Athanasia al Ghul

* 'Amira
* Athanasia al Ghul

Maat Shadid, Maya Ducard, Mara al Ghul, Connor Queen, Curaré, Kai-Ro, Ben Guest (Maternal Cousins)

### Affiliation

Demon's Fist (Leader)
League of Shadows (Member)
The Light (Former L-2 Operative)

## Biographical Information

### Education

League of Shadows Training
(Mentor: Talia al Ghul)

## Background

### 1994 - 1997: History

After settling in the nation's capital, Bruce Wayne was invited to join the League of Shadows by a man masquerading himself as Henri Ducard. Bruce was soon learn that Ducard was an alias for the infamous & immortal Ra’s al Ghul. It wasn't long after his induction that he began dating Ra's daughter Talia. They attempted to keep their relationship a secret but Ra's knows everything about everyone. After confronting them, he blessed their relationship & then named Bruce to be his successor.

But Bruce would later decided hat the League's goals were not aligned with his own. So he left the League but also left Talia a year after the two were married. Unknown to Bruce, Talia was already pregnant with their child. With Bruce gone, she went away to various safe houses under the guise of being the heartbroken women that decided to train through her sadness. As time went on, Talia discovered she was pregnant with two children.

### 1997 - 2015: Athanasia al Ghul

For the birth of the twins, Talia recruited two handmaidens to assist her then murdered them after to secure their silence. She named the girl Athanasia, after the flower that Bruce had given to her before. The boy was named Hafid al Ghul, meaning "grandson of Al Ghul" in Arabic. Talia then left the two with servants while remaining hidden so they would not make the connection. She then returned to the League while also keeping tabs on the twins. At the age of two, Talia came to take Nasia but had Hafid remain with the handmaidens. Still then, she was raised by various servants on Infinity Island with Talia watching over her. Her grandfather Ra's agreed there was something special about the girl & decided to train her as a secret weapon.

By the time Talia had given birth to her other brother Damian, Nasia knew of her parentage & understood that it must be kept secret or bad things would happen to her family. Through her many training sessions, Nasia became a force to be reckoned with & quickly rose through the ranks as an elite assassin by the time she was twelve. She was mostly trained by her mother but also frequently worked with the Inner Circle & occassionally Ra's al Ghul. She understood the violence she committed but felt it was necessary for her family's plan. As her younger brother grew up, he never questioned who Nasia was due to his loyalty to their mother. However, Talia told him to think of Nasia as a sister.

After an attack on Damian's life by HIVE, their mother sent him to live with their father for his protection. Athanasia stayed with her mother on Infinity Island as her parentage was not public knowledge, making her as bad of a target as any other League member. However, Athanasia had already become their secret weapon & had racked up a lengthy kill list for someone her age. Since then, she has spent her time training to get better & adding more names to her list.

Athanasia remains a mystery to everyone outside of the al Ghul family in the League of Shadows. Even certain members of the family & inner circle weren't privy to her existence, though it is assumed most of them knew. To the family, she was the first child of Bruce Wayne & Talia al Ghul but to everyone else, she was an orphan.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition:** As a highly skilled assassin, Athanasia is in top physical form for her age. Despite her small size, she possesses physical strength to swiftly incapacitate men much larger than she is. She also has quick reflexes, as well as impressive flexibility & coordination.
	+ ***Acrobatics*:** She is capable of scaling buildings & running from rooftop to rooftop with ease.
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts*:** Trained by the League of Shadows, Athanasia is a seasoned martial artist & highly skilled combatant. Just like her brother, she knows a thousand ways to kill a man. She can hold her own against multiple opponents, armed or unarmed. She went through the same training that all league members do, though being a member of the al Ghul family meant that she was subjected to a higher level of training.
	+ ***Pain Tolerance*:** Nasia is extremely tolerant of pain, having learned this skill as a young child.
* **Genius Level Intellect:** Athanasia has learned under various tutors growing up so that she was just as educated as she was lethal.
	+ ***Computer Operation*:** In addition to her physical training with most member of the Inner Circle, she also took time to learn under Expediter, who is essentially the organization's Oracle.
	+ ***Disguise*:** Nasia is skilled in disguise & has posed as random individuals over time. She's so good that Bruce nor Damian realize she's their flesh & blood.
	+ ***Escapology*:** She possess extreme skill in escapology, showcased by the fact that she's never been caught.
	+ ***Indomitable Will*:** Like her mother, Nasia is a driven & determined individual. She is nearly fearless & almost always calm in every situation.
	+ ***Leadership*:** Learning from her mother & grandfather, Nasia has a natural ability to lead. Impressed with her, Nasia was granted permission to lead her own team within the shadows.
	+ ***Multilingualism*:** She can fluently speak English, Arabic, Italian, Chinese & Japanese.
	+ ***Occultism*:** She is knowledgeable in occultism but can not perform any herself.
	+ ***Toxicology*:** Though not her strong suit, she knows the basics of plant poisons.
	+ ***Seduction*:** Gaining the good looks of her mother, Nasia has used her good looks if it will help complete a mission.
* **Weaponry:** Athanasia is skilled in various weaponry, being trained in them all from young age.
	+ ***Archery***: Athanasia was trained directly under Malcolm Merlyn, making her one of the League's best archers.
	+ ***Firearms*:** Guns have never been her preferred weapon. However, that does not mean she does not know how to use one. Due to her accuracy in archery, she can easily handle a gun.
	+ ***Marksmanship*:** She rarely misses & if she does, its because she wants to. She once fired an arrow into an assassin's hand, which was holding a firearm & forced the man to drop it before his arm was pinned against the wall.
	+ ***Swordsmanship*:** Like most members of the League, Nasia was taught to be proficient in swordfighting. If fighting, she prefers using two swords.
	+ ***Throwing*:** She once threw a knife off a wall & into a man's leg to incapacitate him.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Weapons:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Range:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 161 - Threat Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Trivia

* Athanasia is derived from the Greek work athanatos. In Greek mythology, Thanatos was the personification of death. In short, A- translated to 'without' & thanatos to 'death.' Talia thought it would be fitting as death would never come to her as long as she remained loyal to the League.
* She leads the Demon's Fist, a smaller group within the League of Shadows.
* Athanasia has always called Talia "mother." It was not questioned as she was a child when she came to Infinity Island & because many addressed her in that way.
* 'Amira translates to Princess. She received this name due to her family right to the League of Shadows.
* She & Annalea had been involved for awhile before becoming official. She refused to do so until she felt as though she fulfilled her destiny & upon getting her own team, she felt accomplished.
* She reguarly spars with her uncle Brant. Their spars can become quite intense, showcased by the scar across his eye.

## Notes

* Athanasia al Ghul is only featured in *Injustice: The Regime.*
* In the comics, Mara al Ghul leads the Demon's Fist.