Alani Ryan

## Background

### 1993 - 2007: Alani Ryan

Alani was born to Alaka'i Ryan Jr. & Mara Arliss, an Atlantean, thus making her a hybrid. Her mother died when she was young so she was raised by her father & grandmother. Alani always knew where her mother had come from & spent a lot of her childhood swimming deep in the waters with her. After her passing, it didn't feel the same to her. Taking up a new hobby, Alani was taught by her father how to surf & became pretty good at it in no time.

While surfing with her dad one day, with her grandmother Alice watching, the two of them were attacked by the villain Great White. He had the power to train sharks to do his bidding & decided to throw Alani's father to them. But When Alani jumped to save him, her mutant powers activated & dissolved the shark, killing it. Not long after, King Namor showed up & defeated Great White before he could do anymore damage to Alani's family.

Confused by her powers & new tattoos, her parents asked Namor as they figured it had something to do with her Atlantean heritage. Upon seeing the markings, Namor explained that she was also a mutant which granted her special powers as no pure Atlantean could do what she did. Intrigued by the young girl, he promises to take her on as his apprentice but only after she received training to get a control on her powers. Knowing that no one in Hawaii could help her, he recommends that they send her to the Xavier Institute.

### 2007 - 2010: Loa

Due to entering high school, Alani was immediately placed on a squad upon her arrival at the school. She was chosen to be a member of the Advocates, under the mentorship of Rogue. She became good friends with all her teammates, which included Tempus, Flubber, Husk, Network & Indra. Alani spent her first year in the shadows with most people not knowing much about her, other than her knack for surfing & laid back attitude towards everything, even being a mutant.

The next year, Alani slowly began to branch out & gained more friends. While outside with other classmates, they were sucked down into Limbo. She was immediately attacked by a demon but it was killed trying to attack her. She moved to protect Anole as Darkchylde decided she needed to take one of their souls to make a new Soulsword. When Illyana went to confront Pixie, Alani jumped to attack her but Magik blasted her to the ground with her powers. Loa survived the final fight against Belasco & returned to the school with the rest of the students.

Upon her return, Alani debated on leaving the Institute & enrolling at the Avengers Academy. She went to visit the school for a week & formed a close relation with another mutant & fellow Hawaiian named Mettle. Although she was nervous about leaving X-Men, she decided to enroll at Avengers Academy. This only lasted for some months as Loa returned to the Institute for her junior year.

During this school year, Alani took a new attitude & became much more outspoken about things. She began attending protests in favor of mutants & advocate for their rights. She was one the main ones to stand up for her classmate Indra when accompanying him back to India after his family called him home. They wanted him to give up his role in fixing mutant problems & marry him off in place of his brother, who had recently fallen in a coma. After changing his parents mind by emphasizing that he needed to make his own path, the two of them & Anole were attacked by a Sentinel. Using her powers, she took the Sentinel down on her own.

When Professor Xavier had heard about this, he gave a call to Namor to tell him that felt that Alani was ready to take him on as a mentor. For the first time in her life, Alani travelled to Atlantis with Namor. She began splitting her time between there & school, but was able to balance both. She would have to balance a little bit more when she began dating Elixir.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Atlantean Hybrid Physiology**
	+ ***Amphibious Physiological Adaptation*:** Namor's body is specially developed for underwater conditions, granting him specialized blood circulation to withstand freezing temperatures and highly developed vision to see clearly even in murky ocean depths. This hybrid physiology means he can survive indefinitely underwater or on land, though he would still need occasional contact with water to survive.
		- ***Aquatic Healing*:** If injured, her body could heal damaged tissue faster & more extensively than an ordinary human or most Atlanteans.
		- ***Amphibious Breathing*:** Like all Atlanteans, she can breathe indefinitely underwater due to having gills located behind her ears. She usually covered these up with her hair. Due to her hybrid nature, she could also breathe on land indefinitely,
	+ ***Enhanced Speed*:** Alani can run & move at speeds greater than even the finest human athlete. Her speed was greatest, however, while swimming.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina*:** Her advanced musculature produced considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of normal human beings. Her stamina steadily declined the longer she was out of contact with water.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** Her agility, balance & bodily coordination were enhanced to levels that were beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** The tissues of her body were much harder & more resistant to physical injury than those of normal human beings. She could withstand tremendous impact forces, high caliber bullets, falls from great heights, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury though it was still possible to injure her.
	+ ***Extended Longevity*:** Atlanteans age much slower & live much longer than human beings. The average Atlantean lifespan is about 120 years.
* **Mutant Physiology**
	+ ***Molecular Distortion*:** Loa possesses the ability to move through solid matter by disabling binding forces. This causes the matter to crumble or break down around as she passes through it.
	+ ***Tattoo Markings*:** Her body is covered in several red tattoo markings. These markings appeared when she first used her mutant powers, but their function is unknown.
* **Occultism:** Loa possessed knowledge on the occult from her reading of the Necronomicon, a powerful book of magic.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Might:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Quickness:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Mysticism:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Gadgets:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Projection:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Tactics:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Battle:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **TOTAL:** 60 - Power Level 2 / Low Threat

## Trivia

* Her codename comes from the name of the Hawaiian volcano, Mauna Loa.
* She enjoys surfing, the ocean & laying in the sun. She dislikes chemistry & big cities.
* Her personality is best described as laid back.
* She is roommates with Shark-Girl.
* She is a member of the Advocates Squad, mentored by Rogue.

## Notes

* The original character of Loa belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* Mara Arliss is an Atlantean in the Marvel Comics. She & her child were murdered by the Faceless Ones. On Earth-61, she was a member of Namor's Atlantean Guard.