CHARACTER
Name: Nimona
Canon: Nimona
Age: ~teens. Nimona's age is never revealed but Ambrosius calls her a little girl; and Ballister, upon finding about Ambrosius's orders to kill Nimona, accuses him of killing children.
Timeline: After revealing her regenerative skills to Ballister, following their first Big Heist.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A.

Personality:

Nimona is a loose-cannon cop who doesn't play by the rules. The Institution's rules, that is. After enlisting herself as Ballister Blackheart's sidekick, she shows how powerful, and destructive she can really be. She shows little to no restraint or concern when killing guards who are trying to apprehend Ballister. She plays mind tricks (such as turning into a six-year old girl to stab someone), pummels them, breathes fire on them or stabs them with their own weapons; whatever you can think of, she can do. In her eyes, the best way to complete a heist is by not getting caught, something Ballister had trouble achieving before having Nimona by his side; she also believes that they will have to kill. She even tells Ballister that killing will send a statement to the institution. In this, Nimona is almost eerily ruthless.

She's brash, nosy, and impudent. She has no qualms with breaking and entering--she does this a lot--or doing her own thing during Ballister's plots--going as far as to call Ballister disguised as the Director to show him she had obtained a Big Book of Secrets, killing people, among other things. All in all, Nimona's headstrong and there's really no way to get through to her. That said, although she's very difficult to control, she isn't all that incapable of following orders. Through it all, she's remarkably resourceful and keen. Though Blackheart's guidance is an asset, Nimona can do things and more on her own.

When not fighting, Nimona is actually pretty normal. She's a pretty silly, excitable young gal. She can be pretty nice when she wants to, usually when her boss is feeling down about something; and can be thoughtful enough to suggest things for him to do to cheer up. She likes to impress her boss, and gives her 110% all the time because she seriously supports Ballister Blackheart in all of his endeavors. And she can do all of this casually, without so much as getting a hair out of place.

Background:

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As a young child, Nimona lived with her parents in a tiny village that was often the target of raiders. Of course, being powerless, in addition to being a wee six year old, there was nothing Nimona could have done to stop the raiders from pillaging or burning everything. And that's pretty much when her life did a complete 180, courtesy of an old witch.

Unfortunately, it wasn't as easy as giving her shape-shifting powers and flying away in a broom. You see, the witch wasn't that bright. She was stuck in a hole and upon seeing Nimona, she promised her a magical gift in exchange for help. Nimona quickly wished for strength to defeat the raiders, which gave the witch the bright idea of turning a six-year old into a fearsome dragon so she could swoop down and carry her out into safety.

The problem began once Nimona returned to her village. Once there, Nimona found, as people mobbed against her, that she had lost the ability to speak and that she could not change back. She went into hiding; and, for weeks, attempted to change back with no luck.

When she finally mastered her new shape-shifting abilities and changed back, it was too late. Her entire village had been burned down by raiders. What a downer.

Anyway, who cares about that? Years later, Nimona snuck into Ballister Blackheart's lair and declared herself his new sidekick. And that's how she came to work with an "evil mastermind" to expose The Institution's true intentions. The end.

Strengths/Weaknesses:

Nimona's strengths fall on her brawn and shape-shifting abilities. But don't be fooled! Nimona's also very quick on her feet and resourceful, when stuck in sticky situations.

Her weaknesses, though, reflect her hardheadedness and recklessness. She will often do things without Ballister's permission--although, as of late, she's been listening a little more--or in blatant disregard to evil mastermind plot protocol. She will hulk out if anyone expresses interest in testing her shape-shifting power (though this has only happened once and has never been mentioned again), she can get stuck in forms without the ability to speak, and she's allergic to bananas.

Abilities:

Nimona's an accomplished shape-shifter due to ~*~*~*MAGIC*~*~*~. I not only allows her to shape-shift, but it allows her to alter her mass while shape-shifting and to regenerate/heal at a decently speedy pace.

She is also good at smashing things.

First Person:

Uuuuugh, this is so boring! [huff.] A train ride, seriously? What a lame way to kidnap somebody. I mean, come on! Where's the excitement in that? Where's the action?

[more huffing. this time, she's got her arms crossed with a pout on her face.]

Why is no one answering?!

Third Person:

Things weren't looking any better five minutes after her arrival.

It was the silence that got to her, that irritated her. Nimona clenched her hands into fists and pouted; if there was anything she hated doing, it was waiting this long for something--anything--to happen. Blackheart wasn't here with her, there was no real need to wait. Perhaps it was all a courtesy to him. However, if the streets were going to remain this empty and quiet, she had no business here.

"Whatever, I'm outtie," Nimona grumbled. In a swift pounce-like motion, she grew larger. Her body stretched, went from a tiny girl to a fearsome (pink!) dragon with a long, strong tail. "So long!," she bellowed, ready for flight.

She wasn't going to keep her hopes up. If the place was this cruddy already, she doubted it was going to get any better. And if that was the case, if this empty sham for a city wasn't going to change for her, she would have to take herself somewhere else--somewhere better.

...Maybe head home?