Iris Conners

Iris Conners aka The Wolf is a character that appears in the HydroVerse series of comics and was created by DeviantArt user ryguy217, she made her debut in the comic titled Pan. Iris Conners comes off as a proud tomboy, and also has a lot of sarcasm ready for those who dare act up around her.

Formerly childhood friends with Ryan Lennon, Iris became more preoccupied with her science career and being accepted into becoming apart of a research organization known as Corpus Omega where she mostly worked as an intern for the R&D department.

Appearance
Iris Conners appears as a Caucasian female, with ginger hair, green eyes, and freckles going over the bridge of her nose.

Whilst working with Corpus Omega, Iris is almost always seen wearing her labcoat.

As a Day Wolf, Iris transforms into a tall beast with light-brown fur as well as dark-brown fur covering certain areas, she possesses massive, sharp teeth, and glowing yellow eyes. She still wears the tattered remains of her labcoat and pants.

Early Life
Not much is known about Iris Conners' childhood but what is known is that she developed a shy demeanour and took up being a tomboy as well.

At some point in her life, she met and befriended Ryan Lennon and the two hung out almost everyday. Iris soon took an interest in science and pushed for a career that she soon accomplished, she earned her degree under the wing of Dr. Francine Stein and began working at the Corpus Omega research centre.

Due to the strain of her work, Iris became distant and ceased contact with Ryan and unfortunately developed a blood disease called Polycythaemia which further caused her to isolate herself from those she cared about.

Awkward Reunion
During a school trip to the Corpus Omega facility, Ryan Lennon moved away from his group and snuck into his dad's office to look around. After acknowledging a pair of electric eels, Ryan is caught and questioned by Iris who then realised it was Ryan.

Iris berated Ryan for sneaking around before they decided to catch up, which lead to Iris opening up about her disease which greatly upset her childhood friend. Iris pushed Ryan away, and suggested to him to return to his group.

Kept behind at work late to study a Day Wolf corpse, Iris and her team discovered a unique antigen in the corpse's bloodstream which was still active. The team decided to extract the antigen to extract it and cure blood diseases with it.

This caught Iris' attention, who desperately inquired about human specimens but that was quickly shut down due to it being too early for such tests.

Desperation Takeover
After the team had left for the night Iris stayed behind and made her way back to the room with the Day Wolf corpse, sneaking past the janitor in the process. Using her knowledge, Iris managed to work from where the science team had left off and succeeded in creating a serum which contained the antigen.

After inserting the serum into a syringe, Iris confidently injected it into her bloodstream which at first made her feel a great sense of energy. She was then hit by a surge of pain and she underwent a painful transformation into a Day Wolf before attacking and killing the janitor who heard her screams.

Mindless Monster
After hearing of a "rabid dog" reportedly attacking the Corpus Omega facility, Ryan ventures there and looks around. He stumbles upon the slaughtered remains of the janitor which horrifies him. Ryan is suddenly attacked by a tall wolf-like creature and smacked into a glass container.

Before Ryan can notice what he crashed into, the Wolf attempts to lunge at him but he manages to act quickly and kick the beast in the face in order to regain footing. Ryan flees outside the facility but is quickly jumped and pinned down by the Wolf which stares into his eyes. Ryan notices the ID badge on the monster's labcoat, learning that the beast is actually his friend Iris Conners.

After this shocking revelation, Iris is shot in the shoulder by Thomas Craige who explains that he followed the trail. As Iris escapes, Ryan expresses his anger at Thomas who insists he is doing his friend a favour but is told to stay out of it by Ryan.

Back Home
Desperate to find his friend, Ryan searches the centre of town for Iris and starts to hear noises coming from the back alleys. Ryan discovers a now human Iris slumped up against the wall, scared and confused in tattered clothing.

Shocked by what he had learnt, Ryan takes the cold Iris back to his house and the two talk. Iris claims she cannot remember much of what happened, and also questions why the inside of her mouth tastes like "metal."

Ryan's sister Sophie walks in and greets Iris who blames her current state on an explosion in the lab, Sophie then allows Iris access to her own wardrobe as replacements.

Thomas Craige soon pulls up outside Ryan's house in his repurposed Corvus vehicle, he then throws a grenade through the window and it explodes next to Iris who is knocked to the ground. Ryan and Sophie run to the source of the explosion, but they watch as a stressed out Iris transforms into the Wolf for a second time.

Using the mounted grappling hook on his vehicle, Thomas launches it at Iris and subdues her to the van before driving off with her. Sophie encourages Ryan to go after her which he does, he manages to use his bō staff to disable the grapple and release Iris.

Uncertain Allegiance
After being released from the grapple, Iris narrowly escapes being struck by the van after Thomas attempts to ram both her and Ryan and crashes into a wall as a result. The Wolf attacks Ryan but he fends her off with his staff and kicks her off of him after noticing Thomas rising from the fire.

Iris watches from the side lines as Ryan battles against Thomas until Ryan is thrown to the ground. Thomas equips his flamethrower-like weapon and attempts to use it on Iris who manages to leap away from the flames. Ryan then rescues Iris from Thomas by knocking him down with a trashcan lid.

After Ryan and Thomas have a conversation, Thomas beats Ryan down and is grasped by an angry Iris who then prepares to kill him until she is stopped by Ryan who places his hand on her arm and pleads her to put him down.

After a moment of silence Iris drops Thomas and begins leaping away, Ryan calls out to her but can only look on in sadness as his friend disappears over the rooftops.

A couple moments later in the snowy woodlands, Iris has transformed back into human and berates herself due to her selfish actions. She finally collapses from exhaustion in the snow, hoping to die there.

Appearances
Pan