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When Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki everything changed for young Mayumi Matsukara.  Her parents were killed, her home destroyed.  She only survived because of her ubergene which was activated in the seconds following the atomic explosion.  Japan had already suffered an atomic explosion in Hiroshima, and the second one in Nagasaki was enough to force the country's leaders to surrender unconditionally.  Japan and its people fell into deep depression, their feelings of defeat and dishonour were rampant.

Mayumi's survival became a tale which spread across the islands, bringing a glimmer of hope to the devastated people.  She had survived when so many hadn't, and as she grew it became apparent that she had also changed.  The atomic energies had been absorbed by her body and she had begun to generate her own atomic energies.  The remaining scientists welcomed the enigma, and soon it was discovered that her body was not immediately dangerous, that she was unconsciously controlling the radiation.

When she reached ten years old, Mayumi made a speech to the people of Tokyo, calling on them to look towards the future with optimism.  It was 1953, and Japan had begun to change.  Mayumi, as Atomic Girl, became the embodiment of that progressive change.  She toured Japan, and then the United States where she was the centre of intense scientific and media attention.

Two years later she became more than a scientific curiosity.  She had learned to harness her energies and with the assistance of the Kami Institute, she developed atomic flight and the ability to project intense radiation in bursts.  Atomic Girl had already become a symbol of hope for Japan, but now she was also a protector of the country.  Over the next handful of years she assisted the government in providing relief for disasters as well as assisting the security forces in turning back hostile entities such as giant lizards, rogue samurais and even a fleet of ghost ships in 1960.

The people began to rely on Atomic Girl, and the pressure began to show.  By the mid 1960s Mayumi felt that she could not live up to the adoration and expectation of her people, so she fled.  She left the security of the Kami Institute and moved with a new identity to the United States.  She enrolled at Columbia University and began to feel like a normal young woman for the first time.

During her time in New York, Atomic Girl fought against prejudice and crime although the authorities considered her a vigilante.  Her activities dwindled during the 1970s until she disappeared again, this time travelling to the United Kingdom.  It was in London that Mayumi met the influential business magnate, Evol Khan, and began to listen to his visionary ideas about a perfect city-state.  She was courted by his visions, and felt that the establishment of such a peaceful city-state was something that she could accomplish, and something which she was destined to assist with.  By this stage, she had realised that she was not going to grow old and she began to think of ways in which she could help make the world a better place.

Khan managed to insinuate himself within the highest echelons of Singapore in the early 1980s and Atomic Girl was there by his side as he was elected President and set about his campaign to create a perfect society.  Crime was reduced, industry thrived, and by the end of the decade Singapore was one of the most modern and technologically-advanced cities in the world.  Atomic Girl became a symbol again, but without the pressures of her homeland she was able to embrace the responsibility and use to it help forge a place where all people would be welcome and protected.

To help her continue to keep Singapore crime-free, Atomic Girl recruited her Singapore Samurai.  Her first recruits were the Red Sword, a Vietnamese uber; and Lioness, an animalistic woman from Zambia.  The team changed membership over the years although Atomic Girl always remained at the helm.

At present, Atomic Girl is leading a much pared-down team consisting of Elastorang and the third Singapore Shield.  She has come to a point in her life where she feels that crime is fully under control in Singapore and is now looking outward, trying to make the rest of the region as safe.

She is proud of her achievements in Singapore, something she was unable to do in her home country of Japan.  She is aware of Khan's criminal activities and his interest in exotic, and illicit harems, but she realises that she has made a pact with a devil and accepts the cost of her peaceful society is the rotten core of Evol Khan.

Atomic Girl generates her own nuclear energy, which enables her to draw upon an almost limitless power base and use that power for a variety of devastating effects.  She learned early in her life how to use the energies to fly, and later to use the energies to destroy.  Her body is highly resilient to all forms of damage and is capable of surviving in almost all environments, even outer space.

Atomic Girl looks like a bright-eyed teenager, with shoulder length black hair, deep brown eyes and a winning smile.  She has been in the public eye since she was two years old and a freak survivor of a national disaster.  She is fully aware of the importance of appearances and has grown into a beautiful woman.  Her costume reflects her optimism: a short free-flowing skirt and top with the Japanese flag and starburst logo.