Cate Dunlap

Cate Dunlap's History

Like other Supes, Cate was injected with Compound V at a young age which granted her superpowers.

When she was 9, she went on a camping trip with her family. Her little 6-year-old brother Caleb was irritating her, so she grabbed his arm and told him to leave and never come back. Unbeknownst to her, she accidently used her powers for the first on him, causing Caleb to actually walk into the woods and not return. Despite the efforts of multiple search parties, he was not found. [1] Her mother was horrified at what happened and distanced herself from Cate, asking a police officer to escort her away as she felt unsafe.

Cate felt immense guilt over her brother's presumed death. The incident prompted her parents lock her in her room for nine years and force her to wear gloves, also conditioning her to habitually keep her distance from others so she could not use her powers intentionally or accidentally. She also had online tutoring to keep up with her education. At some point during her time in her room, she developed an intense attraction towards Soldier Boy who she idolized to guide her sexual desires. [2]

Sometime later, Indira Shetty visited Cate. The latter was initially reluctant to engage with her due to the mindset her parents instilled in her, but Shetty calmy told Cate that she was not afraid. She comforted her by removing her gloves and helped her control her powers by giving her specialized pills, also using her position to get her admitted into Godolkin University. [2] During one of her specialized classes, she met Rufus who allegedly sexually assaulted her via keeping her enthralled in a hypnotic trance over the course of 3 days.

As an older Cate pursued her education there away from her family, she met Golden Boy during one of her crimefighting lessons, who complimented her intelligence and asked if he could cheat off of her. She later became his girlfriend. Initially enrolled in the Lamplighter School of Crimefighting, she shifted her major to Hero Management. Her ambition was to become the future manager of her boyfriend before his demise.