Misty Knight
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Alias:
Real Name: Mercedes Knight
Created by Tony Isabella and Arvell Jones
1st appearance: (unnamed) Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #1 (March 1972), (name revealed) Marvel Premiere #20 (January, 1975)
Team Affiliations: Heroes for Hire, Villains for Hire, Daughters of the Dragon, Fearless Defenders
Legal Status: Us citizen with no criminal record.
Height: 5’9 Weight: 136
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Unknown
Skills and Abilities: Skilled martial artist whose skill allowed her to face off with X-men villain Sabertooth and fight Iron Fist to a draw in her first appearance. Since then she has had further training by Coleen Wing and Iron Fist. Trained weapon specialist with guns and one of the best detectives in the marvel universe. Her computer skills are also world-class.
Powers: Bionic arm grants her superhuman strength and she can interface with electronics through the arm. The arm itself is a product of Stark Technologies made from Antarctic vibranium and diamond. This also allows her arm to liquefy even adamantium at close range. The arm also grants limited technopathy allowing her to control machines.
Biography
Misty Knight was a hard-hitting and controversial New York city cop working for the NYPD’s bomb squad who lost her arm during a bomb blast [Daughters of the Dragon #4]. She resigned from the force after this and got a bionic arm courtesy of Tony Stark/Iron Man [Marvel Team-Up #1, March 1972]. A chance encounter with Spider-man [Marvel Team-Up #1, March 1972], Iron Fist [Marvel Premier #15] and new roommate Jean Grey [X-men v1. #102] made her a part-time superhero. Jean would eventually return to the X-men. On her own again she befriended Samurai Coleen Wing after saving her from an attempted rape [Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #32-33]. The two women would later found “Nightwing Restorations Ltd” a private investigations bureau.
She fell in love with martial artist Iron Fist and helped him on his adventures. The most notable being against John Bushmaster [Iron Fist #15] and later the Steel Serpent [Marvel Team-Up #64]. Misty would befriend Luke Cage after the two fought [Powerman #48]. While aiding Luke Cage she was captured by Deadly Nightshade [Power Man and Iron Fist #51-53]. Alongside her old roommate Jean Grey and the X-men she battled Moses Magnum [Uncanny X-men #118-119]. Misty briefly broke up with Iron Fist and dated Tyrone King [Power man and Iron Fist#117] which caused tension between herself and Coleen Wing. After rescuing Iron Fist they briefly dated once more [Power man and Iron Fist#122]but broke up again. When Rand was presumed dead[Power man and Iron Fist#125]. She helped Namor rescue him and fight off his impersonator [Namor the Submariner #16-17] and the two resumed their relationship.
Alias:
Real Name: Mercedes Knight
Created by Tony Isabella and Arvell Jones
1st appearance: (unnamed) Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #1 (March 1972), (name revealed) Marvel Premiere #20 (January, 1975)
Team Affiliations: Heroes for Hire, Villains for Hire, Daughters of the Dragon, Fearless Defenders
Legal Status: Us citizen with no criminal record.
Height: 5’9 Weight: 136
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Unknown
Skills and Abilities: Skilled martial artist whose skill allowed her to face off with X-men villain Sabertooth and fight Iron Fist to a draw in her first appearance. Since then she has had further training by Coleen Wing and Iron Fist. Trained weapon specialist with guns and one of the best detectives in the marvel universe. Her computer skills are also world-class.
Powers: Bionic arm grants her superhuman strength and she can interface with electronics through the arm. The arm itself is a product of Stark Technologies made from Antarctic vibranium and diamond. This also allows her arm to liquefy even adamantium at close range. The arm also grants limited technopathy allowing her to control machines.
Biography
Misty Knight was a hard-hitting and controversial New York city cop working for the NYPD’s bomb squad who lost her arm during a bomb blast [Daughters of the Dragon #4]. She resigned from the force after this and got a bionic arm courtesy of Tony Stark/Iron Man [Marvel Team-Up #1, March 1972]. A chance encounter with Spider-man [Marvel Team-Up #1, March 1972], Iron Fist [Marvel Premier #15] and new roommate Jean Grey [X-men v1. #102] made her a part-time superhero. Jean would eventually return to the X-men. On her own again she befriended Samurai Coleen Wing after saving her from an attempted rape [Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #32-33]. The two women would later found “Nightwing Restorations Ltd” a private investigations bureau.
She fell in love with martial artist Iron Fist and helped him on his adventures. The most notable being against John Bushmaster [Iron Fist #15] and later the Steel Serpent [Marvel Team-Up #64]. Misty would befriend Luke Cage after the two fought [Powerman #48]. While aiding Luke Cage she was captured by Deadly Nightshade [Power Man and Iron Fist #51-53]. Alongside her old roommate Jean Grey and the X-men she battled Moses Magnum [Uncanny X-men #118-119]. Misty briefly broke up with Iron Fist and dated Tyrone King [Power man and Iron Fist#117] which caused tension between herself and Coleen Wing. After rescuing Iron Fist they briefly dated once more [Power man and Iron Fist#122]but broke up again. When Rand was presumed dead[Power man and Iron Fist#125]. She helped Namor rescue him and fight off his impersonator [Namor the Submariner #16-17] and the two resumed their relationship.
Miss America
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta
1st appearance: Vengeance #1, 2011
Real Name: America Chavez
Nationality: Latina
Aliases: Miss America Chavez,
Team Affiliations: Young Avengers, Teen Brigade
Legal Status: Citizen of the Utopia
Height: 5’5″ Weight: 110 lbs
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Known Relatives: Mrs. America Red, Mrs.America Blue (Parents)
Powers And Abilities: Miss America likely received her powers from her proximity to the Demiurge and his ambient magical presence. Though the full extent of her powers have not been defined, she has demonstrated abilities including:
Origins: America Chavez was raised by her mothers in the Utopian Parallel, a dimension out of time and in the presence of the Demiurge. She appeared to have inherited or absorbed some or all of her superpowers from the Demiurge's ambient magical presence. When America was approximately six-years-old, the Utopian Parallel was threatened by destruction. America's mothers heroically sacrificed themselves to seal the black holes pulling Utopia into the common Multiverse resulting in their particles being smeared across the Multiverse itself. Wanting to prove herself as a hero and knowing Utopia didn't require salvation, America ran away from her home and her responsibilities. She travelled across different dimensions, eventually adopted the moniker of Miss America, and began covertly acting as a superhero.
Created by: Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta
1st appearance: Vengeance #1, 2011
Real Name: America Chavez
Nationality: Latina
Aliases: Miss America Chavez,
Team Affiliations: Young Avengers, Teen Brigade
Legal Status: Citizen of the Utopia
Height: 5’5″ Weight: 110 lbs
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Known Relatives: Mrs. America Red, Mrs.America Blue (Parents)
Powers And Abilities: Miss America likely received her powers from her proximity to the Demiurge and his ambient magical presence. Though the full extent of her powers have not been defined, she has demonstrated abilities including:
- Self-Propelled Flight: Miss America has the ability of self-propelled flight at superhuman speeds.
- Superhuman Speed: Chavez can run and move at phenomenal speeds, Monica Rambeau was stunned at how fast she was moving even after transcending into light form where everything stands still.
- Superhuman Strength: Miss America has demonstrated incredible strength. She appears to easily tear large metal doors of their hinges, and nearly bested theAsgardian god Loki in a fight. Loki has commented that she could "throw tanks to the moon", though this is likely an exaggeration.
- Invulnerability: Miss America is bullet-proof, flame retardant, and has superhuman durability. Loki has even referred to her as "a nearly indestructible superwoman".
- Interdimensional Travel: Miss America can create portals to travel between realities.
- In-Betweener Facsmile (formerly): Miss America was briefly imbued with the energy signature and aesthetic appearance of the In-Betweener to act as decoy and lure off Braak'nhüd while the In-Betweener, Ultimate Nullifier, Angel, and Bohusk explored the In-Betweener's mind and the threat to the Multiverse.
- America Chavez is bilingual, speaking both fluent English and Spanish.
Origins: America Chavez was raised by her mothers in the Utopian Parallel, a dimension out of time and in the presence of the Demiurge. She appeared to have inherited or absorbed some or all of her superpowers from the Demiurge's ambient magical presence. When America was approximately six-years-old, the Utopian Parallel was threatened by destruction. America's mothers heroically sacrificed themselves to seal the black holes pulling Utopia into the common Multiverse resulting in their particles being smeared across the Multiverse itself. Wanting to prove herself as a hero and knowing Utopia didn't require salvation, America ran away from her home and her responsibilities. She travelled across different dimensions, eventually adopted the moniker of Miss America, and began covertly acting as a superhero.
Storm
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Len Wein and Dave Cockrum.
1st appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
Real Name: Ororo Munroe
Alias: Ororo Iqadi T’Challa née Munroe, Wind rider, Ororo Komo Wakandas, Queen Of Wakanda, Goddess Of The Plains, Queen Ororo, Weather witch
Team Affiliations: X-men, Morlocks, Fantastic Four, Avengers
Legal Status: Diplomatic immunity due to status as Queen of Wakanda. Dual U.S./Wakandan citizenship
Height: 5’11 Weight: 127 lbs
Eyes: Blue Hair: White
Relatives: Ashake (ancestor, deceased), Mr. Munroe (paternal grandfather), Harriet Munroe (paternal grandmother),unidentified Kenyan maternal grandmother, David Munroe (father, deceased), N’dare Munroe (mother, deceased), Vivian Munroe (Aunt, deceased), Colonel Shetani (maternal uncle), David Evan Munroe Jr. (nephew),
T’Challa aka Black Panther (husband), Ramonda (mother in law), Shuri (sister-in-law), Hunter ( brother-in-law), S’yan(uncle in law), T’chaka (Father In law, deceased), Azzari (grandfather in law, deceased), T’shan (Cousin in law, deceased)
Alternate reality offspring: Panther/T’chaka , Azari, Twari, T’chaka, unnamed son (Sons), Becka Munroe , Sh’ri,Torrent, Sky Panther, Medea, Kymera, Unnamed twins (daughters)
Skills and Abilities: Storm is very proficient in unarmed combat due to life on the streets and further training from Wolverine, Yukio (both Samurai) and Professor Xavier. She is also trained in armed combat being proficient in the use of knives and guns.
Storm is also an exceptional thief able to pick any lock given time. As a thief she carries a set of lock picks at all times.
Storm is also an expert strategist whose use of skills and strategy allow her to defeat far superior enemies such as Crimson Commando and Callisto.
Powers: Storm has the ability to mold the earths weather patterns to her will. effects such as tornadoes, storms, hurricanes and hail are just a few of the things she can accomplish with her powers. By tapping into the weather patterns of earths she can channel the elements through her body as well. She can also view the world in terms of energy patterns and can sense disturbances in nature. Storm is also able to fly by having the air carry her. This control is dependent on her will and strength of her body. Due to her powers she is immune to temperature extremes.
Storm is also noted as having a very strong and indomitable will which when added to her ability to release electricity from her body gives her a measure of immunity to telepaths. They have also noted it’s hard to track and maintain contact with her mind. Her will and magical potential also allowed her to host eternity, a feat which has never been accomplished with the user surviving before.
Potential: Storm is descended from a line of Kenyan magic users and sorcerer supreme; most notably Ashake; who have blue eyes and white hair. As a result she has strong magical potential though it is undeveloped. In the Magic Arcana series she is marked as potentially powerful as the Scarlet Witch and Agatha Harkness in magic.
Biography: Ororo is descended from an ancient and powerful line of African magic users who get their distinctive features (white hair and blue eyes) every five generations. It’s theorized that their origins lay in the Great Rift Valley, where the human race is said to have originated.
She was born to Princess N’dare of Kenya and American photojournalist David Munroe. They moved to America while N’dare was pregnant. Storm was born in upscale New York City but her family left due to racism. Settling in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. This is where her parents were killed and she was buried in the rubble with their dead bodies resulting in a life long Claustrophobia (Uncanny X-Men #102, December 1976). After this she became an orphan living on the streets and was taken in by Akmed el Gibar the greatest thief of Africa who taught her his skills. Here she meets Charles Xavier after robbing him. In a fight between himself and the shadow king she escapes. (Uncanny X-Men #117 (January 1979)
Years later while in Kenya she meets a young T’challa during his walkabout and the two fall in love but his duty cause him to leave her (Storm vol.2 #1-6). In the Serengeti her powers manifest and she is taken in by a witch Ainet who helps her control her powers and she is worshiped as a goddess of the African plains. She later meets the first crop of X-men in a battle with Deluge (X-men Hidden years #6 and #7)
Created by: Len Wein and Dave Cockrum.
1st appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
Real Name: Ororo Munroe
Alias: Ororo Iqadi T’Challa née Munroe, Wind rider, Ororo Komo Wakandas, Queen Of Wakanda, Goddess Of The Plains, Queen Ororo, Weather witch
Team Affiliations: X-men, Morlocks, Fantastic Four, Avengers
Legal Status: Diplomatic immunity due to status as Queen of Wakanda. Dual U.S./Wakandan citizenship
Height: 5’11 Weight: 127 lbs
Eyes: Blue Hair: White
Relatives: Ashake (ancestor, deceased), Mr. Munroe (paternal grandfather), Harriet Munroe (paternal grandmother),unidentified Kenyan maternal grandmother, David Munroe (father, deceased), N’dare Munroe (mother, deceased), Vivian Munroe (Aunt, deceased), Colonel Shetani (maternal uncle), David Evan Munroe Jr. (nephew),
T’Challa aka Black Panther (husband), Ramonda (mother in law), Shuri (sister-in-law), Hunter ( brother-in-law), S’yan(uncle in law), T’chaka (Father In law, deceased), Azzari (grandfather in law, deceased), T’shan (Cousin in law, deceased)
Alternate reality offspring: Panther/T’chaka , Azari, Twari, T’chaka, unnamed son (Sons), Becka Munroe , Sh’ri,Torrent, Sky Panther, Medea, Kymera, Unnamed twins (daughters)
Skills and Abilities: Storm is very proficient in unarmed combat due to life on the streets and further training from Wolverine, Yukio (both Samurai) and Professor Xavier. She is also trained in armed combat being proficient in the use of knives and guns.
Storm is also an exceptional thief able to pick any lock given time. As a thief she carries a set of lock picks at all times.
Storm is also an expert strategist whose use of skills and strategy allow her to defeat far superior enemies such as Crimson Commando and Callisto.
Powers: Storm has the ability to mold the earths weather patterns to her will. effects such as tornadoes, storms, hurricanes and hail are just a few of the things she can accomplish with her powers. By tapping into the weather patterns of earths she can channel the elements through her body as well. She can also view the world in terms of energy patterns and can sense disturbances in nature. Storm is also able to fly by having the air carry her. This control is dependent on her will and strength of her body. Due to her powers she is immune to temperature extremes.
Storm is also noted as having a very strong and indomitable will which when added to her ability to release electricity from her body gives her a measure of immunity to telepaths. They have also noted it’s hard to track and maintain contact with her mind. Her will and magical potential also allowed her to host eternity, a feat which has never been accomplished with the user surviving before.
Potential: Storm is descended from a line of Kenyan magic users and sorcerer supreme; most notably Ashake; who have blue eyes and white hair. As a result she has strong magical potential though it is undeveloped. In the Magic Arcana series she is marked as potentially powerful as the Scarlet Witch and Agatha Harkness in magic.
Biography: Ororo is descended from an ancient and powerful line of African magic users who get their distinctive features (white hair and blue eyes) every five generations. It’s theorized that their origins lay in the Great Rift Valley, where the human race is said to have originated.
She was born to Princess N’dare of Kenya and American photojournalist David Munroe. They moved to America while N’dare was pregnant. Storm was born in upscale New York City but her family left due to racism. Settling in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. This is where her parents were killed and she was buried in the rubble with their dead bodies resulting in a life long Claustrophobia (Uncanny X-Men #102, December 1976). After this she became an orphan living on the streets and was taken in by Akmed el Gibar the greatest thief of Africa who taught her his skills. Here she meets Charles Xavier after robbing him. In a fight between himself and the shadow king she escapes. (Uncanny X-Men #117 (January 1979)
Years later while in Kenya she meets a young T’challa during his walkabout and the two fall in love but his duty cause him to leave her (Storm vol.2 #1-6). In the Serengeti her powers manifest and she is taken in by a witch Ainet who helps her control her powers and she is worshiped as a goddess of the African plains. She later meets the first crop of X-men in a battle with Deluge (X-men Hidden years #6 and #7)
Nubia
Publisher: DC Comics
Created by: Grant Morrison based on the original created by Robert Kanigher and Don Heck.
1st appearance: Final Crisis #7 (March, 2009)
Alias: Sister of Wonder Woman, Black Wonder woman, Princess Nubia, Black Amazon,
Team Affiliations: The Amazons
Legal Status: unknown
Height:6’0″ Weight:150 lbs (64 kg)
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Hippolyta (Mother), Diana/Wonder woman (sister), Donna/Harbinger (Sister)
Skills: From birth she was taught the ways of warfare.
Powers and Abilities:Pre-Crisis: All the powers of Diana ( Being immortal like all Amazons. Wielding the sword that Ares created that can counteract Dian’s lasso)
Superhuman Strength: She has the ability to lift far in excess of 100 tons.
Superhuman Durability: Nubia possesses a high resistance to damage and magical attacks. Like Wonder Woman Nubia is extremely resistant to blunt force attacks.
Flight: Nubia is capable of unassisted flight through magical means.
Superhuman Reflexes: Nubia was easily able to keep up with Wonder Woman (even disarming Diana in battle and beating her twice) in a Hand-to-Hand battle and she possesses reflex abilities similar to speedsters, such as the Flash. Batman noted that Wonder Woman's reflexes are superior to that of even Superman himself.
Superhuman Agility: Nubia's agility is far beyond that of even an Olympic level athlete (equal to Diana).
Superhuman Stamina: Nubia can last a great deal of time in any fight and with virtually anyone. She has held her own in combat with foes as powerful as Diana.
Healing: Nubia can heal at superhuman levels.
Superhuman Senses: All five of Nubia senses can be used at an superhuman degree.
Hand-to-Hand Combat: Nubia is a trained warrior and can fight with the best of the best.
Post-Crisis: All the powers of Diana above with the sword created by Ares
Nu'bia wears special magical armor with a raised embossed lion's head on its breastplate. Nu'bia has been shown traveling back and forth to Hades at will, and from there to other mythological realms. Typically when she is about to appear at a new location the lion's head on her armor appears as part of the doorway, suggesting that the armor may be the source of this ability. In honor of an ancient pact, the Gorgons of the underworld blessed Nu'bia with the “Cold Sight“, which allows her to turn anyone to stone.
Nu'bia has 3,000 years of combat experience, providing her expertise in both hand to hand combat as well as with hand held weapons. In Earth-23 having the lasso of truth just like Diana.
Biography: Nubia was Wonder Woman's "black sister", created from black clay, just as Diana was created from white clay. Both were brought to life by Aphrodite, but Nubia was stolen by Ares/Mars (the Greek and Roman names were interchangeable, and more often than not, the Roman names were used. Mars was one of the gods whose Roman name was used.), so Nubia did not get the powers that was given to Diana.Mars raised Nubia to be his warrior, giving her a special ring to keep her mind clouded. Years later, Diana met Nubia, who became her roommate. After several battles, Wonder Woman was able to release Nubia from Mars' control, when she used the heat of the sun, reflected off her bracelets, to cause the ring to expand and fall off. Nubia defied Mars, and optioned to lead her warriors to the ways of peace. It was then that Queen Hippolyte revealed the truth: Nubia was Diana's sister!
Created by: Grant Morrison based on the original created by Robert Kanigher and Don Heck.
1st appearance: Final Crisis #7 (March, 2009)
Alias: Sister of Wonder Woman, Black Wonder woman, Princess Nubia, Black Amazon,
Team Affiliations: The Amazons
Legal Status: unknown
Height:6’0″ Weight:150 lbs (64 kg)
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Hippolyta (Mother), Diana/Wonder woman (sister), Donna/Harbinger (Sister)
Skills: From birth she was taught the ways of warfare.
Powers and Abilities:Pre-Crisis: All the powers of Diana ( Being immortal like all Amazons. Wielding the sword that Ares created that can counteract Dian’s lasso)
Superhuman Strength: She has the ability to lift far in excess of 100 tons.
Superhuman Durability: Nubia possesses a high resistance to damage and magical attacks. Like Wonder Woman Nubia is extremely resistant to blunt force attacks.
Flight: Nubia is capable of unassisted flight through magical means.
Superhuman Reflexes: Nubia was easily able to keep up with Wonder Woman (even disarming Diana in battle and beating her twice) in a Hand-to-Hand battle and she possesses reflex abilities similar to speedsters, such as the Flash. Batman noted that Wonder Woman's reflexes are superior to that of even Superman himself.
Superhuman Agility: Nubia's agility is far beyond that of even an Olympic level athlete (equal to Diana).
Superhuman Stamina: Nubia can last a great deal of time in any fight and with virtually anyone. She has held her own in combat with foes as powerful as Diana.
Healing: Nubia can heal at superhuman levels.
Superhuman Senses: All five of Nubia senses can be used at an superhuman degree.
Hand-to-Hand Combat: Nubia is a trained warrior and can fight with the best of the best.
Post-Crisis: All the powers of Diana above with the sword created by Ares
Nu'bia wears special magical armor with a raised embossed lion's head on its breastplate. Nu'bia has been shown traveling back and forth to Hades at will, and from there to other mythological realms. Typically when she is about to appear at a new location the lion's head on her armor appears as part of the doorway, suggesting that the armor may be the source of this ability. In honor of an ancient pact, the Gorgons of the underworld blessed Nu'bia with the “Cold Sight“, which allows her to turn anyone to stone.
Nu'bia has 3,000 years of combat experience, providing her expertise in both hand to hand combat as well as with hand held weapons. In Earth-23 having the lasso of truth just like Diana.
Biography: Nubia was Wonder Woman's "black sister", created from black clay, just as Diana was created from white clay. Both were brought to life by Aphrodite, but Nubia was stolen by Ares/Mars (the Greek and Roman names were interchangeable, and more often than not, the Roman names were used. Mars was one of the gods whose Roman name was used.), so Nubia did not get the powers that was given to Diana.Mars raised Nubia to be his warrior, giving her a special ring to keep her mind clouded. Years later, Diana met Nubia, who became her roommate. After several battles, Wonder Woman was able to release Nubia from Mars' control, when she used the heat of the sun, reflected off her bracelets, to cause the ring to expand and fall off. Nubia defied Mars, and optioned to lead her warriors to the ways of peace. It was then that Queen Hippolyte revealed the truth: Nubia was Diana's sister!
Spectrum
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr.
1st appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, (1982)
Alias: Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar, Daystar, Sceptre, Lady of Light, Monica Marvel, Sun Goddess, Spectrum
Nationality: American
Team Affiliations: Nextwave, Avengers, New Orleans Harbor Patrol
Legal Status: U.S citizen with no criminal record
Weight: 130 lbs Height: 5’10
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Frank Rambeau (Father), Maria Rambeau (Mother), Black Light/Kendra Freeman (Daughter)
Skills and abilities: She is an excellent unarmed combatant and acrobat trained by Captain America. Monica is an expert swimmer with extensive nautical expertise thanks to college training and life as a cargo ship captain. As a police academy graduate she is also an excellent marksman. As a captain and as leader of the Avengers she gained strong leadership skills honed under the watchful eye of Captain America and The Wasp.
Powers: Monica has the ability to can convert her body into any form of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum. She has displayed the ability to become cosmic rays, gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, sun light, electricity, infrared radiation, microwaves, radio waves and neutrons.
While in her energy form she becomes intangible allowing most attacks to pass through her. Her energy form also allows her to fly and exist in the vacuum of space without the need to breathe or eat. Since she can become light she can move at the speed of light granting her superhuman speed. Monica can also duplicate the wavelength of new energy she encounters given enough time. She can also absorb many forms of energy once she can match its wavelength. Monica can also create light based holograms.
Biography: Monica was born to Frank and Maria Rambeau in New Orleans, Louisiana. A level-headed and confident woman she joined the New Orleans Harbor Patrol after leaving college. Here she was a cargo ship captain. Stumbling onto the creation of dangerous otherworldly weapons she was bombarded by extra dimensional energy when she tried to destroy said weapon to save innocent lives. In the ensuing explosion she was granted superhuman powers. Honor bound and realizing she could use her powers to aid others she decided to use her powers and fight crime. The media branded her the ‘new Captain Marvel’ (The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, 1982).
Created by: Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr.
1st appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, (1982)
Alias: Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar, Daystar, Sceptre, Lady of Light, Monica Marvel, Sun Goddess, Spectrum
Nationality: American
Team Affiliations: Nextwave, Avengers, New Orleans Harbor Patrol
Legal Status: U.S citizen with no criminal record
Weight: 130 lbs Height: 5’10
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Frank Rambeau (Father), Maria Rambeau (Mother), Black Light/Kendra Freeman (Daughter)
Skills and abilities: She is an excellent unarmed combatant and acrobat trained by Captain America. Monica is an expert swimmer with extensive nautical expertise thanks to college training and life as a cargo ship captain. As a police academy graduate she is also an excellent marksman. As a captain and as leader of the Avengers she gained strong leadership skills honed under the watchful eye of Captain America and The Wasp.
Powers: Monica has the ability to can convert her body into any form of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum. She has displayed the ability to become cosmic rays, gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, sun light, electricity, infrared radiation, microwaves, radio waves and neutrons.
While in her energy form she becomes intangible allowing most attacks to pass through her. Her energy form also allows her to fly and exist in the vacuum of space without the need to breathe or eat. Since she can become light she can move at the speed of light granting her superhuman speed. Monica can also duplicate the wavelength of new energy she encounters given enough time. She can also absorb many forms of energy once she can match its wavelength. Monica can also create light based holograms.
Biography: Monica was born to Frank and Maria Rambeau in New Orleans, Louisiana. A level-headed and confident woman she joined the New Orleans Harbor Patrol after leaving college. Here she was a cargo ship captain. Stumbling onto the creation of dangerous otherworldly weapons she was bombarded by extra dimensional energy when she tried to destroy said weapon to save innocent lives. In the ensuing explosion she was granted superhuman powers. Honor bound and realizing she could use her powers to aid others she decided to use her powers and fight crime. The media branded her the ‘new Captain Marvel’ (The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, 1982).