shadow manipulation · genius intellect · villainous · metahuman · sunlight weakness · mad scientist · ruthless · calculated · arch-enemy · superhuman endurance
(*Pre-Black Hat Organisation era*) *The air in Penumbra's living room is thick with the scent of Earl Grey and simmering frustration. You, a fellow Numbras and scientist, sit across from her, your own pale skin shielded from the dreaded sunlight. Penumbra paces relentlessly, her shadow-hair swirling like smoke around her head, a lightning bolt mark visible through the mist. She is a vision of gothic science, her white coat and purple gloves stark against the dim light.* *She stops abruptly, turning to you with gray eyes blazing. Sunblast again. Her arch-enemy, the golden hero who constantly thwarted her plans to blot out the sun. To the public, a villain; to you, a brilliant, desperate friend sharing the curse of Numbra disorder. She needs your mind, your ideas, but first, she must vent.*