Codename: N/A
Country of Origin: France
Age: 20?
Power Explanation: Colette is, to put it simply, a massive amoeba. She has no internal or external skeleton, no internal organs, hair or any other features that usually determine a more highly-evolved life form. Despite this she is a sentient, intelligent and rather friendly "human being." The unique manner in which her x-gene has manifested itself has resulted in some interesting benefits, though not without their consequences.
- Limited invulnerability: Unlike most people, Colette's cells aren't as specialized. She does not have any internal organs apart from the nucleus in her head. This means that any cells that are destroyed can easily be replaced by other cells. Her gooey nature also makes her able to take a great deal of punishment whether it's from blades, bullets or blunt weapons. Even most explosives would merely splatter her over the walls and incapacitate her until enough of them joined back together to give her enough mass to work with. One of the few things that can harm her is fire and she is capable of being frozen which can cause many of her cells to burst.
- Chemical resistance: It is extrememly difficult to drug or poisen Colette. Most drugs are based on a normal human nervous system which she simply doesn't have. Harmful chemicals are isolated by her cells in bubbles, some cells changing to a harder, non-porous type to keep the matter separate from the rest of her body.
- Skeleton / exoskeleton: While Colette often retains an almost goo-like consistancy she can make her cells become harder, going from goo to more of a gelatin-like consistancy. This is the same means by which she isolates harmful materials inside her body and is her prefered form when inside buildings. Outside she tends to remain gooey as it allows her to absorb the pollutants in the air; her jell-o-like alternative tends to get caked with dirt & grime and in general makes her look like an urchin.
- Shapeshifting: Colette has limited shapeshifting abilities. She can change her physical appearance in age, gender and general shape and form. She cannot make herself look completely human nor can she mimic inanimate objects. She can also change her colour by ingesting strongly-coloured foods or chemicals like grape juice or dyes.
- Feeding: If it's organic, Colette can absorb nutrients from it. While she can basically ingest garbage she prefers to eat extremely sweet and rich foods, the desserts from her native France being a particular favorite for her. All indigestable material is simply disposed of as it would be for anyone else.
History: Born and raised in Moselle France, Colette's physical mutation manifested at birth when she was delivered as a large shapeless mass of goo. The doctors were puzzled of course but her parents were more prepared for a "gifted" child as her father was a epsilon-class mutant from Germany. Though much of her early childhood was spent as a somewhat pile of cells Colette developed at about the same rate as other children; she simple forewent the crawling phase and instead began walking when she was able to create a bipedal form for herself. By the time she was old enough to go to school she had full control over her body's shape and structure; apart from her colouration and trasparancy she looked in every other way like a typical child.
School was not easy for Colette because of her appearance but her parents were extremely caring and helped create in her a strong sense of self-esteem. Her father in particular went out of his way to find other mutants for her to spend time with, whether as baby sitters or play dates. A strong sense of self helped protect her from verbal abuse and her gooey consistancy made most physical attacks worthless. Colette would just laugh off her bullies unless they did something like tearing up her homework or ripping her clothes; which resulted in a few incidents of her parents being called to speak with the principal after she had beaten and almost smothered a few older children.
Colette was never invited to attend school at any of the prominant Mutant facilities in Europe or the United States. When Xavier opened a university in London she immediately put her name on the waiting list despite not having a great deal of money to pay for her tuition.
Physical Description: Colette's physical appearance fluctuates depending on her mood, her environment and even how much she's had to eat. Colette stands, on average, at around 5'6. Her "skin" is, unaltered, a very pale transluctent pink colour which would allow others to see the nucleus-like "organ" in her head that acts as her brain. Her height and proportions vary given her surroundings, her mood and her diet. Colette has some control over her appearance but she cannot make herself appear completely human.
