Grace VanderWaal (Volume 1-4)

"This article is about the character in Volume 1-4, for the character in Volume 5-present, see Grace VanderWaal (Volume 5-present)."Grace Avery VanderWaal is one of the Zodiac Heroes and is one of the secondary school students. She is the protagonist of the series.

Official Description
Grace VanderWaal is a 16-year-old American secondary school student. With the help of her amulet, she has powers based on the Greek goddess, Artemis and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
She is shown to have wavy medium-length blonde hair with bangs at the front, blue eyes and fair skin. She wears a blue and green striped sweater, blue jeans and white shoes. When she activates her powers, her pupils and irises disappear and glow green. Her sleepwear consists of a white shirt and blue sweatpants. Her student uniform consists of a navy blue blazer over a white dress shirt with a red and blue ribbon, a blue skirt, white socks and white sneakers. She stands on 5 ft. 6 and is of average weight. Grace turns green in her spirit form.

Personality
Like many of her teammates, she displays immaturity but sometimes seriousness. She often shows deep concern like when her best friend, Ryan dropped out of 8th Grade. She is also slightly tomboyish which is also the reason why her powers are based off Artemis.

Etymology
(First name) Grace is a feminine given name from the Latin gratia. It is often given in reference to the Christian concept of divine grace and used as a virtue name.

(Middle name) Avery is traditionally a male given name which was originally an Old English surname that was itself derived from an Old French pronunciation of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich. The meaning of the name is derived from the Old English words aelf, meaning elf, and ric, meaning king, power.

(Last name) Habitational name from any of various places called Waal, or topographic name from Middle Dutch wal 'pool, eddy, or mudflat behind a dike (resulting from a breach in the dike)'. topographic name for someone living by a city wall, a variant of Vanderwal 2.

Chinese Name
Traditional: 格蕾絲·艾利·范德華

Simplified: 格蕾丝·艾利·范德华

Pinyin/Romanisation: Gé lěisī·ài lì·fàndéhuá

Powers and Abilities

 * Hunting - Her hunting powers were first used in Season 8. She can sense things as well as hunt down anyone in her path.
 * Archery - Her archery powers were first used in Season 8. She has similar archery skills to Kan and Ryan.
 * Healing - Like many of her teammates, she also has healing powers.

Trivia

 * Grace was born on 15 January 2004 which makes her Zodiac sign Capricorn unlike Kan, who is her Dark syndrome companion, is a Cancer
 * Grace, along with Ryan are the only known heroes to have a Dark syndrome companion
 * Grace is of Dutch descent