Melissa Welsh is the daughter of former professional basketball player Pete Welsh (7 seasons with the Washington Bullets, career average of 3.2 ppg). Pete was a tall man wiht some athletic talent, but not a star. His dauhgter had athletic talent but lacked his height (at least in her early years). Although his NBA star never shown brightly, he was a gifted biochemist, and had gone on to a fine career as a research scientist. Still the basketball dreams he had never left him, he hoped to live vicariously through his daughter and unbeknownst to his wife and child had been supplementing her food with specialized growth hormones he had developed. This had gone on for years and when Melissa hit puberty it seemed as though it had worked, she was tall, graceful, and a brilliant athlete. She also had the ability to grow to 30 feet tall. She kept this hidden from her folks and starred as a junior high and high school athlete. Fate intervened during the summer before her senior year. The family had gone on vacation in the canadian wilderness. It was a popular camp sight near a river. When her little brother (also given the treated hormones but as yet too young to be affected) fell into the river a panicked Melissa did the only thing she could, she grew to her full height and waded into the river to rescue him; right in front of her shocked parents. Dr Welsh realized immediately that he had caused the biochemical changes that allowed his daughter to grow to such heights, and that he had probably done the same to his son. That night he explained what he had done and apologized to his family for his genetic interferance. It wasn't enough, his wife left him and took his son, Melissa, although appalled at what her father did, didn't want to leave her friends and change schools. She dropped out of sports and finished school and went to college in Millenium City. It was here that she began to ponder the best use of her abilities. After approaching Dr. Silverback about a costume that could grow with her (she wasn't fond of being a naked giantess), she began a part time superhero career while studying to get her degree in sports medicine. A relatively normal girl that has had extrordinary thrust upon her by her father, Melissa has managed to stay grounded. She has forgiven her father and has been trying to mediate between her parents. Her brother has also shown the ability to grow. Unlike Melissa, he can also reduce his size beyond normal. His mother has taken a hard line towards his abilities and he is getting rebellious. Melissa is trying to mentor him as well. As Skyhigh, she is a rather straight forward heroine, she tries to avoid violence as her powers are prone towards property damage, but she won't back down. She has survived an encounter with Gargantuan and isn't eager for a rematch. "How's the weather down there?" A straight growth brick. She's still quite young and unexperienced, and her power level is on the low end of the scale. She works out regularly and is working on developing her strength and endurance. Another newbie brick Athletic and muscular, Melissa is impressive rather than pretty. She has long blonde hair and green eyes. Her costume is a tastefully designed body suit with short sleeves and modest neckline. The body suit is blue with white collar, boots, and gloves. She has a gray belt and a blue mask.