Platinum Diva
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| Player: Platinum Diva | |
| Origin: | Technology |
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| Archetype: | Blaster |
| Security Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Platinum Diva |
| Known Aliases: | Platinum Doll |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | Late 30s? |
| Height: | 5'10" |
| Weight: | Yes |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Hair Color: | White |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | U.S. |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Place of Birth: | Nebraska |
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City |
| Marital Status: | ⸺ |
| Known Relatives: | ⸺ |
| Known Powers | |
| Sonic Blast/Martial Combat | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Has perfect pitch, composes rock and metal music, sings, plays multiple instruments, accomplished in unarmed fighting, is fluent in Italian | |
| Equipment | |
| Various supertech gear (including gloves, belt, AR glasses) | |
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In-Game Bio
Former rock’n’roll media darling Platinum Doll, declared “washed up” at 29, decided to start a new career. After acquiring a handful of engineering degrees, she built her own power devices and headed to Paragon City to become a hero as the Platinum Diva!
| First Appearance |
Homecoming Issue 26: Homecoming (2019-08-30) City of Heroes Issue 5: Forest of Dread (2005-08-31) |
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Background
Years of experience in the performing arts as a child and adolescent prepared Platinum Diva for stardom as the Platinum Doll. Diva left her home state after high school and began performing in venues large and small. One night in New Jersey, she was spotted by a talent scout and soon thereafter won a contract with a big label in 2000 as one of their Breakout Stars of the Millennium.
Known as a vocal chameleon, capable of taking on performances ranging from arena rock to Gregorian chant to holiday standards, Platinum Doll quickly amassed a well-received body of work and a sizable following. Her work includes original songs she wrote and composed herself and dozens of covers she played at concerts around the world as surprises for her audiences, often selecting songs from performers who had influenced her career and life.
Soon enough, however, her singing career came to a close, and Diva spent the next several years learning nanoengineering, programming, and a few other advanced technology disciplines.
- “I had always been just as interested in the tech side of things as I was in the performances. I thought the two were basically inseparable, so as good as I got at one, I wanted to be just as good at the other.”
By the time she was done with half a dozen advanced degrees, Diva had built her most prized gear: a flight belt, gloves that could direct sonic attacks, and augmented reality glasses that helped her control both.
Discography
- Breakout Stars of the Millennium (2000) (contributing artist)[1]
- Hail the Millennium (2001)[2]
- Doll's House (2002)
- All the Universe Is a Stage (2003)
- Symphony for Low Places (2004)
- Life in the Big City (2005)
- A Platinum Holiday (2005)[3]
- Legacy of Fire (2006)[4]
- Rise of the Machines (2007)[5]
- A Visit to Wonderland (2008)[6]
- Let’s Make Some Noise (2010)[7]
- The City of Despair (2022)[8]
References
- ↑ This album featured performances by 20 rising stars in rock music. Platinum Doll’s published debut “2000 Reasons for Leaving” is track 4.
- ↑ Hailed as “a phenomenal debut album” and “surely a sign of great things to come,” the first full album had what would come to be Platinum Doll’s signature mix of ’80s hard rock, electronica, and “killer” vocals, with motifs of independence, falling out of love, and reinventing oneself.
- ↑ Reviews were lukewarm but generally favorable, with one reviewer noting that every song on this album “has been done before many times, obviously, but Platinum Doll manages to put her own spin on even the most horsey of old warhorses, making this an album you won’t be ashamed to play at your late December party.”
- ↑ One reviewer summed up the general response to this album by saying, “This is the album other arena rock acts wish they had released!” Diva is listed in the liner notes as having made several technical contributions.
- ↑ The reviews called this album “heavy and strident,” “a side trip into metal-drenched pop,” and “revelatory: Platinum Doll is good in a way few vocal artists can claim.” Diva is credited with much of the technical side of the album.
- ↑ Reviewers didn't like this concept album, calling it “moody and dense,” “a departure into unfamiliar territory,” and “uncharacteristic.” Diva performed most of the technical duties on this album herself.
- ↑ Reviewers called this double album “a return to form” and “a tour de force, exhibiting what made Platinum Doll one of the top vocal talents of the Aughts—way to go.” Diva produced this album herself and was solely responsible for every technical aspect.
- ↑ Released online under a pseudonym, self-produced, self-mixed, with all instruments performed by Platinum Diva.
Paragon City
At length, Diva determined that the best test for her inventions was to become a Paragon City hero. Constant updates and improvements to her tech brought her to Hero of the City status and beyond to Incarnate abilities. While she's technically a card-carrying hero, her sympathies lie with a slightly darker shade of gray, a pragmatic point of view that the city and its various do-gooder organizations so far have not taken up with her.
Her adventures in Paragon City were placed on hold while she took an 18-month sabbatical abroad, but she's back, among friends, and enjoying life in Paragon City once again.