Nudge (from the Mizfits)

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Nudge (1)

Project: Comic

Known as: Nudge

Real name: Cassidy Kowal

Group affiliation: MizFits

Physical description: Nudge is a little shorter than average, and quite thin. She has blond hair and blue eyes, with sharp, well-defined features. Her style could be best defined as “serious.” She usually has her hair pulled back in a perfect bun, and most often can be seen in a business suit in a conservative color.

History: Nudge grew up in suburban Short Hills, New Jersey, not that she’d ever tell you that. Though in many ways her childhood was idyllic, with a loving family, Nudge always saw her destiny was to be someone important and successful, a stand-out in her personal excellence. So she especially hated that she was born with an identical twin (“Random” who we will meet tomorrow). She believed that the world was less likely to see her as a true stand-out, when I duplicate of her was so often standing right next to her. To make matters worse, when the twins uncovered their special abilities, it turned out that they were (quite literally) more powerful as a duo, than as individuals.

Nudge therefore learned to control her abilities, to suppress them (her success would not come from her extraordinary gifts). A straight-A student with every extra-circular an Ivy-league school could dream of, and soon found herself with a law degree from a prestigious school, a high-powered job, and all of her dreams coming true. Political success seemed right around the corner, when it all came crashing down. Embroiled in a scandal, she soon found herself disbarred and without a career.

So now she is with the MizFits, in part because she has nowhere else to go, and in part because the MizFits leader, Puzzle, is so persuasive. This, of course, reunites her with her sister, to the displeasure of both.

Role in the narrative: Nudge will help us examine our need as humans to stand out, while at the same time knowing that we are most powerful when we work together. She will drive story as we will be revealing the details of her scandal over time. Is she really guilty, or a victim (which pride would never let her admit)? At her core, is she selfish or insecure? Her and Random will help us explore the nature of family and sisterhood.

Abilities: Nudge can change reality, which seems awesome, but she can only do it a tiny bit. This basically means she can make things that would have gone one way instead go the way she wants, but on a small scale. In Roulette, she can’t make any number come up, but she might be able to nudge the ball one number to the left or to the right. You don’t want to coin flip with her, as her chosen side comes up an unusual amount of times just not every time. Statistically, her power is certifiable. It’s just that it is usually small and undramatic. Now, were she to somehow partner with someone who made rules that drive reality as we know it a little more lax, they could be powerful indeed.

Nudge is very smart, and her drive has made her good at many things (she is quite an athlete in addition to her mental prowess).

Inspirations: Twins have obviously been used for narrative purposes many times, but likely Caramon And Raistlin influence me here. Reality-altering or “luck” powers are also obviously not new (e.g., Domino).