Abigail Black was raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, the only child of an avid hunter that desperately wanted a son but got a tomboy instead. Her mother died from complications of Abigail Black’s caesarean birth. The pressures of poverty, single parenthood and worsening alcoholism led Black’s father to physically abuse her for most of her life. He noticed that strange phenomena (e.g. windows spontaneously breaking, flying objects) followed their worst fights, which convinced the deeply superstitious man that his daughter was possessed. During a particularly violent encounter, he attempted to “exorcise” her with a hot iron, which left her permanently scarred and him with a paralytic stroke. Black escaped her harrowing upbringing by joining the Army at the earliest possible age. Her skills with a rifle earned her an instructing position at Fort Benning’s renowned sniper school. Black excelled in the Army, breaking records for her marksmanship whilst she thrived on the discipline and order within the ranks.

Put simply, Abigail Black’s marksmanship was unprecedented. Her perfect record brought her to the attention of the DOW who brought her in to undergo testing at DOW facilities, where it was confirmed that her extraordinary skills with the sniper were enhanced by telekinetic powers. She was immediately transferred to a Jericho squad.

Sgt. Black can telekinetically move an object ranging in size from a stationary tank to a moving bullet so long as she has line of sight to her target. As a result, she can steer her shots mid-flight, even striking multiple targets with a single projectile. This makes her an extraordinarily powerful asset. However, the greater the force she exerts, the weaker she becomes. The ability physically drains her health causing bleeding from the ears, nose and mouth in extreme cases.

Black is the top rated sniper in the US army, thanks in great part to her telekinetic ability to steer multiple rounds in flight. She carries a highly modified and personally customized sniper weapon. To enhance her control it plugs directly into her nervous system via an NDI (Neurological Data Interface). Black’s rifle has been further modified to include an underbarrel grenade launcher.