Barbara Morse

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This page is about the Phase 2 incarnation of the character. For other uses, see Barbara Morse (disambiguation).

PHASE 2

Barbara Morse
Portrayed by Adrianne Palicki
Codename:	Mockingbird
Affiliations:	X-Factor
Birthdate:	May 17, 1982
Journal:	xp_mockingbird
Player:	Jeff

Former police officer, Barbara "Bobbi" Morse is now working with the mutant detective agency, X-Factor.

Details

Character Journal: xp_mockingbird

Real Name: Barbara Morse

Codename: Mockingbird

Aliases: Bobbi

First Appearance: January 22, 2015

Date of Birth: May 17, 1982

Place of Birth: San Diego, California

Citizenship: American

Relatives: Robert Morse (father), Rebecca Morse (mother)

Education: PhD in Biology from Stanford University

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: Private investigator with X-Factor Investigations

Team Affiliation: X-Factor Investigations

Biography

Childhood

Born to Robert Morse, a detective, and Rebecca Morse, a nurse, Bobbi grew up wanting to follow in both of her parents' footsteps. She was close to them both, though was slightly more partial to her father. As a result he often brought her to work, as he mainly worked behind a desk at the local precinct rather than out in the field. It was there that her love of detective work began, sitting in her dad's chair and scribbling at his desk while he attended briefings or was interviewing suspects. Friends of her parents and neighbours alike would often respond to her inquisitive nature by exclaiming little Bobbi was going to be a lawyer when she grew up, but she was always quick to correct them and that she wanted to be just like her dad.

Throughout her elementary and high school years Bobbi enthusiastically participated in just about every and any sport offered, eventually settling into track and field in her later high school years, where she applied herself with the same tenacity as she did with her studies. Her plan was to parlay that combination into a potential scholarship to university, however that all changed with the manifestation of her mutation.

It happened one afternoon while she was practising for an important upcoming track meet after school. No one else was around, and Bobbi was pushing herself hard. While sprinting and hoping for her second wind to kick in, she was surprised when it seemed to kick in earlier than expected – and even more surprised when she ended up running faster than ever before. Not only that, she was no longer winded period, as if her stamina had fully restored itself and then some.

Bobbi ran several more laps to test things out, unsure of what had happened. Her first thought was out of fear; had someone administered some kind of performance enhancing drug unbeknownst to her? What had she eaten or drank that day that could have had such an affect on her? Nothing came to mind, but whatever it was she knew something was seriously different about her.

She researched her condition while withdrawing from the team, much to her teammates protests. Whatever it was Bobbi knew she had an unfair advantage and she didn't want to compete knowing that. Instead she made it an experiment and tested herself to see exactly what she could and couldn't do. Her endurance seemed to be practically limitless, and her strength, agility, and reflexes were all greatly enhanced. Eventually the most likely answer came to her: she was a mutant. She resigned herself to that fact and redoubled her efforts on her studies, putting sports behind her after that.

Despite her refusal to participate in track and field following her mutation, due to the advantage she knew that she had, her academic efforts paid off and she was rewarded with a partial scholarship to Stanford University. She gladly accepted the scholarship, politely declining to join their track and field time when they would occasionally ask her to reconsider that part of her life, while pursuing a degree in science.

She studied hard and initially wanted to pursue a career in medicine, but her athletic and investigative nature (along with a desire to further explore and understand her own mutation) eventually won over and drew her into law enforcement. Bobbi found a somewhat happy medium by choosing to undertake a degree in biology, especially focusing on forensic applications throughout, which greatly assisted her in obtaining employment in her chosen field post-graduation.

Upon graduating she enrolled in the police academy, then became an officer upon her graduation. She quit after just a few years, however, as it was taking too long for her to rise through the ranks and become a detective as she'd always wanted. Instead, she used her training and education to shift gears and obtain her private detective's license. Once she began working in those circles she came in contact with X-Factor Investigations and finally found the perfect fit for her on many different levels, and she hasn't looked back since.

Physical Characteristics

Height: 5'9”

Weight: 135 lbs.

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Blonde

Other Features: None.

Powers

Bobbi's mutation greatly enhances her strength, agility, and endurance to near peak human levels. Activities that would cause a normal person to tire out after several minutes don't fatigue her at the same rate, and Bobbi is able to carry the same activities out for upwards of an hour or longer. This is due to her mutation and its affect on her body's production of lactic acid and adrenaline, which decreases and enhances the production of both respectively.

Her strength and reflexes are comparable to those of a well trained, experienced Olympic athlete in their prime, also due to her mutation's enhancement of her muscular tissue and the processing and sending of neurological responses.

Equipment

None

External Links

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Meta

Player: Jeff

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Player Icon Base: Adrianne Palicki

Meta Trivia

Agent Barbara Morse of SHIELD appeared briefly in Phase 1, before the game relaunch and Jeff applying for her.