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Fictional character biography

A member of the Homo mermanus race, Andromeda is the first born daughter of Attuma of Atlantis by his Lady Gelva. She was raised by her father as a boy, trained in the arts of hunting and war and she exceeded any other male except for her father in these skills. Despite her skills, she was considered unworthy of being his successor, because she was a woman. Andromeda left her father's kingdom and went to the underwater kingdom of Namor the Sub-Mariner. Namor gave her a position in his army and even awarded her with the rank of Major for her bravery, but again she was denied any further career advancement because of her sex. Homo mermanus is a fictional race of gilled aquatic humanoids in the Marvel Universe. ... Attuma is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Atlantis is a fictional location in the Marvel Comics Universe and the DC Comics Universe. ... Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic-book character in the Marvel Comics Universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939. ... Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ...

Andromeda, inspired by Namor's tales, moved to the surface world, where she used a serum to give herself a human appearance and the ability to breathe out of water. She took the name Andrea McPhee and posed as a surface woman.^[1] When she was revealed as an Atlantean, she quickly abandoned her charade and became a member of the Defenders, joining them against Hotspur.^[2] The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero group — usually presented as a non-team of individualistic outsiders each known for following their own agendas — that usually battles mystic and supernatural threats. ...

She was with the Defenders, christened the "New Defenders," for only a short time, revealing only portions of her background to them.^[3] With them, she traveled to outer space and battled the second Star-Thief.^[4] She fought Manslaughter as he menaced the team,^[5] and then aided the Defenders and the Interloper in battle against fellow Defender Moondragon, and the Dragon of the Moon who was possessing Moondragon. Andromeda sacrificed her life force, joining with Manslaughter, the Valkyrie, and the Interloper to drive the Dragon of the Moon from the Earth, and her body was turned to stone.^[6] The Interloper is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Moondragon is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ... The Dragon of the Moon is a fictional character, a malevolent entity appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Valkyrie is a fictional character and Marvel Comics superheroine. ...

The Dragon would later return, this time without a body. To stop the Dragon of the Moon, Doctor Strange cast a spell which returned the souls of the Defenders fallen in the battle against the Dragon to the bodies of several recently deceased humans, changing them into duplicates of the Defenders. Andromeda's soul entered the body of Genevieve Cross and these Defenders now called themselves the Dragon Circle. Together the Dragon Circle banished the Dragon from Earth and Andromeda returned to the oceans.^[7] This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ...

Andromeda played an important part in the 1989 Atlantis Attacks crossover. Andromeda led a rebellion to stop her father Attuma from invading the surface world, but she bested by Attuma in personal combat. She was kidnapped unconscious by the Deviant priest Ghaur as one of his "Seven Brides of Set."^[8] Under Ghaur's domination, she accompanied She-Hulk to acquire a piece of Set's life force.^[9]In the end the Brides of Set gained their freedom thanks to the Fantastic Four and Avengers.^[10] Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover to Fantastic Four Annual #22. ... The Deviants are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ghaur (pronounced Gore) is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... In the Conan the Barbarian and Marvel continuities Set is a malevolent seven-headed serpent god. ... She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) is a Marvel Comics superheroine. ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Andromeda joined her forces with those of Namor. She was part of the short-lived Deep Six, a group of underwater heroes. During this time her mind and that of Genevieve Cross would repeatedly exchange control and even turn her body into a copy of Genevieve's. Andromeda sacrificed her own mind to save Namor's soul, leaving Genevieve in control of Andromeda's body. Months later, either Genevieve in Andromeda's body or a restored Andromeda herself assisted Namor and the Defenders against Attuma's own Deep Six. Andromeda was last seen as an ally of Namor, living in Atlantis. Deep Six is the name of two different groups of of sea-oriented characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Deep Six is the name of two different groups of of sea-oriented characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Andromeda has all the powers inherent to the Homo mermanus, but her strength and speed are far greater than that of any ordinary Homo mermanus, though not as great as that of her father or Namor. She is adapted to live underwater, having gills that allow her to breathe underwater, she can swim at high speeds and her body is resistant against the pressure and the cold of the deep oceans. Her specially developed vision allows her to see clearly in the murky depths of the ocean. Homo mermanus is a fictional race of gilled aquatic humanoids in the Marvel Universe. ...

She can survive only for 10 minutes out of water, unless she uses a special serum that gives her the ability to breathe air. Her stamina, agility, and reflexes are reduced when out of the water.

She has been trained as a Atlantean warrior, and is very skilled in the arts of hunting and war, wielding a trident as her weapon of choice. She carries a short sword and an 8" dagger as additional weaponry.

Andromeda also has extensive knowledge of biochemistry.

Notes

• Genevieve Cross is called Genevieve Cass in the Dragon Circle entry in the Handbook of the Marvel Universe '89 edition.

Bibliography

• Avengers West Coast Annual #4
• Damage Control vol. 1 #3-4
• Defenders vol. 1 #143, 145-147, 149-152
• Defenders vol. 2 #1-2, 11
• Dr. Strange vol. 3 #3-4
• Fantastic Four Annual #22
• Iron Man Annual #10
• Marvel Comics Presents #37, 121
• Namor vol. 1 #49, 52-53, 55, 58-62
• Strange Tales vol. 2 #5-7
• Thor Annual #14
• X-Factor Annual #4

References

External links

• Andromeda at the Appendix to the Marvel Universe.