Myrina

## Background

### ~4200 BCE - 3000 BCE: Myrina the Black

From the soul of a woman murdered by her husband after helping another man at the market, Myrina was reborn with the five Olympian goddesses Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hestia & Aphrodite.

Quickly learning combat, Myrina became an elite fighter & an assassin for the Amazons. Due to her appearance of long black hair & all black attire, she was given the name Myrina the Black.

With her elite skills, she was the Amazon chosen by Queen Hippolyta to battle Echidna. Echidna, also known as the Mother of All Monsters, was a monstrous creature with the upper torso of a woman & the bottom half of a serpent. After taming the beast, she then slayed the monster earning the names of Slayer of Echidna & Tamer of the Griffin.

### 3000 BCE - Present: Myrina

It is unknown exactly when but at some point in her life, Myrina would meet with the Apokoliptian dictator, Darkseid. She eventually became pregnant with his child but kept this a secret from her Amazon sisters, knowing they would not approve. When the time came for the child to be born, Myrina snuck away to an island tower on the island but was found by Althea & Philippus. Deciding to help her, the two Amazons would act as midwives throughout the birthing process.

Her daughter, Grail, would be born the same day that their Queen Hippolyta gave birth to Princess Diana. As Philippus delivered the newborn child, Althea suddenly had a vision that the child would bring great disparity & suffering to the entire universe. Trying to prevent this, Philippus attacked the infant with the intent of slaying her before Althea's vision came true. Neither one of them would be a match for Myrina despite her not being in top shape. She stopped both of them then slaughtered them without mercy for trying to harm her child. After conceal their disappearances, Myrina left the island with her child.

After some time, Darkseid found her again & brought both her & their child to Apokolips. They both raised Grail to be a capable warrior in preparation for the coming conflict. She travelled to many worlds alongside her daughter, destroying planets in the name of Darkseid.

Myrina is considered a respected member on Apokolips, as she's the wife of Darkseid & the mother of child.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Amazon Physiology:** Although Amazons are generally similar to human women in appearance, they are distinguished from them by their remarkable beauty & enhanced physiology. They possess enhanced strength, coordination, stamina & agility, further honed by their years of combat training. The Amazons have received gifts & blessings from five Olympian goddesses: Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hestia & Aphrodite.\*\****Enhanced Intellect*:** A gift from Athena, Amazons possess wisdom to be guided by peace & justice, as well as a heightened intellect that allows them to learn & adapt quicker than the average human.
	+ - ***Multinlingualism*:** Amazons were gifted with the ability to innately understand all human languages, including those currently dead such as Ancient Greek, Latin, Sumerian or Turkish Ottoman. This incredible learning capability allows them to learn non-human languages as well.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength*:** Amazons are superhumanly strong, more than any normal human. They are able to block gunfire with their shields, lift other beings into the air with one arm & deliver blows powerful enough to stagger/disorient larger beings.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** The bodies of Amazons are much more resistant to physical damage than the body of an average human.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina*:** Amazons' musculature produces considerably fewer fatigue toxins during physical activity than that of humans. This allows them to have a level of superhuman stamina so that they don't nee to slow down or catch their breath when in battle.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** Amazons naturally have greater agility, dexterity, balance & body coordination than than the average human.
	+ ***Immortality*:** Amazons were gifted immortality by the Olympians but can be killed in war or in an accident.
	+ ***Self-Sustenance*:** So long as the Amazons stay on Themyscira, she does not require food, water or any other form of nourishment to maintain her health and vitality. Although they are not susceptible to the throes of hunger, this does not mean that Amazons don't consume food for enjoyment.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Myrina is the best combat fighter to come from the Amazons. She is able incapacitate larger or multiple opponents at a time with ease. She was chosen by Queen Hippolyta herself to battle Echidna, the Mother of All Monsters, a task that proved to be easy for her. Her combat skills have only improved upon her relocation to Apokolips, where she trained among the Furies in their way of combat. Darkseid frequently uses her to dispatch of some of his enemies.
* **Occultism:** In her free time, Myrina became pretty adept in magic. Though she was not able to perform such feats herself, she taught what she knew to her daughter.

### Weaknesses

* **Piercing Weapons:** She is more susceptible to piercing weapons than blunt force attacks.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 180 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

* Myrina truly loves Darkseid & he has come to care for her in his own weird way. He is disrespectful to her but won't let anyone else do it. And if she is threatened, he takes it as a threat to himself.
* Though her & Darkseid are married, he has taken up many lovers which is obvious through his other children. Myrina has killed many of them after challenging them to a battle, something both her & Darkseid find pleasure in.
* Darkseid's mother Heggra tried to have Grail fatally poisoned because she felt that she was making Darkseid "weak." Her plot was ruined when DeSaad found out, who told both Darkseid & Myrina. After being granted the honors by Darkseid, Myrina tortured Heggra for weeks then murdered her.
* She's been taught in Amazonian & Apokoliptian combat.
* To the other Amazons, Althea & Philippus disappeared in the power of the storm. They wouldn't find out about their deaths until Myrina admitted to it later.
* When she arrived on Apokolips, Darkseid gave her an omega symbol tattooed under her left eye.

## Notes

* In the comics, Heggra got Desaad to fatally poison Suli. As an act of revenge, Darkseid had Desaad fatally poison her.