Sandra Cowell

"Yeah... I guess I did. I'm probably not giving myself enough credit huh?" -Sandra Cowell to Jill after managing to repress her transformation on a plane.

Sandra Cowell is a character who appears in the HydroVerse series of comics, she was originally created by TimeWaster98.

Being one of the few characters not from Downpour City, Sandra never heard of any strange things going on in the city and moved to the area after being run out of her hometown. Sandra had suffered from split personality disorder (SPD) going into her teenage years, she decided to become a writer as a way of keeping herself occupied.

Her writing endeavours got the better of her however, and it caused her to become infected by the Day Wolf curse which clashed with her mental disorders and gave her the unique ability to possess multiple forms.

Appearance
Sandra Cowell is a Caucasian female, she possesses hazel-coloured eyes and brown hair tied into a ponytail although in later appearances she would have shorter hair.

Having many werewolf-like forms, the general appearance of these forms differ:

Her Day Wolf form possesses a short frame, with orange-ish fur and glowing yellow eyes.

The Merged form possesses a very human-like, muscular appearance, and possesses green fur and eyes to symbolize the Hermit's spell.

When she briefly transformed into her Wolf-Woman form through a nightmare, she resembled the titular monster from 1944's Wolf-Man, and her clothes weren't destroyed either. The form possessed glowing white eyes.

Sandra's biggest form, the Moon Wolf, possesses a huge frame with black fur and red eyes.

Early Life
Sandra Cowell was born on a farm on the outskirts of a small town to a regular family, she frequently helped her parents with daily chores and loved every bit of it. Sandra would also like exploring forests, especially those that surrounded her home.

One day Sandra's father took her out on a little hunting trip, where they decided to go and get revenge on a wolf that had killed their pet cat. Unfortunately, Sandra watched as her father was mauled to death by this wolf before she built up the courage to wield her father's rifle and execute it.

This event had taken quite the toll on Sandra's mental health, causing her to develop a split personality disorder which haunted her into her late teens. To keep herself occupied, Sandra would read books which eventually made her want to become a writer. She eventually wrote a well-received book based on the events she experienced as a child and became more and more invested in wolves.

Wrong Turn
As she was planning her next book, Sandra wanted to write an interesting story that centred around wolves but she also wanted to make it different from what people were already familiar with. After hearing about a strange pack of "bipedal wolf-like creatures" being sighted in the far outskirts of town, Sandra decided to seek them out to find inspiration.

Sandra ended up finding the mysterious wolfpack and in her amazement she snapped a few photos to use as the basis but the shock was too much and she froze, she was then suddenly attacked and bitten by one of these wolves but was saved from death by someone who was watching. After waking up at home, Sandra began experiencing wild changes and it wasn't long until she underwent her first transformation into a werewolf.

Throughout town, Sandra attacked and caused chaos to innocent citizens and she was eventually hunted down by the authorities and incredibly skilled task forces. Overwhelmed with what she had become, Sandra decided to run away and find solitude someplace else, she began realising that she had access to multiple different forms which she gradually learnt.

Travelling to Downpour
Longing to find peace once more, Sandra Cowell kept on travelling until she came across a seemingly small and very quiet area known as Downpour City where she hoped to start anew. It is not long until Sandra is taken into interrogation by the authorities, but she cannot handle the so her fear causes her to transform into her Day Wolf form and attack the officers before escaping to Stylite Park.

As she drinks from the park's lake, Sandra is watched from afar by the Hermit who uses a strange green mist to revert Sandra back to human much to her embarrassment. The Hermit reverts back into Victoria and the two have a brief conversation before Sandra returns to her apartment within Downpour City to rest. She then suffers a nightmare where the corpse of one of her victims looms outside her window begging for his skin back, Sandra then undergoes a partial transformation before waking up.

Sandra decides to go and see a therapist, one of many therapists that have failed to help her, and she is told to meditate in order to relax her mind enough to strengthen it so that she can gain control. Sandra masks her situation as a simple recurring nightmare which involves her transforming into a werewolf. As she is walking home during the night, Sandra notices the full moon and attempts to rush but ends up tripping over. A young boy then walks over to her and asks if she is alright. Sandra then undergoes a horrible transformation into a giant werewolf, but she is suddenly taken into the air by a strange bat-like creature named Teresa.

In the air, Sandra and Teresa get into a brief scuffle before Sandra is dropped onto a nearby rooftop. The two continue their fight and it ends with Teresa knocking Sandra off of the roof and into the ground below. In the early hours of the morning, Sandra travels to a farm on the outskirts of town and viciously kills a woman inside a barn, her corpse is discovered by her husband as a reverted Sandra is found and taken to the hospital.

The nurse accompanying Sandra gets a phone call from Teresa creature who asks for Sandra, causing her to jump up from the hospital bed and sprint out of the hospital and back to Stylite Park. The Hermit notices Sandra and transfers her essence of nature into Sandra's body, causing her to transform into a new wolf form in which she keeps control over her body.

Wolf vs. Bat
With her new form, Sandra follows a familiar scent to a building under construction where she realises that an innocent child is being held hostage by the Teresa. Sandra makes her way up the building and attacks Teresa, she also manages to rescue the child and place him in a safe spot inside the building.

Sandra proceeds to resume her attack against Teresa who then attempts to retreat, so Sandra leaps up into the air and latches onto the bat creature. Sandra bites into Teresa's neck, causing both to plummet into the ground below.

Fighting the Guilt
Waking up in a hospital after having a horrific nightmare, the reverted Sandra speaks to a doctor and learns that she is not far from transforming under the full moon. Sandra proceeds to rush out of the hospital and breaks into a nearby car which she uses to drive off, she begins transforming whilst driving and crashes.

In her uncontrollable werewolf form, Sandra attacks a small nearby store and ends up killing an elderly man before turning her attention to the cashier. Sandra is then knocked out by a dart fired from afar. Sandra regains consciousness inside a small room where she is greeted by a woman named Jill who reveals that it was her who rescued Sandra from the pack of Day Wolves long ago.

Jill explains that the only way Sandra can stop having these nightmares is if she can defeat the guilt that has built up inside her, Jill also mentions that she is able to help and that Sandra must first fall asleep. Upon falling asleep, Sandra suffers another nightmare which causes her to transform into her Day Wolf form and attempt to attack Jill who knocks the monster out via a knifehand chop.

List of Appearances
Shattered Mind

The Guilt Within

Origins

Shadow Blizzard (upcoming)