Talia

Talia Mercy, also known as Simona Montgomery, or just Mercy, is a recurring character.

Childhood
Talia Mercy was born in Verona, Italy, and was exploited as early as four years old by her kidnappers, until she was rescued by Yvonne Petrova, a native Russian woman, two years later. She was raised by her for the beginning of her childhood, and was unofficially renamed Natalia Petrova. Yvonne seemed like she cared about Talia, until Talia overheard about Yvonne's intentions of selling her, and ran away, when she was eight years old. She made her way to France, and adopted the name Natalia Mercredi, after seeing the word on a sign. After being stowed away on a ship to America, nine year old Talia was found by Clay Hunter, After no luck of finding Talia's parents, Clay decided to adopt her. Sceptical of Clay due to her past, she hesitated to follow what he asked.

Teenagehood
At thirteen, she began working at Hunters Incorporated, Clay's corporation. After gaining her trust, Clay gave her superhuman abilities, with Talia's permission. Unknown to Clay, Mercy, also known as Simona Montgomery, was a super heroine at night. Simona ended up meeting fellow superhuman Zane Romero. Zane became River, at night, and Mercy and River became crime-fighting partners.