Natalie McKellen

"'McKellen is a name that inspires respect from the people, causes fear in our enemies and emphasizes the effectiveness of an alien preparedness plan.' - Natalie McKellen on her choice of last name."Hyperion V, also known as Natalie McKellen is a Metahuman Cyborg created by the Hyperion Project. She is most notable for being the only mechanically enhanced Hyperion Soldier, as well as being the base genetic donor for all Genetic and Cybernetic Modifications due to her connection to Gene Five.

In 2039 Natalie is one of the most striking of the Hyperion Soldiers. Due to her genetic defects, she was fitted with mechanical arms and legs, greatly increasing her physical strength. Her entire skeleton is also reinforced from birth due to intense genetic manipulation, which grew her to an extreme height of 7'5 and allowed her to shrug off most, if not all forms of small arms fire.

Hyperion Soldier
As a Hyperion Soldier and a Cyborg, Natalie is so far beyond human it is hard for her to go out in public. She stands at 7'5, making her the third tallest Hyperion Soldier behind Hyperion III and Hyperion VII. She is easily spotted due to her height, easily recognizable due to her bright white hair, and struggles to fit through doorways at the best of times.

Early Life
At a young age, her genetic modifications backfired, causing her arms and legs to lose circulation as her hearts, while there were two of them, simply couldn't support her rapidly growing form. Instead, her limbs were replaced by different augmentations as she grew older, culminating in her receiving her final augments at age 18. She was trained to act as an intermediary fighter between Hyperion III and IV's brutal strength styles and Hyperion I and Hyperion II's quick dexterous styles. In doing so, she occupied her own style and quickly became the most powerful on the team, thanks to her unorthodox use of a Jump Pack and electric weaponry. She also utilizes a Power Trident, making her the only soldier in the Atlas Coalition to do so.

Family Troubles
Natalie was 'born' into a messed up family, but it was on Valentine's Day 2032 that things would reach a fever pitch. Her biological mother Jewel Mondragon was violently killed by General Eric Connelly. Unlike most other Hyperion Soldiers, Natalie had no relation to Connelly and as such was only able to mourn the loss of her biological mother and the kidnapping and subsequent 'loss' of her sister Hyperion VI. In the aftermath, Natalie became far closer to her father Nestor McKellen as the old warrior mourned the losses of his old friends. Despite Nestor's fears over the looming usage of the Hyperion Soldiers for war, he slowly began to see that Natalie at the very least had managed to develop compassion and morality despite an upbringing that was tailored to remove such traits.

2038 Incidents
Over the course of 2038, the Hyperion Soldiers began to have false backstories and lives set up for them, mostly explaining that they were simply modified from General Eric Connelly and Nestor McKellen's DNA rather than born from them as well as Sergei Chernov and Jewel Mondragon. On that matter, Natalie had a very strong opinion:"'That's my f**king mom you're erasing from history. Sure she was an asshole but that doesn't change anything.' - Natalie McKellen"Natalie quickly became famous after leaving Area 51, with her first public appearance being when the Resistance Group known as The Holy Resistance set fire to a large apartment block. Natalie had been driving past in her newly acquired vehicle at the time, and she quickly stopped and grabbed her prototype wing pack from the boot of the truck. The first time the Atlas Public saw Natalie McKellen she was descending from a burning building on flaming wings with a child in her arms, and her image seems to be improving even further as the public speculates about what she represents.