Darla Aquista

## Background

### 1996 - 2012: Darla Aquista

Darla Aquista is the daughter of Henry Aquista & one of his mistresses named Natalia. Her father was a high ranking lieutenant within the Maroni Crime Family, located in the Cape Carmine district of Gotham. Her father was the nephew of Big Lou Maroni's wife. Since she was a child, she disapproved of his criminal background but put up with it as she had no choice. Her father's job brought the family great money so Darla went to the best school, had the best clothes & ate the finest foods.

Darla eventually started a relationship with her classmate Tim Drake after Christmas break of their eighth grade year. The two had been friends for awhile but she was technically "dating" Bernard Dowd before. Though everyone knew who Darla's father was, she tried to keep it from Tim as she didn't want him to feel scared by her family.

After the Cataclysm, Gotham entered into a massive gang war. The Maroni Crime Family went to war with Odessa Mob due to the latter trying to sell on their turf. To solidify their position, Vasily Kosov of the Odessa Mob called for the assassination of Henry Aquista but Darla was killed in the crossfire. Upon Darla's death, her father placed a hit out on Vasily Kosov & his daughter took over following his death.of Darla. Upon Darla's death, her father placed a hit out on Vasily Kosov & his daughter took over following his death. Her father was quite a mess in the days to follow, not really doing much to help the remaining turf war. When Batman was finally able to broker "peace" between the gangs, Henry was able to give Darla a beautiful funeral.

Days after the service, he went against having her placed in the gound & instead took her body so that he could find ways to resurrect her whether it was mystical, scientific or technological. After two years, he eventually met with his old enforcer Johnny Warlock, who now possessed a familiarity with the mystic arts. Using his magic, Johnny was able to resurrect Darla but at the cost of her father's life. Resurrected & owing her life to Johnny, she was reborn as Warlock's Daughter.

### 2012 - Present: Warlock's Daughter

As Warlock's Daughter, Darla was essentially adopted by Warlock & even became his apprentice. When the two were out together, he would even go as far to introduce her as his own daughter.

Upon returning to Gotham the next year, Darla immediately began looking for Tim. Once she spotted his car, she lifted it into the air before dropping into a secluded area only to realize that Tim was not even in the car. Instead, it's her "ex boyfriend" Bernard. Destroying the car, Darla then threatened Bernard to tell her where Tim was or she'll crush him like she did the car. After locating Tim in Blüdhaven while visiting his brothers, she cornered him in an alley. She told him that she needed him to help her decide whether to be a superhero or a villain but whatever she decides, she had to first kill Robin to repay her debt to Johnny. Deceiving her, Tim asked Superboy to pose as Robin. He survived but was seriously injured due to Kryptonian's vulnerability to magic.

After completing her mission, Darla goes back to Tim & tells them that they can be together now. But before he can respond, Johnny arrived & attacked Darla after realizes that Robin was not dead. Darla was able to subdue him long enough for her & Tim to escape. Tim secretly sent a signal to the Bat Family as there was no way he could make a clean escape & change. Nightwing then arrived & was able to defeat Warlock alongside Darla.

With everything finally taken care of, Darla asked Tim for his answer but he revealed that he was currently in a relationship. Upset that she came back from nothing, Darla began wondering what to do with her life. Nightwing suggested that she join the Oddfellows & after making some calls, she became a prospect member. She told him to apologize to Robin for her then went to the Dark Tower for rehabilitation. After her release over a year later, she began training under the guidance of another reformed sorceress, Enchantress, before becoming a full fledged member of the Oddfellows.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Magic**
	+ ***Flight***
	+ ***Energy Projection***
	+ ***Energy Blasts***
	+ ***Force Field***
* **Occultism**

### Ratings

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

## Trivia

* Darla was killed during a hit in 2010 & was resurrected 2012.
* She thinks the reason Tim didn't ask her out before was because of her father.
* Johnny chose the name Warlock's Daughter as she was formerly known as the Mobster's Daughter.
* Though her & Tim did not get back together when she returned from the Dark Tower, they have spent various nights together over the years.
* She knows Draya Cipriani as both of their fathers were members of the Maroni crime family.

## Notes

* She is a slight composite character with Ariana Dzerchenko, which is also her legal alias as Darla is technically deceased.