Vega

Backstory
Abigail Asch was born to Delilah, Elijah, and Ariel Asch, a polycule made up of two famous artists (an actress and a musician) and an astronomer. The three of them raised her privately, keeping her out of the public eye as much as possible, but she still made appearances in local theater as well as submitting a few art pieces and short stories to galleries and magazines.

Ariel began teaching Gail magic in the tradition of her family, a long line of witches, when she turned 16, and she took to it like a duck to water. It wasn't until she was 18, however, that Ariel - secretly the superheroine Starshine - allowed Gail to become a heroine and join her as her sidekick and protege, Vega.

At the beginning of May 2021, however, Starshine - as well as the rest of her team, the Starlight City Champions - were killed, losing their lives in battle against a telekinetic called Tyrant.

After the loss of her mother, Gail took time off from being a heroine, grieving and trying to come to terms with her loss. Now, however, she's ready to get back in the saddle...

Present
Vega is a founding member of the New Champions, and is known to be close friends with Phoenix.

Trivia
Delilah's family has hereditary cat traits as the result of eldonium exposure several generations ago. Abigail's manifestation is light, granting her only the ability to purr.

Vega is open about the fact that she's a transgender woman, and participates in activism to raise awareness of trans rights. Abigail, however, sees no reason to alert anyone that she's not dating of this fact, preferring to keep her privates private.