Swan Song

Swan Song is Paladin's girlfriend. Her real name is Kim Brockman.

## Kim Brockman

### Relatives

Adopted by the Vulcan Heroes and Mr. Argent, Husband: The Mighty Paladin, Adopted Daughter: Kitty.

### Affiliation

Friends: Kathy, Shelly, Control Freak, Al, Sakura Gozen.Mutual Friends: Charles, Shadow, Predator

## Backstory

Kim, developed her powers at an early age in response to being assaulted by her stepfather. She was taken into the custody of the Vulcans Heroes (Birmingham's Premier Super Hero Group). The Vulcans heroes trained her to control and use her powers and taught her to be a superhero.

When Kim was in high school the demands of more difficult classes and a broader social life combined with being a full time superhero became too much for her. She began losing sleep and her grades began to fall. Mr. Argent decided it was best to take her off the team for a while.

Around the same time she had just broken up with a boyfriend, Johny DeLasco, the son of a major crime lord. To punish her, Johny asked his dad to get her fired from her job. Danny DeLasco asked around about it, making it clear what he wanted, so when she was taken off the team, he took credit for getting her fired. No longer part of the Vulcan's Heroes Kim teamed up with Paladin and Charlie, to form Paladin's Pals, the team that later became Team Gold.

## Powers

As a mutant her powers reflect her personality and needs. She wanted to get away and she wanted to be heard so she got the powers of flight and a sonic blast.

Kim's sonic blast is normally a focused and directed beam that smashes targets while making a loud boom sound. She can also do what is called her "Big Boom", a more powerful attack that affects all targets in a large area all around her. She doesn't do this very often because it's uncontrolled and causes a lot of property damage as well as possibly hurting her friends, and when she was younger, using the "Big Boom" would cause her to pass out for a few seconds. Kim also has more subtle sound manipulation powers, including mimicking sounds, blocking out sounds and amplifying sounds.

Swan Song was one of the winners in Eris' golden apple contest and when she ate a piece of the Golden Apple, her powers became much stronger, and she gained new powers. Now she can fly at the speed of sound, and surround herself with a protective "Sound Barrier" which is a forcefield. Also she no longer passes out when doing her "Big Boom". She also gained the power to understand all languages, she is immune to diseases and poison, and doesn't need to eat or breathe.

Later Swan Song ate a Norse golden apple which made her immortal. That doesn't mean she can't be killed but that she doesn't age, and won't die naturally. Also she will eventually recover from any wound that doesn't kill her. Swan song does not have telepathy, but she is telepathically linked to all of the people who ate the golden apple at the same time as her. The Golden apple also made her "Sound Barrier" larger so she can carry her friends around inside it.

Swan Song can't use her blast while her sound barrier is up, but she can charge into opponents hitting them with her forcefield. She also now has super hearing, and can use sonar to see in the dark and through fog.

## Skills

Kim was trained to be a superhero from an early age. she is an expert on the subjects of law & police procedures. She is also a skilled detective, and especially good at noticing patterns in criminal behavior. She was able to predict where she and Paladin would have the best chance of finding Steel Head, and usually asks the most intelligent questions when talking to police, and Mr. Argent. She's competent at conducting interrogations, but prefers playing bad cop.

## Personality

Kim is hard on the outside and soft on the inside. She often comes across as bossy and grumpy. She has a sarcastic sense of humor and enjoys jokingly insulting her friends, especially when they're acting "nerdy". Although she enjoys being playful, she really cares a lot for her friends. She has a lot of fun with them and sees them all as a substitute family. This is why she fell so easily into the role of surrogate mother for Kitty. That's also why she moved in with Lee, and his family, so that Kitty could live in a home with a family.

Kim loves listening to music, and watching movies or TV. She has a vast knowledge of pop culture that unfortunately doesn't come across well in the writing because the writer is a nerd. Kim loves adventure, but she usually prefers exploring to fighting. She doesn't have Lee's encyclopedic knowledge of geography, but she does enjoy learning about new places.

Kim's favorite color is green, wearing the color out of the mask. In regards to her Swan theme, she wears a white costume with a black mask or sun glasses.

Kim is a picky eater and is often glad that she no longer needs to eat. Her favorite food is hamburgers, but since Gacha doesn't have hamburgers, she's often pictured holding a taco.