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Real Name: Frieda Ratsel Occupation: Nazi agent Legal Status: German citizen Identity: Secret Place of Birth: Unrevealed Marital Status: Married to Master Man I, though this is disputable Known Relatives: None Base of Operations: Mobile Past Group Affiliations: Former member of the Super-Axis, former partner of Master Man I, partner of Master Man II Known Powers: Warrior Woman was exposed to a variation of the Super-Soldier formula that produced Captain America. As a result, her physical abilities were greatly enhanced. She has no superhuman powers, but relies solely upon the attributes of her genetically-perfect body. Talents: Frau Ratsel is so skilled at hypnotism that she can force a victim to reveal any information he knows, unless the victim succeeds at a Yellow Psyche FEAT roll. Only one roll is attempted per victim per day. Frau Ratsel has Excellent Reason regarding espionage. She is a Weapons Specialist with her whip, granting her a +2CS to hit. She can use the whip to make grappling attacks. Contacts: Third Reich, New Reich. Role-Playing Notes: Frieda Ratsel is a sadistic, brutal woman. She hates most men, and often displays her contempt for Wilhelm Lohmer, the original Master Man, by referring to him as a stupid oaf. During World War II, Warrior Woman held complete and unwavering loyalty to Adolf Hitler. Currently, she is the ally of Herr Nacht, the second Master Man. History: The early life of Frieda Ratsel is a mystery. It is known that she became a valuable Nazi spy during World War II. As part of her duty, she kidnapped and interrogated an American soldier named William "Biljo" White, who knew information about the Super-Soldier formula. After successfully hypnotizing the private, Frieda learned of the missing ingredient, and decided to try the formula on herself. As she was preparing the compound, Frieda was interrupted by her superior officer, who forbade her to take the formula. Frieda used her whip to disarm the officer, and unintentionally hurled him into the apparatus she was using to make the formula. The device exploded, and the blast transformed her into the mighty Warrior Woman. At the sight of her, Adolf Hitler was very impressed, and hastily decided that she should marry Master Man I, who readily agreed. Warrior Woman considered Master Man I to be a blundering oaf, and scorned him. At her ruler's command, however, she relented to the idea of marriage. After the wedding ceremony, Hitler planned to execute the Invaders, who had recently been captured with the help of Master Man I and Warrior Woman, as part of the celebration. The final vows were never spoken, however, because Union Jack and Spitfire arrived on the scene and rescued the Invaders. Although Hitler himself proclaimed Master Man I and Warrior Woman to be man and wife, the fact remains that they never actually spoke their wedding vows, and it could be argued that they were never legally married. Later during the war, Warrior Woman (along with Master Man) was drawn to America by the psychic powers of Lady Lotus, who wanted to force the couple to join her villainous group called the Super-Axis. Master Man and Warrior Women resisted, vowing they would always remain loyal to Adolf Hitler. Master Man, however, was quickly cowed into submission when Lady Lotus used her psychic powers to assault him with spectral images of Captain America, the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, Spitfire, and Union Jack. After her whip was transformed into a huge snake, Warrior Woman too was subdued, but she never truly gave up her devotion to Hitler, and she swore revenge against Lady Lotus. The Super-Axis also included U-Man and Baron Blood, neither of whom resisted Lady Lotus's leadership. For their baptismal assignment, Lady Lotus sent the Super-Axis to Chicago. Using her psychic powers to speak directly to their minds, Lady Lotus commanded the Super-Axis to wreak havoc at the largest railroad terminal in the country. With his great strength, U-Man began to rip up railroad tracks, while Baron Blood killed the engineers of a locomotive, causing it to derail and erupt in a fiery blast. Master Man and Warrior Woman did their part by destroying tracks and signaling systems. Everything was going as planned, until Captain America, the Human Torch, Miss America, the Whizzer, and the Sub-Mariner arrived on the scene. From her hideout in Chinatown, Lady Lotus watched the battle rage within her crystal ball. Fearing the national guard would soon arrive, she ordered the Super-Axis to retreat. The Invaders followed the Super-Axis to Riverview, a giant amusement park in Chicago. Lady Lotus ordered the villains to destroy the rides, in the hope that they would kill American servicemen on leave there. As Warrior Woman wreaked havoc in the fun house, she was attacked by Miss America. During the fight Warrior Woman grabbed the hero's ankle, and was flown into the sky. By making a sharp turn, Miss America flung Warrior Woman into a huge sign, rendering the Nazi unconscious. The Invaders successfully kept any civilians from being killed, and rounded up the rest of the Super-Axis, who were all taken into police custody. Lady Lotus, however, was not captured. As the allied guns pounded Berlin near the close of the war, Master Man I and Warrior Woman were placed in suspended animation in separate, secret laboratories within the city. Through the foresight of Baron Strucker, these two hidden facilities had been built for this very purpose. Baron Strucker knew that Hitler's regime would fall, so he devised a way for the two greatest warriors of the war to be preserved, ensuring that "the dream" would be reborn in the future. After Baron Strucker's funding ran out, Herr Nacht took over the financing of Master Man I and Warrior Woman's preservation. Herr Nacht's father was involved in the project from the beginning, over 40 years ago. Over those years, the project was technically managed by Doktor Kraus, a German scientist whose life had been saved by Herr Nacht's father. Recently, with the reunification of Germany, Herr Nacht decided it was time to awaken the slumbering warriors. Because Master Man I's preservation unit was hidden on the west side of Berlin before the war ended, he was continually monitored by Doktor Kraus, and was easily revived. On the other hand, Warrior Woman was secured on the east side of Berlin, and was separated when the Berlin Wall was erected. Although automated machines kept her in suspended animation, Doktor Kraus believed that she would suffer brain damage when awakened. Master Man I was willing to take the risk, and threatened Doktor Kraus with bodily harm if he did not quickly and successfully revive his beloved. In order to ensure success, Doktor Kraus gave Warrior Woman a transfusion of artificial blood from the android Human Torch, who had recently been kidnapped by Kraus's thugs. As Doktor Kraus was reviving Warrior Woman (and causing serious harm to the Human Torch), Namor broke into the lab and began a battle with Master Man l. As Namor was about to defeat Master Man I, he was knocked unconscious by Warrior Woman, who had been successfully revived, apparently without serious brain damage. After Namor was securely placed in a containment device in the laboratory, Doktor Kraus took Master Man I and Warrior Woman to meet their mysterious benefactor, Herr Nacht, who revealed his plans to place himself as the leader of the New Reich. The meeting was interrupted by an alarm - Namor had broken free. Herr Nacht convinced Master Man I to return to the lab alone and fight Namor. With Master Man I gone, Herr Nacht expressed his love for Warrior Woman, and persuaded her to leave her husband. Back in the lab, Namor was defeating Master Man I and Doktor Kraus's thugs with the help of Namorita, Union Jack, and the elderly Lady Crichton, who had been the costumed hero called Spitfire during World War II. During the fight, Master Man I inexplicably reverted to his true form as the weakling Willie Lohmer. At that moment, Herr Kraus arrived in costume as Master Man II, with Warrior Woman at his side. Overwrought at losing his powers and being rejected by his beloved, Willie Lohmer threw a switch that apparently blew up him, Warrior Woman, Master Man II, and most of the thugs. No bodies were ever recovered, however. Presumably, Warrior Woman is still at large, allied with Master Man II and the New Reich. |