Carin Taylor

Judith Taylor, Pallas Taylor, Rachel Taylor, Argine Taylor, Cynthia Lance (Paternal Cousins)

### Affiliation

Stormwatch (Member)
Cyberforce (Former Member)
International Operations (Former Member, Brainwashed)

## Biographical Information

### Residence

Skywatch
Earth's Orbit

### Occupation

Special Agent
Assassin / SHOC (formerly)

### Employer

Stormwatch
International Operations (formerly)

## Background

### 1992 - 2010: Carin Taylor

Carin is the second born daughter of CIA agent Frank Taylor & his stay home wife Francesca. When she was three, her mother passed away. Years years later, her father remarried to a younger woman named Scarlette after only dating for a few months. She was not aware of her father's job until she was in her teens, believing him to be travelling salesman. As a child, she loved to play baseball & run around with her sister. This would continue until Cassandra's arm was crippled by a group of jealous boys.

At the age of fifteen, her father was sent home after becoming injured during CIA mission. Upon his return home, Frank not only became a bitter alcoholic but began abusing his wife & eldest daughter. One day, he came after Carin but Cassandra stepped in & took the beating. While he was beating her sister, Carin ran from the house at superhuman speed to the nearest police car for help (the first manifestation of her powers). She then raced back to the house only to see her sister inadvertently killed their father. Based on everyone's stories, the police decided not to press charges against Cassandra.

With both parents dead, Cassandra & Carin expected to be left in their stepmother's care. Instead, she left them with her parents. They did not last long there as neother Cassandra & Carin were quite fond of her folks. And her parents weren't too keen on raising two teenagers. When Cassandra graduated high school, she immediately got a job to help save money though some of that went to her step-grandparents who insisted on her paying rent. Not wanting to be seperated from her sister she obliged. When Carin graduated a couple of years lter, the two moved out & got their own place.

The two women soon encountered International Operations after living on their own for some time. They both were brainwashed with a "brain box" that robbed them of memories of their family & replaced Cassie's damaged arm with a bionic one. Due to She was also cybernetically enhanced & became part of the Special Hazardous Operations Cyborgs, or SHOCs for short. Velocity’s induction into the SHOCS program improved her superhuman speed & movement. She was cybernetically enhanced with a layer of Kevlar implanted beneath her skin to combat the friction generated by her high speeds.

## Romantic Relationships

* Reno Bryce: On & Off (2015 - 2016)
* Robert Berresford: Boyfriend (2017 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology/Cybernetic Enhancement**
	+ ***Superhuman Speed***: Carin can run at speeds in excess of 3300 miles per hour, but has yet to max out her speed for any reason. She has proven that she can sustain Mach 1 (700 miles an hour) when she destroyed a warship from within. I.O. cybernetically implanted layers of Kevlar under her skin to avoid friction burns. Although an exact upper speed limit isn't known, she is capable of exceeding the speed of sound at ground level.
	+ ***Superhuman Reflexes***: Her speed also grants her super fast reflexes. Her eyes can move at an incredible pace as well, allowing her to follow the path of a card while playing a game of Three Card Monty. The Brain Box also enhanced her reaction time & ability to process sensory input, so she will be able to control herself & understand what she sees & hears when moving at high speed.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Upon being captured by International Operations, she was extensively trained in unarmed & armed combat.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 87 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Notes

* Velocity is a character from Top Cow Productions.