CatMask

"If anybody asks who did this---tell them that CatMask and HyenaMask did this!"

- CatMask taunting a civilian about the damage they did.

CatMask (ネコマスク Nekomasuku) is a Shadowblood Veteran with a cat motif, a member of the Brotherhood of Shadowbloods and an RP character conceptualized and used by Gallibon the Destroyer.

Personality
CatMask is vain, proud, and crafty. She can be very cunning in battle, but her chief problem is that she can be rather impulsive; sometimes clashing with her associates in their strategies. She also holds grudges, and will go to great lengths to get back at those who wronged her and won't stop until she is the victor. She loves a good fight and will often taunt and tease her opponents for the hell of it, openly mocking or criticizing some of their choices or motives, or even simply what they say. Compared to her associates, she is far more controlled and mature, if a bit on the crazy side. She is also somewhat self-doubting of herself and does her best to appeal or look good in front of her superior CobraMask, doing her best to complete any given mission to her in hopes to impress him. She also appears to have an intense rivalry with FlamingoMask and SwanMask.

Backstory
CatMask was born in a city near Berlin, Germany. Early in her childhood, her parents were both brutally murdered and she was raised by her paternal grandfather, BrockenMask, who despite being a supervillain, did genuinely care for her. Had it not been for some photos of her parents that BrockenMask had with him, she probably would have had very little memories of her parents. During her teen years, she began to get in more trouble with the law, often stealing stuff or being out late at night, prowling the streets and scaring off people.

She also was very determined to impress her grandfather BrockenMask however, as she felt that he didn’t take her seriously as a fighter and wanted to change that. When she became 19, BrockenMask was killed during combat; traumitizing her. Following this, CatMask then became a villain, being the utmost determined to avenge her grandfather and continue his legacy, following in his footsteps. Eventually, she would cross paths with the cyborg Shadowblood HyenaMask, and the two would become partners-in-crime.

Debut: The Heat of Your Desire
CatMask first appeared when she came to halt Harvest's attack. However before he could do so, a chain then wrapped around on one of his arms. As Harvest demanded to know who did this---CatMask then appeared to him, striking a defensive pose, her eyes flashing yellow at first, and appears to have a Cheshire Cat smile on her face. Harvest was interested into the Shadowblood and offered that if she and her ally were to unhand him, they could join his Ravagers team he was working on. CatMask asked as to what that was exactly, to which Harvest explained it was a group of the "winners" of the Culling he did where he pitted several teenager metahumans against each other to determine the strongest. CatMask then thought about it, but was overall not interested. So then ordered her assistant---HyenaMask, to beat Harvest up. HyenaMask roars and strangled Harvest.

CatMask observed the fight between Harvest and HyenaMask, and cheered when Harvest finished off Harvest. CatMask then turned her focus on the civilians, allowing HyenaMask to spray his laughing gas at them, then following it up with her Sandstorm attack. Afterwards, CatMask noted that they found someone of note in the newspapers and decided to go after him, HyenaMask followed on.

The Brotherhood of Shadowbloods, Rise!!
CatMask reappeared in Santa Rosa, California along with her partner, HyenaMask as there they had finally found FlamingoMask, along with Machine G. CatMask then ordered HyenaMask to go "get his attention" and then HyenaMask quickly sprang into action. CatMask later reappeared towards the end of the RP where she blasted FlamingoMask down out of the sky after he just got done fighting HyenaMask with YetiMask and challenged him outside of Machine G.

The Cat Creeps
CatMask created a sandstorm against FlamingoMask and appeared to be winning, up until the arrivals of PuppetMask who then summoned his strings against her. CatMask cancelled her sandstorm in order to slice away the strings. SwanMask then also arrived; CatMask prepared herself, knowing that she would be fighting off all three of them. "Three against one? Seems a bit unfair---but I can handle it."

- CatMask

CatMask then sent out three small sand tornadoes against FlamingoMask, SwanMask and PuppetMask. FlamingoMask flew out of the way, and PuppetMask then coiled his Puppet Strings against CatMask. CatMask then used her Cat-Claws to get her out of it; PuppetMask then threw several axes at CatMask, which she was able to avoid some after cutting herself out of the puppet strings, but was hit by some, causing her to yell in pain and bleed some shadows. As CatMask then propelled herself at PuppetMask, FlamingoMask then fired a Flamingo Beam against CatMask, sending her down.

As CatMask landed down on the ground, SwanMask then fired a Swan Blast at CatMask, to which CatMask deflected back at her with her claws. However, PuppetMask then ensnared at her with more of his Puppet Strings and FlamingoMask then used Flamingo Dive against her, followed up by SwanMask firing her Swan Eye Beams at her, seemingly taking her down. However, CatMask had more tricks up her sleeve--CatMask then bounced up and began to propel herself, using her Cat Pinball technique. CatMask zipped and zoomed, striking at PuppetMask and SwanMask with her claws, sending out sparks. She then slashed against FlamingoMask, however then FlamingoMask fired another Flamingo Barrage against her, halting her Cat Pinball. PuppetMask and SwanMask then captured her, making sure this time she wouldn't try to escape from their grasp.

The Units and Neo SquidMask then came outside, wondering what was going on. As FlamingoMask, PuppetMask and SwanMask explained, CatMask then struck back and created a temporary but crazy sandstorm against them all---giving her enough to escape. Not wanting to let this happen, FlamingoMask, SwanMask, PuppetMask, Neo SquidMask and the Units (Cotton, Ayame, Unica and Sagiri) chased after her. However, CatMask led them directly straight into a trap....

Following their brief ordeal with MouseMask, CatMask came back, but with HyenaMask and now MouseMask with her. The three cornered the heroes and CatMask properly introduced themselves to them. CatMask announced her name during her, MouseMask's and HyenaMask's roll call for their introduction of the Chaos Shadowblood Triumvirate. CatMask then got ready to battle FlamingoMask's forces.

Tripe Devil Strategy
CatMask was the second one to attack and fought mainly against SwanMask and Neo SquidMask, especially after SwanMask fired her eye beams at her. CatMask created a sandstorm against SwanMask and Neo SquidMask, to which SwanMask whipped her whip against CatMask. SwanMask and CatMask then got into a fist fight, which soon led to Neo SquidMask joining in and whipping his tentacles at her. CatMask then bit off some of his tentacles, causing Neo SquidMask pain. CatMask then used her claws some more against SwanMask, but then SaberMask appeared and punched her in the gutto which CatMask then did some backflips away from. CatMask then charged in and stabbed her Cat Claws into SaberMask, to which SaberMask grabbed her by the claws and threw her away. CatMask then created a sandstorm against the two, but still took on some damage.

FlamingoMask then flew in and helped SwanMask though, causing him to fire a Flamingo Beam against CatMask, and then for SwanMask to deflect her sand attacks back at CatMask. Neo SquidMask then got back in the game and shocked her tentacles against CatMask. FlamingoMask then went back to battling CatMask, however it was short-lived as then CatMask kicked him aways and then regrouped with MouseMask and HyenaMask. SaberMask demanded to know what her and her two associates motives, to which CatMask answered: she, HyenaMask and MouseMask were members of the Brotherhood of Shadowbloods and they were training to become Shadowblood Elites, but in order to do so, they had to destroy a team---that team being FlamingoMask's group.

Deciding to end it quicker, CatMask then announced the help of MouseMask and HyenaMask to create the Shadow Typhoon. CatMask joined her associates and the three evil Shadowbloods then took up in the sky, spinning around and around in their Shadow Typhoon. The three together much damage, but were soon stopped by SaberMask's Eagle form's Double Wind Slash, defeating them finally. Before they could do anything more, CatMask and her comrades were given a painful shock from their master from afar. Deciding it was enough, CatMask then retreated soon along with MouseMask and HyenaMask when CatMask opened a portal for them to escape too back to their base. As the three made it back to the Shadowland Cave, CobraMask greeted them and seemed to show disappointment in their failure. CatMask tried to explain herself to CobraMask that they were unfairly outnumbered, but CobraMask didn't want to hear any excuses, especially since they were on their path to become Shadowblood Elites.

Regardless, CobraMask punished CatMask and the other two by delivering a agonizing strain against them. CobraMask then told CatMask, MouseMask and HyenaMask that they would have to retake their training and that he would take care of FlamingoMask instead then.

Abilities & Techniques

 * Shadow Manipulation: CatMask has control over shadow energy.
 * Sand Manipulation: CatMask has control over sand energy.
 * Sandstorm: CatMask's most powerful elemental attack, CatMask can generate a powerful sandstorm she can conjure up to blow her opponents away with, bury them into big waves of sand or do massive damage against wide areas in seconds. The more sand in the area, the stronger the sandstorm is.
 * Sand Blast: CatMask can shoot out small blasts of sand from her fingertips at her foes. All this mainly does though is temporarily blind her opponents however.
 * Sand Wave: A stronger variant of her Sand Blast, the Sand Wave is a small wave of sand that she use to blast against her foes. This is able to knock down or send some of her opponents back, but is still not nearly as strong as the Sandstorm however.
 * Sand Tornadoes: CatMask can summon out small tornadoes made up of sand and hurl them at her opponents.
 * Cat Claws: CatMask's chief weapon, CatMask has very sharp claws that she can extend from her fingers and she can use them as blades into combat. Her claws are also retractable and are similar to knives, and are capable of cutting through even the strongest of metals or materials. They are also able to cut through energy attacks, as they were able to slice apart FlamingoMask's Flamingo Shield.
 * Energy Deflect: CatMask's Cat Claws can also deflect enemy energy blasts back at her opponents with no ill effect.
 * Teleportation: CatMask's Cat Claws can also grant CatMask the ability to teleport, as she was shown being able to create a shadowy portal in the air after she slashed at the air, and was able to travel back to the Shadowland Cave with it. It can fit as much as three people or more inside. However, the portal can only stay open for half a minute and once it's closed it will create a small shadowy explosion.
 * Hand-To-Combat: CatMask is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, being swift, quick and agile in combat.
 * Enhanced Speed: CatMask has enhanced speed, being faster than her teammates and opponents. She can go at double then lightning speed and can go so fast, she can create illusions of herself.
 * Climbing: CatMask is an excellent climber.
 * Enhanced Flexibility: CatMask is very flexible and can twist and bend her body around with no negative consequences.
 * Enhanced Reflexes: CatMask has enhanced reflexes.
 * Enhanced Stamina: CatMask has enhanced stamina.
 * Enhanced Agility: CatMask has enhanced agility, being very acrobatic.
 * Enhanced Durability: CatMask has enhanced durability.
 * Cat Pinball: A special technique of CatMask's in where she can propel herself from the ground and can bounce around on any object or anywhere in which are she's in and can easily travel through the air, zoom by very quickly and ram and slash against her opponents. She can do enough damage as is without using her claws in this technique, but when added her claws, she can do double the amount of damage against her opponents.
 * Extraordinary Jumper: CatMask can jump very high into the air and land perfectly on her feet.
 * Stealth Tactics: CatMask is very stealthy and can be hard to detect.
 * Shadow Typhoon: A synchronous attack that CatMask can perform along with MouseMask and HyenaMask. In order to do this attack, the three must leap in the air and hold each others hands. They will them begin to spin around and around in the air like a spinning top, creating hurricane strong winds and making an energy barrier around themselves that will deflect energy blasts back against their foes. The longer they use this attack however, the more energy will deplete from themselves.
 * Cat Pounce: A technique of CatMask's that she can perform by pouncing on her opponent and pin them down and repeatedly slash and cut at them with her claws within seconds.

Weaknesses

 * Light Energy: CatMask is weak to light energy.
 * Impulse: CatMask is very impulsive, which can lead her into getting into more than she asked.
 * Strength: CatMask herself isn't weak, but not that physically brute strong either, so what she makes up for that is for her speed and agility.

Quotes
"A metahuman? Ha ha ha---no. I'm something far more unknown, but stronger."

- CatMask to Harvest

""The Ravagers"? Well that's a stupid name..."

- CatMask hearing about "The Ravagers" for the first time.

"Hmmmm.....not interested."

- CatMask rejecting Harvest's offer.

"End him."

- CatMask ordering HyenaMask to finish off Harvest.

"Any fool who brags about sending teens to their deaths for to make some stupid team with a stupid name and acts all pretentious isn't worth my time."

- CatMask in regards to Harvest.

"Well what are we waiting for? Looks go hunt us some more prey. Attacking at random only keeps me entertained for about a few seconds anyways."

- CatMask

Trivia

 * CatMask is the only member of her trio (the Chaos Shadowblood Triumvirate) to have any elemental powers.
 * CatMask is the first member of the Brotherhood of Shadowbloods to appear.
 * CatMask was originally going to have ice-based powers, but she was then given sand-based powers instead, as Gallibon felt it was more suiting. PenguinMask ended up getting ice-based powers instead.
 * CatMask is the third female Shadowblood to appear. The first two were Quet and BunnyMask.
 * However, given that Quet is now being revamped, this would technically make CatMask chronologically the second.
 * She is the second female mammalian animal themed Shadowblood. The first was BunnyMask.
 * CatMask is not actually the first cat-themed Shadowblood. Before her, there was LionMask (who is lion-based), SaberMask (who is sabertooth tiger-based) and her grandfather BrockenMask, who domestic-shorthair cat themed and was the original CatMask. Her parents would also count to an extent. There was also a PantherMask at one point.
 * Her association with MouseMask is ironic, given that cats and mice are usually portrayed as enemies, although CatMask seems to be somewhat annoyed of MouseMask.
 * CatMask was originally going to be green, but she was made purple instead.