Aquaria Neptuna (Earth-616)

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Origin 1.2 Talan & Namorita 1.3 "Death" & Return 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Strength level 2.4 Weaknesses 3 Paraphernalia 4 Notes 5 Trivia 6 See Also 7 Discover and Discuss 8 Links and References

History

Origin

The daughter of an Atlantean man and a surface woman, Aquaria Neptunia was nicknamed "Namora" in honor of her cousin Namor. During her early adolescence, Namora moved to the Atlantis Antarctic capital with her father and became a playmate of Namor. A few years later, Namora and her father relocated to a northern colony.

In 1946, Namora's skin, formerly the typical Atlantean blue, faded to a Caucasian tone, and her father revealed her half-human heritage. Shortly afterward, she and her father returned to Antarctic Atlantis, where, in early 1947, the Brockton Gang invaded Atlantis in search of treasure, killing Namora's father and destroying the city with nuclear torpedoes. When Namor returned home from a mission in Asia, he mistakenly thought that Atlantis had been destroyed. (However, it was later revealed that it was Maritanis which was destroyed, not Atlantis.) Everyone was killed except for Namora. Namor nursed her back to health, and they jointly swore vengeance on the murderers of their race. Namora continued to accompany Namor on many adventures, and she even teamed up with Golden Girl and Sun Girl.

Talan & Namorita

In 1955, Namora married an Atlantean man named Talan. At some point in 1956, Namora joined the Monster Hunters on some of their adventures. However, her marriage with Talan became strained when, due to her hybrid nature, she was unable to bear children and give him an heir. In late 1957, Namora persuaded the exiled Atlantean scientist Vyrra to implant her with an altered cloned embryo, enabling her to become pregnant. In 1958, Namora accompanied the Monster Hunters on a mission alongside other heroes, which brought her to the attention of FBI agent Jimmy Woo. Soon after, Namora gave birth to her "daughter", Namorita.

"Death" & Return

When Namor went missing in the 50's, Namora searched for him to no avail. In 1961, Namora and her family left Atlantis for the colony of Maritanis. Soon afterward, Talan was killed in an atomic bomb test, and Namora took their child to live in Lemuria. After several years, she became attracted to Lemuria's Prince Merro. This led her rival, the Lemurian princess Llyra, to an attempted assasination by poison. Namora was believed to have died while Namorita was a pre-adolescent.

As a surface-dweller/Atlantean hybrid, Namora's body had overcome the poison and only needed to be revived. She remained in an icy coffin at the bottom of the ocean until she was recently discovered by Jimmy Woo. Once thawed, Namora pledged her loyalty to Jimmy and joined the newly reformed Agents of Atlas.

During World War Hulk, Namora joined forces with Hulk, Mastermind Excello, Hercules, and Angel.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Namora possesses superhuman strength, speed, durability, agility, and reflexes; she can lift up to 10 tons underwater, although prolonged surface activity can reduce her strength to 33% or lower. She can survive underwater indefinitely and has special vision adapted to undersea depths. Namora ages extremely slowly, even by Atlantean standards; nearly a half-century old, she appears to be in her twenties. Namora's vitality diminishes when out of water; renewed contact with water immediately restores her to peak strength.

Abilities

Namora is trained in Atlantean combat methods and fluent in English, Atlantean, and Lemurian.

Strength level

Namora possesses superhuman strength, enabling her to lift (press)approximately 10 tons on land under optimal conditions.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

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

Notes

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Trivia

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See Also

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