Wendy Allusade was always fascinated by tales of the old west. Her family moved to New Mexico when she was eleven. She began riding horses that summer. When she graduated high school she joined a local rodeo, by this time she was a fair trick shooter, rope user, and all round showman. She worked for a few theme parks on the west coast but felt a call to something higher. She began college later that year taking pre-med. Working a local theme park to earn her tuition; Wendy found herself in the papers one day when a young kid attempted to rob the gate. She used her lasso to stop him, and although the robbery was real; most of the customers present thought it was part of the act. Wendy enjoyed the media coverage, and the owners of the park, in gratitude paid for her entire freshman year. She continued to work as a trick shooting, lassoing cowgirl on weekends, but began to feel that maybe she could be more. Training intensely for the next three years while allowing her studies to slip, she made herself a modern day desperado outfit (lightly armored) and took her skills to the streets. As the Sunset Kid, she tried unsuccessfully to join the publicity seeking Victory Corps. The Corps was a publicity stunt by a few local heroes who held a public "try out" for their team. Wendy's skills intrigued them, but she was passed over in the end. A few of the others who weren't chosen decided to form their own team known as the Atomic Rangers; Wendy was asked to join and accepted. The Atomic Rangers are now based in New Mexico on land owned by Wendy's parents. The Sundset Kid is a "gimmick" and she knows it. She is popular with the media, having charm, wit, and grace when being interviewed. She tried originally to be a "true cowgirl" in her Sunset persona, but she eventually gave it up. She is more confident in the public relations part of hero-ing; setting a good example, doing public service announcements, et al., but she can hold her own in a fight. Wendy is in this for the thrills and the chance to do well. "I do believe I have you covered, Shadow Dragon. What are you doing in these parts anyhow?" Thanks to Widget, the team gadgeteer, the Sunset Kid has some true firepower at her hips. She wears a light armored costume, has a concealed radio, variable ammunition six-shooters, and an extremely sturdy lasso. She also has "Copper", the robot horse. Copper can fly as well as cruise at high land speeds. Sunset has trained diligently to be able to ride and fight while Copper is in the air. She has also studied Flying Lotus's Kung Fu and can hold her own in hand to hand combat. The Sunset Kid is a half hearted attempt at a serious superhero. She is along the lines of Shooting Star of Marvel Comics fame. Not only is she an able combatant and spokes person; she has completed her medical certification and is a licensed Doctor. She is an expert at meta-human treatment; at least as far as her team mates go. Wendy is a fit and attractive young woman with a cheerful personality and an adventurous streak a mile wide. She will try almost anything once. She can be serious, but she doesn't like to stay that way. The Sunset Kid wears a stylized armored cowgirl uniform. Combat boots instead of cowboy boots, a white hat, her trade mark round glasses, and a leather duster. Her hi-tech guns appear to be vintage six shooters. Her lasso has a metallic golden sheen. Her pants and neckerchief are red, her duster is gray, and her shirt is denim blue. Her boots, gloves, and belt are black.