Ava Ayala

Awilda Ayala-del Toro (Sister, deceased)

Hector Ayala, Filippo Ayala (Brothers, deceased)

Soledad Ayala (Sister in Law)

Ramon del Toro (Brother in Law & Former Guardian)

Angela del Toro, Marisol del Toro (Nieces)

Rey del Toro (Nephew)

Defenders (Ally)

Camp Hamford

Stamford, CT

**Secondary:**

Del Toro Residence

Bronx, New York City, NY

## Background

### 1990 - 2003: Ava Ayala

Ava Ayala is the fourth born & youngest of the Ayala siblings. She grew up well loved & close with her family in the Bronx of New York City. She was also particularly fascinated when she found out that her brother Hector was none other than the superhero White Tiger. While it brought happiness to some of the family, it would cause some tension with Ava's other brother Filippo. He didn't always had the best head on his shoulders as it was common knowledge that he was dealing with the criminal Corporation.

The shadow of Hector's fame would prove to be too much & Filippo would go on to commit suicide when Ava was 12. His death struck the family hard, especially because he was only 16 at the time. His death eventually led to Hector giving up his post as White Tiger. Unfortunately, his identity had already been compromised unknown to him.

Hector had just gotten married to high school sweetheart, Soledad. She got along well with the family & Ava even looked to her as another sister. To celebrate their marriage, Ava's mother decided to host a small get together of their immediate family at the house. Awilda's husband & kids would leave early as he had to put the kids to bed. She promised to be home within ten minutes but never made it as the house was attacked by Hector's enemy & maniac Gideon Mace.

As he walked in the house, he immediately shot Ava's father Nestor point blank. Hector had Ava & Soledad hide away in the closet before Gideon could see them. As he continued massacring her family, Hector would put on the White Tiger Amulet to fight but Gideon would shoot him with an automated rifle before he got the chance. The next thing Ava knew, it was dead silent & all she could think was that the man was coming towards the closet. Instead, she would soon hear police sirens.

Following the deaths of all her family members, Ava was taken in by Awilda's husband Ramon. They figured it was the best situation as he was already equipped with handling kids & she already spent a lot of time there, babysitting when they would go out. Though her guardian, he was more of a big brother. She also frequently stayed with Hector's wife Soledad, who was also recovering from the death of her new husband.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Amulet of Power:** The amulet enhanced Ava's physicality, as well as giving her access to experience & abilities of a master martial artist.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength*:** Ava's physical strength is enhanced beyond of human potential. Her physical strength is above a normal human being.
	+ ***Enhanced Speed*:** She can run & move at speeds superior to those of any Olympic athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** Ava's body is more resistant to physical injury, to variable degrees than that of an ordinary human. She seems capable of taking several gunshot & puncture wounds as well as beatings and still stand on her feet.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** Her agility, balance & bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina*:** Ava's body eliminates the excessive build-up of fatigue-producing poisons in her muscles and her musculature generates considerably fewer fatigue toxins than the muscles of an ordinary human being, granting her superhuman levels of stamina in all physical activities. The amulet also sustained Ava, so she didn't need to sleep or eat as long as she wore them.
	+ ***Accelerated Healing*:** Especially effective by placing the amulets on the wounded area of her body. She is able to heal broken bones, torn muscles, gunshot wounds, knife wounds & other severe injuries within moments.
	+ ***Heightened Senses*:** She can see with greater clarity & greater distances than an ordinary human. Ava's vision extends into the ultraviolet & infrared areas of the electromagnetic spectrum, allowing her to see in near-total darkness and retain the same level of clarity. Her hearing is similarly enhanced, enabling her to detect sounds normal humans can't and sounds they ordinarily could but at much greater distances. She can track a target by scent and track them to the exact location.
	+ ***Camouflage*:** The Amulet allow Ava to blend in with her surroundings if she remains perfectly still. Whilst not rendering her completely invisible to keen-eyed superheroes, they nonetheless make her easier to miss by average observers.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Speed:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Occult:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Weapons:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Energy Projection:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strategy:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Fighting Ability:** 5 - Expert / Advanced

## Trivia

* When her brother became a crimefighter, he became a "protege" of Iron Fist. After Hector died, Iron Fist checked in on Ava & she came to consider him her superhero uncle.
* White Tiger has a power ranking of 118, classifying her as Power Level 3 / General Threat.

## Notes

* The original character of Ava Ayala belongs to the Marvel Universe.