Ashley Powell

In college, she made an attempt at "improving" her grades by hacking into the school's computer. She discovered her power to "mentally interface with computers and play with their programming" when she accidentally wiped clean the computer's memory.

She was arrested in relation to a child molestation charge but when the bond was set low, she skipped. Purportedly there was sufficient evidence to convict her but Mark Shaw believed there was a cover-up "because of who's involved" though more details are never revealed. Mark was hired by a party in Atlanta to investigate and he requested Sylvia Kandrey's help. Sylvia was researching Ashley's computer file when she was visited by Paula Darrow regarding another matter. When Paula left, the files had been erased and Sylvia suspected Paula was somehow involved and eventually deduced that Paula was Ashley. She revealed this information to Mark who then investigated Paula's apartment and learned that she was about to move to Chicago under the alias of Amy Strickland. When Mark realized how thorough the fake documents are and that she must be extremely proficient with computers, he raced to Sylvia's apartment believing Sylvia to be in trouble (as she was accessing Ashley's file on her own computer). Ashley was there preparing to kill Sylvia but Mark (and Sylvia) captured her. During the brawl, Ashley uses a super-power to make Mark's Manhunter mask go crazy. Sylvia's involvement in the case led to her being placed on probation for 90 days.

During the Invasion! event, Belle Reve prison was attacked and in the confusion, Ashley managed to escape. However, she stayed in Louisiana and set up a new identity, Jennifer Stimson, working at St. Vincent's Day Care. She was tracked down and captured by Mark Shaw again who made a deal: help him rig an online auction and he'd make no effort to stop her afterwards. She did as he asked but was arrested when the FBI, whom he contacted earlier, arrived.

Ashley was involved in a money laundering case that left the GCPD scratching their heads. However, she was caught by the newly named hero, Oracle.