Origin

On Earth, Matterhorn went by Elizabeth Fjell and was a celebrity mountain climber. She had ascended most of the peaks on the planet, with her trip up the Matterhorn making her famous. She was trained by another famous mountaineer, Leif Stormark. When he was approached by representatives of Better-World for a goat warden, he was jealous they wanted his protege instead of himself. He conspired to sabotage Elizabeth's climbing gear and leave her for dead on one of the Alps. Thankfully, Elizabeth proved herself a capable mountaineer by making it down the mountain unscathed.

Creation

Matterhorn first appears in Rook: Exodus #3 by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok.

Major Story Arcs

Search for Bloodhound

Matterhorn had journeyed into the mountains with her goats and a team of engineers. They were looking for the World Engine in hopes of fixing it and saving Exodus from becoming unlivable. Unfortunately, her scientist companions were all hunted down by Bloodhound, a warden who had given in to the instinct influence and become feral. Making matters worse, he was the scientist who developed both the World Engine and the warden helmets. Matterhorn was not discouraged from her search, but she eventually crossed paths with Rook, who invited her into his new warden alliance. She accepted but thought it was foolish of them to seek out Bloodhound.

Together, they track him to an access hatch to the World Engine under a mountain. They were attacked by both Bloodhound and a swarm of spiders. They nearly escaped when they were interrupted by Stag, who wanted vengeance on Bloodhound for killing his wife. All four of them found themselves stuck in a trap set by Arachne, the warden of spiders. The human under the helmet was stuck in a mech suit that was being controlled by his super intelligent spiders. They admitted to sabotaging the world engine trying to kill or run off the human population.

Character Profile

• Height: 5'11"
• Weight: 148 lbs
• Eyes: Ice blue
• Hair: White-blonde
• Age: 30 (at the beginning of Rook: Exodus)
• Occupation: Warden of Capra Ibex on Exodus
• Distinguishing Features: Freckles

Powers and Abilities

Neural Network Helmet: As a Warden, Matterhorn was given a special helmet that allowed them to control a particular group of animals to help terraform the planet of Exodus. In their case, it was mountain goats.

• Communication: They come equipped with two-way communicators to other Wardens
• Instinct Influence: The neural connection is two-way, and the animals can sometimes influence their own instincts on to their wardens. The scientists who developed the tech believed that the animals would be too weak minded to have a significant effect on humans.

Mountaineer: Matterhorn is an accomplished and celebrated mountain climber. In addition to her ability to read surfaces, she can also impressively predict the weather based on the taste of the air and avalanches by the sound of the silence.