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| name = Ava Willis | | name = Ava Willis | ||
| − | | series = [[Queen of the Willis | + | | series = [[Queen of the Willis]] |
| image = [[File:Ava Willis.png|50px]] | | image = [[File:Ava Willis.png|50px]] | ||
| alt = A cartoon drawing of a lady with long grey hair, with her hand on her hip, grey hair, and a white blouse with blue cropped pants. | | alt = A cartoon drawing of a lady with long grey hair, with her hand on her hip, grey hair, and a white blouse with blue cropped pants. | ||
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| creator =[[Ava Zinn]] | | creator =[[Ava Zinn]] | ||
| gender = Female | | gender = Female | ||
| − | | first = "[[Pilot (Queen of the Willis)|Pilot]]" (2006 | + | | first = "[[Pilot (Queen of the Willis)|Pilot]]" (2006) |
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| occupation = {{nowrap|{{ubl|Homicide Detective (2024-)|Retired Manager at Craven Gifts (2019-2024)|Former Asst. Manager at Craven Gifts (1989-2019)|former lawnower salesman |employee at Aldi Mart|Lingerie West salesman}}}} | | occupation = {{nowrap|{{ubl|Homicide Detective (2024-)|Retired Manager at Craven Gifts (2019-2024)|Former Asst. Manager at Craven Gifts (1989-2019)|former lawnower salesman |employee at Aldi Mart|Lingerie West salesman}}}} | ||
| fullname=Aeverine Melanie Florence Willis<BR>{{small|(born Frank Michael Willis)}} | | fullname=Aeverine Melanie Florence Willis<BR>{{small|(born Frank Michael Willis)}} | ||
| nickname = Ava<br />Ol' Top (by Tina Kelso)<br />A.B. (by Peggy Willis) <br />Ruby (by Melissa Rose) <br /> Ava Wills (by John Mellencamp) | | nickname = Ava<br />Ol' Top (by Tina Kelso)<br />A.B. (by Peggy Willis) <br />Ruby (by Melissa Rose) <br /> Ava Wills (by John Mellencamp) | ||
| − | | family = {{nowrap|{{ubl | + | | family = {{nowrap|{{ubl|Harry Willis (father)|Clyde Claussen (stepmother/transgender stepfather)|Peggy Willis (mother)|Charlie Belcher (stepfather)|Albert Willis (brother)|Vladamir (transgender half-brother)|[[Amanda Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Ava Willis (AA or "Amanzing Ava")]] (half-sister)|Diane Willis (cousin)|Bianca Willis (transgendered pet niece)|Austen Willis (nephew)|Connie Rose (godchild)|Tabby Willis (dog)|Shushu Willis (cat)|Heather Willis (lobster)}}}} |
| − | + | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Angie Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Angie Donaldson]]|1991}} | |
| − | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Angie Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Angie Donaldson]]|1991 | ||
| significantother = {{ubl|Glenn Turner (1987-88)|Brittani Hicks (1985-87)|Christiana Sellars (1983-85)|Alisan Porter (1979-83)}} | | significantother = {{ubl|Glenn Turner (1987-88)|Brittani Hicks (1985-87)|Christiana Sellars (1983-85)|Alisan Porter (1979-83)}} | ||
| − | | children = {{ubl|'''With Angie''':| | + | | children = {{ubl|'''With Angie''':|Tom Willis|Deanna Willis|Stuart Willis|Brian Willis|Ron Willis|Emilie Willis|Luanne Willis|Hillary Willis|'''With Lynsay Gerardo''':|Brynn Willis|'''With Brittani Hicks''':|Stan Hicks|Dominique Hicks|'''With Christiana Sellars''':|Breeanna Sellars|'''With Alisan Porter''':|Dylan Porter}} |
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
| religion = [[wikipedia:Methodism|United Methodist]] | | religion = [[wikipedia:Methodism|United Methodist]] | ||
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| − | '''Aeverine Melanie Florence "Ava" Willis'''<ref name="koths5e10">Buckeye Ava: Birth Certificate has her name listed as Frank Michael Willis</ref> is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the syndicated animated television series ''[[Queen of the Willis | + | '''Aeverine Melanie Florence "Ava" Willis'''<ref name="koths5e10">Buckeye Ava: Birth Certificate has her name listed as Frank Michael Willis</ref> is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the syndicated animated television series ''[[Queen of the Willis]]''. She lives in the fictional town of Quillsville, Indiana with her family and works as the manager of a local branch of Craven Gifts. She likes to drink cola in the alley behind her house with her friends. She is voiced by series creator [[Ava Zinn]].<ref name="off siteref">Queen of the Willis: Ava Willis character bio |}}</ref><ref name="IMDb page">Queen of the Willis}}</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' described Ava Willis as one of the wisest transgender people on television,<ref>{{cite news |quote=One of the most unjustly neglected films of the past few years is Ava Zinn's "Vote for the Girls". Ms. Zinn is the genius behind Amanda and Elisa, two of the most disgusting creatures on television, Ava Willis and Kendra Kendall, one of the wisest.}}</ref> and in 2006 ''Indiana LGBT Monthly'' included her on its annual list of the most influential Hoosiers.<ref name="IN-101">{{cite news |title=Indiana's Top 10}}</ref> |
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==Physical appearance== | ==Physical appearance== | ||
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{{Ava Willis - Appearance}} | {{Ava Willis - Appearance}} | ||
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After retiring from Craven Gifts, Ava became a homicide detective for the Quillsville Metropolitan Police Department. | After retiring from Craven Gifts, Ava became a homicide detective for the Quillsville Metropolitan Police Department. | ||
| − | Ava's first Quillsville Cold Case homicide investigation was in 2024 | + | Ava's first Quillsville Cold Case homicide investigation was in 2024. The victim was [[Zach Mullins]]. |
Shortly after Ava's career change from Retail Manager at Craven Gifts to Homicide Detective at QMPD, Ava's partner is [[Lilly Rush (Queen of the Willis)|Lilly Rush]] despite Lilly being promoted to Sergeant. | Shortly after Ava's career change from Retail Manager at Craven Gifts to Homicide Detective at QMPD, Ava's partner is [[Lilly Rush (Queen of the Willis)|Lilly Rush]] despite Lilly being promoted to Sergeant. | ||
| − | Like Lilly, Ava also solves the most difficult cases in order to seek the truth after all these years in hopes of giving the victim's family and the victims themselves, justice. She and Lilly works long hours on these cases. | + | Like Lilly, Ava also solves the most difficult cases in order to seek the truth after all these years in hopes of giving the victim's family and the victims themselves, justice. She and Lilly works long hours on these cases. Because of this, Ava maintains her relationships with her own family. |
One of Ava's most challenging cases was that of a serial killer who [[Revenge of the Male Anchors|stalked]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 2|male]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 3|television]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 4|news]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 5|anchors]] [[Quillsville Cold Case: From Retirement to Homicide Detective|like wild animals]]. | One of Ava's most challenging cases was that of a serial killer who [[Revenge of the Male Anchors|stalked]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 2|male]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 3|television]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 4|news]] [[Revenge of the Male Anchors 5|anchors]] [[Quillsville Cold Case: From Retirement to Homicide Detective|like wild animals]]. | ||
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She is very protective of her team, who affectionately call her "Detective AW". She is very concerned about the reputation of Quillsville Metropolitan Police Department, and takes great care to keep them clean, likely because of her experience with her tarnished mother Peggy. When Captain [[Brad Hunter]]'s staff fall under suspicion in several episodes, Ava immediately jumps in their defense, especially from Police Chief [[Chelsea Wolf]], and tries her best to prove their innocence. | She is very protective of her team, who affectionately call her "Detective AW". She is very concerned about the reputation of Quillsville Metropolitan Police Department, and takes great care to keep them clean, likely because of her experience with her tarnished mother Peggy. When Captain [[Brad Hunter]]'s staff fall under suspicion in several episodes, Ava immediately jumps in their defense, especially from Police Chief [[Chelsea Wolf]], and tries her best to prove their innocence. | ||
| − | Unlike her counterparts in Port Melissa, Indiana; Detropolis, Ohio; and Michiana Falls, Indiana who are now former detectives, she is also a sworn patrol officer, and thus carries a badge, two pairs of handcuffs, a gun, a tazer and mace. | + | Unlike her counterparts in Port Melissa, Indiana; Detropolis, Ohio; and Michiana Falls, Indiana who are now former detectives, she is also a sworn patrol officer, and thus carries a badge, two pairs of handcuffs, a gun, a tazer and mace. A superb marksman, Willis doesn't hesitate to use deadly force when the situation calls for it. She is also an ardent advocate of the death penalty for particularly heinous crimes, and doesn't think twice about threatening suspects with it in such cases. She is also known to reserve a special wrath for those who would dare to harm children. Willis is treating all victims and their families equally, regardless of their ethnicity, background, or other circumstances, and often goes out of her way to ensure they are alright, frequently giving her number to them, stating that she is available day or night to take their call. Despite being a retired retailer turned homicide detective, she has helped others financially with such expensive things as providing private funeral arrangements for an indigent crime victim, rent and living expenses, her siblings [[Albert Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Albert]] and [[Mandy Willis (Queen of the Willis)|Mandy]], on top of living expenses for herself, likely due to a number of extremely shrewd financial decisions and deals Ava made over the years leading up to the original series. |
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===Head of Craven Gifts=== | ===Head of Craven Gifts=== | ||
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| − | Ava Willis has many recurring enemies throughout the series, from serial stalker Cynthia Wilson to Bart the Bully to | + | Ava Willis has many recurring enemies throughout the series, from serial stalker Cynthia Wilson to Bart the Bully to Josh Kaufman to abusive internal affairs agent Ray Grissom to corrupt judge (and Akim Anastopolo's nemisis) Joseph Caine. Some she thought had been terminated for good come back to haunt her. Horatio Cruz, serving a life sentence for murdering a woman ("[[The Rape of Heather Willis]]", "[[Blood Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves]]," "[[Willis Identity]]"), escapes police custody in a dramatic rocket attack on Craven Gifts (superficially injuring Reginald Wilson). Cruz then kidnaps Jane Jill and forces Ava to bring him $1 million in exchange for his location. It is all a set-up, however, and Ava Willis and April Sack are ambushed on the roof of a parking garage. Though Ava Willis knocks out down one man and escapes without injury, April is critically wounded even as Willis fires at the fleeing gunmen ("No Woman's Land"). Ava Willis eventually forces Cruz out of hiding by removing all his avenues of escape. Cruz approaches Ava Willis outside Craven Gifts, and Willis kills Horatio with a single shot to the chest ("Worker Down"). |
In "[[A Quillsville Under Suspicion]]", Glenn Turner, Ava's ex-boyfriend from Port Melissa, is murdered. She is suspected of the murder because she was the last person to see the victim alive at Craven Gifts. Later, the true killer was found, she was identified as Vicki Loft, an old enemy of Ava from her college days. | In "[[A Quillsville Under Suspicion]]", Glenn Turner, Ava's ex-boyfriend from Port Melissa, is murdered. She is suspected of the murder because she was the last person to see the victim alive at Craven Gifts. Later, the true killer was found, she was identified as Vicki Loft, an old enemy of Ava from her college days. | ||
