White Tiger (Ava Ayala) is a fictional

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appearing in

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s published by

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. The character was created by

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and

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, first appearing in ''

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'' issue #20 (December 2011). The fifth character to assume the

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mantle, she is the younger sister of

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as well as the aunt of Angela del Toro.

Publication history

Ava Ayala first appeared in ''

'' issue #20 (December 2011) and was created by

. She appeared as a regular character in the series through its final issue, #39 (January 2013). She appeared as a main character in ''

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'' starting with issue #1 (September 2013), and then in '' New Avengers'' starting with issue #1 (December 2015).

Fictional character biography

Ava, the fifth White Tiger, is the sister of Hector Ayala and a student enrolled in the

. She inherited the White Tiger amulet from her brother, following the death of her family members at the hands of

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. Upon her introduction, Ava states the White Tiger is a family legacy that she intends to honor. She also criticizes classmate

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for not being more active in the

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community. She has been living with her sister Awilda's family since the death of her parents. White Tiger joined the Avengers Academy students into fighting the Purifiers. During the ''

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'' storyline, White Tiger was seen with

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when they were seen preventing Plunderer's men from stealing robot parts. When the

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(

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' 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

. 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. This combination was enough to destroy

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. White Tiger later repaid Power Man by transferring some of her chi into him. This combination event took out

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where Power Man and White Tiger called it their "New York Tiger-Style Kung Fu." Power Man helped White Tiger when she tried to avenge her parents by killing Gideon Mace. The rest of the Mighty Avengers showed up to prevent White Tiger from crossing the line. During the "Last Days" part of the ''

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'' 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. As part of the ''

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'' event, White Tiger appears as a member of

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's incarnation of the '' New Avengers. Ava Ayala later fought with her niece Angela del Toro in Rome. During the fight, the Tiger God from Ava's amulet merged with the Tiger God from Angela's amulet, which was absorbed into it. During the New Revengers' attack on the New Avengers at Avengers Base Two, Ava fought Angela again. As the two White Tigers fought, Ava managed to snatch the White Tiger amulet that Maker gave to Angela and destroys it to free Angela from the controls of the merged Tiger Gods and the Hand. They later help the New Avengers defeat the New Revengers and a rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who was hunting A.I.M. After defeating a rogue A.I.M. group, Ava and Angela discuss about their future, with Ava wondering who the Tiger God will choose to be the next White Tiger.

Powers and abilities

Ava Ayala wears the mystical tiger amulets formerly worn by her brother. 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

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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,

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, 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

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's motives. 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.

In other media

Television

* The Ava Ayala incarnation of White Tiger appears as a main character in ''

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'', voiced by

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. This version is a member of

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's training program for teenage superheroes along with

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, Iron Fist, Power Man and

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. Additionally, she has history with

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, who killed her grandfather and

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, both previous White Tigers, for their familial amulet. Paul Dini, the show's creative consultant stated, "We wanted a young female voice on the team and while she is new, White Tiger proved to be the perfect choice. She's tough and smart, and her cat-like reflexes allow her to match Spider-Man leap for leap in agility. It's important to her that she excels at everything she does, as she plans on leaving the team someday as a full super heroine in her own right". ** An

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version of Ava (voiced by

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) appears in the episode "Return to the Spider-Verse" t. 1 as a

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loyal to the Lizard King until Spider-Man, Kid Arachnid, and

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use a

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fragment to cure the villain's victims.

Video games

* Ava Ayala / White Tiger appears in ''

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'' and '' Disney Infinity 3.0'', voiced by Courtnee Draper. * Ava Ayala / White Tiger appears in '' Marvel: War of Heroes''. * Ava Ayala / White Tiger appears as a playable character in ''

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'', voiced again by

. * Ava Ayala / White Tiger appears as a playable character in ''

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''. * Ava Ayala / White Tiger appears in '' Marvel: Avengers Alliance''. * Ava Ayala / White Tiger appears as a playable character in ''

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'', voiced by Skye Bennett.

References

External links

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