I chose Hero X because I didn’t really know what to call her. Originally I had intended her character to be male, but changed that very early on. And I kept thinking about how to make this character unique without falling into too many tropes about heroes who can fight well.

Now that I’m about a year into her development, I still don’t know what to call her. But I am starting to become fond of the classic comic book surname of “Unbeatable” and will probably keep that for the foreseeable future. It’s become a core component of her character.

Leslie has never lost a fight. Not one. Not ever. Masters who have trained for decades fall to her superior knowledge of what appears to be every martial art. Which…shouldn’t be possible. When someone is in trouble, she swoops in, saves the day, then disappears. With no one even getting a chance to ask her name. And with no apparent superpowers to speak of. What is Leslie’s secret? Is it clairvoyance? Telepathy? Magic? Or just unparalleled skill? And in a world with an ever increasing number of beings with extraordinary superpowers, can she continue to be The Unbeatable Hero X?

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