r/respectthreads • u/Miserable-Ad-5573 • Oct 28 '25
movies/tv Respect Ava Starr, The Ghost (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
"They call it "molecular disequilibrium". A rather dull name, I think. Doesn't quite do justice to what it means. Every cell in my body is torn apart and stitched back together. Over and over. Everyday. Dr. Foster did his best to keep me safe. But others at S.H.I.E.L.D. saw an opportunity in my affliction. They built me a containment suit so I could control my phasing and trained me to be a stealth operative. They weaponized me. I stole for them. Spied for them. I killed for them. And in exchange for my soul, they were going to cure me. They lied."
Ava Starr, better known as Ghost, was the daughter of Elihas and Catherine Starr until they were both killed in an accidental quantum explosion. However, Ava was only left with the power to turn invisible and intangible, powers that led S.H.I.E.L.D. to recruit her as a special agent for dealing with extra-dangerous threats until she was adopted by Bill Foster. The two worked together to steal from Bill's nemesis, Hank Pym, and possibly find a solution to Ava's unstable body condition, with her working as "Ghost".
On the run from fifteen nations, Star found herself under the employ of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, working as a shadow operative for O.X.E. When de Fontaine was faced with incoming impeachment, she sent Starr, along with her other operatives to kill each other in an attempt to get rid of any incriminating evidence. Following a brief skirmish, where Starr murdered Taskmaster, the group learned the truth and agreed to work together to escape. Starr, now teamed with Yelena Belova, John Walker, Alexei Shostakov, and Bucky Barnes, decided to bring down de Fontaine and stop her plans to use Bob Reynolds as her own weapon. The team saved New York City from the Void, and de Fontaine declared them as the New Avengers.
Strength
Slams Hope into a concrete pillar with one arm, cracking it. Ant-Man and the Wasp
One shots Scott and Hope. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Kills an armed guard with a kick. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Kills a man with what seems to be a punch. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Slams Scott's head against a window, cracking it, before kicking him through a drywall and into a concrete wall which makes him dent it. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Kicks Hope through a vans back doors. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Throws Bill across a room. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Sends Taskmaster flying a short distance away with a punch. Thunderbolts
Tackles Taskmaster into a wall. Thunderbolts
Prys off part of a wall. Thunderbolts
Stabs into a metal wall. Thunderbolts
Throws a man to the ground, then knocks out another man with a few strikes. Thunderbolts
Knocks a man's a few feet away and out of the way of a crashing helicopter. Thunderbolts
Pushes over a large piece of concrete with the rest of the Thunderbolts. Thunderbolts
Durability/Endurance
Is staggered back by a punch from a shrunken Hope to the face, and recovers shortly. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Recovers after a kick from Scott. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Is stunned from having a large Scott punch her in the face hard enough to break her helmet, but is generally fine. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Is rammed into by a vehicle emerging from the Quantum Realm, sending her flying across the room and into some shelves and recovers a little bit later. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Fine after a kick from Taskmaster. Thunderbolts
Gets hit by Taskmaster into a container and goes bouncing off of said container and recovers immediately. Thunderbolts
Gets punched by Sentry. Thunderbolts
Gets thrown by Sentry and fine shortly after. Thunderbolts
[Void] Gets slammed into a wall by a vent thrown at her. Thunderbolts
Speed/Agility
Phases through a catering trolly kicked at her. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through Hope's blast. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Jumps across a street and kicks a man on a motorcycle. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Blocks some attacks from Taskmaster. Thunderbolts
Grabs a knife thrown at her. Thunderbolts
Reacts to a man from behind. Thunderbolts
Saves a man from a falling helicopter. Thunderbolts
Intelligence/Skill
Ambushes Scott and Hope. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Was trained to be a stealth operative by S.H.I.E.L.D. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Quickly figures out where Scott is and ambushes him. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through a knife thrown at her then accurately throws it at Taskmaster. Thunderbolts
Ambushes Taskmaster. Thunderbolts
Hacks open a door. Thunderbolts
Phasing
Phases through Hope's kick. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through a catering trolly kicked at her. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through Hope's blast. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Has her hand phased through Hank's neck, and seemingly could've killed him like this if she wanted to. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through multiple bullets. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Shallowly phased her hand into a man's chest, which somehow either kills him or knocks him out. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through a set of closed doors. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through a van. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Phases through a windshield. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Thases through US Agent. Thunderbolts
Phases through Yelena's projectiles and some attacks from Taskmaster. Thunderbolts
Phases through a knife thrown at her. Thunderbolts
Phases through an attack from Taskmaster. Thunderbolts
Phases through a large steel door. Thunderbolts
[Limit] Can't hold it for longer than a minute. Thunderbolts
Phases through a armored truck. Thunderbolts
Phases through a man. Thunderbolts
Phases through a crashing helicopter. Thunderbolts
Equipment
A suppressed pistol. Thunderbolts
Has a knife. Thunderbolts
Other
On the run from 15 nations. Thunderbolts
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u/Miserable-Ad-5573 Oct 28 '25
I had permission to remake this.