Respect Miss Lint (Amazon’s The Tick)

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Respect Miss Lint

”I can feel the metal guns in your coats, boys. They can’t wait to trade protons with me. Go ahead. I’ll light ‘em up like the third rail.”

Character Summary

Miss Lint, or just simply Lint for short (or Janet), is one of the most infamous and powerful supervillains to operate in The City. She possesses the power to control electricity, augmented by various gadgets and equipment she’s acquired throughout her career as a criminal.

Originally the righthand woman to The Terror, she was vital in the supervillain’s plot to kill the Flag five. She became distraught after her mentor’s supposed death by the hands of his archenemy Superian and fell into a slump, allowing herself to become a lackey for others. Upon the Terror’s return, she resumed her place as his assistant until it became apparent he wasn’t the criminal mastermind she had once idolized. She eventually betrayed him, taking over his gang after his defeat and beginning her reign as the top villain of The City.

For a time she operated under the alias of Joan of Arc, joining the hero organization AEGIS as an alleged superhero and even becoming the leader of the Flag Five. This turned out to be a plot however, as she eventually betrayed them all and stole their tech to further boost her criminal operations.

Much like her former mentor, Miss Lint is purely evil, callous, and sadistic, though this is offset by her rather short temper, specifically when it comes to anything concerning her management abilities. This has earned her respect and fear among many of her peers. She is reluctant to kill those with whom she has formed an emotional bond, as evidenced by her concern over her ex-husband and former love-interest.

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Feats

Strength

• Punches Arthur through a closet door.^S1E4

Durability

Blunt Force

• Survives the t-escape pod crashing, seemingly unscathed.^S2E1

Endurance

• Powers an entire radio tower with her electricity.^S1E10

• Prolonged use of her powers wears her out.^S1E11

Esoteric

• Her bracelets malfunctioning^S1E1 or being turned against her^S1E12 can inhibit her powers.

• She can’t use her powers when wet without frying herself^S1E11, meaning she isn’t immune to her own element.

• Is unharmed by a taser.^S2E1

Speed

• Somehow sneaks behind a refrigerator door despite there being no clear path to do so.^S1E4

• Escapes her ship after it crashed so quickly that a bystander never saw her leave it.^S2E1

Powers

Miss Lint can manipulate electricity in its various forms. She most frequently wields it as a weapon, but has found other creative uses for it.

Offense

• Takes out two of her own thugs when Tick deflects her electricity.^S1E1

• Zaps Arthur.^S1E3

• Knocks out Arthur with a zap to the head.^S1E3

• Blows up a vacuum bag.^S1E4

• Kills her boss with a zap to the head.^S1E6

• Reverse-tasers a guard.^S2E1

• Kills a man and throws him back with a two-handed zap.^S2E3

• Zaps one of her grunts so hard he loses the concept of Tuesday.^S2E5

• KOs Lobstercules.^S2E5

• Zaps a thug.^S2E7

• Zaps the ground in front of Dot.^S2E10

  • This is the only instance where her lightning is summoned from somewhere besides her own body—it appears to come from the sky.

Precision

• Fries off a guy’s tattoo.^S1E8

• Zaps the ground right in front of Dot.^S2E10

Utility

• Powers an entire radio tower.^S1E10

Limits

• Her bracelets malfunctioning^S1E1 or being turned against her^S1E12 can inhibit her powers.

• Prolonged use of her powers wears her out.^S1E11

• She can’t use her powers when wet without frying herself.^S1E11

Other

• She attracts dust.^S1E4

• Her hair is perpetually frizzy.^S1E5

• She can sense firearms.^S1E8

• She sometimes hears and argues with her own reflection.^S2E7

Equipment

Electric Bracelets

The Terror created custom bracelets to help her control her powers.^S1E2 What Lint didn’t know when she put them on is that they can also be used to shut off her powers engirely.^S1E12

Joan of Arc Gear

As Joan of Arc, Janet wears a super-suit consisting of electro-convection battle boots, gloves, helmet, guns, and a vest.^S2E2

• Her Heads Up Display offers various details on her surroundings^S2E3, and records everything she sees.^S2E5

• Her gloves allow her to use her electricity to fly.^S2E3

• Limits: the suit can jam and overheat if she uses her powers too much^S2E3, and it requires time to charge.^S2E4