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Helena Bertinelli - The Huntress Birthday/Age: November 27, 1983 (25 years old) Occupation/job title: Vigilante - has no current civilian job Home: West Harlow - Eighth Ave Immediate Family: Father: Franco Bertinelli (deceased) Mother: Maria Panessa Bertinelli (deceased) Brother: Pino Bertinelli (deceased) Adoptive Father/Uncle: Tomaso Panessa Appearance: Helena was graced with the beauty of her mother and the dangerous scowl of her father. With dark hair, olive skin, and surprisingly blue eyes, her alluring look is hard to see beneath the heavy mask of hatred. She has no desire to look appealing, her every effort more focused on keeping her body in peak physical condition and her mind sharp. The rare smiles that show on her face are the only signs that this rage-filled woman feels anything at all. Often hidden beneath her clothes, Helena has five tattoos located on her right shoulder, her left side, her right wrist, her left ankel, and the base of her neck. -Right shoulder: "sì il tuo male, null'altro, ti giovi" (your suffering alone should do you good) -Ribcage down to waist: "Without love, without Christ, you have killed again" -Right wrist: Omertà -Left ankle: A figure of a man with butterfly wings -Base of neck: XXIV History: Helena's life has never been easy. As a child she never understood how the world worked and as an adult, she understands all to well that reality is cruel. The first eight years of her life were filled with misunderstandings. The youngest member of the Bertinielli family, all she ever truly understood was that her family was better off than most. They had money, they could afford anything they wanted, anything but love. Her father, Franco, was a ruthless man and her mother, Maria, was his punching bag. She found herself watching their fights nightly with her brother Pino, while planning their future away from the family and the business they never understood. At the age of eight, Helena became the last of the Bertinelli's. All twenty four members of her family were killed in a single night, three of them right before Helena herself. A masked man killed her entire family, leaving her, for whatever twisted reason, in a room filled with corpses. Adopted by her Uncle Tomaso Panessa, Helena was sent to Sicily to live with Tomaso's extended family, the Asaro's, for her own safety. Guarded by her cousin, Sal, the man treated her like his sister and, upon bearing witness to her countless nightmares, began to train her against the rules of his family. Helena learned that the Asaro's were a family of assassins, working for the Italian mafia. She learned that "blood cries for blood," and the only way to quell her fears was vengeance. Sal trained her in a variety of martial arts fighting styles starting at the age of twelve, and taught her all he knew as an assassin. When she was fifteen, she started weapons training; daggers, the staff, but above all, she favored the crossbow. Her training came to an abrupt stop when the Italian police began to arrest known mob associates. The entire Asaro family was arrested, and she finally began to understand that in her blood was the blood of the Cosa Nostra. She blamed the mafia for all of her fear and her suffering, and vowed to get revenge on all the Cosa Nostra. Attending boarding school in Switzerland, she continued her studies after graduation at the University of Palermo. While she finished school with a major in European history, she had gone to Palermo for it's classes in mafia studies. During her time at the university, she continued to train in secret. Graduating at the age of twenty two, she returned to the condemned Asaro farm, sweeping the house of the money hidden within the walls before moving on to get her revenge. The men of Italy were not the one's she wanted, but that never stopped her from killing them. Too dangerous to ever try to kill them all, she only took the men she knew were responsible for the murder of her cousin in prison or those who would know who was responsible for the annihilation of her entire family. At the age of 24, she was forced to return to her city of Gotham, the city that stole her family, the city that favors the mob. Her blood is calling for her to act against the Cosa Nostra. She'll start with the Panessa's, but she wants more than revenge, she wants to end the stranglehold of the entire mafia on her family's city. She knows there's only one way to get what you want done in Gotham now; wear a cape. Personality: Filled with passion and rage, fear and vengeance, Helena has started to live her life with no desire to ever look back. She moves on quickly and clings to the Sicilian attitude of Omertà; never look to the State for justice, do it yourself. The hate inside of her leads her to act, most of the time, rashly, thinking only of ways to further her intentions for revenge. She keeps all of her emotions trapped inside, refusing to speak about the past that continues to haunt her and her fears of never being good enough at anything she does. Special Abilities / Skills / Weapons: -Tai Chi: The first form of martial arts that was taught to her, Helena has used this skill for primarily meditation purposes. It is the only way she has found (other than punching something) to calm her intense anger. -Wing Chun - This aggressive, close-combat Chinese martial arts form is Helena's favorite technique and the most effective. -Hapkido - The eclectic style of Hapkido has helped Helena disorient her opponents and defend herself against the unknown. The skill has also helped her incorporate the use of her staff. -Weapons Training - Helena was taught how to use a variety of weapons. She is most skilled with her crossbow, daggers, and the staff. She carries all weapons with her when she is out as the Huntress. -Italian - Helena was raised to be fluent in Italian. -Cosa Nostra Knowledge - Involved with the mob in her entire life and excelling in her studies at university, Helena has an acute understanding of how the mob works. -Tracking - Living on a farm for most of her life, she was taught how to track and hunt wild game. PB: Megan Fox DISCLAIMER: Not affiliated with Fox. Huntress belongs to DC. 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