Pisces Villain
Real Name: Noelle Perricone.
Occupation: Professional criminal.
Identity: Known to the authorities.
Legal Status: Citizen of both the United States and Lemuria with a criminal record in the US; diplomatic immunity status due to Lemurian citizenship unconfirmed.
Other Aliases: None.
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida.
Marital Status: Single.
Known Relatives: Nagino (alias Piranha, alleged father); Nagina (alias Barracuda, alleged aunt); mother (name unrevealed); Naga (alleged great-grandfather).
Group Affiliation: Zodiac Cartel; her own organized criminal syndicate.
Base of Operations: Miami, Florida.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #
History: Back in the late 1980s, the grandchildren of King Naga of Lemuria, Prince Nagino and Princess Nagina, traveled to the surface as part of Lemuria's ongoing war with Atlantis. The two, taking the names Piranha and Barracuda respectively, became operatives for a criminal geneticist calling himself Mister Sinister. Both fought the outlaw hero team known as the Shadowguard several times before returning to Lemuria in the early '00s. At some point in this time frame, presumably early on, Piranha appears to have had relations with an unidentified woman in Miami, Florida; Pisces is apparently the result of this relationship.
As she grew to adulthood, the woman who would become known as Pisces became part of the Miami criminal underworld. Only recently has she made moves to take control of the underworld from the Jaguar family of the Maggia; a very public battle between herself and Jaguar caught the attention of industrialist Cornelius van Lundt, secretly Taurus of the Zodiac Cartel. Van Lundt inducted her into the Zodiac as Pisces and gave her the resources to increase her criminal holdings tenfold. (Pisces is believed to be the youngest of the Zodiac, being at most only twenty years old.)
Pisces first came into conflict with superhuman adventurers when she took Janet van Dyne hostage as van Dyne was vacationing in Miami; unknown to Pisces, van Dyne was secretly the adventurer known as the Wasp. Wasp fought Pisces and managed to defeat her, though Pisces fled into the ocean rather than be arrested.
When the Zodiac held Manhattan hostage under a giant energy dome, Pisces stayed loyal to Taurus until the very end. In this conflict, Pisces clashed with Spider-Man, Wasp, and Ant-Man. When the other Zodiac members who sided with Taurus were being arrested, Pisces attempted to claim diplomatic immunity as a princess of Lemuria. It remains to be seen where and how she will reappear, and if her claim of being a Lemurian princess is indeed valid, as she was presumably born out of wedlock.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 9".
Weight: 160 lbs.
Eyes: Green.
Hair: Blond, knee-length.
Skin: Green.
Other Distinguishing Features: Pisces's skin is covered with fine scales, akin to those of a fish; her ears are pointed.
Uniform: Blue one-piece swimsuit with black trim.
Strength Level: Pisces possesses superhuman strength enabling her to lift (press) roughly 11 tons.
Known Superhuman Powers: In addition to her superhuman strength, Pisces's half-Lemurian physiology gives her superhuman durability and reflexes, the ability to breathe water as well as air, and survive the pressures and temperatures of the ocean depths. Most conventional pistol and sub-machine gun rounds bounce off her; it is not known whether rifle rounds affect her at all. As a Lemurian-human hybrid, she can see in the near ultraviolet spectrum, though reds in the visible spectrum appear black to her. She is able to swim at speeds approaching 60 miles per hour and run at speeds around 40 mph.
Because of her heritage, she has the potential to become a powerful sorceress, although she has not pursued any of the mystic arts. Like others of the Lemurian royal family, she can communicate with and command sea life.
Other Abilities: Pisces is a skilled hand to hand combatant, as well as skilled at handling and riding cetaceans (whales and dolphins).
1,123 points
| ST: 31/121 [10*†] | HP: 31 [0] | Speed: 7.00 [0] |
| DX: 14 [80] | Will: 12 [0] | Ground Move: 7/21 [0] |
| IQ: 12 [40] | Per: 12 [0] | Water Move: 7/28 [0] |
| HT: 14 [20*] | FP: 14 [0] | SM: 0 |
| Dmg: 3d+1/6d-1 (13d/15d) | BL: 192 lbs (2,928 lbs/1.5 tons) | |
| Dodge: 11 | Parry: 14 | DR: 15* |
| IT:DR: /1.5 | ||
Languages: English (Native) (Native Language) [0]; Spanish (Native) [6].
Cultural Familiarities: Latin American [1]; Western (Native) [0].
Advantages: Claim to Hospitality (Lemurian Royal Family) [1]; Damage Resistance 15 (No Signature, +20%; Tough Skin, -40%; Passive Biological, -5%) [57]; Enhanced Move (Ground) 1.5 (Ground Move 21/42 mph) [30]; Enhanced Move (Water) 2 (Water Move 28/56 mph; Cosmic: Instantaneous Acceleration, +50%) [60]; Enhanced Parry (Bare Hands) 2 [10]; Enhanced Time Sense [45]; Extra Attack 1 [25]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction /1.5) (Passive Biological, -5%) [24]; Lemurian Half-Breed [145]; Magery 0 [5]; Mind Control (Specific: Aquatic Animals, -40%; Magical, -10%) [25]; No Low TL 7 [35]; Organized Criminal Rank 4 [8]; Speak With Animals (Specific: Aquatic Animals, -40%; Magical, -10%) [13]; Status 1 [0‡]; Super Jump 1 (Biological, -10%) [9]; Super ST +10/+100 (Passive Biological, -5%) [395]; Super Throw 1 (Biological, -10%) [9]; Very Fit [15]; Wealth (Very Wealthy) [30].
Perks: Citizenship (Lemuria) [1]; Fearsome Stare [1]; Haughty Sneer [1]; Naval Training [1].
Disadvantages: Callous [-5]; Code of Honor (Honors Debts) [-5]; Intolerance (Hispanics) [-5]; Sadism (12) [-15]; Selfish (9) [-7]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]; Social Stigma (Freak) [-10]; Stubbornness [-5].
Quirks: Ambitious [-1]; Aristocratic [-1]; Creative Insults [-1]; Impatient [-1]; Vindictive [-1].
Skills: Acrobatics (H) DX+0 [4] – 14; Animal Handling (Cetaceans) (A) IQ+1 [4] – 13; Aquabatics (H) DX+0 [4] – 14; Beam Weapons/TL8 (Pistol) (E) DX+0 [1] – 14; Beam Weapons/TL8 (Rifle) (E) DX+0 [1] – 14; Boating/TL8 (Motorboat) (A) DX-1 [1] – 13; Brawling (E) DX+2 [4] – 16; Computer Operation/TL8 (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Detect Lies (H) Per+0 [4] – 12; Electronics Operation/TL8 (Security) (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Forced Entry (E) DX+0 [1] – 14; Gesture (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Guns/TL8 (Pistol) (E) DX+0 [1] – 14; Guns/TL8 (Rifle) (E) DX+0 [1] – 14; Intimidation (A) Will+2 [8] – 14; Jumping (E) DX+0 [1] – 14; Leadership (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Lifting (A) HT+0 [2] – 14; Lip Reading (A) Per+0 [2] – 12; Navigation/TL8 (Sea) (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Observation (A) Per+0 [2] – 12; Riding (Cetaceans) (A) DX-1 [1] – 13; Running (A) HT+0 [2] – 14; Savoir-Faire (High Society) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Savoir-Faire (Mafia) (E) IQ+0 [1] – 12; Smuggling (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Stealth (A) DX+0 [2] – 14; Streetwise (A) IQ+0 [2] – 12; Swimming (E) HT+0 [1] – 14; Throwing (A) DX+0 [2] – 14; Wrestling (A) DX+2 [8] – 16.
Starting Spending Money: $80,000 (20% of Starting Wealth).
* Includes +10 to ST and +2 to HT from Lemurian Half-Breed racial package.
† Includes +10/+100 from Super ST.
‡ Includes +1 from Wealth.
Role-Playing Notes:
Pisces holds herself above what she calls the "common rabble". She has a personal sense of honor where she honors debts she owes, but those debts she tries to work off as quickly as possible. She has a sadistic streak, which causes her to inflict pain on her enemies in battle instead of killing them or knocking them out, and will hold grudges forever.
Despite her claims, she has never been to Lemuria nor does she speak the Atlantean or Lemurian tongues. She only acknowledges her heritage as the daughter of a Lemurian prince when it serves her purposes; on the streets of Miami, no one cares, but it might hold some sway with the federal government.
| BRAWLING | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL | Weapon | Damage | Reach | Parry | Cost | Weight | ST | Notes |
| – | Brawling Punch | 3d+3 cr | C | 14 | – | – | 31 | |
| – | – Super ST | 13d+12 cr | C | 14 | – | – | 121 | |
| – | Brawling Kick | 3d+4 cr | C, 1 | n/a | – | – | 31 | |
| – | – Super ST | 13d+13 cr | C, 1 | n/a | – | – | 121 | |
Design Notes:
1. "Lemurian Half-Breed" is simply taking the Atlantean Half-Breed racial package from the Atlanteans entry and adding Scales [1].
2. Organized Crime Rank is built at 2/level as per the guidelines on p. 15 of Social Engineering. It does not add to Status.