Aquagirl II

AQUAGIRL II

Real Name: Lorena Marquez

Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Superhero

Group Affiliation: Teen Titans III

Known Relatives: Marquez (father, deceased), Marquez (mother, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Sub Diego, California, Titans Tower, San Francisco Bay

First Appearance: Aquaman VI #16 (May, 2004)

Powers: Aquagirl was adapted for undersea life, being able to breathe underwater and resist deep ocean pressures. She possessed enhanced strength and endurance, and was armed with an Atlantean trident.

History: Lorena was at a date at the San Diego Zoo when an earthquake sunk San Diego, killing thousands. Aquaman found Lorena among the survivors, all of which now possessed the ability to breathe underwater. Lorena helped Aquaman rebuild San Diego as Sub Diego.

(52 / WWIII Part Two: The Valiant #1) - <Week 50, Day 4> The Geiss serum wore off, turning the residents of Sub Diego into air-breathers. Aquaman watched his subjects die around him, and Aquagirl begged him to help, having full faith that he could save them all. Aquaman made a deal with Neptune and Poseidon that allowed him to raise Sub Diego back to the surface. Aquagirl remained underwater, for some reason they were still amphibious.

(52 / WWIII Part Four: United We Stand #1) <Week 50, Day 7> Black Adam arrived in China, and prepared to destroy the entire country. He defeated China's superhero team the Great Ten before China allowed Aquagirl and the American superhero community to square off against him. Black Adam was a god with nothing left to lose, and each punch he threw was intended to kill. His savagy was winning the day until Martian Manhunter reappeared and flooded his brain with his own loss, the death of the entire Martian species. Black Adam was distracted long enough for Captain Marvel to hurl a Shazam bolt at him. Theo Adam was powerless, and left with amnesia. He staggered away unnoticed from the end of WWIII.

(Teen Titans III #70) - Jericho called up Aquagirl and the Teen Titans aboard their T-Wing to tell them he was going to kill the Titans and use them to do it. They kept him on the phone to trace his call, and this allowed him to infect the wing ‘s computer system with a worm that gave him control over it. Jericho flew the wing to NYC and used it to attack the Titans. The Titans and Teen Titans managed to disable the T-Wing and crash it into the East River without anyone getting injured. Ravager was stowed away on the T-Wing, and told the Titans she waned to help them stop her brother without him getting killed. She also argued with Wonder Girl when she saw Bombshell on the team. Ravager wanted to know why she caught hell for being a former traitor if they’d let other ex-villains on the team. Jericho possessed Raven and spirited away his sister. He told her he was trying to kill he Titans, but only because of the voices in his head. He asked for her help, and she turned him down. Jericho was disappointed in her, he thought she would always be on his side, and pointed out that she was working with heroes associated with Vigilante, who was trying to kill him. He returned her to the Titans and fled to Time Square. The Titans spotted Vigilante, who was following them, and subdued him, though Ravager wanted to keep beating him for trying to kill Jericho. Vigilante promised to not kill Jericho if they promised that Jericho’s killing days were over.

(Titans II #13) - Jericho entered the Hamilton Grande, prepared for a slaughter. He announced that he had rigged explosives throughout the restaurant, and every wealthy patron was his hostage. Using a cellphone video, he recorded himself shooting the hotel manager in the head, and promised to kill a patron every two minutes, unless the Titans arrived to stop him. The Titans confronted Jericho, and tried to reason with him, but he as having none of it, telling them he’d succeed in killing them here his father failed, finally allowing him to overshadow his dad. He’d strapped explosives to his hostages, and held the trigger, guaranteeing that the Titans would die trying to save them. He offered Ravager a chance to escape, but she wasn’t abandoning her teammates. They tussled, and Jericho set off the detonator, and escaped. News crews filmed what appeared to be the dead Titans. Raven had actually created the illusion to fool Jericho, and the Titans defeated the villain.

(Titans II #17) - The Titans were battling super villain Cinderblock, but they were disorganized, and Wondergirl couldn’t take charge, having lost her confidence after Red Devil’s death. Beast Boy was in San Francisco, and helped them step up and defeat the villain. When he tried to talk to the team about Red Devil’s death they assured him they were fine. He realized they were dealing with their problems the same way he was, by not dealing with them.

Comments: Created by Will Pfeifer & Patrick Gleason.