Crime Empress
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Personality
Cunning and calculating, yet still megalomaniacal.
Appearance
A tall, buxom redheaded woman. In the days of the original Crime Empire, she often dressed in a skintight leather catsuit; since taking over the Brotherhood, she wears a military-styled outfit in black and red. Speaks with a British accent.
History
After the Crime Empire popped up during the 58.5 weeks of Infinite April, rumors floated around about its mysterious Empress. Eventually, it was revealed that it was an upgraded Vector, who had been freed by Paraddox to help stop the Meta-Gods From The 13th Dimension, and founded the Empire alongside him. She fought both against the LNH and New Misfits, and alongside them during the invasion of the Evilverse Legion.
After she fought against another Vector (possibly Vector Sublime), with each claiming they were the original, Paraddox revealed that neither was; both were clones, and the original had been cured and was living far away. Processing this information, the Empress allowed herself to be captured by the New Misfits – but not for long...
Outside of continuity, she took over the 2013 RACCies. But her next in-continuity appearance was when she swept in and took over the leaderless West Coast Brotherhood of Net.Villains. She took over the organization, whipping it into shape as a (relatively) tight, (sort of) disciplined crime cabal, and started setting her sights on greater things...
Powers and Abilities
The Crime Empress sometimes (seemingly at random) wakes up with a new set of powers. These powers reflect trends in Internet viruses, worms, trojans, scams, and spam; for example, during the first wave of pharmacy spam, she developed the biochemical powers that modified Paraddox's mind.
Appearances
- Some of Vector's appearances in Birth of a Villain were actually the Crime Empress.
- 58.5 #12, 19, 23, 25, 27, 48
- 2013 RACCies Ceremony
- System Corruptors #33
