Match

Audrey Madden was a neohuman supervillain originally from Stapleton in Alabama, she and her older brother Muck made a life of thievery and robbery across America.

### **History**

Born in the small town of Stapleton in northern Baldwin County, Alabama, Audrey was the youngest of the Madden family, 5 years younger than her brother Billy. She grew up in a Christian household, in a house that was previously a farm, and somewhat stifling, especially in the presence of her orthodox grandparents and uncle and aunt who she hated with a passion, spending most of her time outside the house or tinkering with the family's tractor.

Over the years she developed an interest in mechanics, although it was often always rudely interrupted by her brother, who as he grew developed learning difficulties.

She became a troubled pre-teen when she was 11 often stealing from local shops.

Frustrated at life and her family her powers began to manifest at 12, her head and bones pounded and skin felt like it was being peeled off, but it wasn't until July 4th, whilst at a friend's bonfire and fireworks display, she stopped her friend's dad from beating him by curling flame from the fire towards him, blasting him from the floor and severely burning his chest and lower face. Unfortunately she also scarred her friend too, and Audrey ran, terrified to face the wrath of her parents.

When Billy followed her to said he saw what happened, he admitted that he too had a 'special power' causing the mud from a nearby riverbank to follow his command.

The two ran, knowing their parents would never accept them back, and they spent years in youth hostels, trying to hide from the police and control their powers and choosing codenames for themselves.

Eventually she got a job in a garage in Montgomery where Muck handled heavy labour.

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### **Personality**

Audrey was hot-headed and quick-to-anger and distrustful of normal humans, always assuming they have some kind of agenda, she distrusts anyone who works for law enforcement and other authoritative agencies, especially the government. She only feels calm when she is fixing vehicles and machines , but quickly irritated if interrupted.

### **Appearance**

Audrey is a slim natural blonde with died red and orange hair, often highlighted with yellow streaks, she has blue eyes and a number of freckles on her face. She often appears dirty or grimy and wears grungy, old clothing or work overalls, usually with holes and grease stains. She often wears cargo pants with a number of pockets, sometimes she is seen wearing a bandana or neckerchief.

She often carries a number of matchboxes and lighters in her multiple pockets and much of her clothes are fitted with striking pads allowing her to create enough sparks access to an outside flame source.

### **Powers and Abilities**

#### **Powers**

Match is a neohuman born with a series of 'n-genes' or 'neones' that gave her superhuman abilities, these manifested when she was 12:

**Pyrokinesis** She had the ability to mentally manipulate, although not actually create flame, requiring her to use an outside ignition source; this power, nevertheless gave her a broad range of abilities.

* ***Flame manipulation:*** She could shape, manipulate and mentally sustain flames from sources of heat as small as lighter sparks or matches or even the muzzle flash of a gun, causing the flame to grow and increase in volume by any degree she wants. Once in control of existing fire, she could not only sustain these flames with ease for extended periods without exterior fuel sources, but at the same time control flames over a kilometer away. She could also diminish and completely extinguish any source of flame.
* **Flame Constructs:** She could form fire constructs that display the properties of physicality, creating weapons such as whips or even later complex flame-guns and fire-armour, although her usual method is to harness her flames in a halo of fire above her head so that she can pull fire from it at any time, focusing it into blasts or fireballs that she can throw.
* ***Pyrolocation:*** She can sense fire and heat sources from almost a mile away.
* ***Fire Immunity:*** She is utterly immune to fire and extreme heat, her power naturally forming a flame-repulsive field throughout her body at all times, even extending to most forms of clothing she wears. It is likely that she can also protect other people and objects from fire.

#### **Abilities**

* ***Mechanic:*** She has learned to maintain and fix machines and vehicles from an early age.
* ***Sewing:*** She learned to repair and alter clothing.
* ***Thieving skills:*** Match is very skilled in various forms of thievery, from breaking-and-entering to pick pocketing.
* ***Deception:*** She can be deceptive and misdirect people's attention with some skill.
* ***Fast learner:*** Audrey is surprisingly intelligent and quickly and recalls retains information, making her underestimated.

### **Weapons and Equipment**

**Various Firearms:** She has access to various forms of gun, from pistols to rifles, but usually only carried a pistol on her person that she could also use as an ignition source for her power.

**Matches/Striking Surfaces:** Her pockets are usually filled with matches and her clothes or gloves usually have surfaces made from strike paper.

**Wrench:** She is known to carry around a large adjustable wrench that she uses for her mechanical work for use as a weapon in a tight squeeze, though she usually lets her brother weald it and would moreso go for the use of her powers.

### **Limitations and Weaknesses**

Audrey has a short temper and is seemingly always frustrated with something.

Her power allows her to control and sustain flame in a number of incredible ways, but dosn't seem to allow her to create it in any form and must rely on exterior flame sources for initial ignition.