Iris from 1000xRESIST
Iris is an enigma through most of 1000xRESIST, but she’s also the most important character in its melodramatic science-fiction tale. At one point in time, she was just a teenage girl with teenage problems. She had a friend who annoyed her, a mother who thrust her expectations upon her, and like teenagers often are, she was never willing to open up to most people. When an alien invasion and an accompanying disease wiped out the rest of humanity, she was left alone with no one but clones of herself to carry on society. Iris became a god-like figure to her “daughters” and even as she ascended to a throne of her own making, the same anger, resentment, and insecurity she felt as a child grew with her. When the only people around you are copies of yourself, there’s no one there to check you as you rise beyond what any human should ever be. The farther you lift yourself above those you consider beneath you, the harder you’ll hit the ground when you fall. — Kenneth Shepard
