Maura Lee Karupt

* Biography
* Threat Assessment
* Trivia and Notes
* Gallery

### Morris Wilson: 1980 - 1998

Morris Wilson came from a loving home of blue-collar industry workers. He played football with his friends after school and went fishing with his dad almost every weekend. His mother got really sick when he was ten. By the time he was twelve, his mother had lost her hair fighting for her life. By Morris' eighteenth birthday, his mother had passed on.

While tying his tie for his high school graduation in the mirror of his mother's vanity, Morris was reflecting on his mother's memory. He spotted one of his mother's wigs on the vanity and picked it up. The wig still had the scent of his mother's favorite perfume on it. Morris felt close to his mother as he held the wig and absent-mindedly, he put the wig on. He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror and he smiled. For a moment, he thought he saw his mother smiling back at him but as reality faded back into focus, Morris saw his father standing behind him.

Morris missed his own graduation — spending the night in the emergency room after he "fell down the stairs." When he returned home to recover from his injuries, Morris was greeted with an application to enter the army. It was an ultimatum from his father: join the army or get out.

### Morris Wilson: 1998 - 2003

Morris enlisted and as the bus took him away to basic training, Morris decided he would never return home. The army would give him the skills he needed to survive and he would never have to be afraid of his father. But in the army, Morris was met with a dozen more men who were just like his father. Morris kept his head down and did his best to fit in.

### Maura Lee Karupt: 2003 - Present

In conflicts in Qurac, Khandaq, and Umec, Morris distinguished himself as an exemplary soldier. A bullet wound in Umec got him a discharge but once he was healed, Morris went to work for the United States in a new capacity: working for the Department of Extranormal Operations. Morris fell into a black ops unit under the supervision of Darren Jones.

One of Morris' first assignments was to investigate a street that would teleport to various other places around the world. Eventually, he found it and as he walked down the street, he was warmly greeted by all manner of peculiar folk. Morris spied a menswear shop with a male mannequin wearing a beautiful dress and a beautiful red curly wig. As Morris gazed at this, his focus shifted to his reflection in the glass and he recalled that which he had so long repressed.

Welcomed among the Dannyzens, Morris disappeared. Believed dead, Morris began wearing drag — exploring his true self. Danny welcomed him with great enthusiasm and soon Morris took on a new identity, that of Maura Lee Karupt, the self-appointed caretaker of Peeping Tom's Perpetual Cabaret. When the Dannyzens decided to organize, Maura had already established herself as a community leader and became the clear choice for the position of mayor.

Maura still runs the Perpetual Cabaret and can be found there most of the time, keeping Danny's heart beating with music and love. Most of the day-to-day operations of the Mayor's Office are handled by Maura's trusted deputy mayor Snow White.

### Supplemental Reports

* (*Submitted by Gremlin*) I have yet to meet Maura Lee Karupt in person but Leon Meager gave me a quick primer in case we do cross paths. Maura has no personal preference on pronoun usage. Still, it seems that the general consensus among the Dannyzens is to use "she/her" when Maura is in drag, which is pretty much all the time.
* (*Submitted by Herald*) When Maura befriended the Doom Patrol, Maura confided in Larry Trainor, sensing he was a kindred spirit in need of support. It was not long after sharing the fate of Morris Wilson with Larry that word spread to other members of the Doom Patrol. The Chief reported this back to Mr. Bones and the information was shared with other chiefs in the department. It was not long before Darren Jones learned that Morris did not die. Darren Jones mistakenly believed Danny the Street had brainwashed Agent Wilson, declaring war on the Dannyzens. When the Doom Patrol and even Mr. Bones joined the conflict on the side of Maura and the Dannyzens, Jones left the department. Rumor is he had even left the country, defecting with plans to travel to Scotland, cross the border to England, join the Norsefire Party, and become a Fingermen. If the rumors are true or not, Maura does not look forward to seeing Jones again.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* Military Training
	+ *Expert Driver*
	+ *Expert Marksman*
	+ *Expert Martial Artist*
	+ *Expert Mechanic*
	+ *Military Connections*
* Former Government Operative
	+ *Bureaucratic Familiarity*
	+ *Legal Knowledge*
	+ *Political Connections*
* Charismatic
* Expert Dancer
* Expert Singer
* Indomitable Will
* Unyielding Love

### Weaknesses

* Loved Ones — Danny the Street
* Loved Ones — Dannyzens

### Analytics

* **Physicality:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Weaponry:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Expertise:** 3 — Trained / Exceptional
* **Range:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
* **Strategy:** 4 — Expert / Enhanced
	+ **TOTAL:** 45
	+ **RANKING:** Low Threat

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* She begin every term with an inaugural address at the Perpetual Cabaret, though, while it begins as spoken word, it usually turns to song and dance by the end.
* While she has an office in the Organ Disco DMV, Maura prefers to have meetings at the Cabaret or at her apartment. The office is the last place Maura will be seen. It is currently used by Prince Charming.
* Larry Trainor once demanded he be awarded a medal for killing the Pelican but she denied it.
* When she asked Snow to be her deputy mayor, she informed her that she had already begun decorating her office.
* She's Holly Dayton's mentor.

### Notes

* Maura Lee Karupt is a character from the *Doom Patrol* TV series.
* Darren Jones is also character from the show and he was part of the Bureau of Normalcy.

## Network Files

Network Files Maura Lee Karupt.pngNetwork Files: Maura Lee Karupt

## Links and References

* Appearances of Maura Lee Karupt

1. ↑ Network Files: Maura Lee Karupt
2. ↑ (E27 Info) Perpetual Cabaret
3. ↑ (E27) Organ Disco DMV
4. ↑ Network Files: The Pelican
5. ↑ NFX: Snow White
6. ↑ Network Files: Holly Dayton