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Invisigal

Real Name: Courtney Aliases: Invisigal, Invisibitch (former criminal alias), Visi, Vis Age: 27 Gender: Female Species: Superhuman Height: 5'6" (168 cm) Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Affiliations: Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN), Phoenix Program, Z-Team; formerly the Red Ring Occupation: Former criminal; probationary superhero Voice: Laura Bailey Keywords: Thief, Loner, Stealth, Invisibility, Impulsive, Sarcastic, Abrasive, Self-Destructive, Redemption

Biology

Courtney is a human superpowered woman born with the ability to become invisible. She has asthma, which severely limits her ability to use her power because invisibility requires her to hold her breath. Her condition makes prolonged stealth difficult and leaves her reliant on an inhaler to breathe comfortably.

During her criminal career, Courtney received cybernetic implants from the Red Ring to increase her lung capacity and help her sustain her invisibility for longer. The implants were part of her arrangement with Shroud, who maintained control over them and could deactivate them remotely. After she abandoned the Red Ring, the implants stopped functioning, leaving her with the same respiratory limitations that had made her vulnerable in the first place.

Courtney also states that she has ADHD, which she associates with her tendency to lose focus, jump between subjects, act impulsively, and experience emotional outbursts.

Appearance

Courtney is a slim, 5'6" woman with short, spiky dark-violet hair and brown eyes. Her appearance combines alternative streetwear with a deliberately casual, slightly rebellious style. She has a silver septum ring and typically wears a pink cropped jacket over a black cropped shirt, tight black trousers, and combat boots.

Her clothing emphasizes movement and practicality rather than a traditional superhero silhouette. The pink jacket gives her a recognizable visual identity within the Phoenix Program, contrasting with the darker, more anonymous appearance she adopted during her criminal career.

Former Red Ring attire: While operating as Invisibitch, Courtney wore a black cropped jacket and a close-fitting half-mask covering the lower portion of her face. Her exposed abdominal cybernetic implant faintly glowed red.

Equipment: Courtney carries an inhaler to manage her asthma. Her former lung-enhancement implants remain a significant part of her history, although they are no longer reliably functional during the main story.

Personality

Courtney is abrasive, sardonic, immature, and fiercely independent. She uses sarcasm, insults, provocative jokes, and sexual innuendo to irritate others or keep conversations from becoming too emotionally intimate. She is quick to snap at authority figures, especially when she feels criticized, misunderstood, or treated as incapable.

She prefers working alone and resists being told what to do. Her confidence often presents as arrogance, but beneath it lies deep insecurity and a persistent fear that she is fundamentally incapable of becoming a genuine hero. She struggles to accept responsibility for mistakes, sometimes reacting to criticism with anger or physical aggression rather than acknowledging the problem.

Courtney's self-image is shaped by her belief that superpowers determine a person's destiny. She views abilities associated with visibility, strength, and spectacle as naturally heroic, while considering invisibility a power suited to thieves, spies, and criminals. Having spent much of her life using her gift for illicit purposes, she interprets her own history as evidence that she was never meant to be anything else.

Despite her defensive attitude, Courtney genuinely wants recognition, respect, and a sense of belonging. She cares more about doing well than she likes to admit, and successful missions can leave her pleasantly surprised that helping people feels rewarding. She often conceals these sincere reactions behind jokes or dismissive remarks.

Her behavior can be self-sabotaging. When she feels rejected or believes she has failed, she may give up before others can reject her themselves. She also tends to overcompensate when trying to prove her worth, sometimes taking reckless actions that endanger herself and her teammates.

Courtney is not naturally comfortable with vulnerability, but she is capable of loyalty, remorse, affection, and personal growth. Her abrasive personality does not mean she lacks empathy; rather, she often struggles to express it without covering it in sarcasm.

Background

Courtney was born in Los Angeles with the power of invisibility. Her early experiences contributed to a worldview in which her ability seemed to determine her place in society. Whether through her environment or other formative experiences, she came to believe that her powers made her more suited to villainy than heroism.

Under the alias Invisibitch, she became a criminal and committed offenses including assault, larceny, and robbery. Among her victims was Granny's Donuts, whose owner subsequently banned her from the establishment. Courtney's criminal history reinforced her reputation as an antisocial thief rather than someone capable of contributing positively to society.

Her asthma eventually made her invisibility increasingly difficult to use. Seeking a solution, she entered an arrangement with Shroud and the Red Ring, receiving cybernetic lung enhancements in exchange for service. Shroud later offered to erase her debt if she planted a bomb on Mecha Man's suit.

Courtney accepted the assignment and infiltrated the operation. However, upon realizing that a real person was inside the suit, she recognized that the assignment could amount to murder. She abandoned the Red Ring rather than complete the plan as intended. The bomb was nevertheless planted, and its detonation destroyed Robert Robertson's career as Mecha Man.

After leaving the Red Ring, Courtney's implants were deactivated. She subsequently joined the SDN's Phoenix Program, agreeing to participate on the condition that her reasons for joining would not be questioned. Blonde Blazer rebranded her as Invisigal, giving her a more publicly acceptable identity as she attempted to transition from villain to hero.

Her past, however, continues to influence her conduct, her relationship with Robert, and her ability to trust that she can change.

Abilities and Equipment

Invisibility: Courtney can render herself invisible to the naked eye, but only while holding her breath. Her clothing and objects she carries can become invisible alongside her, making the ability useful for infiltration, escape, ambushes, and surprise attacks.

Stealth and Infiltration: Her power makes her well suited to entering restricted areas, bypassing visual security, following targets, and approaching opponents without being seen.

Hand-to-Hand Combat: Courtney is a capable close-quarters fighter. She combines punches, quick movements, improvised tactics, and invisibility to confuse opponents and create openings. She is willing to fight dirty when necessary.

Criminal Connections: Her history in the underworld gives her familiarity with criminal behavior and contacts that can provide useful information about certain incidents.

Lone Wolf: Courtney works efficiently when dispatched alone, reducing travel and call-completion times. This reflects her comfort operating independently.

Wolf Pack: When included on the team under the relevant training upgrade, she can increase experience rewards, demonstrating that her contributions can benefit the entire squad.

Ear to the Ground: With the appropriate training, her connections allow her to uncover details about certain calls before dispatch, including the type of crime and the number of available slots.

Weaknesses: Her invisibility depends on breath-holding, making asthma a serious limitation. She cannot remain invisible indefinitely, and invisibility does not make her intangible or invulnerable. She can still be struck, shot, or otherwise physically harmed while unseen.

Relationships

Robert Robertson: Robert is Courtney's superior and mentor at the SDN. Their relationship begins with friction because she resists his authority and he holds her accountable for her decisions. Over time, his willingness to challenge her fatalistic beliefs can help her recognize that her abilities do not determine her morality. Depending on the player's choices, their bond may develop into romance. Robert's mentorship can also influence whether Courtney commits to heroism or returns to villainy.

Blonde Blazer: Courtney regards Blonde Blazer as an ideal hero: admired, confident, and publicly celebrated. Blazer gives Courtney her new alias and encourages her rehabilitation, but Courtney's admiration is mixed with envy and feelings of inferiority. She fears that no matter how hard she tries, she will never be seen as a hero in the same way.

Golem: Golem is one of Courtney's closest teammates and her most notable source of team synergy. He shows concern for her well-being and is particularly upset when she faces the possibility of being removed from the Z-Team. His steady support offers a contrast to her tendency to isolate herself.

Chase: Courtney and Chase frequently clash. He views her as selfish and reckless, while she responds with insults and frustration. However, when Chase risks himself to save her, she is deeply affected by his sacrifice, forcing her to confront the consequences of her behavior and her assumptions about their relationship.

Shroud: Shroud recruited Courtney into the Red Ring and used her need for respiratory assistance to keep her indebted to him. He treated her abilities and circumstances as tools to exploit, and later claimed that her placement within the SDN served his own plans. Their relationship represents the coercive influence of her criminal past and the danger of mistaking exploitation for an opportunity.

Malevola and the Z-Team: Courtney's relationship with the rest of the team is uneven. Her abrasive attitude creates friction, but her successes can earn genuine respect and support. Whether she becomes a trusted teammate depends partly on her actions and her willingness to accept help.