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Name/Alias: Detective Melody McKenna 
Affiliation: GCPD
Age: 30 Years Old 
Played By: OPEN
Face Claim: Janina Gavankar

“It was my job, not theirs. And I would have done it right. In accordance with the law.”

Mel was a Gotham kid, born and bred. Small family, public schools, good grades, track and field star, student council president, boyfriend on the baseball team, apple of her parent’s eyes… Sure, they didn’t have a whole lot of money in a city filled with crime, but they made do, and in spite of all that, fife was good for Mel growing up.

In spite of her apple pie upbringing, Mel knew other people hadn’t been so lucky. Her boyfriend’s family had lost their business in a fire set by criminals and they’d moved away right after high school. It wasn’t the only factor, but it helped make up her mind. After graduating high school, Mel entered the Gotham City Police Academy, dedicated to the safety of not only her people, but his city. Her attention to duty, her charm, her procedural and dedicated approach ensured she caught the eye of her superiors and Mel steadily climbed ranks into the Gotham PD, earning a detective badge and a spot in the serious crimes unit.

McKenna and her partner, Douglas Paulson, were waiting for a murder suspect attached to one of the local gangs to wake up in Gotham hospital when some psychopath in a cape had stormed the building looking to take him off the streets for good, to prevent the law from seeing him to justice. Another cape had tried to stop him, but one of them had wrestled a gun away from the other, and shots had been fired. Paulson was dead, McKenna was injured, and before she could stop the blood oozing out of her shoulder wound long enough to pick up her weapon, one of the vigilantes had killed the suspect, too. This was the Batman’s legacy. More bodies.

Even when she was standing on wet grass as Paulson was lowered into the ground she couldn’t get the thought out of her head, that the supposed costumed heroes had caused all that damage through their own vigilante ways. She made a resolution: these people would never manage to hurt others through their methods ever again. She’d see to it or die trying.

She thought that the position would give her an edge, an advantage in trying to protect his city from the capes and cowls- she was wrong. For years, all that happened was things getting worse and worse, more and more monsters like the one that attacked her partner showed up. The crime scenes got worse, more dramatic and frequent and horrifying. And worst of all? There was nothing Mel could do to stop it. People praised these vigilantes on the streets, called them heroes, said they were only trying to “help” when this kind of thing happened, but where were they when Mel was cleaning up after shootings and grisly murders? Mel’s disgust for them only grew with each drop of blood spilled that they didn’t even bother trying to stop.

The Batman had started the wheel turning, and now it was rolling downhill picking up more speed than even he could handle. They hadn’t caught him and they hadn’t quietened his influence. Mel’s colleagues thought she was nuts, her and her grudge, but she knew better. They hadn’t seen her partner die. They hadn’t had to watch it happen. No, she wouldn’t be quietened. The law was the law, and these vigilantes would pay the price.

Character Facts:

Personality: Mild mannered until challenged, resolute on beliefs, protective to a fault, lawful, attentive, her way or the highway belief system, tunnel vision, a bit idealistic
Every time she finishes a case, Mel drinks a shot of tequila in keeping with a tradition she and her old partner started
The firm way she handles her beliefs sometimes puts her on the outs with her colleagues. Many of them believe the vigilantes are trying to help, but even those who agree with her are sometimes put off by how extreme her views are
Says she doesn’t smoke much, except for when she does.
She hates the name Melody and insists on being called Mel or McKenna at all times

Abilities & Weapons:

Skilled detective
Extensive knowledge of the law
Access to resources of the Gotham PD
Police department issue gun, cuffs and baton
Trained in the use of firearms

I really like this character, I hope we see her again someday. Great casting as always!