Coupé

Species: Human Birthplace: Unknown Age: Unknown Name: Janelle Height: 5′ 10″ (178 cm) Affiliation: SDN-T Occupation: Hero Bio: Mysterious, deadly, and unapproachable. True kill count, like many things about her, is unknown. Crimes: Aggravated assault, extortion, first degree murder, kidnapping, stalking Abilities: Umbrakinetic Weaponry, Umbrakinetic Flight, Superhuman Accuracy Synergy: Punch Up Hair color: Black Eye color: Yellow Aliases: Merciless Mercenary "Coop" She's a Phoenix Program participant and one of the heroes that can be dispatched. Coupé has short, black hair and yellow eyes. She wears a black, form fitting outfit with silver details and a silver domino mask. She has matching knee high silver, armored boots and her arms likewise have some armor covering her shoulders and the outside part of her arms, down to the back of her hands. Her suit includes black and silver mechanical wings and she keeps some of her daggers stored behind each shoulder, with the blades jutting outward. Coupé is a French ballet term that means "to cut", a step where the working foot displaces the supporting foot, either in front or behind, usually touching the ankle or the other foot's instep. An assassin for the mob who went independent. Described as cold and merciless, Coupé is a mysterious and efficient assassin. She takes pride in her abilities, cursing herself and asking what ‘all of [her] training was for’ when failing a mission, and seeing a retrieval of a child’s balloon as beneath her. Similarly, she expects her missions to be difficult, expressing confusion when remarking it was ‘easier than [she] thought it’d be,’ and occasionally showing interest that she’ll finally be dealing with ‘criminals with class.’ Coupé is implied to have a background in ballet, naming herself after a French ballet term meaning 'to cut,' and her starting ability following in a similar fashion. She exhibits some interest in poetic wordplay, calling herself ‘graceful, but deadly,’ and ‘swift as the night, sharp as my knife,’ when dispatched. She displays dry humour, saying she can ‘take a stab at’ a mission, and clarifies she was trying to make a joke. Coupé expresses great affinity for knives, frequently referring to their care and wellbeing when dispatched, on one occasion thanking Robert for giving them a chance for fresh air. Similarly, she's audibly livid when contacting Blonde Blazer about the issue of her confiscated office knives, saying she registered them as emotional support knives. She also admits to recently taking up sewing, enjoying the various fabrics and stabbing motions accompanying the hobby. When accompanied by a hero, she articulates the differences between ‘a cut, a dice, and a mince,’ asking them to hold out their hand for her to demonstrate. Coupé is a tall, dark-skinned woman with short, straight black hair slicked back into a neat bob. She has yellow eyes and mascara running down her cheeks from her eyes, and wears dark lipstick. As a Phoenix, she wears a black, slim catsuit with a V neck collar, slim, silver pauldrons on her upper biceps, and metallic accents framing her body: with similarly designed wings at her back. She wears a metallic domino mask that reaches to the sides of her head, ending with four pointed spikes. When she was younger, she had longer hair and wore a tutu. Relationships Robert Robertson (Mecha Man): Dispatcher and hero. Coupé alternates between being disrespectful and professional towards him, calling him ‘emo’ when he repeats the request to clear the channel, and expressing her dissatisfaction over him using her skills to retrieve a child’s balloon. When Robert asks what she would be more suited for, she responds 'off the books assassination,' which Robert distrustfully responds that '[he] will keep it in mind.' Coupe retains a mostly respectful attitude on-call otherwise, being pleased with Robert’s confidence in her when dispatched. It’s implied she’s amused by his name, occasionally saying his full name on-call. Blonde Blazer: Boss and employee. On the official SDN phone number, Coupe leaves a message on Blonde Blazer's voicemail regarding the issue of her confiscated office knives. While keeping her language respectful and professional, saying that while she understands the SDN's strict weapons policy, she claims that she registered them as emotional support knives, and is audibly angered by the development. She then asks for her to call her back at her earliest convenience before ending the voice message. Punch Up: Friends and co-heroes. Coupé calls him a gentleman and lightheartedly instructs him not to fall behind if dispatched together. She’s occasionally playful with him, responding to his quips with her own, and asking if he got shorter when asked if she ‘got scarier.' She greets him as 'Knuckles,' with him responding 'Knives' in kind.The two are comfortable teasing each other for their failures. She shows some dismay over him finding out about her failing a mission, noting that he would ‘tease [her] for weeks’ about it; similarly, Punch Up says he’d ’never live it down’ if she knew about one of his mishaps.