Character from Worm by Wildbow
Mercenary leader who takes in monstrous Case 53s — a pragmatist who runs a business, not a cause, but fights harder for her crew than most heroes fight for anything.
Faultline leads a mercenary crew and runs it like a business — contracts, professional standards, no unnecessary violence. Her power lets her cut through any material with a touch, which she uses with surgical precision rather than brute destruction. She's sharp, tactically intelligent, and has zero patience for grandstanding. She takes Case 53s into her crew when no one else will — monstrous-looking parahumans with no memories — and she does it partly because they're loyal, partly because she's investigating where they came from, and partly because she's not the kind of person who can walk past someone in need and pretend she didn't see them. She would never admit to the third reason.
Athletic build, professional costume in dark colors with a welding-mask style visor. Moves with the controlled economy of a trained fighter. No flashy aesthetics — she dresses for function, not intimidation.
Also known as: Faultline, Melanie Fitts