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Portrayed by Ksenia Solo |
Statistics |
Full Name |
Nancy Margaret O'Neal |
Age |
21 |
Height |
5'6" |
Build |
Athletic |
Eyes |
Pale Grey |
Hair |
Black |
Skin |
Pale |
Factions |
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Quoted!
Wunderkind cellist that left it all behind to start some halfway house for victims of the modern day slave trade, known as the Nest. She then dropped off the face of the planet entirely.
Reputation
Nancy hasn't been around in a while. She was known as the next Yo-Yo Ma, but just when her star was rising, she dropped it all to become some glorified farm girl. The only time she's truly pleasant to be around is when she's playing her cello.
Biography
Nancy started off life happily enough. Her mother was the beneficiary of a pharmacutical company that had performed experiments on her in college. When Nancy's mother, Annabeth, got pregnant during the experiments, the pharmecutical company used this to their advantage to monitor the effects of the drug on the infant. Nancy was monitored weekly for any lasting effects of having been under the effects of the drug in vitro, subjected to physical, mental and social testing.
Unknown to her mother, or Nancy, the pharmecutical company was a front for Hydra, trying to use women as an incubator for super soldiers. While the experiment took over 50 years to perfect, it had finally worked. The run of the experiment was N-13 and Nancy was one of 20 children that were born with super powers that were all of the unobtrusive sort, luck manipulation, charm, power negation or augmentation. However, because all the powers were so subtle, Hydra assumed the experiment failed and cut off funding, leaving Nancy and her mother destitute. Nancy's mother turned to drink and her mental health started to deteriorate. Nancy turned to music, starting to learn the cello, as well as building an emotional wall of sarcasm and disdain.
Years later, a Nancy who was angry at life and bearing a sizable chip on her shoulder discovered her power and was discovered by members of the X-Men. unfortunately, this put her back on Hydra's radar as well as by the terrorist known asthe Partisan.
Partisan and the X-Men vied for Nancy's dedication. But it was when Nancy learned the truth of her powers and her origins that her alliegance was made. Hydra was capturing the N-13 teens and had imprisoned many. The X-Men were, for their own reasons, not willing to help free the Mutates. Partisan was more than willing to help. Nancy's decision was made.
Having freed her experimental brethren, Nancy broke off with the X-Men, arranging with Xavier an institute for people like herself and the N-13 Mutates that was more of a rehabilitation work program then an educational institute. Needing funding to do this, Nancy went to Tony Stark. Her presentation impressed him enough, well impressed Pepper Potts enough, that she was given a 5 million dollar grant for what lovingly became known as Nancy's Nest of Nutates, the term nutate a twist on the medical term of mutate and the N from N-13, the experiment that birthed them. The grant was for 5 years, to be reassessed at that time for further funding.
Nancy was put in charge of The Nest, but at 19 she was overcome with the responsability. It was during this time of trying desperately to cope with far too much responsibility for the lives and welfare of over 20 people, that Nancy met Starfire and her team and was asked to join. Nancy discovered she had a knack for diplomacy, which surprised her just as much as it surprised anyone else and was starting to enjoy her time, as well as the tech, with the Outsiders.
But as was said, the responsibility of the Nest was growing too stressful and Nancy, in an impulsive moment, caught a ride with a passing starship that she contacted through the HMSS Starfire. That was a year and a half ago. In the time that Nancy has been gone, she has had a few adventures but mostly just explored the worlds beyond hers, taking no responsibility for others and living day to day. But all good things must come to an end and Nancy has come back home.
Character Details
For those that don't know her well, Nancy is acerbic, sarcastic and more then a little bit rude.
For those that know her better, she is wry, flirtatious and smarmy.
For those that actually know the real Nancy, without her well maintained fences of bravado and attitude, she's kind, and loving and loyal to a fault.
Power Negation |
Nancy controls an aura of what she refers to as her 'dead zone'. Within it, mutant capabilites are negated fully, meta-human powers are dampened considerably and magick is difficult to cast in her presence. While the natural size of this effect is an 8 ft radius sphere, she has learned to control it so it stays within a field about her body that is within a few inches in a more condensed field.
She is also capable of shaping her field into an elliptic form to target specific people. By extending the axis of her aura, she is able to envelope a target in her field of view of her from as far as 50 feet while keeping the aura around her in it`s `skintight` shape. |
Combat Trained |
Nancy is familiar with firearms operation, marksmanship, and unarmed combat and while not a soldier, her practice has been dedicated enough that she can be expected to perform on the level of a trained soldier in the technical if not the tactical. Put simply, she can shoot, hit what she is aiming at, maintain weapons and clear basic malfunctions,. In addition, she is proficient with a martial art that is heavily weighted with pressure points and joint locks. |
Cellist |
Nancy is an extremely talented cellist. Considering she never picked up the instrument until high school, she took to it naturally and was soon top of her class in Julliard. She has her Batchelor of Music, with Strings being her focus. She has been referred to by those that are in the music world as the next great cellist, compared to those such as Ma, Rostropovich and Cassals. |
Contacts |
Life for Nancy has been a world wind affair since the onset of her powers and due to this, she has made a lot of acquaintances. She has been involved with the X-men for a short time, and while she and Xavier didn't see eye to eye they parted on amicable terms.
She was also a beneficiary of the Maria Stark Foundation for her work with The Nest and as such has had dealings with Pepper Potts and Tony Stark.
She was also involved with the crew that referred to themselves as The Outsiders, led by Starfire,who equipped her with her armor and weapons as well as giving her access to space age technology and travel.
Lastly, Nancy was the protege of the terrorist known as The Partisan. While not perhaps a stellar contact that one would mention, it does still give her access to certain equipment, safehouses, and funding. |
The Nest |
Nancy is the founder of a place that has simply been referred to as The Nest. It is a halfway home for victims of the modern slave trade, focussing on rehabilitating and reintegrating them into society. Many(though not all) of the people that end up in the Nest are super powered and the place has been referred to as a knock-off of Xavier's school, many implying it's for those that just don't make the cut at the more prestigious school. This is not true, however, and Xavier and The Nest have worked together, knowing that one environment or style of training is going to work for all types of people.
The Nest uses farmwork to teach the ‘Nesters` work skills. They also sell the wares of their labours, specializing in their orchard which makes organic fruit wines.
The Nest is run by a gentlemen known as Gus, whose daughter is one of the first attendees of The Nest. It is in the state of New Jersey, between the drive from New York to Gotham. Lastly, The Nest is funded by the Maria Stark Foundation |
Cello |
Nancy was gifted with a Stradivarius cello, which she refers to only as Baby. For those that are able to know such things, this particular Stradivarius goes by the name of Stuart and went missing about 2 years ago from Russia, where it was in the ownership of one of Putin`s friends, Sergei Roldugin. If confronted with this information, Nancy will claim that she has no idea what you are talking about.
Nancy also owns a carbon fiber cello, which is the only cello that leaves her home. |
Worlds Traveler |
Nancy has been around; not just on our planet, but on others too. Having spent the last 18 months exploring the galaxy, Nancy has seen a lot and done a lot, though she knows that she only touched the tip of the iceberg. This can sometimes give her a ’been there, done that' sort of attitude, but that rarely lasts long as she knows that 18 months is hardly enough time to have seen it all. |
Equipment |
Nancy has had access to futuristic tech through her time spent with the Outsiders. Considering her status as 'squishy human', they made sure she had both armor and weapons to protect herself, of which her preference were laser pistols. She has a body suit that is suitable for space travel along with a breathing device, a communicator/universal translator that is connected with the HMSS Starfire, and a bracelet that acts as a health monitor. |
Sugar Rush |
Due to the experiments that gave Nancy her powers, she has a physical dependance on sugar. When her blood sugar levels are human normal, she becomes highly suggestable as well as losing her sense of compassion and self preservation. This was a side effect implemented by Hydra in the experiment to create the perfect soldiers, causing the subjects to take orders and not worry about the reprecussions of their actions. When Nancy's blood sugar is high, which is most of the time given her sweet tooth, she has the level of compassion and self preservation that is normal for her. This dependence on a high blood sugar level does not make her immune to a high sugar diet, however and diabetes and tooth decay are definite risk factors for her. |
Hunted |
Though Hydra's records of her were destroyed, there are still files about the experiments that created Nancy, as well as several other nutates. They are fully aware of The Nest, and how many of the people there are freed from facilities of theirs, however, with contacts such as Stark Industries and the X-Men, The Nest is too high profile to go after directly. Hydra, if given the chance, would love to get their hands on one of the key people that put many of their plans on hold. |
Power Limitations |
There are limits to Nancy's nullification abilities. Firstly, she is only able to affect metahumans and mutants (x-factor, x-gene, metagene, genfactor). This means that powers based on Magick, Technology, Alien, Divine or Demonic origin are not affected by her field. Secondly, if one is actively trying to fight the influence of her field; the stronger a meta or mutant they are, the more successful they will be. |
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Relationships
This character has been out of circulation for about two years. Her original BG is available for anyone that wants to read the short novella that I tend to write, that finishes with her in her final year of college.
RP Logs & Journals
March 12, 2017: Coccoons in the Yard
Warren arrives at the Xavier School with a new face and a couple of pods of pure trouble!
(permalink: log:5507 | tags: angel cyclops darce deadzone rogue snowbird storm | posted: 13 Mar 2017 03:46)
February 27, 2017: A Decision Made
Laura and Nate decide to investigate a Facility lead. Bobby, Storm and Nancy try to dissuade them from going alone. Ultimatums were given.
(permalink: log:5456 | tags: deadzone iceman storm x-23 x-man | posted: 03 Mar 2017 13:02)
February 27, 2017: Star Crossed Meetings
Nancy O'Neil and Peter Quill get to talking after an attempting mugging.
(permalink: log:5444 | tags: deadzone starlord | posted: 01 Mar 2017 08:52)
February 09, 2017: Danger Room XB-031: Survive
Rogue, Storm, Gambit and Deadzone begin an exercise of a worst case scenario in the Danger Room.
(permalink: log:5313 | tags: deadzone gambit rogue storm x-men | posted: 10 Feb 2017 13:25)
February 05, 2017: The Return of an Angel
Deadzone and Rogue meet Angel and Meggan
(permalink: log:5287 | tags: angel deadzone meggan rogue | posted: 06 Feb 2017 22:14)
February 01, 2017: Who Ate My Eggos??
Rogue and Nancy find themselves meeting Bobby: Some strange questions arise there-after.
(permalink: log:5250 | tags: deadzone iceman rogue | posted: 02 Feb 2017 00:38)
January 26, 2017: Not Awkward At All Pt 2
Continuation from Part 1
(permalink: log:5210 | tags: captain-marvel deadzone marvel penance rogue | posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:43)
January 21, 2017: Twinkie Bound
The X-Men have a long chat about twinkie boundaries.
(permalink: log:5167 | tags: beast deadzone rogue wolverine | posted: 22 Jan 2017 02:43)
January 17, 2017: Hatching of the Egg
Nancy comes to take care of Hank, who is too focussed on figuring out how to make her blood work, when Storm comes in with a very important package.
(permalink: log:5186 | tags: beast deadzone jean_grey storm x-mists | posted: 24 Jan 2017 06:40)
January 10, 2017: Care For A Cherry Cola?
Nancy and Anne-Marie go down to visit Hank at his lab and are later joined by Kurt. Nancy's blood is extracted, Kurt faints and much zaniness ensues
(permalink: log:5106 | tags: beast deadzone nightcrawler rogue | posted: 11 Jan 2017 15:40)
January 09, 2017: Burying the Hatchet
Hank McCoy bumps into Nancy at the X-Mansion. The two talk and hash out their differences from two years ago and try to start over as friends.
(permalink: log:5103 | tags: beast deadzone | posted: 10 Jan 2017 23:12)
January 05, 2017: Sir Sean Connery Competition
The faculty have a quiet night in at the Mansion.
(permalink: log:5074 | tags: deadzone gambit rogue storm wolverine | posted: 06 Jan 2017 05:58)
January 05, 2017: In for a penny, in for a pound
Nancy and Rogue see Logan after class.
(permalink: log:5072 | tags: deadzone rogue wolverine | posted: 06 Jan 2017 00:11)
January 04, 2017: Rogue Nancy and Cellos
Nancy arrives at the X School and meets Rogue outside, they chat while carrying her stuff to her new room.
(permalink: log:5056 | tags: deadzone rogue | posted: 05 Jan 2017 02:14)
January 03, 2017: The Family Nest
Storm meets with Nancy and discusses a bit more of a solid incorporation as well as… Growth.
(permalink: log:5043 | tags: deadzone storm x-men x-mists | posted: 03 Jan 2017 17:44)
December 30, 2016: Nancy's Rubber Arm
Betsy Braddock checks in on Nancy O'Neal to see how she is doing after having been away for awhile and gets Nancy thinking that the life at the X Mansion might be fun again.
(permalink: log:5036 | tags: deadzone psylocke | posted: 02 Jan 2017 00:15)
December 30, 2016: Shipwrecked
A cargo ship has an accident at the docks. Luckily, several heroes are there to help put things to rights!
(permalink: log:5027 | tags: captain_marvel deadzone fairchild six | posted: 31 Dec 2016 04:16)
December 12, 2016: A Grand Time
A subtle 'wizards duel' takes place in Grand Central Station while music fills the air.
(permalink: log:4955 | tags: deadzone loki_odinson the_witch_queen | posted: 13 Dec 2016 22:22)
December 07, 2016: Odd Beginnings
Nancy returns back to the Mansion with more of Bobby's things. She meets X-23.
(permalink: log:4931 | tags: deadzone x-23 | posted: 07 Dec 2016 18:45)
December 05, 2016: Nancy Returns
After almost two years of absence Nancy "Deadzone" O'Neal returns to Xavier's School
(permalink: log:4928 | tags: deadzone x-man x-men | posted: 06 Dec 2016 20:05)
July 16, 2016: A Wolf Family Birthday
Nancy stops by Jericho's safe house late to catch up and get some early birthday presents
(permalink: log:3518 | tags: deadzone | posted: 05 Mar 2016 08:00)
August 30, 2014: Hangover City
Having been called the night before to help take care of a very drunk Darcy, Nancy gets to know the person she was caring for all night. (Mild language warning)
(permalink: log:614 | tags: darce deadzone shift | posted: 18 Apr 2015 17:20)
August 08, 2014: Indexing
At Ted's Internet Cafe, Jeri and Nan run into… an Agent.
(permalink: log:3569 | tags: aspect deadzone jwoo | posted: 05 Mar 2016 23:21)
July 18, 2014: Danger Room Fun
Cal decides the new folk need a little bit of practice with combat training.
(permalink: log:970 | tags: deadzone gambit lunair magma mimic | posted: 26 Apr 2015 18:59)
July 09, 2014: The True Creed of Humanity
Graydon Creed and Simon Trask continue their rabble-rousing, with a set-up confrontation with 'The Brotherhood'
(permalink: log:2637 | tags: deadzone foh gambit graydon_creed jacky_diamond magneto mimic multiple_man nyc xmen | posted: 27 Oct 2015 22:37)
July 01, 2014: Pour Some Sugar On Me
Illyana decides she wants to have fun, but not alone. So why not drag the grumpy goth alone for some fun?
(permalink: log:988 | tags: deadzone magic mimic | posted: 26 Apr 2015 19:44)
June 27, 2014: Stick Em With The Pointy End
Inoculations are given for those traveling to Nova Roma, and some questions are answered for a new arrival.
(permalink: log:684 | tags: cyclops cypher deadzone lunair phoenix x-men | posted: 19 Apr 2015 19:34)
June 18, 2014: No Coup For You
An X-Team is dispatched to the DRC to prevent a mutant takeover, and extract the mutants in question
(permalink: log:682 | tags: beast cyclops cypher deadzone jacky_diamond magma mimic storm x-men | posted: 19 Apr 2015 19:26)
June 15, 2014: New Girl In Town
Cal makes sure Nancy is getting accustomed to her new environment.
(permalink: log:985 | tags: deadzone mimic | posted: 26 Apr 2015 19:37)
June 06, 2014: Doug Gets A Roommate
Doug calls in for some help in the Nancy/Hydra situation
(permalink: log:679 | tags: cyclops cypher deadzone mimic x-men | posted: 19 Apr 2015 19:10)
May 25, 2014: Door Busters
Hydra makes a bold daylight move and mall madness ensues
(permalink: log:105 | tags: aspect deadzone lunair | posted: 05 Apr 2015 02:30)
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