title and character: Color refined rendition of Pulsar Pureheart

Penny Polanski [link] [link] /Pulsar Pureheart – Mild-mannered and mousy office worker for a real estate firm who moonlights as the beautiful protector and defender of the artificial island metropolis of Cornerstone City, Florida; purple-haired (Penny)/blond (Pulsar); artificially created life form created from the female DNA cells from several super-powered alien humanoid species and synthetic biological material; crash landed on Earth years ago and raised in an orphanage; targeted by a brutal, covert faction of the Dominus Destructicus galactic crime syndicate; bubbly, air-headed yet carefree, cheerful and sunny personality but determined, responsible and committed to justice; has a strong sense of morality; at times klutzy and accident-prone; sometimes breaks into tears when letting her friends down or failing a mission; kindhearted and caring to others; willing to sacrifice herself to protect her friends; has a romantic crush on Cornerstone City reporter/photographer Kevin Kowalski, who knows her secret identity; favorite hobbies include reading shojo manga, decorating her apartment and eating; favorite foods are ramen noodles, sushi and chocolate cream pie; solar radiation energizes her cells giving her fantastic superhuman powers and abilities; standard powers include super strength, super speed, teleportation, flight (including through space), invulnerability, superhuman reflexes, sixth sense awareness, laser vision, freeze breath and the ability to throw power blasts and fireballs from her hands; special powers rumored is her ability to travel through time, telepathy, and ability to generate an electromagnetic beam; her most powerful ability is the "Pulsar Tornado" in which she spins in super speed into a devastating tornado (perfect for wiping out hordes of enemies and clearing obstacles); expert in all forms of hand-to-hand combat disciplines; her weakness is a specialized "Anti-Pulsar" beam (which is an advanced version of alien radioactive material combined with reverse solar beam technology used to weaken fellow superhero Superhawke) when hitting her drains her powers, making her weak and vulnerable for 24 hours (she needs intense sunlight to recharge, hard to do at night); she can transform from Penny to Pulsar by shouting "Pulsar Twirl!" while spinning; she can also transform into some other alternate "warrior"; identities (when in each alter ego, she loses her invulnerability, powered vision, power blasts, and ability to fly, although when after she transforms from Pulsar Pureheart to one of her "warrior" identities while in flight, she can float to the ground safely) some of these "warrior" identities include:

Shelly Sherlock [link] – A contemporary female version of Sherlock Holmes; blue-haired; as Sherlock, she has fantastic detective and deduction skills to solve crimes and mysteries; her pipe actually blows bubbles; plays perfect violin; transforms into Shelly Sherlock by shouting "Sherlock Pulsar Twirl!"; while spinning

Casey Calamity [link] – Pulsar's cowgirl persona; blonde; dress in white and blue bikini top and vest with white gloves, black short skirt and white boots with spurs; armed with two six-shooters and a lasso; crack shot (uses her sharp-shooting skills to disarm adversaries and clear obstacles); transforms into Casey Calamity by shouting "Calamity Pulsar Twirl!" while spinning

Betty Broadway [link] – Pulsar's entertainer persona; redhead; wears a stage magician's leotard outfit; talented singer and dancer; ability to perform magic spells and tricks; transforms into Betty Broadway by shouting "Broadway Pulsar Twirl!" while spinning

Sally Sideswipe [link] – Pulsar's race car driver persona; brunette; drives everything from exotic sports cars to motorcycles to boats to helicopters; expert in defensive driving techniques and excellent racing skills; drives a modified Chevy Monte Carlo race car or a Mazda RX8 coupe; transforms into Sally Sideswipe by shouting "Sideswipe Pulsar Twirl!" while spinning

Brenda Beach [link] – Pulsar's lifeguard persona; purple-haired; wears a red one-piece swimsuit and white visor cap; gifted swimmer and diver; expert in CPR and other lifesaving techniques; can telepathically communicate with other ocean species; transforms into Brenda Beach by shouting "Beach Bunny Pulsar Twirl!" while spinning

Holly Point [link] – Pulsar's "rogue cop" persona; brown-haired; expert markswoman, wears a female version of a police detective's suit; her preferred weapons are semiautomatic handguns and optional rocket launchers for heavy artillery purposes; drives a 1990 Chevrolet Caprice sedan with side dents and bullet holes; transforms into Holly Point by shouting "Hollow Point Pulsar Twirl!"while spinning

Penelope Phaser [link] – Pulsar's space cadet persona; green-haired; wears a revealing space suit; equipped with a jetpack that can enable her to fly through space at light-speed; armed with a phaser pistol and a lightsaber; transforms into Penelope Phaser by shouting "Phaser Pulsar Twirl!" while spinning

Inspiration/influence
- Cutey Honey (Cutey Honey)

EDIT (5/15/06): Fixed eyes

EDIT (6/8/06): Fixed breast and shading

Action pose 1: [link]
Action pose 2: [link]
Flying pose: [link]