Jennifer Steel "Mistress Serious"

Mistress Serious is a 27 year old homicide detective turned superhero from Universe D203. She is the current host of the Vessel X, a living suit of armor created somewhere deep within the cosmos.

## Jennifer Steel "Mistress Serious"

### Relatives

Bryce Nickels (Universe D203) - Late PhianceeBryce Nickels (Snyderverse) - Alternate Husband

Brenda Steel - Alternate Daughter

### Affiliation

Subway City PDNixon Administration

Steel Industrial (Alternate)

## Biographical information

### Marital status

Bryce Nickels (Ex-Phiancee)Bryce Nickels (Alternate Husband)

## History

### The Mysterious Origin of Mistress Serious

Jennifer was born in Universe D203, a universe that tied into older noir/ detective comics style stories. Her origins were clarified in the prequel spin-off "The Mysterious Origin of Mistress Serious" where she is a rookie homicide detective investigating a series of killings where something cut people open from within, her partner Bryce Nickels tells her to trust him as "You get used to it after a while". Later that night while walking through the city Jennifer talks about another case she has involving a hero killer. Bryce is visibly upset and tells her he wants to talk about something more important. Following this Bryce proposes and Jennifer accepts. The next night Jennifer finds a piece of debris from space landing nearby and goes looking for it. Jennifer picks up a strange rock and becomes infected with the Vessel X. The vessel chose Jennifer as the perfect host and she inherintly knew bits of the creatures history. She knew that the vessel had been cursed by the wizard Merlin many years prior and that it became more powerful the more it receeded into itself. The next day Jennifer put the creature out of her mind after a tip came in about the hero killer. Upon breaking down the door however she discoverd that the hero killer was none other than her phiancee Bryce. Jennifer killed Bryce saying "Trust me, you get used to it after a while.".

### M&M: The Snydare Cut

Zachariah Snydare would eventually call upon Jen to inhabit Subway City. After learning of Snydares aspirations to create a new universe made to his prefrences they would witness the corruption of the World Watchers at the hands of Snydare. A chase ensued with the team succesfully stopping Mirror Image, Night Watcher, and Mistress Serious. Brian would stop Mistress Serious by charming her beginning a relationship. The team would then be recruited by World Watchers leader Richard Nixon.

Nixon would give the team a mission to track down each World Watcher and attempt to restore their minds. The team first tracked down Kernel Kong finding him at the Subway City Zoo where Mistress Serious would ask Brian to promise that he would get her back to her original universe. Mistress Serious would mercilessly kill many animals and people claiming that, "You get used to it after a whie" when confronted about her violent actions. While fighting Kernel Kong Brian found a gibbon which obtained the spirit of Taika Watiti.

Near the beginning of Issue #4: Black Cats and Voodoo Dolls, Brian was knocked unconsciouse by the hero Testament. While unconsciouse his body was piloted ratatoillie style by Taika Watiti. Brian was later saved and revived by Mistress Serious who asked Brian to return back to her universe which Brian accepted. At the end of the session Brian caught Mistress Serious after just killing Nixon and working with Snydare mind controlled.

During the ensuing fight of Issue #5: The Paper Cut, Mistress Serious would not attack Brian as she still had feelings for him even while mind controlled. Brian would partially snap her out of the mind control but was not able to prevent the Snyder Cut.

After the success of the Snydare Cut, Mistress Serious transformed into the wife and co-owner of a multi-million dollar tech company. She was married to her now living ex-phiancee Bryce with a daughter. She was featured in the opening of Issue #7: "Major Melancholy in: The Long Hannukah", as the first victim of Mashugana Mouse's attempt at restoring victims minds. Jennifers daughter Brenda Steel was taken to be trained as Major Melancholy's sidekick Blue Foot while she was hospitalized.

## Powers and Abilities

Mistress Serious can either gain more armor increasing her defense but lowering strength or the opposite, There is always a tradeoff with the armor.

## Personality

Shocking no one Mistress Serious is incredibly serious. She often speaks very bluntly to people and is undisturbed by acts of violence and suffering. She appears to be quick to trust others however as she trusts Snydare, Brian Benson, and Bryce Nickels, almost immediately quickly falling in love with two of them. Jennifer seems to rely far too much on these relationships that often go poorly.