Jarella (Earth-616)

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Jarella

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Real Name

Jarella

Affiliation

Hulk (Bruce Banner)

Relatives

Visalia (sister)

Universe

Earth-616

Base Of Operations

K'ai

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Eyes

Green

Hair

Blonde

Skin

Green

Status

Citizenship

K'aian

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Empress of K'ai

Origin

Origin

Place of Birth

K'ai

Creators

Harlan Ellison

First appearance

Last appearance

Incredible Hulk #140 (Jun 1971)

Unknown

History

Jarella was the princess of the sub-atomic world of K'ai. Though outwardly primitive this world had remnants of long-forgotten high technology and sorcery. Its people were green-skinned and for the most part blonde haired, but otherwise human.

Jarella's city was threatened by a number of menaces ranging from attacks by the gigantic wartos (wart hog like beasts larger than elephants) to the armies of the Warlord Visus. The Hulk appeared in K'ai during an attack of the warthos and drove the huge monsters away. When the people came out to greet him, the Hulk was startled. He noticed that they were green-skinned, like him and that they welcomed him rather than running away.

The Hulk was especially taken with the lovely and gentle Jarella. She led him into the city and called on her sorcerers to help the Hulk learn their language. The spell succeeded and also allowed the human personality of Bruce Banner to emerge in the Hulk's body. The Hulk and Jarella fell in love, defeated Visus, and seem destined to live happily ever after. Unfortunately destiny in the form of a supervillain named Psyclop interfered and snatched the Hulk away from K'ai.

Jarella returned several times later. She ws unique in that she accepted the Hulk without qualifications. She came to know Bruce Banner's mind in the Hulk's body but was equally accepting of the Hulk personality, or Banner's body. This idyllic love was always tragically thwarted.

Jarella died^[1] while trying to save a boy from being crushed under a falling building. The Hulk took Jarella's body to the Gamma Base, but the doctors were unable to revive her. Eventually the Hulk managed to return her body to K'ai for a proper burial.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

Jarella was a great warrior and a brilliant military leader. She was an excellent swordswoman and a superb hand-to-hand combatant.

Strength level

Jarella possessed the equivalent of the normal human strength of an Earth woman of her physical age, height and guilt who engaged in intensive regular exercises.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• No special notes.

Trivia

• Jarella and her world are typical of the sword and planet sub-genre of science fiction. They are particularly reminescent of the Mars novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• The title of the issue featuring Jarella's debut was The Brute Who Shouted Love At the Heart of the Atom. This is an homage to Ellison's story The Beast Who Shouted Love at the Heart of the World.

See Also

• Appearances of Jarella (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Jarella (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Jarella (Earth-616)
• Quotations by Jarella (Earth-616)

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