Nile, Tana Non-Villain Antagonist/Hero
Real Name: Tana Nile.
Occupation: Explorer, adventurer, former conqueror.
Identity: Tana Nile's existence is unknown to the general populace of Earth; she does not use a dual identity.
Legal Status: Citizen of the Rigellian Annex.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Capitol City, Rigel IV.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: None.
Group Affiliation: Ally of Captain Marvel, former member of the Rigellian Colonizer Corps and solder in the Rigellian Annex military.
Base of Operations: Mobile throughout the known galaxy.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: FANTASTIC FOUR #
History: Raised among her native Rigellians, Tana Nile entered the Rigellian military at a young age; it has been hinted that she enlisted below the legal age. For years, she never questioned the orders she was given; like all Rigellians, she believed in the superiority of her race compared to the others. Rising through the ranks, Nile was selected for training in the Colonizer Corps.
As a Colonizer, Nile helped bring several systems into the Rigellian Annex. As part of her duties included bringing worlds into the Annex, Nile decided to study other species' mentalities; this sometimes put her at odds with members of her crew, who felt that studying "lesser" beings was a waste of time. She often did this by studying their art and music, using holographic disguises stored in her battlesuit to pass for the native dominant species of the planet.
Nile's arrival on Earth proved to be a turning point in her career. Her efforts to "annex" Earth brought her into conflict with the Fantastic Four, Earth's semi-official liaisons to the interstellar community. Seeing no reason not to humor the humans, she listened to their case as to why she should leave Earth alone. None of the claims they made swayed her, until their leader, Mister Fantastic, indicated that the Kree and Skrull Empires have made similar claims on Earth. Intrigued by this claim, Nile consulted with the Kree and Skrull ambassadors to the Annex, and discovered the truth behind it. Not wishing to drag the Annex into an unnecessary conflict with either interstellar empire, Nile officially rescinded her claims to Earth and departed.
Following her departure from Earth, Nile continued in the Colonizer Corps, but her meeting with the Fantastic Four and the way they stood up for their own people made her start to question the Rigellians' xenophobic ways. Nile found herself stripped of her rank when she refused to conquer a planet whose inhabitants had not yet developed radio or the internal combustion engine. Instead of submitting to the required reeducation, Nile fled the Annex.
She soon found herself on a station in neutral space, Port Nowhere, where she encountered the Kree adventurer Captain Mar-Vell and his lover, Una. She has since joined Mar-Vell and Una in their efforts to stop the Kree Colonel Yon-Rogg from staging his own invasion of Earth.
Age: 35 (Earth equivalent).
Height: 5' 8".
Weight: 155 lbs.
Eyes: White.
Hair: Unrevealed.
Skin: Golden.
Uniform: Red and gray metallic body armor.
Strength Level: Tana Nile possesses the equivalent strength of a human woman of her apparent age, height, and build who engages in regular exercise. Her Rigellian Colonizer battlesuit enables her to lift (press) roughly one ton.
Known Superhuman Powers: Like all Rigellians, Tana Nile possesses the ability to control another being's mind and/or limbs. In addition, Tana possesses rudimentary telepathic and telekinetic ability. She is able to scan a person's surface thoughts and send brief telepathic messages, provided she is able to see her target. She is able to move as much weight telekinetically as she is able to lift without assistance from her battlesuit. Her telekinesis is such that she cannot exceed a distance of 30 feet.
Weapons and Paraphernalia: Tana Nile usually carries a neural blaster pistol as her sidearm, and wears a suit of powered armor which grants protection against most kinetic and energy weapons as well as enhancing her strength to superhuman levels. Her battlesuit is powered by her psionic power; it cannot be used by anyone that lacks psionics.
580 points
| ST: 12 [20] | HP: 12 [0] | Speed: 6.00 [0] |
| DX: 12 [40] | Will: 14 [10] | Move: 6 [0] |
| IQ: 12 [40] | Per: 12 [0] | |
| HT: 12 [20] | FP: 12 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 1d-1/1d+2 | BL: 29 lbs. | |
| Dodge: 10 | Parry: 10 | DR: 140/100 (armor) |
Languages: English (Accented Spoken/Illiterate) [2]; Kree (Native) [6]; Rigellian (Native) (Native Language) [0]; Shi'ar (Native) [6]; Skrullian (Native) [6].
Cultural Familiarities: Kree Empire [1]; Rigellian Annex (Native) [0]; Shi'ar Empire [1]; Skrull Empire [1].
Advantages: Alien Friend 2 [10]; Appearance (Attractive) [4]; Born War-Leader 2 [10]; Combat Reflexes [15]; Fit [5]; No Intolerance [10]; Psychokinesis Talent 2 [10]; Rigellian [140]; Signature Gear (Rigellian TL11 Psionic Battlesuit) [64]; Telepathy Talent 2 [10]; Telereceive (Shallow) 4 [27]; Telesend 4 [24]; TK Grab (Short-Ranged) 10 [40]; Unfazeable [15].
Perks: Controllable Disadvantage (Callous) [1]; Courtesy Military Rank 6 [6]; Energizer [1]; Off-Screen Reload [1]; Suit Familiarity (Battlesuit) [1]; Tactical Reading [1].
Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Soldier's) [-10]; Enemy (Rigellian Colonizers; Large Group, under 1,000 people) (9) [-30]; Hidebound [-5]; Pacifism (Cannot Harm Innocents) [-10]; Stubbornness [-5]; Wealth (Struggling) [-10].
Quirks: Bad With Names [-1]; Chauvinistic [-1]; Mild OCD [-1]; Proud [-1]; Simply Not Funny [-1].
Skills: Beam Weapons/TL11 (Pistol) (E) DX+2 [4] – 14; Climbing (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; Connoisseur (Music) (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Connoisseur (Visual Arts) (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Diplomacy (H) IQ+2 [4] – 14*; Electronics Operation/TL11 (Surveillance) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Escape (H) DX+0 [4] – 12; Expert Skill (Xenology) (H) IQ+2 [4] – 14*; Force Sword (A) DX+2 [8] – 14; Hiking (A) HT+0 [2] – 12; Intelligence Analysis/TL11 (H) IQ+2 [4] – 14†; Judo (H) DX+0 [4] – 12; Jumping (E) DX+0 [1] – 12; Karate (H) DX+0 [4] – 12; Leadership (A) IQ+2 [2] – 14†; Mathematics/TL11 (Applied) (H) IQ-1 [2] – 11; Navigation/TL11 (Hyperspace) (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Observation (A) Per+0 [2] – 12; Piloting/TL11 (Aerospace) (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; Piloting/TL11 (Contragravity) (A) DX-1 [1] – 11; Piloting/TL11 (High-Performance Spacecraft) (A) DX+2 [8] – 14; Propaganda/TL11 (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Psychology (Comparative) (H) IQ+0 [4] – 12; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Savoir-Faire (Military) (E) IQ+2 [1] – 14†; Shield (Force) (E) DX+2 [4] – 14; Shiphandling/TL11 (Starship) (H) IQ+0 [4] – 12; Spacer/TL11 (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Stealth (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; Strategy (Interstellar) (H) IQ+1 [2] – 13†; Strategy (Land) (H) IQ+1 [2] – 13†; Strategy (Space) (H) IQ+1 [2] – 13†; Tactics (H) IQ+1 [2] – 13†; Telereceive (H) IQ+2 [4] – 14‡; Telesend (H) IQ+2 [4] – 14‡; Throwing (A) DX+0 [2] – 12; TK Grab (H) IQ+2 [4] – 14§.
Starting Spending Money: $2,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +2 from Alien Friend.
† Includes +2 from Born War-Leader.
‡ Includes +2 from Telepathy Talent.
§ Includes +2 from Psychokinesis Talent.
Role-Playing Notes:
When first encountered, Tana Nile is already a somewhat unorthodox Rigellian, studying the worlds she is bringing into the Annex rather than just conquering outright. Her time on Earth, short as it was, affected her greatly as it reinforced many of the ideas she'd previously had exposure to.
In her next appearance, when she encountered Captain Marvel, she is actively being hunted by her own people for "reeducation". She laments that she misses her home, and yet states she no longer feels at home there. Her reasons for assisting Mar-Vell are as yet unrevealed.
Designer's Notes:
1. In her first appearance, Tana Nile possesses Military Rank 6 [30], roughly analogous to an Army Colonel or Navy Captain, Status 2 [0] (free from Rank), Wealth (Comfortable) [10], and Security Clearance (Need to Know on a Broad Range of Secrets) [10]. She had not yet bought off her racial Intolerance. After leaving Earth, she loses all those; her Military Rank become Courtesy Military Rank, and she is reduced to Status 0.
2. This build, and the High TL trait in the Rigellian racial package, assumes a campaign TL of 8, as would be encountered on modern-day Earth. For Tana Nile after she leaves Earth, the campaign would likely be considered a TL 11 setting, reducing her Rigellian Battlesuit's price from $640K to $80K, her Signature Gear point cost by 61 points (to 3 points), removing her racial High TL 3 [15], and increasing her Starting Money ($18,750 (50% of TL 11 Starting Wealth) in cosmic campaigns).