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| name =Countess Crey | |||
| image = Countess_Crey.jpg | |||
| caption =CEO Crey Enterprises | |||
| creator =Cryptic Studios | |||
| first appearance ="City of Heroes" #8 (Blue King Studios) | |||
| game= City of Heroes | |||
| realname =Clarissa Crey (nee van Dorn) | |||
| aliases =Clarissa van Dorn, Julianne Thompson | |||
| species = human (mutant) | |||
| age = | |||
| height = | |||
| weight = | |||
| eyes =blue | |||
| hair =black | |||
| nationality =American | |||
| occupation =CEO | |||
| birthplace =Paragon City | |||
| hometown =Paragon City | |||
| marital =Married | |||
| relatives =Count Alphonse Crey (husband), Pamela Thompson (mother), unnamed father | |||
| appearances ="City of Heroes", "The Justice-Knights", "The Guardian Powers" | |||
| powers =telepathy | |||
| abilities =psionic manipulation | |||
| equipment =Corporate might and money | |||
| footnotes ={{NPC}} | |||
|}} | |||
'''Countess Clarissa Crey''' is the CEO of [[Crey Industries]], one of the dominant corporations in Paragon City. | '''Countess Clarissa Crey''' is the CEO of [[Crey Industries]], one of the dominant corporations in Paragon City. | ||
=Character History= | |||
==Public Story== | |||
Countess Crey was born Clarissa van Dorn and grew up in Paragon City. The orphan heir to a modest family fortune, she spent most of her high school and college years at various private schools in Europe. | |||
Clarissa first came to the public's attention when she married Count Alphonse Crey, a man widely recognized as the world's wealthiest and most eligible bachelor. At the tender age of twenty-three, she joined together with her new husband to form Crey Biotech, a pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland. Just a year after their marriage, Count Alphonse fell into tragic coma, a condition that still persists to this day. | |||
The Countess moved her business back to her hometown of Paragon City, along with the corporate headquarters for the then-growing Crey Industries. She publicly swore to devote her company's resources to finding a cure for her stricken husband, but proceeded to use her amazing and daring business acumen to expand her company at an astonishing rate. | |||
Through a series of buyouts, hostile takeovers, and key personnel acquisitions, the countess turned her small research firm into an economic juggernaut that provides jobs for thousands of citizens of Paragon City as well as the world. | |||
==Real Story== | |||
The real story about Countess Crey is that her "past" is a lie. | |||
Heroes find out later in Janet Kellum's Story Arc that the Count's illness is brought upon by Countess Crey so she can run the company herself. In addition, it is discovered that she is not Clarissa van Dorn at all, her true name being Julianne Thompson. | |||
=Powers and Abilities= | |||
Countess Crey's primary ability is '''psionic manipulation'''. Through her telepathic powers, she can manipulate the minds of others, giving them hallucinations, making them disoriented, or even overwhelm their minds. | |||
Through experience using her primary ability, she can also turn her power inward to fortify herself from physical assault. While this isn't the same as willpower or invulnerability, it does provide her some modicum of protection if she does not have the overwhelming might of her human and superhuman minions to protect her. | |||
==Personality== | |||
Countess Crey is sociopathic manipulator. She shows no concept of boundaries when it comes to using her telepathic powers, so she has no qualms using them to peer into the minds of her underlings or pretty much anyone else. | |||
She appears cool and collected because she knows what everyone thinks the minute they are within range of her powers. She can anticipate any kind of argument before it can be made. This is has made her a shrewd and domineering administrator, micromanaging people simply because she can. | |||
= Related Information = | |||
''(See her [http://wiki.cohtitan.com/wiki/Countess_Crey Paragon Wiki entry] for more information.)'' | |||
The Countess appeared in the [[City_of_Heroes#Blue_King_Studios|Blue King Studios]] incarnation of the '''"[[City of Heroes]]"''' comic series when [[Apex|Apex's]] sister gets a job at Crey and eventually aids [[Horus]] in breaking into it to restore his memories. | The Countess appeared in the [[City_of_Heroes#Blue_King_Studios|Blue King Studios]] incarnation of the '''"[[City of Heroes]]"''' comic series when [[Apex|Apex's]] sister gets a job at Crey and eventually aids [[Horus]] in breaking into it to restore his memories. | ||
The Countess also appears in the six-part '''[[Justice-Knights#.234_Obey_1of6|"Obey"]]''' storyline in the '''"[[Justice-Knights]]"''' series as one of the people questioned by [[Sin Stalker]] concerning the strange behavior of [[Manticore]]. The portrait painting of her seen in her office is based on the one shown in the Blue King series. | The Countess also appears in the six-part '''[[Justice-Knights#.234_Obey_1of6|"Obey"]]''' storyline in the '''"[[Justice-Knights]]"''' series as one of the people questioned by [[Sin Stalker]] concerning the strange behavior of [[Manticore]]. The portrait painting of her seen in her office is based on the one shown in the Blue King series. | ||
'' | She appeared briefly in '''[[The Guardian Powers|"The Guardian Powers" #6]]'''. | ||
Revision as of 13:10, 13 August 2017
| Countess Crey | |||
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| CEO Crey Enterprises | |||
| Creator: | Cryptic Studios | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Appearance: | "City of Heroes" #8 (Blue King Studios) | ||
| Game: | City of Heroes | ||
| Personal Data | |||
| Real Name: | Clarissa Crey (nee van Dorn) | ||
| Known Aliases: | Clarissa van Dorn, Julianne Thompson | ||
| Species: | human (mutant) | ||
| Age: | ' | ||
| Height: | ' | ||
| Weight: | ' | ||
| Eye Color: | blue | ||
| Hair Color: | black | ||
| Biographical Data | |||
| Nationality: | American | ||
| Occupation: | CEO | ||
| Place of Birth: | Paragon City | ||
| Base of Operations: | Paragon City | ||
| Marital Status: | Married | ||
| Known Relatives: | Count Alphonse Crey (husband), Pamela Thompson (mother), unnamed father | ||
| Appearances | |||
| "City of Heroes", "The Justice-Knights", "The Guardian Powers" | |||
| Known Powers | |||
| telepathy | |||
| Known Abilities | |||
| psionic manipulation | |||
| Equipment | |||
| Corporate might and money | |||
| |||
Countess Clarissa Crey is the CEO of Crey Industries, one of the dominant corporations in Paragon City.
Character History
Public Story
Countess Crey was born Clarissa van Dorn and grew up in Paragon City. The orphan heir to a modest family fortune, she spent most of her high school and college years at various private schools in Europe.
Clarissa first came to the public's attention when she married Count Alphonse Crey, a man widely recognized as the world's wealthiest and most eligible bachelor. At the tender age of twenty-three, she joined together with her new husband to form Crey Biotech, a pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland. Just a year after their marriage, Count Alphonse fell into tragic coma, a condition that still persists to this day.
The Countess moved her business back to her hometown of Paragon City, along with the corporate headquarters for the then-growing Crey Industries. She publicly swore to devote her company's resources to finding a cure for her stricken husband, but proceeded to use her amazing and daring business acumen to expand her company at an astonishing rate.
Through a series of buyouts, hostile takeovers, and key personnel acquisitions, the countess turned her small research firm into an economic juggernaut that provides jobs for thousands of citizens of Paragon City as well as the world.
Real Story
The real story about Countess Crey is that her "past" is a lie.
Heroes find out later in Janet Kellum's Story Arc that the Count's illness is brought upon by Countess Crey so she can run the company herself. In addition, it is discovered that she is not Clarissa van Dorn at all, her true name being Julianne Thompson.
Powers and Abilities
Countess Crey's primary ability is psionic manipulation. Through her telepathic powers, she can manipulate the minds of others, giving them hallucinations, making them disoriented, or even overwhelm their minds.
Through experience using her primary ability, she can also turn her power inward to fortify herself from physical assault. While this isn't the same as willpower or invulnerability, it does provide her some modicum of protection if she does not have the overwhelming might of her human and superhuman minions to protect her.
Personality
Countess Crey is sociopathic manipulator. She shows no concept of boundaries when it comes to using her telepathic powers, so she has no qualms using them to peer into the minds of her underlings or pretty much anyone else.
She appears cool and collected because she knows what everyone thinks the minute they are within range of her powers. She can anticipate any kind of argument before it can be made. This is has made her a shrewd and domineering administrator, micromanaging people simply because she can.
Related Information
(See her Paragon Wiki entry for more information.)
The Countess appeared in the Blue King Studios incarnation of the "City of Heroes" comic series when Apex's sister gets a job at Crey and eventually aids Horus in breaking into it to restore his memories.
The Countess also appears in the six-part "Obey" storyline in the "Justice-Knights" series as one of the people questioned by Sin Stalker concerning the strange behavior of Manticore. The portrait painting of her seen in her office is based on the one shown in the Blue King series.
She appeared briefly in "The Guardian Powers" #6.
