Player Info Name: Kay Invited By: Ann herself. Other characters you (may) have: No others yet.
Character Info Name: Wanda Maximoff Canon (if applicable): Marvel Comics; 616 universe Canon point (if applicable): Early on in canon, just prior to her successful Avengers audition. Background, etc: Wanda Maximoff is the twin of Pietro Maximoff, the daughter of Magneto and his deceased wife, and a young woman of complex origin, to say the least. Her pregnant mother fled her father following a lethal display of his mutant powers, and she eventually committed suicide. She left behind Wanda and her twin, who were subsequently raised by an adoptive family of similar ethnic origin to their birth mother, in the wilderness of a rural European country called Transia. When Wanda and Pietro manifested their mutant abilities, it was amid the chaos of an anti-tziganist attack against their parents, which rapidly also became an anti-mutant attack. The twins subsequently spent years running and hiding, aware that if they were identified as mutants and Romani, they could meet an unpleasant fate.
Wanda was sexually assaulted in her mid-to-late teens by a man who had offered them work. She fought him off, but utilized her magical ability in the process, starting a barn on fire. The man (supported by the other villagers) swiftly claimed she was a "gypsy witch" who had "tried to seduce him with her daemon magicks", and literally tried to burn her at the stake. Fortunately, at least at that time, she and Pietro were rescued by Magneto, who inducted them into his Brotherhood of Mutants. Wanda was especially drawn to Magneto, viewing him as a father figure (she has always been more trusting than her brother), but Pietro became stand-offish. When Magneto turned on Pietro for refusing to kill an opponent, Wanda rebelled against the man she still does not know is her birth father. Together, she and Pietro escaped, finding themselves with only each other to rely on once again. They made it to America, where they learned the famous Avengers were auditioning potential new members. Although they knew it would be a long shot, they decided to try out.
Wanda is a vivacious but troubled mutant and magic user who cannot completely control her powers, though she has improved markedly since her teens. She has no idea how enormous her potential really is, only that being who she is has caused her a lot of pain. She also feels a great deal of guilt for what she inflicted upon others while with the Brotherhood, and looks at joining the Avengers (or some similar organization) as a way of seeking redemption, in addition to starting a new life.
Icon of choice:http://www.dreamwidth.org/userpic/7658791/2235948 Anything else: I have chosen this canon point to avoid M Day shenanigans, but if I get canonmates that are further along, I will really enjoy the timeline dissonance. That is all.
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Date: 2014-06-15 09:20 pm (UTC)Name: Kay
Invited By: Ann herself.
Other characters you (may) have: No others yet.
Character Info
Name: Wanda Maximoff
Canon (if applicable): Marvel Comics; 616 universe
Canon point (if applicable): Early on in canon, just prior to her successful Avengers audition.
Background, etc: Wanda Maximoff is the twin of Pietro Maximoff, the daughter of Magneto and his deceased wife, and a young woman of complex origin, to say the least. Her pregnant mother fled her father following a lethal display of his mutant powers, and she eventually committed suicide. She left behind Wanda and her twin, who were subsequently raised by an adoptive family of similar ethnic origin to their birth mother, in the wilderness of a rural European country called Transia. When Wanda and Pietro manifested their mutant abilities, it was amid the chaos of an anti-tziganist attack against their parents, which rapidly also became an anti-mutant attack. The twins subsequently spent years running and hiding, aware that if they were identified as mutants and Romani, they could meet an unpleasant fate.
Wanda was sexually assaulted in her mid-to-late teens by a man who had offered them work. She fought him off, but utilized her magical ability in the process, starting a barn on fire. The man (supported by the other villagers) swiftly claimed she was a "gypsy witch" who had "tried to seduce him with her daemon magicks", and literally tried to burn her at the stake. Fortunately, at least at that time, she and Pietro were rescued by Magneto, who inducted them into his Brotherhood of Mutants. Wanda was especially drawn to Magneto, viewing him as a father figure (she has always been more trusting than her brother), but Pietro became stand-offish. When Magneto turned on Pietro for refusing to kill an opponent, Wanda rebelled against the man she still does not know is her birth father. Together, she and Pietro escaped, finding themselves with only each other to rely on once again. They made it to America, where they learned the famous Avengers were auditioning potential new members. Although they knew it would be a long shot, they decided to try out.
Wanda is a vivacious but troubled mutant and magic user who cannot completely control her powers, though she has improved markedly since her teens. She has no idea how enormous her potential really is, only that being who she is has caused her a lot of pain. She also feels a great deal of guilt for what she inflicted upon others while with the Brotherhood, and looks at joining the Avengers (or some similar organization) as a way of seeking redemption, in addition to starting a new life.
Icon of choice: http://www.dreamwidth.org/userpic/7658791/2235948
Anything else: I have chosen this canon point to avoid M Day shenanigans, but if I get canonmates that are further along, I will really enjoy the timeline dissonance. That is all.