Cathleen Bate

Star and Stripe (スターアンドストライプ) is the current No. 1 Pro Hero of the United States of America.

Appearance
Star and Stripe is a tall, beautiful woman of curvaceous yet very well-muscled build. She has elegant facial features, narrow eyes, and long flowing blonde hair with eight distinct tufts swept backward and fashioned in a similar manner to the ones All Might possessed in his empowered form.

Her hero costume is a high-collared skin-tight bodysuit with shoulder pads, boots, gauntlets, and a domino mask. Fitting to her home country and hero name, the upper torso is decorated in stripes, and her gauntlets and collar are studded with metal stars. Completing the outfit is a long, striped cape that resembles of the U.S. flag.

Personality
Star and Stripe is very brash, choosing to immediately head out to Japan to aid the fight against All For One despite the United Nations not finalizing a decision on international hero aid.

She also appears to somewhat ignorant on villains outside her jurisdiction. Not knowing if the villain appearing before her was All For One or not.

She has a profound admiration for All Might, due to him saving her and her family years ago when he was studying abroad. She considers his two hair tufts to be a symbol of heroism and had her own hair styled in a similar manner with eight tufts, to symbolize her dedication of being a hero. Star and Stripe also admires his incredible strength, to the point where she always applies super strength to herself using her Quirk.

Abilities
Overall Abilities: Star and Stripe is the No. 1 Hero in the United States, and regarded by All For One as "The strongest woman around." He also noted that she can easily shrug off cheap tricks and petty tactics. Notably, she was able to fly across the Pacific to Japan while standing on top of the plane she was riding, showing she has exceptional balance and endurance.

Quirk
New Order: Star and Stripe's Quirk allows her to set a rule onto her surroundings, allowing her to manipulate and bestow new properties onto herself and the world around her. In order to activate her Quirk, she must first make physical contact with the target and speak its name, then explain the rule she wishes to impose. She can only impose two rules at any given time.

She can give herself additional abilities, as well as manipulate the condition of her opponents body. She can even use her power on incorporeal things, like the air.

Chapter Appearances

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Trivia

 * Star and Stripe's hero name is based on a nickname for the flag of the United States of America ("Stars and Stripes"), after which her costume is designed.
 * It is also the name of a DC comics stepfather & stepdaughter DC hero duo, and.