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Anya Zaher-Wayne | Young Justice

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I finally redid her and I'm hoping there isn't any issues because there's so much black that I just can't deal with it. Anyway, here's my favorite lesbian icon, Anya!

Like most batfam OCs, I doubt her origin/backstory is plausible but I did try to make it as realistic as possible. Then again, I'm mostly here for fun so...

BIO:

NAME: Anya Safiya Zaher-Wayne
NICKNAMES: Ann, Little Bat, Squirt, Short-stacks, Bat-brat, Sunshine
ALIAS: Red Canary
ALIGNMENT: Hero
AFFILIATION(S):
→Batfam
→Teen Titans
→Young Justice/The Team

DATE OF BIRTH: August 16TH
BIRTHPLACE: Cairo, Egypt
CURRENT PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Gotham City

RACE/ETHNICITY: Mixed - Half-Egyptian, Half-White
HEIGHT: 5'4
EYE COLOR: Turquoise
HAIR COLOR: Black
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Lesbian

RELATIVES:
Father: Bruce Wayne [biological]
Mother: Asmin Zaher - Deceased
Siblings:
Dick Grayson – Brother [adoptive]
Jason Todd – Brother [adoptive]
Cassandra Cain – Sister [adoptive]
Tim Drake – Brother [adoptive]
Damian Wayne - Brother [half]

LOVE INTEREST: Rachel Roth [Raven]

POWERS/ABILITIES:

→Hand-to-hand combat
→Stealth
→Acrobat
→Martial Artist
→Multi-Lingual

WEAPONS:

→Escama Sticks [curtesy of Dick]
→Smoke Pellets
→Knockout Pellets / Gas
→Staff (if she connects both of her escama sticks)
→Canary-rangs
→Utility belt

HISTORY:

Anya's mother, Asmin, met Bruce Wayne during a charity gala. The two hit it off and began a romantic relationship. Their relationship came to an abrupt end when Asmin was contacted by her father who had fallen ill and needed her to return to Egypt for a bit. When she got home, it was revealed that her father was dying from kidney failure. Knowing that she needed to focus on her father and his health, she ended things with Bruce and permanently moved in with her father.

It wasn't until after her father passed that Asmin realized she was pregnant (despite being safe). She considered contacting Bruce but decided against it; she didn't want to force him to be a father. Neither asked to be parents. And for the next four years, Anya was raised in Egypt under her mother's care. As time went on, Asmin gean experiencing intense intense dizzy spells, frequent nosebleeds, and weight loss. After a visit to the doctor, Asmin was diagnosed with leukemia and was bound to die in the next two months. 

Asmin decided to go back to Gotham in hope of convincing Bruce to take full custody. She couldn't bear the thought of Anya growing up alone, especially when her father was still out there. When she got to the estate it was already dark and the security system was wide awake. She rang the gate's bell several times, tried to find a way to get through the gate and just as she was about to give up (having realized Anya fell asleep and was bound to get a cold if they stayed out there any longer), the door buzzed open.

Alfred greeted the two at the front door. Although he didn't say it, he was suspicious of the four-year-old wrapped around Asmin. She explained she needed to talk to Bruce while apologizing for showing up so late. Alfred reassured her and took her to the den before going to get Bruce (and a blanket for the child).

After a few minutes of waiting, Bruce showed up disheveled. He was surprised to see Asmin, but not as surprised to see Anya. Alfred showed up again, this time with a blanket. He then volunteered to watch over Anya while the two talked. Although reluctant, Asmin wrapped Anya on the couch before following Bruce to the kitchen.

Asmin explained her situation; she was dying and she had no one to look after Anya. She tried to avoid the obvious, but after Bruce asked about the father, she couldn't hold it back. At first, Bruce was shocked. It was barely a year after he adopted Dick and now he was being told he had an actual child, one he didn't know about. Then he was angry for not knowing. He was supposed to be better than that. And lastly, he was at a loss. 

A few seconds of uncomfortable silence passed before Bruce agreed to take in Anya. He also offered the two a home for the last month or so of her life; he wanted Asmin to be comfortable. The two also agreed to start filing the paper as soon as possible as well as getting a DNA test for legal reasons. 

After a month, Asmin passed away and Bruce gained full custody of Anya. For the next years of her life, he raised her the best he could. He began teaching her self-defense when she was eight and by the time she was 10, she found out about his secret life below the manor. By the time she turned eleven, she decided to follow her in her father's footsteps (just like her brother's, Dick and Jason) and became the Red Canary.

SIDE NOTES:
→Age dynamics (using YJ):
2010/S1:
Anya – 7
Dick – 13
Jason – 11
Tim – 8
Damian – 2
2016/S2:
Anya – 13
Dick – 19
Jason – 17
Tim – 14
Damian – 8
→The reason she chose Red Canary is 1. She didn’t want to be just another Robin or Batgirl and 2. She really looks up to Black Canary
→Jason’s death [15] was what really pushed Anya to put on her mantle

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