Skunkie Malone

Valerie "Skunkie" Malone is the Striped Skunk Ranger, formerly in Jungle Rumble and now the Reject Rangers.

Biography
Skunkie was born with Waardenburg's syndrome, which gave her partially white hair, two-toned eyes, and no hearing whatsoever. As her father was a famous musician, being completely deaf was a pretty crushing blow. She did cultivate an interest in music, being able to play the piano through learning the motions, 'listening' to music by feeling vibrations through her phone, etc. This, combined with her ability to read lips and lack of a hearing aide, made rumors spread in her school that she was only faking her deafness. As such, she didn't really have many friends growing up.

When she, along with several of her classmates, had fallen into the secret chambers and awoken the jungle spirit who gave them their morphers, Skunkie thought it was like a dream come true. She was a hero, working alongside others chosen by the same destiny, bound together by fate. Sadly, it was not so. She tried to work with the others, but they also believed she could hear and didn't adjust their strategies accordingly, leaving her lost during battles as she couldn't hear what she was supposed to do it the fight. As such, she was kicked out after a few months, and left embittered by the situation.

She found the Rejects Support Group online, and used it to vent for many months before deciding to do something productive with her morpher. At the same time she had to deal with her father, who wanted her to go to college instead of be a Ranger in the first place. It didn't help that when she tried to continue fighting evil, she got arrested and only escaped jail and publicity with his help. As such, she looked on Greg's List for a town in need of some Rangers, and eventually found one: Fockersville, Wyoming. She showed it to the rest of the forum, and though Frankie was reluctant to leave his own mission, Dean, Lucas and Kate jumped aboard.

Flying out to Fockersville, Skunkie met up with her new teammates in the airport. They were all picked up by a nervous Mayor Nettles--the city was already under attack. A rat monster was turning Fockersville into cheese. Skunkie and the other Rangers were only to glad to start work right away. After the fight, they headed to city hall to get their paperwork out of the way, and then to their new living quarters-slash-base. It was a repurposed warehouse, but the Rangers didn't complain. Once they'd settled in, Skunkie PM'ed Frankie to tell him about the victory, and they had a brief chat. Afterwards Skunkie Skyped with her sister Vivian, and went to bed.

Personality
Strongheaded and serious, although never to the point of being a drill sergant. She does have a wry sense of humor, which she mostly puts it to the side when serious things happen. She is also very sensitive about her hair, eyes, lack of hearing, and the smell that happens to stay with her even after she's unmorphed, although she tends to hide that under her thick shell. She is possibly asexual and aromatic.

Arsenal

 * Striped Skunk Morpher
 * Skunk Zhua

Appearance
Shorter than people expect, to the point it's a bit of a running joke. She isn't as much pretty as she is striking, and not exactly in a good way. Skunkie has a rather pinched face, with a mouth and nose that seem a bit too small compared to her large, wide set eyes, one a very bright, vibrant blue and the other a much darker, more stormy blue. While her skin is mostly dark, there's a few spots of discoloration where her skin is either lighter or darker than it was supposed to. Her black hair is a rather frizzy, messy black, with a white forlock that makes people think of the Bride of Frankenstein. She tends to dress in black and white or silver, without much care about whether it really matches.