Shalice Tilman
Origin: Mutant
Archetype: Controller
Power Sets/Powers:
·Mind
Control
·Empathy
Levels: Unknown
Current Whereabouts: Independence Port, near Bell
Medical Center
Group Affiliation: Surviving Eight
Benefits/Rewards
·Task Force Missions
History
Sister Psyche is a mutant born with incredible mental powers, but her history prior
to 1940s is unknown. Her first recorded appearance occurred in 1945, just after the end of World War II, when the villain
known as Nemesis resurfaced in the United States. With many
of America's heroes still in Europe
recovering from the final battles with the Axis forces, Nemesis had little difficulty storming Washington
D.C. and capturing most of the government. More disturbing, "Nemesis had hidden nerve gas
bombs throughout the twenty largest cities in America. With
the touch of a button he released the deadly toxin, ensuring a painful death to tens of millions if they did not receive the
antidote within 24 hours."
America's heroes
engaged Nemesis, but dozens were killed by the villain's atom-ray. "However, in the chaos, Sister Psyche managed to use her
telepathic powers to pick the location of the [nerve gas] antidote from Nemesis' mind. The rest of the heroes fell back before
the metal clad monster's onslaught. Wounded but still mobile, Sister Psyche escaped the scene of the carnage and got word
out to the Army. Within hours Dr. Mnemonic had synthesized an airborne version, and the air force and flying heroes were spreading
it across the infected cities. Nemesis' poison was neutralized and Washington
surrounded. Hundreds of heroes converged on the capitol and joined together for a second march on Washington.
They fought through the remainder of Nemesis' forces and thought they had defeated the evil genius himself, only to find that
all they had captured was a robot duplicate. Nemesis had escaped once again."
Sister Psyche continued to battle villainy well into the new century. During
the Rikti invasion, she helped defeat the aliens, but at a great cost: battling the invaders temporarily burned out her powers
and forced the Shalice Tilman into a coma. Eventually, Shalice managed to transfer her consciousness into the body of another
hero, whose body she now shares. This unnamed heroine uses the Sister Psyche alias to battle crime and provide other heroes
with dangerous missions. It’s unclear whether Shalice is in complete control of her new body, or merely exists as a
background consciousness. It’s also unknown whether she will ever be able to return to her own body.
At some point, Sister Psyche detected the fractured mind of the villain known
as Malaise and helped him reform. Under Sister Psyche's watchful eye, Malaise has become a respected hero.
