Stratogale

## **History**

### **Abigail Sequoyah Ballesta: 1976 - 1989**

Abby was born in Ohio to Cherokee parents who moved several times over the states— several times for Abby’s father’s job, and then several more times because Abby’s powers were discovered. As a child, she had difficulty controlling her powers and her parents had to keep a close eye on her for fear of a neighbor discovering them, or for Abby causing an accident, which happened several times. When Abby was 13, her parents divorced and her mother took custody of her.

### **Stratogale: 1989 - 1994**

She and Abby moved to California, near to Malibu, and when Abby turned 15, the NSA program was in full force. This was the first time Abby had ever seen supers like herself, and they inspired her to believe she could use her powers for good. In particular she was inspired by Meta Man, who could fly like her. Finally, during her freshman year of high school, Abby decided to try becoming a super. She sewed together her own costume from materials around the house and snuck out at night to fight crime.

### **Stratogale: 1994 - Present**

In 1994, when the lawsuits were beginning to pile on the NSA, Abby graduated high school and got accepted to college nearby. She was thrilled and looked forward to her new future…except it was never to be. She saved an airplane one day from nosediving due to a malfunctioning engine and in the process, got her cape sucked into the turbine, where she was pulled in and thanks to her superhuman durability she was was able to survive be inside the turbine's blade but in doing cause the turbine. Thankfully, Meta Man was nearby and managed to bring the airplane down safely, with no casualties, Stratogale unconscious in the middle of a crater from her crash fifty miles away from the landing site. Metaman found her later. Afraid of getting sued she decided to fake her own death with the help of Meta Man. Her death caused many citizens and almost all the supers great devastation and grief, and to many it was the signal that would bring about the end of the Golden Age of heroes. She soon married Meta Man in secret and lived on Albert's family farm taking it over and gave birth to twin boys.

## **Powers, Abilities, Equipment, and Weaknesses**

### **Powers**

**Superior Human Physiology (Superhero):**

* **Flight (Aerial & Atmospheric):** Stratogale  possessed the ability to psionically negate the effect of gravity around herself, allowing her to float into the air. In coordination with planned jumps, she could simulate the power of flight. Although her top speed is unknown, she flew at three times the speed of sound for several hours, so it is likely she can go much faster. Stratogale entire anatomy is naturally adapted to flying. Her eyes can withstand high-speed winds which would damage the average human eye. She can breathe at high velocities or altitudes, and he can cope with the reduced temperatures at high altitudes for prolonged periods of time, giving him a greater-than-normal capacity to endure low temperatures in areas such as the Arctic.
* **Superhuman Strength:** Abigail is superhumanly strong, though her specific level of strength has varied over the years. Stratogale's density, resilience, and biological efficiency of her musculature strength is greater than the average human. It is this act of conscious will that enables her to perform physical feats that are beyond the mere application force. Stratogale is capable of lifting about 50 tons at her peak ,such as lifting a commercial jet airliner from a steep dive without the jet decompressing and being ripped apart.
* **Superhuman Speed:** She can presumably run and move at speeds that are beyond the physical limits of the finest human athletes.
* **Superhuman Reflexes:** Her reflexes are heightened in a similar manner and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.
* **Superhuman Athleticism:** Stratogale's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete
* **Invulnerability:** The tissues of her body were considerably harder and more resistant to physical injury than those of an ordinary human, making her impervious to injury to an extraordinary extent. Stratogale was capable of withstanding high caliber bullets, great impact forces, falls from great heights, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury.
* **Superhuman Stamina:** Stratogale's musculature produced considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human. She was able to physically exert herself at peak capacity for about 24 hours before fatigue began to impair her.
* **Avian Manipulation:** Abigail was given the ability to telepathically link with birds. This link is strongest with her companion Scarlet Hawk but she is also able to extend her emphatic link to other birds making it possible for her to see through their eyes. She has also shown the ability to control birds. She is also a skilled handler and trainer of birds even without her mental powers.

## **Trivia**

* Her name comes from a combination of "stratosphere", an upper layer of the atmosphere, and "gale", a strong wind.
* Stratogale's death involving a cape and a jet turbine foreshadows the death of Surge.
* She's a vegetarian.
* She's one of the youngest superheroines in The Glory Days.