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Tula - Aquagirl (DECEASED)

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Tula is Aquagirl (DECEASED)

Zeta Designation: B11

Birthday: Unknown

Height: 5'5" (65" or 165cm)

Weight: 120 lbs (54.4kg)

Hair Color: Red

Eye Color: Teal

Skin Color: Caucasian

Species: Atlantean

Body Type: Slender

Apparent Age: Late teens

    Tula was adopted by Queen Mera and King Orin as she is the daughter of the previous King of Atlantis (but not biologically Aquaman's sister). When she was fifteen years old, she met up with Garth, who immediately calls her “Aquachick.” Tula was the childhood friend and former crush of Kaldur'ahm. She studied along with Garth and Kaldur at the Conservatory of Sorcery in Atlantis. She is a favored student of Queen Mera, who teaches hydrokinesis. After Kaldur left to become Aqualad, Tula and Garth became involved romantically.

    After the kidnapping of Queen Mera, Tula decided to join the Team, to assist their endeavors in recovering the Queen, and ushering peace back to the tumultuous Atlantis. Much to Garth's displeasure, she continued her tenure as Aquagirl after Mera was recovered. Garth made himself an occasional ally of the Team using the hero name Tempest.

    Aquagirl monitored Alpha Squad's mission to Olympia together with Red Tornado. When Tornado detected an unidentified GPS signal nearby, she suggested that it might be related to their mission, finding archeologist Helena Sandsmark, Wondergirl's mother. When Artemis and Alpha Squad found the source—a tablet computer apparently belonging to Doctor Sandsmark—Tula warned them it might be a trap.

    Surmising the Light was after an artifact Sandsmark found, Aquagirl started to research their subject. If Alpha could not find it at the dig site, it was probably already on display at the Museum of Natural History in Athens. After notifying the Squad, she contacted the museum's director, who informed her of the location of the artifacts from the dig.

    After the squad recovered the artifact from Sportsmaster, they regrouped in the Cave and held a debriefing. Aquagirl attended via a video connection. Based on the information learned from Sandsmark and a tracer Artemis placed on her father, they learned their next objective was in Verhoyansk, Siberia.

    Aquagirl stayed in contact with the squad, though her communications were jammed at first. After Superboy destroyed the signal jammer, she got through again. She reloaded the tracer's information, giving Alpha a better position for Sportsmaster.

    Aquagirl traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the artifacts recovered from Greece and Siberia. Aqualad hoped she could learn more about them in the museum's research center. Once she arrived, she contacted the Team.

    In addition to her work on the artifacts, Batman also asked her to find information on Atabey's Shrine. Once she was done, she relayed her findings to Aqualad.

    Alpha Squad recovered a third artifact, which was sent to Aquagirl as well. With it, she could piece together that the fragments were Babylonian, and had an ancient cuneiform inscription. Her studies of history and xenology led her to suggest is was tied to the legends of Marduk and Tiamat. She explained the myths and legends about this battle between good and evil to the Team, and that Marduk won and was granted godhood in reward. While the Team went off to search for another fragment, Tula contacted Green Lantern, hoping the Guardians knew more about the alien angles of Tiamat's origin.

    Some time later, she was ambushed by Klarion. He pretended to be Tempest to catch her unawares, and stole the artifacts from her. Tula did not let him get away with it, and jumped after him through his portal.

    On the other side of the portal, Tula did not so well. She was overpowered and brought to Marduk's Temple. Blockbuster chained her to a pillar near the well where Tiamat was trapped. Beta Squad, led by Superboy, arrived on the scene, but Klarion's magic was too strong for them. He explained to them he wanted to use his own magic to revive the alien weapon, but he might just as well siphon off Tula's.

    She was helpless as Klarion revived Tiamat, and saw what he was really after: the Tablet of Destiny, an artifact of order, to which Tiamat had been previously bound. Klarion and Teekl escaped with the tablet, leaving Beta to fight the water-snake form of Tiamat. Though Tula believed it to be impossible to defeat her, they did. However, that water-serpent was not Tiamat's real form, and she arose from the pool in all her glory. This form, too was defeated, finally giving Superboy the time to free Aquagirl. Witnessing the rise of a third form of Tiamat, Aquagirl realized there was only one person that could stop her, with the Tablet of Destiny gone, and Klarion's other equipment destroyed.

    Using her magic, she charged at the well while Beta Squad fought Tiamat and her underlings. They succeeded in driving her back in the pool, and Tula gave her all to contain her. Superboy expected her to stop, but she had to go on, she explained. Marduk sacrificed himself in order to stop Tiamat—and she had to do the same. She did not let anyone stop her as she amped up her magic. After a final farewell to her friends and a declaration of love to Garth, she finished the ritual, locking Tiamat and herself under rubble. Tempest and Aqualad arrived only moments too late. They recovered Tula's body from under the debris

Abilities:

Breathe underwater:
All Atlanteans are capable of surviving the aquatic atmosphere under the sea. Some accomplish this without the presence of visible gills.

Temperature resilience:
Resistant to low temperatures and the effects of freezing, although notably hindered by high temperatures.

Durability:
Dense flesh, although not invulnerable.

Strength:
Ranging from undetected levels to Super strength.

Atlantean sorcery:
Tula studied in advanced classes at the Conservatory of Sorcery.

Hydrokinesis:
Tula has the ability to manipulate water due to her teachings at the Conservatory of Sorcery.

Electricity generation:
Tula can generate electricity and project it from her hands.

    Tula was a favorite at the palace. The half-sister of Prince Orm (Orm's father was Tula's father, though not the father of King Orin, Aquaman), she enjoyed a comfortable life. With her training at the Conservatory, Tula was one of the most skilled and gifted students of sorcery, save Queen Mera herself. Tula often looked after the child crown prince, Arthur Jr., while Mera or Aquaman were away. Her death rocked the entire royal family, emotionally destroyed Kaldur, and even affected Prince Orm, who had resumed his position as the villain Ocean Master.

Taken and altered from:
youngjustice.wikia.com/wiki/Aq…
www.comicvine.com/tula/4005-46…
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