Keeper of Infinite Earths - Freedom Brigade
Created by Matt Parmenter
Jinx
Alter Ego: Kathleen O’Riley
Occupation: Super Hero
Known Relatives: Sean father, Tammy O’Riley sister
Group Affiliation: Freedom Brigade
Base of Operations: Los Angeles, CA
Background/History:
In 16th Century Ireland, Seamus O’Riley chanced upon a sleeping leprechaun and
captured him. The leprechaun promised to grant Seamus wishes in exchange for
being able to keep his pot of gold. The problem was that the leprechaun was a
bitter evil creature and fulfilled the wishes in mean and harmful ways. When
Seamus wished that his son not be sick anymore, the leprechaun killed the boy.
Seamus was beside himself with grief and rage and became determined to find a
way to destroy the evil imp. So, he waited until the creature went to sleep on
his pot of gold, he carefully put him, gold and all, into a large cooking pot
half filled with oil, quietly bolted the lid in place, and dropped in a lit
match. The leprechaun startled awake and slipped into the oil before he could
use his magic. He burned to a crisp in the pot and Seamus sealed it shut,
trapping the malignant spirit in an iron tomb. He sealed the pot in the wall of
the keep to bury the evil forever. In the present day, Kathleen’s father
decided to have the family castle transported to America brick by brick and
during the dismantling, the workers found the pot still sealed after all those
years. When they brought it to Kathleen and opened it, the evil spirit was
freed. It flew into her body intending to possess the descendant of the man who
had imprisoned it, but it failed to reckon with the strength of will she had.
She vanquished the demon spirit’s will and took its powers as a result. Able
to cause bad luck for her foes, she took the codename, Jinx, and joined the
Freedom Brigade.
Personality/Motivation:
She is a friendly and out going girl, with a bit of an Irish temper, enough to
enjoy the sometimes cruel effects her powers can have on her adversaries.
Knowing the evil of the leprechaun from the attempted possession, she is doubly
determined to use the powers for good to make up for it’s evil.
Quote: "This just isn’t your lucky day."