Elektra Villain
Real Name: Elektra Nattchios.
Occupation: Assassin.
Identity: Elektra doesn't use a dual identity; however, her activities as an assassin are not known to the general public.
Legal Status: Naturalized citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: Nikolas (father, deceased), mother (name unrevealed, deceased).
Group Affiliation: Employee of the Kingpin, former member of the Hand.
Base of Operations: New York City.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #
History: Elektra Nattchios, the daughter of Nikolas Nattchios, a Greek businessman, was attending college at Harvard when she met fellow student Matt Murdock. Elektra's mother had been killed when she was a small child, much as Matt's father had been; Elektra had been the one to find her body. Sensing kindred souls in each other, Matt and Elektra became very close.
Tragedy struck in their third year together at Harvard. While at a high society party at the Hellfire Club mansion in Manhattan, at which Matt was going to propose to her, her father was brutally murdered by an assassin in front of her. Distraught, she fled the party, dropping out of sight.
Elektra traveled the world for a short time before finding herself in Japan, where she was found by the secretive ninja clan known as the Hand. The Hand had once been one of the staunchest defenders of Shogunate Japan, but had fallen under the influence of an oni, or Japanese demon, before World War I. The Hand taught her to use the pain, anger, and hate she felt, corrupting her. Within a short time, Elektra lived solely for the hunt and the kill, becoming the Hand's best assassin. During this time, Elektra had become the lover of Kirigi, the son of the Hand's leader.
At one point, Elektra was sent by the Hand to assassinate a martial arts instructor in America who went by the name of Stick; ironically, Stick was the same man who had helped train Matt in the use of his enhanced senses. Stick, although blind, held Elektra at bay and managed to knock her out long enough to begin a ritual intended to cleanse her soul of the Hand's corruption. Stick was only partially successful; Elektra escaped halfway through the ritual.
Breaking from the Hand, Elektra slowly came to the realization that she only had one useful skill: she was good at killing people. Thus, she started selling her services as a freelance assassin. Recently, she was hired as an assassin by Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, who hired her to eliminate the vigilante Daredevil. Upon meeting her quarry, she learned that Daredevil was none other than Matt Murdock, her old flame from Harvard, and was unable to go through with the kill; she has kept the fact that Daredevil and Matt are the same person from the Kingpin. Since then, she has tangled a few times with Daredevil and her professional rival, Bullseye; she has protected Matt on several occasions from Bullseye, and has told Bullseye that Daredevil is hers to kill. Despite this, she has again started seeing Matt socially; Matt keeps trying to get her to give up her profession as an assassin.
Recently, Matt and Elektra have come under assault by the Hand, who want to either capture Elektra, bringing her back into the Hand, or kill her.
Age: 30.
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Eyes: Blue-black.
Hair: Black.
Uniform: Red one-shoulder leotard, red sash, red boots, red gloves. Alternately wears white instead of red.
Strength Level: Elektra possesses the normal human strength of a woman her age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: By focusing her chi, Elektra is capable of various superhuman effects normally attributed to the classic ninja, including but not limited to being invisible while in plain sight, incredible leaps, and increased strength for short periods of time.
Other Abilities: Elektra is a superb hand to hand combatant, trained in the ninja art of taijutsu (better known as ninjutsu).
Weapons: Elektra normally uses a pair of sais.
Abby: So, you really kill people for a living?
Elektra: Yeah.
Abby: Why?
Elektra: It's what I'm good at.
Abby: That's messed up.
– Elektra
660 points
| ST: 14 [40] | HP: 14 [0] | Speed: 6.50 [0] |
| DX: 13 [60] | Will: 13 [5] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 12 [40] | Per: 13 [5] | |
| HT: 13 [30] | FP: 13 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d/2d | BL: 39 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 12 | Parry: 17 | DR: 0 |
Languages: English (Native) [6]; Greek (Native) (Native Language) [0]; Japanese (Native) [6].
Cultural Familiarities: East Asian [1]; Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Ambidexterity [5]; Appearance (Beautiful) [12]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Damage Resistance 1 (Limited: Crushing Attacks, -40%; Tough Skin, -40%) [1]; Danger Sense [15]; Daredevil [15]; Enhanced Dodge 2 [30]; Enhanced Parry (All) 3 [30]; Extra Attack 1 [25]; Flexibility [5]; Hard to Kill 3 [6]; Hard to Subdue 3 [6]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Perfect Balance [15]; Rapid Healing [5]; Social Chameleon [5]; Status 1 [0]*; Trained By A Master [30]; Very Fit [15]; Wealth (Wealthy) [20]; Weapon Master (Ninja Weapons) [35].
Perks: Accent (Japanese) [1]; Akimbo (Jitte/Sai) [1]; Controllable Disadvantage (Callous) [1]; Quick-Sheathe (Jitte/Sai) [1]; Special Exercises (DR 1 with Tough Skin) [1]; Style Familiarity (Taijitsu) [1].
Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Professional) [-5]; Duty (Kingpin) (12) [-10]; Enemy (Bullseye; Rival; Equal In Power) (12) [-10]; Enemy (The Hand; Hunter; Group with Superhumans) (9) [-30]; Loner (12) [-5]; On The Edge (9) [-22]; Secret (Is an Assassin) (Imprisonment) [-20]; Sense of Duty (Matt Murdock) [-2].
Quirks: Broad-Minded [-1]; Dislikes Riddles [-1]; Secret (Wants To Stop Being an Assassin) [-1]; Trivial Reputation (Gaijin Ninja, among Oriental ninja) [-1].
Skills: Acrobatics (H) DX+3 [12] – 16†; Blind Fighting (VH) Per+1 [12] – 14; Body Control (VH) HT+1 [12] – 14; Breaking Blow (H) IQ+1 [8] – 13; Breath Control (H) HT+1 [8] – 14; Broadsword (A) DX+1 [4] – 14; Climbing (A) DX+3 [1] – 16‡; Escape (H) DX+2 [2] – 15‡; Fast-Draw (Sword) (E) DX+1 [1] – 14§; Flying Leap (H) IQ+1 [8] – 13; Forced Entry (E) DX+2 [4] – 15; Holdout (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Hypnotism (Human) (H) IQ+2 [12] – 14; Invisibility Art (VH) IQ+2 [16] – 14; Jitte/Sai (A) DX+7 [28] – 20; Judo (H) DX+3 [16] – 16; Jumping (E) DX+2 [4] – 15; Karate (H) DX+3 [16] – 16; Karate Art (H) DX+1 [4] – 14#; Light Walk (H) DX+2 [12] – 15; Lizard Climb (H) DX+1 [8] – 14; Meditation (H) Will+1 [8] – 14; Observation (A) Per+1 [4] – 14; Power Blow (H) Will+1 [8] – 14; Running (A) HT+1 [4] – 14; Savoir-Faire (Dojo) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Savoir-Faire (Mafia) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Shadowing (A) IQ+2 [8] – 14; Stealth (A) DX+2 [8] – 15; Streetwise (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Thrown Weapon (Shuriken) (E) DX+1 [2] – 14; Tracking (A) Per+1 [4] – 14; Two-Handed Sword (A) DX+1 [4] – 14.
Techniques: Acrobatic Stand (A) def+6 [6] – 16; Dual-Weapon Attack (Jitte/Sai) (H) def+3 [4] – 19; Dual-Weapon Defense (Jitte/Sai) (H) def+1 [2] – 17; Kicking (Karate) (H) def+2 [3] – 16; Reverse Grip (Jitte/Sai) (A) def+6 [6] – 20; Targeted Attack (Jitte/Sai Thrust/Vitals) (H) def+2 [3] – 19.
Starting Spending Money: $20,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +1 from Wealth.
† Includes +1 from Perfect Balance.
‡ Includes +3 from Flexibility.
§ Includes +1 from Combat Reflexes.
# Defaulted from Karate.
Role-Playing Notes:
Design Notes:
1. I did not give Elektra Extra Life because in almost all cases where she was brought back from the dead, she was the subject of a resurrection spell or ritual, meaning that external forces were at work.
2. Despite the difference in point values, I have Bullseye listed as being "Equal in Power" rather than "Less Powerful" because Bullseye's 400 is above the 50% mark of Elektra's own 660. The main differences are in skill selections; they will certainly give each other a run for their money should their relationship change from rivals to trying to kill each other.
3. I had the hardest time classifying Elektra. Is she a Villain, Non-Villain Antagonist, Anti-Hero, or Supporting Cast? I currently have her listed as "Villain", but as her own entry reads, that is subject to change.