Avril Kincaid

Avril Kincaid was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent stationed in Pleasant Hill. She was the leader of "plainclothes surveillance," the agents on the town posing as citizens. She was also in charge of the daycare for imaginary children and Kobik.

When Pleasant Hill was attacked from the inside by several inmates, she was assaulted by the Blood Brothers. Captain America and the Winter Soldier, two of the heroes on the scene, protected her, not aware that she was planning on getting caught so she could be taken to the location of the break-out's leader Baron Zemo. She later directed Cap and the Winter Soldier in shutting down the security of the Pleasant Hill Museum, where Avril wanted to go to retrieve a powerful weapon that could potentially turn the tide of the conflict. After making her way through super villains looting the museum, Avril encountered the curator, who gave Avril the set of items she was looking for, the Quantum Bands. Additionally, the curator revealed himself to be Wendell Vaughn, a.k.a. Quasar, the bands' former owner.

Using the power of the Quantum Bands, Avril played a key role in Baron Zemo's defeat. Once the conflict was resolved and the dust settled, Vaughn began tutoring her in using the bands, training her to become the new Quasar. Because of this, she didn't get to spend much time with her girlfriend, Joy, who had no idea what the training really was about.