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littlewhitelies[Character Name] M’gann M’orzz
[Canon] Young Justice
[Point Taken from Canon] Post episode 21, "Image"
[Age] 16 biologically and psychologically, 48 chronologically
[Gender] Female
[Sexual Orientation] Heterosexual mostly, but with some fluidity. She’s an alien. Gender-identity and preferences get complicated.
[Eye Color] Brown
[Hair Color] Red
[Height] Around 5’7” as a human, REALLY FREAKIN’ TALL as a martian; close to eight feet, at the very least.
[Other] Green is usually her default skin tone. As a shape-shifter, she tends to morph her features around from time to time.
[Clothing] Prefers skirts for casual occasions and missions, or a black bodysuit with a red X-shaped harness and blue cape for covert and more action packed things.
[Background]
Young Justice Wiki Link
[Personality]
M'gann M'orzz is an alien who desperately wants to be accepted among humans. Equal parts perky, excitable, and personable, mixed with a surprising amount of uncertainty and deep rooted issues regarding her image, M’gann struggles to reconcile who she is and who she wants to be. And all while wearing a cheerful smile and doing her best not to read anyone’s mind.
Her outward personality is a nice and friendly one, in that sweet, cheerful, girl-next-door sort of way. She smiles easily and has an eternally chirpy voice, complete with a “Hello, Megan!” catch phrase that she uses frequently.
In a bit of a paradox, she is also shy and unsure of herself, which acts as a clue that her surface personality isn’t all there is to her. A lot of her more ditzy traits have been adopted to help make a new identity for herself, and give her distance from some uncomfortable secrets and history. M’gann carries a lot of fear and shame about her natural white martian form; while she wants to be seen as a mostly normal near-human, her original form looks less like a green skinned space girl and more like something that clawed its way out of a Ridley Scott film. She is afraid of how people might react if they see that facet of her, and so covers it up with that sweet girl front.
…Although with all of that said, at the end of the day M’gann still really wants to be a good, likable person. Part of the reason she adopted the nice girl persona in the first place was that it resonated with her, and she enjoyed it. She’s a lot like velvet covering a steel bar with a fuzzy plush center underneath all of that. (If that comparison makes even a remote amount of sense.)
M’gann still faces a lot of difficulties with adapting, though. For instance, that catch phrase from above? Was appropriated from a TV show she watched constantly in an attempt to fit in on Earth. Related to that, nearly all of M’gann’s knowledge about Earth was taken from watching TV. Which has unfortunately given her a slightly incomplete and very unbalanced view on what life on Earth and among humans is like. While she’s been doing her best to adapt and learn quickly, there are still some gaps in her knowledge.
M’gann has encountered several troubles and setbacks with her psychic abilities; while they still come as naturally to her as speaking, they’ve also caused trouble for the team, which has in turn been a blow to her self confidence. While she’s been linking the team up for psychic conversations more and more, the fact that it still isn’t the primary form of communication like it is on Mars is troubling and is one of the major ways she feels like an outsider. She also loves flying and telekinesis; both of those things are as natural as walking or using her hands. She has to juggle that while also being a COMPLETE fangirl and nerd when it comes to “Earth girl” things; cheerleading, cooking, etc.
At the same time, M’gann desperately wants to fit in, have friends, and be accepted by them. She craves that to the point of muting her own abilities and identity in order to feel and be seen as a normal by Earth standards. Rejection is a crushing fear for M’gann, to the point that her biggest fears are losing the team and family she’s worked so hard to become a part of. She will go to extreme lengths to keep that from happening…Which can result in some poor decision making, such as lying to people about her appearance and her background. That said, M’gann doesn't lie because she wants to or enjoys it, but because admitting the truth presents a terrifying, break-her-heart-into-millions-of-unfixable-pieces risk.
Still, at her core M’gann is an optimist; she wants to believe that most people are good, and that things will turn out alright. To spur both of those things forward, she’s frequently the peacemaker for whatever group she’s in. She tries to deflect problems or steer conversation away from confrontation when she can, or does her best to mediate and sooth if that isn’t possible. She is also eager to please, and to make people feel better and part of the group…Which sadly can lead to getting involved when she shouldn’t, and not always understanding the concept of “alone time.” In her ideal world, everyone gets along, and any problems that arise are easily solved in or under 22 minutes. While a part of her understands things aren’t that simple, it’s still something she fantasizes about. Several events (compromising her cover in Belle Reve to save a hostage, saving Superboy in Bialya instead of Kaldur, and breaking away from a fight to keep Wally from drowning) have also shown that M’gann will always, always prioritize helping people first; compassion before reason or strategy, basically.
The series also hasn’t gone too in-depth into this, but it’s likely that M’gann suffers from a lot of self-loathing, doubt, and image issues due to racism on Mars. She’s currently caught between two extremes, with the desired but not fully real façade taken from TV on one end, and the body and society she was born into and doesn’t want to be a part of on the other. The real her is likely somewhere between those two, which M’gann will hopefully figure out someday.
[Specialties/Abilities]
Oh, boy. M’gann is definitely a winner when it comes to the superpower lottery. But broadly speaking, her abilities can be broken down into three categories:
1. Martian physiology
As a martian, M’gann has a very malleable body. She has access to shape-shifting, and can alter her appearance and her clothing into different forms. She’s demonstrated the ability to grow extra arms, create functioning gills, and completely mimic other people. That said, she finds it difficult to copy males compared to females or androgynous beings.
M’gann can also cloak herself with a vaguely Predator-esque camouflage to match her surroundings. It isn’t perfect invisibility, and detectable if she moves around much, but makes for a good way to blend in.
As a side effect of shape-shifting, M’gann is able to recover from injury at a faster rate than a baseline human, largely from stuff like being punched into/through a wall and the like. Finally, she has above average strength, which gives her a nice leg up when it comes to fighting off giant mutant alligators and similar mooks.
2. Telekinesis
Manipulating things with the power of her mind! As far as scope goes, M’gann is shown in series to be capable of tossing around mid-sized fighter jets (while in flight!) which is probably around the safe limits of her abilities. She also has some pretty good fine control, able to pick out and lift individual things like eggs and cooking ingredients and not break them.
Nifty side abilities include being able to fly by levitating herself; she’s also shown that she can support another person in flight. But as a drawback, she can lose control over anything she’s using telekinesis on if she tries to manipulate/lift too much at once, or if her concentration is disrupted.
3. Telepathy
Basic mind to mind communication. She can either send and receive thoughts one on one, or through an entire group of people. She has a set range on her telepathy, but it appears to be several miles in any direction. On the more violent end, she can also implant thoughts for a short period of time, or outright attack someone’s consciousness.
Due to some incidents with accidentally invading people’s privacy and hijacking training simulations, M’gann has reasons to be a bit more hesitant with using this ability. (Read, that she will never, ever use it without getting player consent first.)
On the mundane side, M’gann has been getting training from Black Canary, making her decent at hand to hand combat. She can also bake an awesome batch of cookies.
And as a side note, M’gann is weak to fire. As in near complete BSoD, powers shut down, mind goes numb and body goes slack when exposed to it or extreme heat. She can keep her human form, but that appears to be the limit of what she can manage.
[Affection]
M'gann tends to be a bit touchy-feely around people she likes; encouraging pats on the shoulders, taking people's hands, etc. She's also a hugging person and might go as far as giving/accepting kisses on the forehead and cheeks, but I'd want to clear that with people first.
[Fighting]
Friendly sparring or superhero fights are cool by me! Critical injury is something I'd want to talk about first, and killing is a bit of a :( inducer. M'gann herself is a rookie superhero, but is learning pretty fast and has a LOT of potential. She isn't one to start fights unless she sees someone doing something that falls squarely under bad. (Mugging, assault, vandalism, etc. The usual baddie things.) That said, she's definitely competent once fists start flying, and actually seems quite comfortable with combat.
[Other Permissions]
M’gann is a telepath and raised in a society of telepaths. So while she’d likely be aware of anyone poking around in her mind, she also might actively try to hold conversations and interact with people that have the ability...Or jump straight to psychic attacks and violence if things go sour. Those are both things I’d want to check before doing, of course.
Also, I would like to avoid any fourth wall breaking if it's possible!
[Other Facts]
A quick note on semantics:
In regards to M'gann's white martian form, calling it her "natural" form is more accurate, and aware of how she identifies. It's largely Psimon and Queen Bee who say that's her “real” or “true” form, and also go the extra distance of dehumanizing M'gann by using "what" instead of "who."
While M'gann calls it her true form at one point (Episode 25, around the 14 minute mark in iTunes if you'd like specifics!) she doesn't sound all that happy about it, hesitates over the wording, and the term is also being used while discussing Queen Bee blackmailing her. She will also still insist up and down that green-skinned M'gann is who she really is and identifies as. Tellingly, she remains M'gann in mental space AND when her memories were wiped as well.
tl;dr, calling her white martian form her "true" or "real" form is more of a baddie thing to do. "Natural" is more neutral or good aligned.
[Canon] Young Justice
[Point Taken from Canon] Post episode 21, "Image"
[Age] 16 biologically and psychologically, 48 chronologically
[Gender] Female
[Sexual Orientation] Heterosexual mostly, but with some fluidity. She’s an alien. Gender-identity and preferences get complicated.
[Eye Color] Brown
[Hair Color] Red
[Height] Around 5’7” as a human, REALLY FREAKIN’ TALL as a martian; close to eight feet, at the very least.
[Other] Green is usually her default skin tone. As a shape-shifter, she tends to morph her features around from time to time.
[Clothing] Prefers skirts for casual occasions and missions, or a black bodysuit with a red X-shaped harness and blue cape for covert and more action packed things.
[Background]
Young Justice Wiki Link
[Personality]
M'gann M'orzz is an alien who desperately wants to be accepted among humans. Equal parts perky, excitable, and personable, mixed with a surprising amount of uncertainty and deep rooted issues regarding her image, M’gann struggles to reconcile who she is and who she wants to be. And all while wearing a cheerful smile and doing her best not to read anyone’s mind.
Her outward personality is a nice and friendly one, in that sweet, cheerful, girl-next-door sort of way. She smiles easily and has an eternally chirpy voice, complete with a “Hello, Megan!” catch phrase that she uses frequently.
In a bit of a paradox, she is also shy and unsure of herself, which acts as a clue that her surface personality isn’t all there is to her. A lot of her more ditzy traits have been adopted to help make a new identity for herself, and give her distance from some uncomfortable secrets and history. M’gann carries a lot of fear and shame about her natural white martian form; while she wants to be seen as a mostly normal near-human, her original form looks less like a green skinned space girl and more like something that clawed its way out of a Ridley Scott film. She is afraid of how people might react if they see that facet of her, and so covers it up with that sweet girl front.
…Although with all of that said, at the end of the day M’gann still really wants to be a good, likable person. Part of the reason she adopted the nice girl persona in the first place was that it resonated with her, and she enjoyed it. She’s a lot like velvet covering a steel bar with a fuzzy plush center underneath all of that. (If that comparison makes even a remote amount of sense.)
M’gann still faces a lot of difficulties with adapting, though. For instance, that catch phrase from above? Was appropriated from a TV show she watched constantly in an attempt to fit in on Earth. Related to that, nearly all of M’gann’s knowledge about Earth was taken from watching TV. Which has unfortunately given her a slightly incomplete and very unbalanced view on what life on Earth and among humans is like. While she’s been doing her best to adapt and learn quickly, there are still some gaps in her knowledge.
M’gann has encountered several troubles and setbacks with her psychic abilities; while they still come as naturally to her as speaking, they’ve also caused trouble for the team, which has in turn been a blow to her self confidence. While she’s been linking the team up for psychic conversations more and more, the fact that it still isn’t the primary form of communication like it is on Mars is troubling and is one of the major ways she feels like an outsider. She also loves flying and telekinesis; both of those things are as natural as walking or using her hands. She has to juggle that while also being a COMPLETE fangirl and nerd when it comes to “Earth girl” things; cheerleading, cooking, etc.
At the same time, M’gann desperately wants to fit in, have friends, and be accepted by them. She craves that to the point of muting her own abilities and identity in order to feel and be seen as a normal by Earth standards. Rejection is a crushing fear for M’gann, to the point that her biggest fears are losing the team and family she’s worked so hard to become a part of. She will go to extreme lengths to keep that from happening…Which can result in some poor decision making, such as lying to people about her appearance and her background. That said, M’gann doesn't lie because she wants to or enjoys it, but because admitting the truth presents a terrifying, break-her-heart-into-millions-of-unfixable-pieces risk.
Still, at her core M’gann is an optimist; she wants to believe that most people are good, and that things will turn out alright. To spur both of those things forward, she’s frequently the peacemaker for whatever group she’s in. She tries to deflect problems or steer conversation away from confrontation when she can, or does her best to mediate and sooth if that isn’t possible. She is also eager to please, and to make people feel better and part of the group…Which sadly can lead to getting involved when she shouldn’t, and not always understanding the concept of “alone time.” In her ideal world, everyone gets along, and any problems that arise are easily solved in or under 22 minutes. While a part of her understands things aren’t that simple, it’s still something she fantasizes about. Several events (compromising her cover in Belle Reve to save a hostage, saving Superboy in Bialya instead of Kaldur, and breaking away from a fight to keep Wally from drowning) have also shown that M’gann will always, always prioritize helping people first; compassion before reason or strategy, basically.
The series also hasn’t gone too in-depth into this, but it’s likely that M’gann suffers from a lot of self-loathing, doubt, and image issues due to racism on Mars. She’s currently caught between two extremes, with the desired but not fully real façade taken from TV on one end, and the body and society she was born into and doesn’t want to be a part of on the other. The real her is likely somewhere between those two, which M’gann will hopefully figure out someday.
[Specialties/Abilities]
Oh, boy. M’gann is definitely a winner when it comes to the superpower lottery. But broadly speaking, her abilities can be broken down into three categories:
1. Martian physiology
As a martian, M’gann has a very malleable body. She has access to shape-shifting, and can alter her appearance and her clothing into different forms. She’s demonstrated the ability to grow extra arms, create functioning gills, and completely mimic other people. That said, she finds it difficult to copy males compared to females or androgynous beings.
M’gann can also cloak herself with a vaguely Predator-esque camouflage to match her surroundings. It isn’t perfect invisibility, and detectable if she moves around much, but makes for a good way to blend in.
As a side effect of shape-shifting, M’gann is able to recover from injury at a faster rate than a baseline human, largely from stuff like being punched into/through a wall and the like. Finally, she has above average strength, which gives her a nice leg up when it comes to fighting off giant mutant alligators and similar mooks.
2. Telekinesis
Manipulating things with the power of her mind! As far as scope goes, M’gann is shown in series to be capable of tossing around mid-sized fighter jets (while in flight!) which is probably around the safe limits of her abilities. She also has some pretty good fine control, able to pick out and lift individual things like eggs and cooking ingredients and not break them.
Nifty side abilities include being able to fly by levitating herself; she’s also shown that she can support another person in flight. But as a drawback, she can lose control over anything she’s using telekinesis on if she tries to manipulate/lift too much at once, or if her concentration is disrupted.
3. Telepathy
Basic mind to mind communication. She can either send and receive thoughts one on one, or through an entire group of people. She has a set range on her telepathy, but it appears to be several miles in any direction. On the more violent end, she can also implant thoughts for a short period of time, or outright attack someone’s consciousness.
Due to some incidents with accidentally invading people’s privacy and hijacking training simulations, M’gann has reasons to be a bit more hesitant with using this ability. (Read, that she will never, ever use it without getting player consent first.)
On the mundane side, M’gann has been getting training from Black Canary, making her decent at hand to hand combat. She can also bake an awesome batch of cookies.
And as a side note, M’gann is weak to fire. As in near complete BSoD, powers shut down, mind goes numb and body goes slack when exposed to it or extreme heat. She can keep her human form, but that appears to be the limit of what she can manage.
[Affection]
M'gann tends to be a bit touchy-feely around people she likes; encouraging pats on the shoulders, taking people's hands, etc. She's also a hugging person and might go as far as giving/accepting kisses on the forehead and cheeks, but I'd want to clear that with people first.
[Fighting]
Friendly sparring or superhero fights are cool by me! Critical injury is something I'd want to talk about first, and killing is a bit of a :( inducer. M'gann herself is a rookie superhero, but is learning pretty fast and has a LOT of potential. She isn't one to start fights unless she sees someone doing something that falls squarely under bad. (Mugging, assault, vandalism, etc. The usual baddie things.) That said, she's definitely competent once fists start flying, and actually seems quite comfortable with combat.
[Other Permissions]
M’gann is a telepath and raised in a society of telepaths. So while she’d likely be aware of anyone poking around in her mind, she also might actively try to hold conversations and interact with people that have the ability...Or jump straight to psychic attacks and violence if things go sour. Those are both things I’d want to check before doing, of course.
Also, I would like to avoid any fourth wall breaking if it's possible!
[Other Facts]
A quick note on semantics:
In regards to M'gann's white martian form, calling it her "natural" form is more accurate, and aware of how she identifies. It's largely Psimon and Queen Bee who say that's her “real” or “true” form, and also go the extra distance of dehumanizing M'gann by using "what" instead of "who."
While M'gann calls it her true form at one point (Episode 25, around the 14 minute mark in iTunes if you'd like specifics!) she doesn't sound all that happy about it, hesitates over the wording, and the term is also being used while discussing Queen Bee blackmailing her. She will also still insist up and down that green-skinned M'gann is who she really is and identifies as. Tellingly, she remains M'gann in mental space AND when her memories were wiped as well.
tl;dr, calling her white martian form her "true" or "real" form is more of a baddie thing to do. "Natural" is more neutral or good aligned.
