CI-borg and neuroscience grad Alicia Marie is a costume concept creator, author, accessibility advocate and fitness pro who turned her love of super-physiques, comic books, video game and anime art into a creative career. Most known for her attachment to classic Mortal Kombat and Marvel superheroes, Alicia, a self-professed “compulsive maker,” creates costumes and fan-styled character looks for media companies like Warner Brothers and celebrities like WWE superstar Ronda Rousey.

Alicia is the physical inspiration for some of the female fighting characters you see in popular video games today. In May, she was introduced as a playable character in Sony Interactive’s new Predator game PREDATOR: Hunting Grounds. Alicia, who likes to refer to herself as “walking tech” or as a “cyborg” following intense surgery to replace technology for her lost hearing, now uses her ability to move in the hearing world as an advocate for the D/deaf and hard-of hearing.

When she isn’t working on a new cos-look or speaking out on accessibility awareness, you can find Alicia at the gym or playing Dungeons & Dragons live on Twitch with @Fabled42!