Centennia: Difference between revisions

==Biography==

[[File:Young Centennia comforted by mother.png|thumb|left|235px|A young Centennia is comforted by [[Centennia's mother|her mother]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Child of the Stars (comic story)|Child of the Stars]]'')]]Centennia was conceived in the Autumn of 1899 by [[Centennia's mother|a single woman]] and a [[Centennia's father|mysterious gentleman]] she met at a society ball, who was actually an extraterrestrial explorer investigating humanity, who wanted to experience human love before he left [[Earth]]. Though the two knew each other for just one night, Centennia's mother became pregnant with the hybrid child, something she was very pleased with. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Night to Remember (comic story)|A Night to Remember]]'')  

As she grew up, it began to be apparent that the resulting child was stronger and more intelligent than all her peers at school, and she became the target of bullying. One day, she fought back and, with inhuman strength, tossed her bullies aside; she became self-conscious about her “freak”, and when her mother tried to comfort her by telling her the true story of her birth, she thought it a lie her mother had made up to try and make the girl feel better. However, one night, she stayed up looking at the stars in her window, pondering the possibility, and triggered her ability to fly for the first time. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Child of the Stars (comic story)|Child of the Stars]]'')

[[File:Centennia lifting car.png|thumb|right|220px|Centennia uses intimidation techniques while on [[Nefario]]'s trail. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Sausage-Fest! (comic story)|Sausage-Fest!]]'')]]In Summer of 2012, having defended [[New York City]] for a hundred years, a bored Centennia agreed to investigate the systematic theft of kosher sausages in the City for lack of a more interesting case. After due investigation, she discovered that this ''was'' in fact a supervillain plot, with the evil magician [[Nefario]] having created a [[Sausage Golem]] he intended to animate to wreak havoc. Centennia destroyed the golem before he could finish the spell, however, and arrested Nefario and his henchmen. She then met up with the friend who'd informed her of the sausage-thefts, though she refused his offer of getting a hot dog. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Sausage-Fest! (comic story)|Sausage-Fest!]]'')

[[File:Centennia in Interview With A Superhero.png|thumb|right|Centennia at the premiere of a [[Captain Perfect]] biopic. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Interview With A Superhero (comic story)|Interview With A Superhero]]'')]]At some point, Centennia had an affair with fellow paragon and superhero, [[Captain Perfect]]. After intimate images of them in bed together were leaked, there was a scandal, although one from which both heroes' reputations were able to recover in time. Centennia was one of the figures depicted in a biopic of the Captain, leading to the real Centennia attending the premiere alongside the Captain. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Interview With A Superhero (comic story)|Interview With A Superhero]]'')  

[[File:Centennia versus Captain Perfect.png|thumb|right|275px|Centennia faces [[Captain Perfect]] in battle. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Meanwhile, In Queens (comic story)|Meanwhile, In Queens]]'')]]Soon after, the Odds were lured to a building in Queens by [[Armagedda]] to face an alliance of villains assembled by [[Evil Cloak]], alias [[Jenny Nowhere#In Reality Z-25 31-H|Jenny Nowhere]] — which included Captain Perfect. When Nowhere ordered her villains to attack the Odds, Centennia soon found herself facing Perfect, but with them seeming evenly-matched, Captain Evening soon directed Centennia to instead take on [[Jesse Brain]] while [[Merv the Griffin]] handled Perfect. The battle was ultimately cut short when Nowhere was eaten alive without fanfare by [[Gazoom]], the demonic entity she had summoned as the final phase of her master-plan — with both heroes and villains feeling the loss (since Jenny had previously been posing as Jenny Everywhere with the Odds), they agreed to call the battle a tie and go their separate ways for the night. Back at the Fortress, Centennia admitted to the rest of the team that she did not, after all, feel up to being part of a team full-time, something they graciously accepted. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Meanwhile, In Queens (comic story)|Meanwhile, In Queens]]'')

[[File:Centennia in Journey Out Of Misery.png|thumb|left|260px|At the conclusion of the battle with the [[Cosmic Solution]], Centennia congratulates [[Jenkins]] for saving the day. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Journey Out Of Misery (comic story)|Journey Out Of Misery]]'')]]However, before Centennia left, [[the Odds]] received a distress call from [[Mayor Wilson|the Mayor]], warning them that “a monster” was attacking downtown. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Meanwhile, In Queens (comic story)|Meanwhile, In Queens]]'') When they arrived, [[Captain Evening#In Reality Z-25 31-H|Captain Evening]]  taking stock of the situation, immediately ordered Centennia and [[Merv the Griffin]] to help some of the heroes already present with keeping the [[Cosmic Solution]] robot contained while they formulated a better plan, without trying to destroy it, as it absorbed the energy from any impacts and used it to become larger.  

In the end, the robot left Earth of its own accord when it was called off by another [[agent of the Cosmic Order (Journey Out Of Misery)|agent of the Cosmic Order]], who repealed the [[Cosmic Order]]'s condemnation of [[Homo Sapiens|humanity]] after [[Jenkins]] sincerely argued that the world was “worth saving” (albeit in a rather unexpected fashion). After witnessing the two cosmic beings' departure back into space, a bruised Centennia congratulated Jenkins. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Journey Out Of Misery (comic story)|Journey Out Of Misery]]'')

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