Warlock

Warlock is an enigmatic professional hero renowned for being "the most powerful member of The Big Five". Her true powers are unknown to the public, except for the few times she has been recorded stopping world-class Villains.

History
Warlock's public history is quite short. In 1982 she simply "appeared" at The Vanguard HQ in Washington D.C. and asked to join. The hero Champion denied her entry, since you can't just "join" The Vanguard. Warlock simply shrugged and asked, "If I can defeat your strongest member in single combat, may I join?"

Champion took this as a challenge and attempted to subdue this haughty intruder, only to be crushed beneath Warlock's tendrils. It is said that from there on, she simply came and went as she pleased through The Vanguard HQ, without ever formally "joining" it. Regardless, she has her own space in The Spire, though she is never seen, even by the workers inside the HQ. She does not do the whole "publicity" thing and simply ignores those she does not have business with, making her life outside of heroics a mystery.

The Beta Timeline
Warlock met Martial Arts master Calvin Crawford in her early twenties, before donning the mantle of Warlock. Together, they had one child, Hayden, who was their pride and joy.

Shamira left her family without a trace soon after when she felt "the Devil's Call". She made it her mission in life to reshape the world into one of peace and justice... No matter what it took.

Despite leaving Hayden and Calvin behind, she kept a close eye on both of them, even visiting Hayden in the hospital when she was comatose following her defeating her father in a tournament. Warlock used her powers to heal Hayden to the best of her ability and then left for The Spire once more.

When she learned of Hayden's powers, she did all she could to sway Captain Fission into allowing her to join The Wards. He agreed to his estranged colleague's request, though only if she could find at least thirty other prospective students for the newly constructed Zarathustra Parahuman Academy.

Warlock hand-wrote each letter of recommendation based off of what she saw personally.

The Alpha Timeline
(TBA)

Power
Things her "Living Shadows" have been seen to do: According to Captain Fission: "...she [Warlock] is strongest when you are at your peak." and "...she is the pinnacle of what Parahumans can be."
 * Destroy reinforced steel
 * Blind opponents
 * Block damage for her
 * Sap the powers out of other Parahumans

Truly, she is somebody that even the likes of Captain Fission would not like to tangle with.