Olevia Alvarez is Lash, current holder of the powers of the celestial dragons of Chinese folklore. Originally just your typical 'pretty girl' in high school with a penchant for fashion, a family trip overseas turned her life upside down. A fight erupting beween a nefarious villain and the Chinese national hero LONGWANG resulted in the latter's death before Olevia's very eyes. What no one expected, however, was for Olevia to inherit his powers to become a force for good herself. Returning to America she has found herself the unwitting owner of ancient and mystical abilities that she never even asked for. Now, with a mere cry of the fallen hero's name, Olevia physically transforms into a jade powerhouse... ready to tackle crime alongside the teen heroes of Millennium City.

Olevia is what many would consider an attractive teenage girl, with a heart shaped face, dark green eyes and naturally thick full eyelashes. She has shoulder length black hair that is worn a number of ways, depending on her mood or how late she woke up to get to school, though she does try to keep it looking nice and trendy. In her normal form, Olevia stands 5'7" tall (without heels, of course) and weighs in at a thin but toned one hundred and twenty pounds, courtesy of her Pilates class. Olevia has rich, medium color skin that is noticeably well taken care of. Fancying herself as quite the fashionista, Olevia maintains an impressive wardrobe. Quite a few of her looks are quite in vogue, as Olevia is an avid reader of most women's magazines, though a few... well, they are definitely attempts at high fashion but miss the mark considerably to what typical people dress in. Olevia can typically be found with a smile upon her face which is both warm and inviting to friends and strangers alike.

As Lash, Olevia goes through a complete physical transformation. She gains a few inches in height, becoming a very statuesque six foot tall heroine. She wears a black mask and her eyes become pure white in color, her pupils disappearing. Her hair becomes slightly longer and shimmers with a brilliant white-silver. The costume's tunic is a low cut, metallic green that extends to form a mini skirt past her stylized belt. Black leggings, white high heeled boots and white short gloves complete her ensemble as Lash. A green, slightly translucent magical flame envelopes her entire body, moreso when she is using her powers. This flame appears to have no actual function beyond simple aesthetics and does not harm those who might be close to her. One thing that is the same, however, is her attitude. Buoyant, chipper and upbeat are some terms that might describe her... though vacuous might also be in there, as well.

Olevia Alvarez was your typical high school student. Pretty and popular, she had a passion for writing that has been with her since early childhood. Starting a blog about fashion a few years back, it was her goal to go to college and be a women's magazine editor. It would be marriage, kids, and whatever else life gave her. Something normal. Her life was planned out for her... or so she thought.

While on vacation with her family in China, they went to visit the Great Wall. During the tour, everyone there saw a battle from the skies wage between the great Chinese hero Longwang and an evil villain named Gu. Longwang, named after the Celestial Dragon of Chinese folklore, was mortally wounded during the battle. As he fell from the skies and landed he died, and his soul... his essence... went to seek out another champion. As luck would have it, it found Olevia. Feeling the instinct to scream "LONGWANG!" and invoking the hero's name, she found herself transformed into a costumed hero. Seeing so many in trouble, she instinctively flew off, and a fight between her and Gu resulted in her driving him off, but barely.

While the Chinese were less than enthused about an American carrying the power of their national hero, there was nothing that they could do from preventing her from leaving the country. Having a billion people angry at you before you even started your super heroic career was less than an enthusiastic way to begin. Still, Olevia and her parents left and returned to San Diego and she attempted to go back to maintaining a normal life.

It was soon that Olevia's family was relocated to Millennium City due to a job transfer. It was at this time that she began to feel something beckoning her to use her powers. In fact, it was the spirit of Longwang himself wanting her to use her powers to help others. At first perplexed by this, Olelvia began to go out here and there in costume. Deciding that she should at least try to use her powers for some good, she decided on the name 'Lash', as 'Longwang' or 'Lady Longwang' did not feel comfortable as identities to to the cultural implications of having such a name. Still, when the mood strikes her (or the voice in her head doesn't stop cursing in Chinese at her) Olevia does indeed invoke the name "LONGWANG!" and Lash is brought forth to fight crime, wherever she is needed.

Lash was at one point invited to join the teen heroes of New Vigil. While she still had issues with the use of her powers, at the very least found herself amongst peers who had some of the same issues and fears as herself. She continued to train and practice to become a more proficient crime fighter while on the job. Olevia also discovered to her surprise several teenagers at her own school were members of the Young Renegades. She ended up accompanying them on several missions but was never taken in as an actual member. Things seemed for a while to be going very well for her. That changed when her burgeoning career was almost cut short after one disastrous mission. In a fit of anger during an outing with New Vigil, she almost killed one of the villains that they were trying to apprehend. Questioned at length by the police and putting the evil doer in a coma, Lash took leave of the team to reassess her desire to continue fighting crime.

It took some time, but Olevia cautiously went back to her crime fighting career, mostly alongside the teen hero Whitecloak. It worked out well because most patrols ended up at the mall in one form or another. Lash kept her powers more firmly in check and swore to abstain from the collateral damage she was known for while on New Vigil. In the following months, those in New Vigil began to go their separate ways, with some even leaving Millennium City for colleges elsewhere.

Currently Olevia is semi-retired as Lash and is focusing more on her academic career and high school in general. Though who knows, the Celestial Dragons may have need of her again...

Olevia is a very upbeat, flirty, extremely peppy and sometimes frustratingly air-headed young woman. Due to her fashion sense and looks, she tends to gravitate to the more popular crowd though is social with a number of cliques at school. Olevia is well known for her lack of tact, her off the wall remarks and her inability to grasp the severity of certain situations she is in. In layman's terms, Olevia comes across as dumb as a rock. Its rather bizarre however that she can be very book smart and keeps a decent grade point average in her classes. She is friendly to a fault though conversation tend to gravitate around her looks and herself. Her main goal is to get to college at this point in her life and marry successful (if things with Soldier Boy or Stonemason don't work out). Olevia often shirks away from the responsibilities that her powers give her. To Olevia, fighting crime as Lash is a part time thing than having her heart set on it as a full lifestyle choice. In fact, since she has gained her abilities she has drawn more into herself. In her Lash persona she can come across as somewhat timid and shy, unsure of what she's doing.

When she screams the name 'LONGWANG!' and transforms into Lash, Olevia gains the following abilities:

• Super Strength: Lash has been granted immense physical strength. She can lift upwards of three hundred fifty tons, quite possibly more. One of Millennium's stronger super humans, Lash is still unsure of how to properly apply her strength. In combat situations she holds back greatly, and even then from time to time has done far too much damage than what she initially wished.

• Durability: With a magical aura about her, Lash has a form of invulnerability against physical attacks. This power allows her the ability to shrug off massive amounts of damage. She can withstand artillery fire rather easily and no common weaponry is capable on penetrating her skin.

• Dragon Breath: Not the kind you wake up with in the morning. Lash can actually retch a magically created green flame from her mouth. This ability has a distance of roughly fifty feet and can melt through most earth made metals or alloys if applied long enough.

• Flight: Unobstructed, Lash can achieve speeds of mach 3 in flight.

• Magical Sight: Her natural attunement to magic allows her the ability to see through illusions and other magically created constructs. Lash can also notice things extra planar in nature. This power also allows her to sense ley lines and magical activity about the world, in essence tapping into something much greater than herself. This also provides her with a certain danger sense. While she can often not pinpoint exactly what is wrong, she can identity that something is amiss in the area.

• Dragon Blasts: Bolts of magical energy that take the form of green, fiery blasts. While they look to be fire, they are actually not, and cannot spread like fire when making contact with something. Their effectiveness is tied to Lash's willpower, and as such can depend on their strength day to day.

• Enhanced Reflexes: Although she isn't terribly good at wielding them properly, Lash does have enhanced reflexes that allow her to react quickly if need be. She typically uses it in tandem with her super speed to navigate while flying or getting a jump on a villain. Even with them, she has a tendency to be rather uncoordinated.

• Physical Transformation: When transformed into Lash, Olevia gains a few inches of height and gains white eyes and silvery hair. She resembles a slightly older, taller, even hotter version of herself.

• Skills: Olevia has decent knowledge in computer use and a lot of insight into the fashion industry even though she's not out of high school. She also knows her way around a credit card, much to her parents' ire.

Promise me we'll go to the mall after this? Lash and her BFF, Whitecloak, fighting crime... to be followed by boy watching and retail therapy.

• Just Not That Good: Lash isn't the most competent of crime fighters and it shows. She is easily distracted, doesn't know her own strength and lacks the training most of her peers have. While she commands vast amounts of power, it is often tempered by her gross inability to properly wield it.

• Uni-lingual: Even though she is Latina, her family raised her in a primarily English speaking family. Not to mention that as Lash she is mentored by the soul of the hero Longwang in her head. Sadly, he only speaks Chinese, making her actually understanding any of his help is next to impossible.

• Telepathic Resistance: Or lack thereof. Lash is incredibly impervious to physical and magical attacks. Telepathic attacks, not so much.

• Under 21: No bars, no clubs, no anything that adults can do. And her parents expect her home by 11:30pm.

• Uncertainty: Tying in to the first weakness, Lash displays a lot of doubt regarding her powers and ability as a crime fighter. This lack of faith at times will make her powers considerably more diminished as they are tied to her levels of fatigue and self confidence.

• Not Always A Super: Olevia is only Lash at certain intervals, the change necessitated by her yelling the name of the Chinese hero (and Celestial Dragon) Longwang. It's not the most comfortable thing to yell out, to begin with. When not in hero mode, Olevia is as frail as any other human.

Feel free to leave your thoughts and opinions on Lash!

"She's a nice girl and obviously very powerful, but... she has many things holding her back. I'm sure she'll develop in time and be a great hero some day." -Charity Corren

"She might be kinda nervous, or scared. But I'd say there's potential there. She's powerful, if not a bit, y'know. Weird. She did keep staring at me, right?" -Soldier Boy

"Uh, well, she seems pretty nice... She's got this... obsession with this guy named 'Soldier Boy', though... Kinda creepy. She's also, er... kind of an airhead, so... Hopefully, things turn out all right." - Stopwatch

"Oh so fashionable, Oh so sweet and oh so fun to be around! I really like Olevia! I know she is going to be a great hero and am glad to know her." - Heartbeat

"Absolutely brilliant in a combat situation, it's particulary hilarious when she shouts "LONG WANG" at the top of her lungs. It does take quite a bit of getting used to." - Black Ice

"She's a total sweetheart, even if she's kinda... not dumb, but she's definitely an airhead. She's gotta get her mind off of boys and clothes and into the biz if she's gonna keep on doing this thing, though. And she -really- needs to stop screaming 'LONGWANG' all the time." - Quarrel

"My sisters and I have yet to come to a consensus as to whether or not Lash is suitable for heroics. I, for one, believe that with proper training and experience, she can go on to do great things." - M.E.D.I.C.

"Miao." - Miss Pussycakes

"I find it just a LITTLE weird they have me in the back of this picture. I mean, I AM the best looking one. Not being mean, just being honest!!!"

• If Firestorm was a woman and Captain Marvel/ Shazam was willing to have a baby, it could very well resemble Lash. There is obviously a little bit of inspiration taken from Inferior Five's Dumb Bunny in that mix as well.

• Wants to be a magazine editor one day.

• Eats like a model.

• Will often say she is crime fighting with Whitecloak, which is in fact well-known by her allies this is her code word for shopping.

• Has an aversion to her aunt, who incessantly plays karaoke at her house for her extended family. Her aunt's only song in her repertoire is Alanis Morrisette's 'You Oughtta Know' and it drives Olevia absolutely crazy. If she offers you to come over on dinners Sunday nights, say NO.

• Has a cat, Miss Pussycakes. She is a Scottish Fold who is bordering on twenty pounds of weight. Olevia speaks to it constantly like it can listen and react accordingly, and has a slight issue with overfeeding her pet. Olevia often thinks the cat might have super human powers and at times voices her concerns.

• Likes the word TOTALLY. OOC this is a homage to PJ Soles from Halloween. Totally.

• Has a severe infatuation with Soldier Boy. Also has a crush on high school senior Alex Simmons. Unfortunately she does not realize they are the same person.

• Has some self esteem issues as Lash. As Olevia, is generally very confident.

• Believes in superstitions.

• Is a major fan of 1980s John Hughes- style films.

• Can balance three books on her head while walking.

• Is afraid of using her strength. Due to an incident where Lash almost killed a super villain, she has been exceptionally hesitant in using her super strength. Lash will often resort to her ranged tactics first (Dragon's Breath and Blasts) before engaging in hand to hand combat.

• Lash has a penchant for property damage, unaware of the level of force she often employs.

• Has numerous crushes on a variety of masked heroes.

• Quite possibly the most physically attractive of the New Vigil crew; definitely the biggest airhead.

• Has worked with the Protectors of the World before and is quite proud of her Honorary membership in its ranks... even if no one associated on the team recognizes her as such.

• Bee: Bee's fashion forward nature and mindset makes him a natural to top Lash's super hero friends list. She often discusses her current purchases with him as well as allowing him to see new additions to her blog before anyone else. He's pretty much her best girlfriend to shop with... though a boy.

• Black Ice: Lash has awkward feelings towards the ice making mutant. She is intrigued by him but a little scared as well. Lash often plays with him verbally and casually flirts, hoping that they can at least be better friends. Besides, what teenage girl doesn't like the 'bad boy'?

• Heartbeat: Taffi's outgoing and happy nature appeals to Lash, whose personality out of costume is much the same. Lash enjoys seeing Taffi when out and talking to her about almost anything over the New Vigil comm channel.

• Charity Corren: Lash simply adores Charity Corren, much like a little sister. In another world, their social circles might never meet, but sometimes things change. Olevia finds strength in the encouragement Mercy gives her to be a better, more assertive hero.

• M.E.D.I.C.: Lash appreciates M.E.D.I.C., if not for her sparkling attitude then the fact she always puts others before herself. Not to mention she saved Lash twice during an alien attack, for which Olevia is eternally grateful for.

• Prankenstein: Weird. Just weird.

• Soldier Boy: The man who will one day break Lash's heart. Lash has had an intense crush on the Young Renegades member for quite some time, and her becoming a super hero has only strengthened this adulation. Every time they have met Lash sees much, much more into it than what there actually is. She fawns like a schoolgirl to the point of embarrassment. She knows that one day they could possibly have very beautiful super heroic children together. She makes her friendship with him known to everyone she meets... probably a bit too much.

• Victory: Lash has spent time with Lisa after their first real encounter, which oddly enough ended in the Grace Memorial boys locker room (don't ask). While members of different super teams, Olevia has made an effort to get to know Victory better. She admires her very grounded attitude and upbeat personality.

• Whitecloak: Former 'boyfriend' (for a full date, which Whitecloak was unaware that's what it was) of Lash's, Whitecloak has since become her favorite crime fighting companion. She enjoys spending time with someone who is just as concerned with looking good as she is. Besides being a skilled combatant, Whitecloak offers a partner in shopping, movies and boy watching.

• Go to Grace Memorial High School? Olevia is a student there.

• Enjoy fashion? So does Olevia... maybe that's something to talk about?

• Olevia is on the school paper, she can cover a number of events.

• Olevia, as Lash, actually has strong ties to magic... it could lead her to adventures with the magic based community.

• Longwang the hero had many enemies and allies. Perhaps one or the other could be seeking out Lash.