Shen Li-Men (Earth-50)
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History
When a comet passed by Earth, it activated a genetic quirk in some people that would manifest into superpowers either naturally or through special Seedlings called Activators. Swift was one such Seedling. Swift was brought into Stormwatch as a rookie, with her powers only partially activated. Weatherman Henry Bendix later reconfigured the Stormwatch teams, assigning her to Stormwatch Black, Stormwatch's black-ops team, alongside Jenny Sparks (with whom she had a brief romance) and Jack Hawksmoor. It was then that Christine Trelane offered to fully activate Swift's powers, bringing out their full potential, and she accepted.
After Stormwatch disbanded, Swift joined former teammates in The Authority. Formerly a pacifist, she has put aside those beliefs to fight for a better world regardless of the cost. She has fought all over the world, from Moscow to Mexico to Gamorra Island. Following the Authority's replacement by the G-7 Authority, Swift was replaced by Rush from Canada after being taken out of a fight by radioactive feces. Swift was brainwashed into becoming the obedient trophy wife of a television mogul who had been part of the conspiracy to replace her and her team. She was insulted at every opportunity, from having her cooking ignored to the implications she could not remember large words. Eventually she overheard the "off-button" code of the monster Three-Willied Seth and proceeded to free herself. She literally took the heads of the television mogul and his software billionaire co-conspirator. She also saved her friend Angela Spica, the Engineer, and killed the man who had been abusing Angela by drowning him.
World's End
After the remaining members of the Authority finding themselves in a post-Apocalyptic London, called 'UnLondon', Swift currently acts as a transmitter, as she is the only way people can communicate across vast areas, seeing as all communications are impossible now. For some unknown reason birds follow her everywhere now. Swift assumes its because of their social structures, breeding patterns and migratory instincts broke down and that they must feel she knows where she's going.Powers and Abilities
Powers
Avian Enhanced Genetics: When her powers were only partially activated, Swift had a line of feathers that ran along the underside of her arms. This allowed for only limited flight. She can also retract her claws and talons and shed her wings, which eventually decompose into liquid, although she no longer does this since joining the Authority. After being fully activated by Christine Trelane, she has the:
- Wings: ability to grow wings from her back
- Superhuman Speed: Consequently, she is called the "fastest winged mammal on the planet." She has flown fast enough to catch super speedsters.
- Enhanced Strength
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Senses: She has some birdlike enhanced senses; apart from superior hearing and eyesight, she is able to feel or "read" the air to locate moving things and mentally listen to the bio-rhythms of the planet.
- Superhuman Hearing
- Superhuman Sight
- Claws
Skilled Combatant
Skilled Cook: She has also demonstrated excellent cooking.
Skilled Singer: She has also demonstrated excellent singing skills.
Expert Navigator: Swift is the navigator for The Carrier, the mobile sentient spaceship that is headquarters for the Authority. She is also a natural pilot who has Stormwatch level combat training.
Master Tracker
Trivia
- Swift is a bisexual.
- Swift is a Buddhist.
See Also
- Discuss Shen Li-Men (Earth-50) on the forums
- Appearances of Shen Li-Men (Earth-50)
- Character Gallery: Shen Li-Men (Earth-50)
- Images featuring Shen Li-Men (Earth-50)
Links and References
- None.
Footnotes
  This character exists under the Wildstorm Imprint, and their continuity takes place within the Wildstorm Titles. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Wildstorm Characters." |
