Devil's Kiss

Devil's Kiss was originally a sidekick for Mr. Midnight, retiring upon his death and retraining as a police officer. She then re-entered the superhero life as the founding member and mentor for the Externals team.

## Margot Holloway

### Affiliation

Team Midnight, Externals, Rocket City Police Department

## Origin

Margot Holloway was born in the wrong part of Rocket City. The daughter of a well known boxer and stay at home mom - from an early age she learnt to fight back against anybody who would try and push her down. Over time her life would become tougher and tougher, with her dad falling into alcoholism and her mother eventually abandoning the family as a result. Margot became the only breadwinner for the family - dropping out of school, trying to make ends meet as a teenage waitress whilst keeping her dad from drinking himself into oblivion. Eventually she would find a job working as a cloakroom assistant at a very high end restaurant in the city - lying about her age to secure the high pay. One evening the restaurant was attacked by a serious group of thieves, who weren't afraid to kill the diners if they didn't hand over their expensive goods. Although they were interrupted by Mr. Midnight, the group managed to get the upper hand and nearly killed him. Seeing him in danger, Margot stepped in front of a bullet which hit her directly in the shoulder; allowing Mr Midnight time to finally apprehend the group. Margot woke up inside Mr. Midnight's secret base, the Midnight Bunker, bandaged and bruised. He thanked her for her bravery and offered anything as repayment; which Margot asked to become his sidekick. Although initially he refused - Margot spoke about her desire to make her city better and wanting to step up for the rights of the people. He eventually accepted and revealed his secret identity, creating a lifelong bond between the two.

## Powers & Abilities

### Additional Abilities

Skilled hand to hand combatant, trained in police/detective work, proficient on motorcycles

## Intimidation

Margot underwent rigorous training to become his first sidekick. Gruelling physical endurance and mental aptitude tests forged her into a fantastic young superhero - with her eventually taking on the moniker 'Devil's Kiss' in a desire to intimidate the criminals of the city. Margot served as his second in command for a long period, eventually becoming a well known hero herself. Eventually the pair met another young man named Corben Gray who would soon become his second sidekick, Nightmare. The three would act as a mini-team alongside the work being done by the Super Legion itself. Margot and Corben would also have a short lived romantic relationship; which ended over too much pressure trying to work with each other and date. Everything came crashing down during the events of Fall from Grace - when Mr Midnight was killed by an emotionally charged mob due to the abilities of a grieving Spirit. The two young sidekicks witnessed the murder and after burying their mentor and friend, they would retire from the superhero life.

## Next Steps

Margot decided to use the skillsets she had developed by joining the Rocket City Police Department; training to become an officer on the street. It was during this time she would find herself in a difficult relationship with Korben; who had went down a much darker path of crime. The pair would move between lovers to enemies to friends regularly, both trying to deal with the shared trauma of their past. Margot was a fantastic police officer and worked hard to protect her neighbourhoods. But she was thrown into the fire yet again during the Night of the Netherworlders; when she on the front lines of the attack. Finding herself protecting a young super powered boy called Dead Man Walking. The pair bonded quickly during the attack, eventually finding shelter with Grenade before the eventual defeat in Legion Park. Grenade died a heroes death closing the portal to the attacker's home dimension and Dead Man Walking (ironically) died during the attack. Margot mourned for her friends yet again; but this time decided to step back into the fray.

## External

During that evening, Devil's Kiss came into contact with a multitude of superpowers individuals. Those who survived and she could track, she offered sanctuary and training with her in the abandoned Mr. Midnight base - Midnight Bunker. It was here that the Externals were formed - with Devil's Kiss finally becoming the one training young superheroes, deciding that there was nobody better suited to the job. Although a tough leader, she created a group that could take on anything. She led the team on various missions and built a strong, capable team from the ground up. However she found herself haunted by the death of Korben; and felt she needed more closure. This eventually led her to discover that he didn't actually die in the attack - but was instead comatose in the a far flung hospital. The two were reunited and Margot was able to recover his memory with the help of a new friend Attaya and her telepathy. Margot brought him home to the Midnight Bunker; which ignited a battle when Korben revealed that External member Chi was actually a mole for Deacon. The ensuring battle was devastating, with Zero and Veil both killed in action. As a final repayment for revealing his true identity, Chi killed Margot in front of Korben and brought the Midnight Bunker crashing down around them. Devil's Kiss was killed in the place that she always felt most at home; and her death inspired the Externals to continue their mission in her name.