer got a hang on her powers but didn't want to be like other individuals across the world that became superheroes. But wanting to still help, she joining the British Army Intelligence where she was picked to become an Intelligence Officer in the 4 Military Intelligence Battalion's Counter Intelligence & Security Section.

### 2015 - Present: Spirit

Jennifer remained in the British Army Intelligence for nearly a decade. During that time, she became a senior officer & married (then divorced) a fellow officer. Following her divorce, she felt she needed a new change of scenery. She spoke with her family about her possible occupational change & after a few conversations, her uncle Lucas set up a meeting with her & his boss Henry Bendix. Jennifer had no idea what she was signing up for until Bendix explained that he led a semi-secret sanctioned unit of super powered individuals & elite soldiers working under the United Nations. She was hired on the spot.

After two years with Stormwatch, Jennifer's stellar performance & extensive background led to her promotion to Senior Special Agent. Unfortunately, that same year would hit a drag when she was forced to kill her mentor Bendix after he had gone insane & slaughtered other agents. Though it has taken time for Jennifer to reel in from this act, she has remained a vital & crucial member of Stormwatch.

## Romantic Relationships

* David Sparks: Boyfriend (2008 - 2010); Husband (2010 - 2015)
* Shen Li-Min: *Missing data.*

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology**
	+ ***Electrokinesis***: Jenny had absolute control of electricity, including travel through power lines, shooting bolts of lightning and shaping electricity.
		- ***Accelerated Healing***: Shifting into her electrical form heals Sparks from injuries as well as poisons.
		- ***Electric Absorption***: She has the ability to manipulate electricity & can easily draw electricity from electronic devices as well as from the human brain, a move she has threatened to kill people with.
		- ***Electric Form***: Like an electrical current, Sparks as electricity must go somewhere before she can re-emerge in her human form. Normally this is into a machine, but other conductors seem to work as well. She was once able to go into the sky and remain there until striking down as lightning. She can also enter a person briefly and electrocute them.
		- ***Electric Teleportation***: Sparks can also convert her entire body into electricity and travel anywhere electricity would. She can apparently survive being transformed into other forms of energy as when she traveled through a TV and power lines and then into a police radio.
		- ***Force Field*:** She is capable of projecting powerful electric forcefields.
	+ ***Technokinesis*:** She can control technological constructs, computers & other device to some extent.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Leadership**: Through her lifetime, Sparks was the member of various teams & military units. As such she is an experienced leader & knowledgeable about military protocol. She has not demonstrated the fighting skill that one might associate with this experience, usually relying on her powers instead.
* **Wealth:** Through her father, she is a member of the Trent family. The family owns the Bjorland based Trent Industries, a company known for their advanced inventions during the World Wars. All of her father's fortune was given to her upon his death though her uncle now runs the family business. She is also the sole beneficiary of Charles McNider's estate when he passes.
* **Stormwatch Gear:** Field agents of Stromwatch are issued a Glock 19M Handgun, Military Issued Bulletproof Vest & Colt M4 Carbine as their primary gear.

### Weaknesses

* **Electrical Limitation**: A key distinction is that Jenny Sparks does not generate electricity. If she is unable to access electricity from any sources or has no place for her electrical form to go, she is powerless and as vulnerable as a normal human.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Her accelerated healing has allowed her to appear younger than her actual age.
* Over the years, Jennifer has become cynical & aggressive towards people.
* She, Angie Spica, Jack Hawksmoor & Shen Li-Men engaged in a night of sex together. She also had a relationship with Shen beforehand.
* She has a close relationship with her uncle, Andrew Pulaski.

## Notes

* She is a composite character of Jennifer Sparks, Jenny Mei Sparks & Jenny Quantum.
* Her appearance, government background, relationship with Shen Li-Men & affiliation with Stormwatch is a nod to *Wildstorm Universe*'s Jennifer Sparks.
* Her relation to Lucas Trent, her mother's name, her middle name & Asian heritage is a nod to *Wildstorm Universe*'s Jennifer Quantum.
* Her Asian heritage is also a nod to *The Wild Storm*'s Jenny Mei Sparks.
* Being McNider's adopted daughter is a nod to Jenny Quantum being the adopted daughter of Midnighter.
* Michelle Leung is the mother of Jennifer Quantum.