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From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe

Victoria and Vai Hanzo
The Veridian Vision
Player: @VeridianNinja
Origin:	Mutant
Archetype:	Stalker/Brute/Widow
Threat Level:	50/40/35
Personal Data
Real Name:	Victoria Hanzo
Known Aliases:	The Veridian Wrath, Veridian Spider
Species:	Artificial Human
Age:	Unknown
Height:	6"0
Weight:	115 lbs
Eye Color:	Blue
Hair Color:	Green
Biographical Data
Nationality:	Japanese, Irish
Occupation:	Ninja, ex-KoA, Mercenary
Place of Birth:	Chicago, IL
Base of Operations:	Cap Au Diable
Marital Status:	Late wife of Run Riot
Known Relatives:	(siblings) Matt, Jordan, Ceres, Erika. (Parents) Toshiro and Elizabeth. (Children) Johnathan, Kimiko (Adopted) Ink Dyne, Onteh Marks
Known Powers
Total Stealth
Known Abilities
Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu, Ninjitsu, mechanical systems repair
Equipment
Ninja-to, Optic scanner (glasses), Mechanical Arm
Shares the body of Vai Hanzo Attributes   Statistic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10     Fortitude   Stamina   Speed   Melee   Blasts   Support   Control

[edit] Victoria Hanzo

"I'm a soldier, born to stand.
In this waking hell I am
witnessing more than I can compute.
Pray myself we don't forget,
lies, betrayed and the oppressed.
Please give me the strength to be the truth."
(Yoko Kanno - "Rise")

Victoria is not a complicated person when you first see her at the Pocket D, her favorite hangout. She enjoys asian beers, the occasional Sake, and heckling the occasional idiot. However, this is just to cover up why she really hangs out there....to obtain as much information as possible, while still remaining social with her friends.

She is often seen in the company of her friends, and is known to be a director of the group. She is often seen in the D, sitting just inside earshot of important conversations, and has now been known to involve herself in them. She is head of the Inevitable Evolution's Intelligence and Security sector, and actively recruits young spies and spooks to help her, though her standards can be high for such a job. She hires out for jobs where her ninja training and stealth come in handy, and has also started hiring out as an investigator.

[edit] Vai, The Silent Kitsune

"This is who I am,
Escapist, Paradise seeker.
Farewell, now time to fly,
Out of sight, out of time,
Away from all lies"
(Nightwish - "The Escapist")

Victoria's......well, Victoria was Vai's replacement. Vai is a Fox kami, something her father hated with a passion. He sealed her away in her own brain, and placed an artificial soul in it's place. The artificial soul eventually developed into Victoria, while the sealed soul continued to develop inside, experiencing a slightly different view of the world, though similar in many ways to reality. She was recently released, and after some confusion, now peacefully shares the body with Victoria.

Vai seems to have changed slightly since her bout with the soul sickness, her Orange/red hair being replaced with hair of pure white, that spreads from her ears to her tail. She also seems to have some kind of latent power, but the only times she's ever referred to it, she just calls it "Inari's Blessing", and leaves it at that. Her healing, while not as fast as some, seems to be far more complete than a normal person, and it is impossible for her to receive permanent scarring/damage.

(Vai looks the same as Victoria except for the Hair color change, the fact she has fox ears instead of normal human ears, the fact she lacks Victoria's cybernetic arm, and has a fox tail (I'm still waiting for that to be added to the character creator, though...))

Vai is extremely protective of her counterpart, and has been known to jump even high powered beings over possible slights against Victoria. She is like the overprotective big sister that Victoria never had.

One ability that Vai does have is that she can sense and interact with souls (Within limitations and consent from the other players, of course). She can "See" souls, and in a limited sense, see what kind of powers that soul has. (heavily constricted by consent, of course).

[edit] The Veridian Aliases

Victoria may not have many metahuman powers (or any besides her invisibility, for that matter), but she does try to be a well-rounded fighter. She displays this by carrying various weapon sets for various situations. She's been known to carry a sword (Veridian Vision), a rifle (Veridian Soldier),twin asian blades (Veridian Wrath), martial arts (Veridian Ghost), and most recently, Nightwidow style claws (Veridian Spider).

(All of the above forms are alts of Victoria, and I consider their text-fighting level to be equivalent of her main form, Veridian Vision. If you disagree while I am text fighting you, I would be happy to switch forms for your convenience. If Challenged in the arena, know that I will not malefactor down to your level unless you ask me in advance and I agree. I put a lot of work into leveling her, and I like it when that is respected. I extend the same courtesy to others.)

[edit] Victoria's Past

Victoria was once a Hand of Artemis, of the Knives of Artemis mercenary group. Her career with the Knives came to an end when she was shot while taking on an Arachnos group in a joint mission with Malta Operatives. Before she could escape the mission, she was captured by Longbow and PPD agents, but not before losing her arm to a lucky shot by a longbow rifleman. Her attempt to take her own life failed, and she was taken into custody. The trial was short, and she was to be incarcerated in the Zig for 45 to life. However, it only took Arachnos ten years to attack the prison, attempting to free one of their "destined ones". She escaped in the attack. It didn't take her long to attempt to find the nearest Knives safehouse, but they denied her entrance and attempted to kill her, figuring that she was now a liability more than anything else. Injured, beaten, and with nowhere to go, she wandered into the Pocket D and sat at the bar, intent on drinking herself to death. It was in the D that Run Riot walked in, and she overheard him talking about his plans and goals. Hearing all of this, she decided that perhaps she should try to make up for all she did while in the Knives, and seek some sort of salvation for her own soul.

[edit] The Hanzo Family

Elizabeth Hanzo - Her Mother, Elizabeth was a Irish/American who visited Japan and got possessed by a Kitsune Kami. That was how she ended up meeting V's father. Currently resides in California.
Toshiro Hanzo - V's Father, a retired demon slayer. Not much is known other than he claims to have a strong strain of Hanzo clan blood, and can trace their family back to Hatori Hanzo. Resides in California with Elizabeth. It can be inferred from what Victoria has said in the past that she does not get along well with her father.
Matthew (brother) and Jordan (sister) - They followed somewhat in their father's footsteps and became demon/undead slayers. These two are twins, and have that semi-psychic empathy that normally occurs between twins. Matt likes the ladies, but knows when to be serious. Matthew uses modern weapons (guns and traps) to fight their prey, while Jordan prefers her innate abilities of fire manipulation. They both live in California, roommates and friends. Jordan recently returned to her brother's side from a long mission in Romania. Matt often refers back to old missions he has been on. He also takes enjoyment calling Hallow Finish "Little Coyote" or "Coyote", somewhat mocking her werewolf form's small stature.
Ceres - Her younger Sister, Ceres left home and became a Paragon hero. She and V don't get along well simply because one works in Paragon and the other works in the isles. She works under the hero name "The Cerulean Phantasm", and is semi-well known. She and Victoria have an uneasy peace at the moment.
Erika - The sister she did not know she had, Erika was born during Victoria's time in the Zig. She is eleven years old, a kitsune, and cynical. She doesn't act her age, possibly due to her kitsune. Victoria feels a little uncomfortable with the little one, as she seems too....serious.
Johnathon Cohen - Son of Run Riot and Victoria. He was born on April 15th, 2008, at 5:23am. He is expected to one day become the hero Blue Rally, but who knows what the future holds?

Additional Family members
Ink Dyne: Ink. She was Run's adopted daughter before V even joined IE, and she's her daughter now as well.
Little Riot: Kimiko Cohen - Run and VV's Daughter from another dimension.
Onteh Marks: Belinda von Sauerkraut O'Goldstien McCrabcake Cross - Belinda is one of Victoria's students, but has now adopted her.

[edit] Her complicated history with Run Riot

Run is Victoria's friend, boss, and most importantly, the one she loves. She met him within her first month in the isles, while she was attempting to get drunk in the D (speculation abounds that she was actually trying to drink herself to death, but it's just rumors). She overheard him talking about what IE was all about, and after about half an hour, realized a few things. One was that she was not as drunk as she had hoped, and the other was that he truly seemed to care about what he was doing. She signed up right there that day. She has since worked her way up in both the group's standings, and in his heart.

When she first joined IE, it was right before Woefull's exit. She only really became active after this event, though. She saw that things were hard on the group, and decided to help out her newfound friends. After assisting Run Riot on a series mission in Grandville, she ended up relating to him her history with the military (which now turns out to be just a cover story). She doesn't know, to this day, what in that sparked him to make her his confidante, but the two quickly became friends. She began hanging out with him in the Pocket D, prompting plenty of rumors that she was either IE's co-leader (which is a spot she has never held, nor has she ever wanted), or was dating him. The two denied these, as at the time, things were platonic (on her half, anyway). She worked besides him for a long time, becoming his friend, confidante, lieutenant, and eventually was appointed head of Inevitable Evolution's intelligence section.

The two of them did not always get along over everything. Several times during her career in IE, she has found herself at odds over certain things with Run. The largest fight had her resign for a short time, even, staying on her boat for a period of time. The two eventually ended up discussing lots of things over a tea ceremony she prepared. What the two talked about there is private, and has not been shared with anyone else.

Eventually, she realized that despite her best efforts to the contrary, she had fallen for her boss and best friend. She was not willing to admit it at first, instead keeping things as they were. When Vai was released, she (Vai) was not as quiet about their shared love of Run, and through that, Victoria eventually admitted it to him. However, circumstances were not on her side, as another woman (Delinquent Behavior) had also recently admitted to him that she was in love with him as well. However....when Victoria talked to her, she couldn't be mad, as she and DB were so alike in history and emotion, that she identified immediately with her.

The two women ended up in pseudo-competition with each other, at Victoria's urging. Their fighting ended up with Run leaving for a short time to clear his head. While he was gone, she discovered that during the night they had spent together, she had gotten pregnant. When he returned, she informed him of this. At the same time, he let her know that it was her that he wanted to be with. A few short weeks later, he ended up proposing to her, just a little after Valentine's day.

On April 5th, 2008, Victoria and Jacob eloped, marrying sometime during the night. She ended up taking his last name, and the alias that goes along with it. Their first child, Johnathan, was born on April 15th. They had their public wedding ceremony on the 15th of June, 2008.

Victoria died in a car crash before the holidays in 2008. Afterwards, she isn't sure exactly what happened, but it all ended with Riot leaving Inevitable Evolution, and (as far as she knows), the Isles. She returned to life in June 2009, and was filled in on some of what happened. This soured her to Run a bit, and has since begun using her maiden name again.

[edit] Retirement?!

As hard as it is to believe, Victoria has mentioned multiple times now that she has, in fact, retired from....whatever it was she used to do. Not many believe her, of course. However, in her own words, "I'm old. 'm older than I was before I died, fer christsakes. How long do people expect me to go out on missions and save the world on an everyday basis?"

There are some skeptics to her retired status, however. She still walks around as fully armed as she used to, some say more so. They say she's merely taking more of a command standpoint on battles, offering tactical advice on and off the battlefield, and not taking so much of an active combat role anymore.

[edit] Known acquaintances

A majority of her friends and acquaintances are in the Group Inevitable Evolution, though not all are. This section is constantly changed.

Victoria has just returned, and is still working through who has changed and who isn't there anymore. However....

Lady Abigail - Abi is Victoria's sister in every way except blood. They are the closest of friends, and Abi was the first person V sought out when she returned to life. VV trusts Abi with her life.

Rezz - Rezz is the current head of IE, and the second person V looked for. He was surprised to see her alive and well, and quickly welcomed her back.

Ink Dyne - Her daughter in the same way Abi is her sister. She loves her daughter, very much.

Onteh Marks - Belinda von Sauerkraut O'Goldstien McCrabcake is her adopted daughter. She cares about her just as much as Inky, and was nearly given a heart attack by the young ninja. VV did not take the news of her new status of "grandmother" very well, and drank quite a bit that night.

Unleashed Force - V's old sparring partner, and friend. She relies on him for advice at times, an interesting switching of roles from earlier.

Plenilune - One of Victoria's oldest friends, Holly and V just recently started talking again after a period of some animosity between the two.

Fyre Fli - Cindy is a friend of hers through Holly. The younger hero looks out for VV's best health even when V stopped caring a while ago, and V is secretly thankful for it.

[edit] Physical Appearance

Victoria: Victoria is fairly old, but doesn't look a day over twenty two. Well, not at first, at least. Her family's odd genetics seem to give them longer life spans (think the Dúnedain from Lord of the Rings), where they age at about half the speed of normal humans once reaching puberty.

She is a unique mix of Irish and Japanese ancestry, though the Japanese is more prominent in her than her other sisters. Her skin tone is darker, and her eyes have an Asian look to them. Her hair color is the main thing people notice, as it is naturally a shade of green not typically found in nature, except among plants. She has given up trying to figure out why it is that shade, and merely accepts it as is. (A note: Hair Dyes have a bad habit of not working in her hair for longer than a week or so.)

Her body shows her years of fighting more than her face ever does. Her right arm is missing, and has been replaced with a cybernetic model (when her right arm looks like skin, it's still a fake, just with a false skin covering). She has many scars all over her body, ranging from bullet holes to blade wounds to burns. They're not bad enough to immediately grimace at, as most healed over well, but they're still visible. She also has one tattoo, a 5x7 inch barcode on the small of her back. It can be seen when she wears anything showing her back, and she makes no attempt to hide it.

Victoria is in incredible physical shape, having spent decades of her life honing her body into a tool and weapon. She carries in her no cybernetic enhancements other than her right arm. At first glance, one might think she was a normal human with dyed hair and a false arm.

Vai: Vai is a physical twin for Victoria. The two share the same build, facial features, and height. However, the differences between the two are striking and not difficult to miss. The most obvious difference is Vai's hair color and ears. All the hair on her body, from her fox ears to her fox tail (that I hope to someday add, if the Devs ever give them to us) is pure white. She wears it at a medium length, and always loose.

Her body, though few have seen all of it, is not scarred in the slightest. Her right arm is still a part of her body, and it's incredibly difficult to permanently damage her. It is possible....but difficult.

The only other real difference is that when she is Vai, her eyes can get eyeshine.

[edit] Other Information

-Of course, you can always recognize her aliases as her. They *are* her.

-Her glasses are really an optical scanner, which gives her all of the information shown to the player on their screen (besides her available combat moves). It is connected to the Registration database as well, allowing her to gain some background on people (A.K.A. your profile Info. If you have a problem with this, tell me....but if your character is well known, odds are something would be in the database, even if it is inaccurate). When not wearing the glasses, she obviously doesn't have access to all of this information.

-She Often wears her dog tags with most outfits.

-Her right arm is mechanical. Anyone who can sense electrical signals or mechanics can tell, but to the naked eye it looks natural, unless the decides to wear it uncovered (where you can clearly tell it is false, then). (Her arm was removed following the incident which resulted in her imprisonment in the Zig. Her humerus had been shattered by an anti-armor round, and had been so badly damaged that amputation was required.) Her arm has recently been replaced with a newer, better model. It was created by Wraith Prime, and has in it a long list of features her old arm lacked The most obvious change, however, is that this artificial arm looks real, with a false skin covering. (Vai does not have this mechanical arm, as she is incredibly difficult to permanently damage.)

[edit] Character Inspirations and theme songs

Here's a list of Influences on Veridian's character.

- Black Canary from Green Arrow - Black Canary
- Major Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- "Two Hands" Revy from Black Lagoon
- The Takeshi Kovacs novels by Richard K. Morgan

Now, theme music for Victoria has stayed the same since I built her....She's always used "Rise" by Yoko Kanno, the Opening song to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Second Gig. It fits the very militaristic/techno/darker theme that I set for her, and still manages to apply.

A theme for Vai is more difficult to place. She's a more....liberated character than Victoria, but the song should also reflect that she's not the dominant one, despite it's her own body. Her themes would be "The Escapist" by Nightwish and "Animal I have become" by Three Days Grace.

[edit] Opinions of others about VV

Yeah, this is the area to add IC quotes and stuff about VV.