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Brief Assessment: Subject is utterly oblivious to recruitment attempts, and is likely to prove violent if approached. Her DNA would be of no use to the Revenant Project as her powers come from a magical artifact. Recommendation: Avoid if at all possible.
Our research has revealed that Diana's life was changed forever the day former WWI ace 'Hap' Logan landed his bright yellow Curtiss Jenny in a field on the O'Dare farm. Haunted by personal demons, Hap requested a job as a farmhand, parked his airplane in a barn, and gave up his barnstorming career. Out of the seven O'Dare children, little Diana was his shadow, and she spent her childhood learning the arts of the aviator and the mechanic, when she wasn't dreaming over pulpy dime novels. Under his tutelage, she discovered her uncanny aptitude for flying.
When she was old enough, she bid her family goodbye and took up Hap's barnstorming mantle. It didn't take long for the daring young aviatrix to catch the public's attention. Vying against other famed female flyers like Louise Thaden and Amelia Earhart, Diana strove to win races and break records in the air. Fame brought an offer of sponsorship from Stiles Aircraft. For them Diana traveled the world, a living advertisement in her modified Stiles Shrike racing plane, the Butcher Bird. However, Di led a double life: she was recruited into a clandestine government project and secretly worked as a military test pilot and covert operative. This is the same agency that recruited the ill-fated Earhart, who really was on a spy mission over the Pacific when she disappeared.
Diana's missions have taken her all over the world, usually under the cover of air races or public appearances on behalf of Stiles Aircraft. It was on one of these trips to Egypt that she 'happened' to rescue a young archaeologist, Professor Ashton Lloyd. After she 'borrowed' an airplane to help him escape from villainous Nazi thugs, he gifted her with an item he'd discovered, the Amulet of Hatshepsut, and Diana's life changed yet again. The Amulet, powered by sunlight and sacred to Horus, gave her extraordinary abilities.
Back on home soil, Diana was kept busy test flying airplanes as the military geared up and the situation became dire. Aided by Professor Lloyd and her old mentor Hap, Diana began her secret life as a masked crimefighter, hunting down gangsters and thugs. Though she longed for the spotlight, she worked hard to keep her powers under wraps, fearing that she'd end up in a lab somewhere as an experiment.
Back on home soil, Diana was kept busy test flying airplanes as the military geared up and the situation overseas became dire. Yet it wasn't enough for Diana. Aided by Professor Lloyd and her old mentor Hap, she began her secret life as a masked crimefighter, hunting down gangsters and thugs. Though she longed for the spotlight, she worked hard to keep her powers under wraps, fearing that she'd end up in a lab somewhere as an experiment. The covert life didn't agree with the lively young heroine, and seeing that other heroes with similar powers had begun to surface, she burst on the scene at last with a triumphant victory over the villainous Ma Jong and her gang of thieves.
Finally in the spotlight, the Shrike gathered around her other heroes whose aims paralleled her own. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, they came together to form the group known as Allied Force. With so many other heroes in Paragon City, they decided to base their operations there. At last, Diana need act in secret no more! It didn't take long for her to become a celebrity, garnering commercial endorsements, a radio show, books, comics, and a movie deal. The Shrike and Allied Force battled bad guys at home and abroad, especially the group calling themselves the Axis Powers.
According to our agents, the Masked Shrike has landed in present-day Paragon City due to some kind of magical ritual, but the specifics are unknown at this time. Her former teammates have arrived with her. Their presence here has had a minimal impact on Crey operations, but we believe it's only a matter of time before they become a threat. Our operatives have hd some run-ins with the Shrike, but her attention seems focused on the Council for now.
Abilities
Diana is a natural pilot. If it has wings, she can fly it--and even if it doesn't have wings, she'll give it a good try. She has the ability to fly pretty much anything she can get her hands on, no matter how alien or unfamiliar the technology. She's even flown strange spaceships and cobbled-together weird science aircraft. Her seat-of-the-pants instincts are just that good. She received some useful training in hand to hand combat, guns, and surveillance during her time as a covert agent.
Weaknesses and Limitations
The Amulet is powered by sunlight, and very extended periods of darkness (such as storage in a lightless box or lengthy imprisonment underground) will render it dormant, and the wearer comatose. Luckily the Amulet stores enough energy to make limited nighttime use possible. As it is symbiotic, the Amulet infiltrates its wearer with a multitude of tiny gold filaments, which weave into her neuromuscular system. Removing the Amluet would most likely cause the death of the wearer, and would involve hideous surgery or some other awful procedure. At this time there seems no reason to pursue this course, but it may be necessary in the future.
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