Mallory Ripple User

*'''Name:''' Mallory Gage
*'''Age:''' 27; looks 14
*'''Gender:''' Female [[WholesomeCrossdresser (despite first appearances)]]
*'''Appearance:''' [[http://sdsandwiches.com/kino-small.jpg "I got this for ya."]]
*'''Kind:''' OC
*'''Powers/Abilities:'''
**''The Ripple:'' Having been trained in the use of this supernatural martial art in Tibet, Mallory possesses the ability to simulate the wavelength of sunlight in her blood with a special breathing technique, creating a Ripple of solar energy that can be channeled into anything that she punches. Direct application of this anti-vampire technique is only lethal to beings adverse to sunlight. However, when a sufficient amount is channeled through a human, it will cause effects similar to extreme overexposure to sunlight - pins and needles, before unconsciousness. The effects of the Ripple are more pronounced on a physical scale - by sending it through substances, Mallory can stick things together, solidify water and defy the laws of physics. Uses seen include creating spinning razor-sharp discs of wine, inducing brief involuntary movements in animals and humans (apparently, could nerf), healing, setting things on fire, creating shockwaves, and climbing up wet walls. The potential uses of the Ripple are immense, and far too many to be listed in full here. Mallory's use of it involves quick, focused bursts of energy coupled with tactical movement to keep her opponent on their toes, worked into [[WaifFu her fighting style.]] While not quite the same prodigy as say, [[DesignatedHero the Joestars,]] she has gotten to around their level with the appropriate instruction and a whole lot of practice, and has a much sounder grasp of theory and the technical side of things. The Ripple is most effective on liquids (particularly oil) and organic substances. The most powerful techniques are termed Overdrives, and when one is used by an appropriately skilled fighter in water, it has been shown to be capable of blowing out a lake to about waist-deep. While it can be channeled through other things, the payoff will be much reduced but still rather effective. The main weakness of the Ripple is that it requires a sustained, calm flow of breath - if this is interrupted in any way, she will be rendered unable to use it. While she is incredibly good at this breathing thing (can run at least a mile on a single breath), cutting off her flow of air, poking a hole in her windpipe or otherwise depriving her of oxygen will render her Ripple abilities largely useless. The Ripple is also the reason why she looks 14. Also, she knows Kung Fu, because the Ripple is a martial art.

**''Brass Knuckles:'' Notably, she has a pair of spiked knuckledusters which she uses in combat - these are oiled up to conduct the Ripple better, and allow her to add even more force to her punches.

**''Bike and Revolver:'' She has a very large bike for riding on, and a very large gun for shooting people when the Ripple doesn't cut it. Enough said.

**''Oil Bottle:'' Going on from the idea of the Ripple conducting best in oil, she has a squeeze bottle filled with machine oil on her most of the time. Just because.

*'''Side:''' Cosmos
*'''World of Origin:''' ZA WARUDO (yes I went there) of JojosBizarreAdventure, circa 1930s'
*'''Personality:''' She introduces herself to people as 'Mal,' to further facilitate gender confusion. Just saying. Generally calm in the face of all danger, Mallory faces life with a hard-boiled air of assured, quiet confidence and (sometimes) a little knowing smile. She dresses up as a male partly because it was easier to ride around on a giant [=1930s'=] motorcycle and hunt [=1930s'=] vampires as a guy, partly because she found it amusing when people kept mistaking her gender. She's kind enough, however, if a bit quiet, and feels confident that the anti-aging properties of the Ripple will allow her to keep up her facade for quite a while longer. She smokes cigarettes with a passion, because [=1930s'=], and speaks with a pronounced stereotypical [=1930s'=] American drawl. She refuses to say whether she picked it up on purpose.  When she actually gets into combat, however, she pulls out all the stops together with her trenchcoat, just so she can call the names of her attacks extremely loudly. She has a habit of picking up useful odds and ends and stowing them in her large pockets and the pouches around her belt. Despite appearances, she has an innate sense of justice - being very hard to faze, however, this seldom comes through.
*'''Bio:''' Mallory's origin perished in the same way as her original identity - in mysterious and bloody circumstances. She didn't spend long angsting. Instead, she discovered her talent for the Ripple when she instinctively healed her broken leg at the age of fourteen. Noticed by a Ripple Master who had reached the area to investigate, she was taken to Tibet, where she spent the next eight years practicing to master her talent so that she could live in the only way she saw how - as a freelance Vampire Hunter. Having achieved proficiency (and snuck out to do live practice a few times), she took her leave in 1935 and went to work. The next four years were a constant series of brushes with near-death. However, she managed to survive quite fine, and developed a very hands-on, pragmatic and non-gimmicky form of the Ripple in the process.