Ats Ayittey

Stefan Tovell

**Attica "Ats" Ayittey** was a secondary protagonist in the third season of *Top Boy*. He was portrayed by Keiyon Cook.

## Biography

### Season 1

Ats is first seen in a basketball court playing basketball with his best friend Stefan, Jaq and Romy arrive and take the ball. Ats asks them for his ball back, but the older two refuse, and Ats remarks to Jaq she should be playing netball instead. Jaq challenges them to a 2v2 game and jokingly congratulates the youngsters after. Jaq tells them she'll give them some shit if they don't stop being rude.

As the youngsters walk home, Stefan warns Ats that they are in trouble. Ats and Stefan then go to Ats’ house, where Ats’ mum Amma greets them. She tells them there’s food in the oven as she leaves for work. The two jokingly play fight.

When Amma receives shocking news that she has lost her job, she cant afford the rent so Ats and Stefan have the idea to buy burgers, cook and then sell them in school to help with his mothers rent although it was only £15.

Whilst struggling with his mum's wellbeing Ats accepts to work for Jaq at Summerhouse, the relationship between him and his best friend Stefan goes downhill. Ats is working for the crew re ran by Dushane Hill, Jaq warns Dushane that Ats is friends with Jamie's younger brother. Meanwhile Summerhouse are at war with Stefan's older brother Jamie and his crew.

Whilst all the Summerhouse and ZTs are at war, Jaq has every dealers going to different locations, she sends Ats to Manchester with a bag of package, he takes Stefan with him to sell the product in the bag. While they are in Manchester they meet a nasty Manchester kingpin. He gives them money but it goes badly and is set up as Kieron is ordered to go and rob Ats. Jaq goes mad at Ats and tells him he has to pay back the debt. The bag is open with no money just paper.

Jaq sends Ats to go and set up Jamie's two brothers, he gets given a bag to plant in the house, he is round having dinner with Abbie, Aaron and Stefan but then he goes, then he tells Jaq that he has planted the bag which then she tells Dushane. Dushane gets the police and gets Jamie's brothers and Abbie arrested. Jamie then surrenders in prison, Dushane walks in the prison and shows him the video of Ats with the bag that he used to plant to set his brother's up with.

Next morning Ats is ready for school Kit who is Jamie's number 1 attempts to kill Ats and his mother but fails and runs off.

### Season 2

   Amma comes home, she notices Ats has gone missing. She searches around looking for him. When she is asking around for Ats, she spots Stefan, begging him to forgive Ats. Stefan makes a second thought and gives Ats a call on his phone. Ats' fate is revealed when his body is found in a dumpster.

Ats can later been on the night of his death, along with a girl and a yellow BMW M3, through CCTV footage. He was killed by Dexter on orders from Kit. Dexter was only meant to beat and scare Ats, but Ats grabbed the knife and Dexter killed him in return.

## Trivia

* Ats was Kieyon Cook's first acting role.
* Kieyon Cook is actually a real life resident.
* Ats' storyline is a bit similar to Ra'Nell's as both always want to do what's right for their mothers.
* Ats appears in Season 4 through camera footage on the night he was killed.
* Ats was one of the most disliked characters after he planted the bag in Jamies home.
* Ats' memorial site incorrectly lists his birth year as 2007.

## References

1. ↑ Ats was a Year 9 student at his death in May 2020. According to Jaq, he was 14-years-old.
2. ↑ The witness appeal board states his body was found on 12 May 2020. Amma noticed Ats had gone missing on the 10th.