| Curveball | |
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| Biographical Information | |
| Real Name | Kathleen Brandt |
| Aliases | Kate, Curveball |
| Gender | Female |
| Class | Ace |
| Wild Card Traits | Kinetic energy projection and manipulation |
| Social Information | |
| Citizenship | Citizen of the United States |
| Occupation | Aid worker |
| Event Participant | American Hero |
| Affiliations | The Committee, Team Hearts |
| Relatives | Barney (father), Elizabeth (mother) |
| Allies | Drummer Boy, John Fortune, Earth Witch |
| Origin | |
| First Appearance | Inside Straight |
| Creator | Carrie Vaughn |
Curveball is a fictional character in the Wild Cards series of books.
History[]
Kate's wild card turned while she was trying out for her junior high school's softball team. Determined to make the team, she put all her energy into her pitch, and ended up breaking the catchers hand. She was not only banned from playing softball at her school, but from playing any other sport as well.
Wild Card Traits[]
Curveball can increase the kinetic energy of anything she throws, speeding up or slowing it down at will. She can also alter the trajectory of the thrown object and can even detonate that object, causing it to explode.
Appearance[]
Kate has a slim, athletic build and a girl-next-door look, and has blond hair.
Personality[]
Kate has a go-getter personality. She's confident, driven, and highly competitive. In the end she will do the right thing, even if it means passing up a million dollars.
Trivia[]
- Founding member of the Committee.
- Second member to leave the Committee
- Was third place in American Hero.
- Likes to carry small objects (marbles, nuts, etc.) in her pocket.
Selected Reading[]
- Wild Cards Volume XVIII: Inside Straight 2008 - The Committee Trilogy
- Wild Cards Volume IXX: Busted Flush 2009 - The Committee Trilogy
- Wild Cards Volume XX: Suicide Kings 2010 - The Committee Trilogy
- When We Were Heroes 2013
- Wild Cards Volume XXX: Full House 2022