Big Barda

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Big Barda (Scenesys ID: 3657)
Profile
Name: Barda Free
Superalias: None
Gender: Female
Species: New God (Apokalips)
Occupation: Female Fury/Housewife
Citizenship: Apokalips (outcast)
Residence: Happy Harbour
Education: Apokalips Advanced Education
Theme: DC (FC)
Groups: Godlings
Details
Apparent Age: 251 Actual Age: 251
Date of Birth 27 Dec 1770 Played By Gina Carano
Height: 6'5" (195cm) Weight: 200 lb (91kg)
Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Cobalt
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Theme Song: Prelude to The Valkyrie, Richard Wagner

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Character Info

Profile

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Barda is a vicious, bloody, conscience-free warrior from Apokalips (retired) trying now to make amends for her work for Darkseid, as well as trying to achieve her (somewhat delusional) dream of becoming an ordinary middle-American housewife. Between her unusual height, her unnatural strength, and her absolutely terrible cooking skills (not to mention her frequent jumps back into battle, in the name of good this time!) this dream seems an eternity away.

Timeline

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Timeline:
* 1770 Conceived Big Breeda and an unnamed man she loved in place of the allocated man she was intended to breed with.
* 1770 Placed in the Gestation Lab by Darkseid after being removed from her mother.
* 1770 Born from the Gestation Lab and sent to Granny Goodness' Orphanage to be raised.
* 1771+ Raised by Granny Goodness, groomed to eventually lead the Female Furies, an elite all-female squad of Darkseid's finest warriors.
* 2015 During a raid, met the captured Scott Free, Darkseid's adopted son (in reality the captured son of the Highfather of New Genesis) and, sensing a peace in him, fell in love.
* 2016 Risking her own life and standing, Big Barda helps Scott Free escape Apokalips.
* 2019 Three years of being in Granny Goodness' doghouse, paired with warm memories of Scott Free and a rising sense of morality and outrage at Darkseid's violent despotism leads to a realization: Big Barda could no longer be a part of Darkseid's plans to rule.
* 2019 Big Barda begins to plot her own escape from under Darkseid's and Granny Goodness' thumb.
* 2020 Darkseid begins to muster forces for a mass invasion of Earth to find the Anti-Life Equation.
* 2021 Big Barda escapes to Earth, having carefully collected all the information she had access to about Darkseid's plans as bargaining goods with Earth authorities, seeking to make amends for some of what she'd done in the name of Darkseid. Finding Scott Free is a vague dream as well.

IC Journal

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Personality

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Aloof:
The status she was raised to hold in her home of Apokalips put her in the ranks of the elite. Though she is no longer among their number, her attitude often comes off as aloof, and distant, in spite of her attempts otherwise. She doesn't make friends easily, so when she does, they are for life.

Dedicated:
This is both for those she cares for, and for any current challenge she has set herself to completing. Once her mind or heart are set, she does not waver from her chosen course of action.

Dreamer:
Big Barda dreams of normalcy, trying desperately (but incompetently) to be just an ordinary person in her life. She dreams of being an ordinary housewife, in fact, in a suburban home with a loving husband she cooks and cleans for.

Dutiful:
Dreams or not, when the call comes for action she will be there because it is her duty. Throwing off an Apokaliptic invasion? She's there. Protecting the city from a natural disaster? Battle armor on, mega rod in hand, she's there. It's only right.

Fierce:
Every hardship in life she has faced has simply been another challenge to overcome. When she sees weakness in another she deals with it immediately in the only way she knows how: By knocking it down. Either they'll stand back up and be stronger for it, or they'll prove not worth her time.

Character Sheet

Powers

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Alacrity:
Along with superhuman strength, Barda has phenomenal reflexes. She can outrun the aim of someone shooting at mid-range and can dodge slow-moving handgun rounds in flight, if aware of them.

Durability:
Barda's flesh is not only stronger but more resilient and resistant to injury. Barda can stand up to blows from superhumans with little effect or massive impacts. Boulders have broken on her, though that might knock her down or stun her briefly. She is less resistant to edged weapons, bullets, and lasers. (This is one of the reasons she wears armor.) Even though she can be shot, bullets do not penetrate as deeply as they would in a normal human. While she may not be indestructible she certainly gives that impression due to her high level of pain resistance, and can ignore trifling things like a fracture or flesh wounds for several hours.

Longevity:
Though Barda has stopped aging in appearance around the age of 30 (28 if you ask her) she is in fact over 250 years old. Disease, illness, and old age will never been the source of her ultimate death. She can still be killed through battle and such similar methods that would destroy her body.

Strength:
Among Homo Immortalis, there aren't many who are stronger than Barda. Her strength among the Furies is legendary. With greatest effort she can lift a hundred tons or more, and is able to use this strength over protracted periods of time.

Skills

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Advanced Combat:
Barda was trained to fight to Apokalips warrior standards as well as being the leader of the Female Furies. While it's difficult to describe her fighting skill or style in Earth terms, it is most akin to the forceful methods of the Amazonian warriors. It is based on her superhuman strength, speed, and agility.

Cooking:
Though a newer skill since her coming to Earth, Barda is rather fond of cooking and familiar with most if not all of the appliances that can be found in a kitchen. While her food is rarely tasty, it is usually able to sustain a person. **Note: Some more experimental meals may require the intervention of a Mother Box to survive.**

Fourth World Technology:
While at times unfamiliar with human technology she is on the other hand supremely skilled with more advanced Fourth World Technology. Boom Tubes, Aero Discs, her Mega Rod and her Mother Box are all things she's adept at using, among many others.

Leadership:
Due to her training she's more than familiar with working as a team. Being leader of the Furies she's familiar with organizing a team in combat situations. If necessary she's more than capable of working with an unknown team on the fly and has done so on numerous occasions.

Resources

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Aero Discs:
These are thin metal plates about a foot across. The New Gods use them for personal travel. They can reach speeds of 250 mph and are resistant to most damage.

Apokaliptic Armor:
Barda's armor was forged in the fires of Apokalips. Extremely durable, resistant to damage, and stronger than steel it has served her well through her long life. Barda's Mother Box can teleport the armor onto her in a moment's notice to ensure she is always prepared for battle.

Female Furies:
Barda is the former commander of the female Furies, an all woman group of Darkseid's Elite. The number and roster of the Furies is subject to change but four members were close with Barda and are sort of Frenemies. Sometimes they are out for blood. Sometimes they want to defect to Earth. The three most often associated with Barda are Bernadeth--Desaad's sister and mistress of the Fahren- Knives (flying, flaming daggers), Lashina--master of deadly steel snapping lashes, and Stompa-- almost in Barda's strength class who likes stomping stuff.

Mega Rod:
The only one to posess the Mega Rod is Barda. There are other power rods, the Beta Rods, but she has been the only one strong enough to wield the Mega Rod. Should it fall into human hands it would ultimately destroy their minds with continued use, driving them insane and homicidal. The Mega Rod allows her to fly, project concussion blasts, and holds the circuitry for her Mother Box.

Mother Box:
A Mother Box is a living computerized entity. Always a she, and never an it, she looks after those who posess her by accessing the power of the Power Cosmic for various effects. She can produce the Aero Discs used for flight, create Boom Tubes for travel, and help with boosts of stamina or endurance for her target if necessary. She allows Barda to understand any language, speak telepathically if ncessary, and help moderate her moods. Mother Boxes, when damaged, can be healed with the love and hope of the user.

Weaknesses

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Cooking:
Barda is not the best cook. (This is understatement rather in the vein of "the sea is not above the clouds".) She often attempts elaborate meals with substitutions that seem good at the time and often aren't. Tofu and chocolate? Done it. There are times her meals may require the intervention of her Mother Box to survive.

People Are Strange:
Barda is an alien and newly arrived. While her Mother Box helped a lot in learning the facts of her new world, the subtleties of how things work lead to frequent bemusement.

Radion:
A failsafe engineered into Homo Immortalis. Radion is a rare energetic emission that can only be produced artificially. When the Homo Immortalis is exposed to it their connection to the Power Cosmic is rapidly drained. The energies that fuel their life force and provide them their fantastic powers are diminished in moments. With enough exposure the damage can be near permanent, or even fatal. It should be noted that, unlike many of her kind, Barda is far more resistant to Radion due to her sheer durability. She is able to take almost twice as much of a dose as most Homo Immortalis before succumbing to it.

Rough Edges:
Sometimes Barda can be lacking in matters of etiquette or just plain rude at times. She is often brusque and impatient with people who show weakness or fear. Unfortunately that's most humans. Those who manage to get past this learn she's really a pussycat when not being a tigress.

Role-Play

Logs

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Title Date Scene Summary
=The Pitter Patter of Little Feet September 11th, 2023 The coming of Oberon!
Barda and the AVENGERS! August 19th, 2023 Big Barda and Scott Free join the Avengers!
We ARE Adulting... and Humans! August 13th, 2023 The Frees go to dinner!
Dancing in Formation! July 31st, 2023 Scott and Barda discuss being human.
A Free trip to the grocers! August 19th, 2022 Scott and Barda go shopping, and Scott manages to stick his foot squarely in his mouth!
Free Time: A Murder on Sunset St (pt 1) August 16th, 2022 Barda and Scott Free discover their neighbor, Bill Taggert, has been a victim of murder most foul! The Frees agree to take on the case (paying no heed to the pleas of the local constabulary).
@Heartbreaker2022 Strikes! December 30th, 2021 Booster Gold records a bunch of heroes and edits them together to perform "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley, dedicated to Blue Beetle.
Moving day in the Free House December 28th, 2021 No description
Blue on blue... December 22nd, 2021 Barda makes a new friend. Or is it a kitten? Hard to tell.
Scott's Great Escape December 16th, 2021 Barda helps Scott escape Apokalips-- but at what cost?
A Reunion of Gods December 8th, 2021 Steve and Barda find one another and agree that their cover will be better if they can pass themselves off as a couple.
Cooking Sammiches for Aliens December 2nd, 2021 No description
Three Aliens in the Stars December 1st, 2021 No description
Jimmy Hoffa's Body in a generator. (Not really.) November 30th, 2021 Barda spills the beans. Alexander gets hurt spilling his own beans. Vital paper is filled out.

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