White Tiger (Ava Ayala)

White Tiger

Ava Ayala (right) and Julie Power (left) on the cover of Avengers Academy #24 (January 2012).
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Avengers Academy #20 (Dec 2011)
Created by Christos Gage
Tom Raney
In-story information
Alter ego Ava Ayala
Team affiliations Avengers Academy
Heroes for Hire
Mighty Avengers
Avengers Idea Mechanics
Abilities Superhuman martial arts skills and slightly superhuman physical attributes via mystical amulets
Razor sharp claws

White Tiger (Ava Ayala) is a fictional superheroine from Marvel Comics created by Christos Gage and Tom Raney, first appearing in Avengers Academy #20 (December 2011). Ava is the fifth character to assume the mantle of White Tiger and is the younger sister of the first White Tiger, Hector Ayala as well as the cousin of Angela del Toro.

Publication history

Ava Ayala first appeared in Avengers Academy #20 (December 2011) and was created by Christos Gage and Tom Raney. She appeared as a regular character in the series through its final issue, #39 (January 2013). She will appear as a main character in Mighty Avengers starting with issue #1 (September 2013).[1]

Fictional character biography

Ava, the fifth White Tiger, is the sister of Hector Ayala and a student enrolled in the Avengers Academy. She inherited the White Tiger amulet from her brother following the death of him and his family members at the hands of Gideon Mace. Upon her introduction, Ava states the White Tiger is a family legacy that she intends to honor. She also criticizes classmate Reptil for not being more active in the Hispanic community.[2] She has been living with her sister Awilda's family since the death of her parents.[3]

White Tiger joined the Avengers Academy students into fighting the Purifiers.[4]

During the Infinity storyline, White Tiger was seen with Heroes for Hire when they were seen preventing Plunderer's men from stealing robot parts. When the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body) stops Plunderer and considers the Heroes for Hire team as mercenaries, White Tiger ends up quitting the team. She later joined up with the Mighty Avengers.[5]

During the Inhumanity storyline, White Tiger bonded with Power Man where they discovered that they can combine their abilities to form a White Tiger Chi.[6] This combination was enough to destroy Shuma-Gorath.[7] White Tiger later repaid Power Man by transferring some of her chi into him. This combination event took out Cerberus where Power Man and White Tiger called it their "New York Tiger-Style Kung Fu."[8] Power Man helped White Tiger when she tried to avenge her parents by killing Gideon Mace.[9] The rest of the Mighty Avengers showed up to prevent White Tiger from crossing the line.[10]

During the "Last Days" part of the Secret Wars storyline, White Tiger goes to reconcile with her surviving family members. They are mad that White Tiger has chosen a life that has led to so much death and threaten to kill her if she does not leave.[11]

As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel event, White Tiger appears as a member of Sunspot's incarnation of the New Avengers.[12]

Powers and abilities

Ava Ayala wears the mystical tiger amulets formerly worn by her brother Hector. When wearing them, her physical strength, speed, stamina, agility, dexterity, reflexes and reactions, coordination, balance, and endurance are enhanced to slightly superhuman levels. She also has razor sharp claws and superhuman martial arts skills.

Other versions

Marvel Universe vs The Avengers

In the limited series, Marvel Universe vs. The Avengers, Ava Ayala was this version's White Tiger and was one of the remaining four survivors of the Avengers Academy, along with Mettle, Veil, and Striker. While each of them are infected, Ava, along with the remaining Avengers and students wear a Doomstone collar that prevents the virus from taking hold of them fully, while discussing Doctor Doom's motives.[13] After it was revealed that the Doomstones allows the wearer to maintain their humanity while still remain as cannibals, Doom activates the Doomstone, turning it red and allowing the virus to take over. Ava was among those killed while in a fight with the infected Red Hulk and the remaining infected students.[14]

In other media

Television

Video games

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newsarama.com/18034-mighty-creative-team-details-revealed.html
  2. ↑ Avengers Academy #21 (November 2011)
  3. ↑ Avengers Academy #24 (January 2012)
  4. ↑ Avengers Academy #23
  5. ↑ Mighty Avengers Vol. 2 #1
  6. ↑ Mighty Avengers Vol. 2 #4.INH
  7. ↑ Mighty Avengers Vol. 2 #3
  8. ↑ Mighty Avengers Vol. 2 #5.INH
  9. ↑ Mighty Avengers Vol. 2 #6
  10. ↑ Mighty Avengers Vol. 2 #7
  11. ↑ Captain America and the Avengers #8
  12. ↑ New Avengers Vol. 4 #1
  13. ↑ Marvel Universe vs The Avengers #03 (February 2013)
  14. ↑ Marvel Universe vs The Avengers #04 (March 2013)
  15. ↑ http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=770
  16. ↑ http://www.newsarama.com/tv/ultimate-spider-man-tv-characters-120228.html
  17. ↑ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=53340

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