Sonia Alcana

## Background

### 1993 - 2005: Sonia Alcana

Sonia is the middle child of Xavier & Marie Alcana. Her parents owned a local grocery store in the Otisburg District of Gotham. Sonia was close with both of her siblings as she was two years apart from both of them. Sonia & her sister frequently went to the mall & movies together while Sonia & her brother would stay up late playing video games.

Their family didn't have much other than the grocery store. It helped keep their family afloat & also gave them a place to stay as there was an apartment above for them. Sonia's parents would be approached by none other than Rupert Thorne, a new crime boss & businessman. Trying to make his funds seem legit, he wanted to buy the block that the grocery store was on but her parents refused. He left threats but they ignored them. Rupert stayed true to his word & sent some of his goons to burn down the shop. Sonia was away at a sleepover the night that her whole family had perished in the fire.

### 2005 - 2018: Sonia Alcana

Everyone knew Thorne was responsible, yet there was no way to prove it. The loss of her family & home tore Sonia up. With no immediate family left, Sonia moved to Blüdhaven to live with her Uncle Javier & Aunt Rosa. They were much better off than her parents & though they offered to help them, her parents were too stubborn to take handouts. Sonia went on to attend Carmody Senior High, the local high school before hopping back across the pond to attend Gotham University.

She moved into the dorms on campus & became roommates with another student, Roxanne Ballantine. The two would become best friends & would get their own place off of campus after their junior year. Shortly after, Sonia dropped out to join the GCPD so she could dedicate herself to destroying the gangster's career.

After two years as a patrol officer, Sonia was asked to take the detective exam by Vice Squad Captain Maggie Sawyer after she helped her on a narcotics bust. When she passed, Sawyer had her assigned to the Vice Squad with Lt. Stanley Kitch as her partner. Her new job as a detective made her aware that Rocky's younger brother Kevin had made friends with some not so law abiding people. After doing some digging, it became clear that Kevin had become the middle man for his best friend Hector Ortiz & the Penguin in their drug trades. Rocky tried to get her brother out of the life but her meeting with Kevin & Sonia was seen by some people in Penguin's crew. Believing the young man to be a snitch, Penguin put out a hit on Kevin & he was killed in a drive by shooting later that week.

Sonia could see the same despair & rage in Rocky that she had herself all those years ago after her family was killed. Along with her other close friend Kathy Duquesne, they decided to take down the Rupert Thorne, Penguin & Kathy's father, Carlton Duquesne. And thus, the Three Aces was formed.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Firearms:** As a member of the GCPD, Sonia is very skilled with firearms.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Sonia is skilled combatant due to taking many martial arts classes & going through police academy. She then taught both Rocky & Kathy in combat.
* **Investigation:** Sonia is an expert investigator, becoming a detective at a young age.
* **Marksmanship:** She was regularly praised for her marksmanship during her time at the police academy.
* **Multilingualism:** She speaks fluent English & Spanish due to her parents constantly speaking both in their household growing up.
* **Tactical Analysis**

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 79 - Threat Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* Her take no bullshit attitude & intimidating demeanor allowed her to get a high arrest rate & quickly make detective on the VICE squad.
* She met Kathy in art classes at Gotham University.
* Sonia is currently thinking about proposing to Lena soon.
* She is really good poker player, regularly winning when the detectives have poker night.
* Roxanne Ballantine & Kathleen Duquesne are her best friends.
* She dropped out of college after the first semester of her junior year then joined the police academy.

## Notes

* Her middle name is a nod to Elisa Gabrielli, the actress who voiced Sonia Alcana in *Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman*