Knuckle Duster (Fiona Alexa Faris) (Earth-3011)/History

## Origins

The youngest of two children, Fiona was born in St Louis, Missouri. Her father was a well known boxer in the St Louis area, and had the challenge of raising her older brother, Chris (who was only 5 at the time she was born) and herself after their mother passed away during pregnancy.

Not all was bad for the family of three, as her father had the help of several relatives in looking after the children while he was in the ring dishing out and taking damage, even sometimes being brought to the events so she could watch her dad fight. As she grew, her interest in boxing did as well. When she was 10 years old, her father took it upon himself to train his daughter in the ways of the boxer.

At age 12, Fiona had her first boxing match; she unfortunately lost due to her showboating to her dad and brother, and to the crowd a little too much. That disappointment was to be short lived, as by her next match, she would finally pick up her first win in a rematch.

The fame that boxing brought her also brought trouble, as she often found herself in street fights against other people her age, and in rare circumstances, even ones older than her. At 15, she joined an underground fight club, where she would almost dominate the scene, having become a household name on the streets of St. Louis earned her the name ‘Knuckle Duster’ after being known for her knockout finishes from time to time, as well as being gifted a pair herself, but never felt the need to use them, and so hid them in a shoebox in her room.

Fiona was able to keep this secret away from her family for almost a year; she would lie about any scars or minor injuries she’s incurred, attributing to the live boxing events her father entered her in. Her father eventually found out after hearing about a fight that turned into a large brawl, and Fiona being in the center of it all. This caused her father to ban her from fighting ever again, as he would have her sent to jail if she ever fought again.

Her father would retire from boxing once Fiona graduated, and would later move to New York, as Chris would be attending university there, and wanted to keep the family as close to him as possible, especially now that he had hung his gloves up. He would also want to start up a boxing gym, reluctantly letting Fiona help in setting it up whilst she attended university, the same as her brother, as long as she stayed away from picking fights or boxing in general.

One night, her father never came home, as he fell victim to a robbery gone wrong whilst bringing his boxing accolades to the gym. The robbers took his money and whatever he had on him, as well as his life. When news broke that her father had died, she was seeing red. Not long after the funeral, Fiona unearthed her knuckle dusters from her shoebox, wrapped a black handkerchief around her face to conceal her identity, and went to explore the city during the night, going on the hunt to find the people that killed her father, and if any problems came her way, she would deal with them personally.

## The Quest For Revenge Begins

On the same night of Fiona's father's funeral, Fiona took it upon herself to explore New York City, and find the men that killed her father, becoming 'Knuckle Duster' for the very first time.

It took hours for her to try to find them, though it seemed her luck had ran out until she spotted two men attempting to rob a helpless couple in the night; they seemed to fit the description, and so Knuckle Duster would catch them by surprise, allowing the couple to escape. During the surprise attack, Knuckle Duster sustained a small cut above her left eye. The criminals didn't go unscathed either, as each of them took a blow to the stomach and a blow to the jaw, respectively.

After a brief stand-off