Maya Royko

### 2007 - 2011: Nautika

Taking on the codename Nautika, she became one of the first members of Stormwatch alongside Jackson King (Battalion), Karl Hansen (Sunburst) & Flashpoint (Foster McClane). Not only was Maya the only female of the team, it seemed she was also the only level-headed one. She became a moderator of sorts between her three teammates, having to keep peace between them as they each tried to take on the leadership role in the field. Despite her annoyance with her teammates, she did find herself graitating towards the Sweidsh national Sunburst.

The team continued to grow over the years, with Maya specifically becoming good friends with Backlash. She frequently sparred with him to make full use of her aquatic & electronic powers. The two still spar in their free time. His helping hand in her advancement even led to him becoming the combat trainer for all new members of Stormwatch.

After dating for some years, Maya & Karl were married on Skywatch in a wedding attended by their teammates. But just weeks later, they both were called for a mission in Qurac. Qurac's neighboring country Bialya, led by Queen Bee, invaded the country using the Bialyan military force & metahumans. As she laid waste to the country, Nautika & Sunburst were both part of the unit that went to stop a group of soldiers from blowing an oil field.

Unfortuantely, the unit was attacked & they all were believed to be killed. For the following months, the two of them were under Queen Bee's thrall until Battallion probed (against UN orders) a Bialyan captured soldier's mind & found out they both were still alive. It took some convincing but Bendix was able to round up a small unit for a rescue mission.

## Romantic Relationships

* Karl Hansen: Boyfriend *(Unknown*); Husband (2011 - 2017); Seperated (2017 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Metahuman Physiology**
	+ ***Amphibious Nature*:** Nautika's lungs can extract the oxygen from water as well as air, allowing her to breathe underwater for prolonged periods of time.
	+ ***Electrokinesis*:** Nautika's superhuman abilities make her the human equivalent of an electric eel. She has has the power to generate a 20,000 volt charge outside of water. Standing in water, her power is enhanced by 40%. She possesses the ability of electric absoption, electric disruption & electric projection. She also possesses special muscles under her skin that allow her to deliver power electric shocks upon contact or fire bursts of electricity over a distance.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**
* **Swimming**
* **Stormwatch Gear:** Field agents of Stromwatch are issued a Glock 19M Handgun, Military Issued Bulletproof Vest & Colt M4 Carbine as their primary gear.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* She's an avid swimmer.
* She & Karl seperated following Bendix's death & Battalion's appointment as Weatherman. Karl questioned Battalion's appointment while Maya supported her longtime friend. The differing opinions led to kany arguments both on & off the battlefield & eventially a seperation.
* The unit in Qurac consisted of Nautika, Sunburst, Ion (Pieter Van Tieg) & Lancer (Manuel Gutierrez). The latter two were killed.

## Notes

* Bulgravia takes the places of Croatia. The surname Royko is the Anglicized spelling of the Croatian surname, Rojko.
* In the comics, they were believed to be killed during a mission in Kuwait.