ANDROMEDA
Real Name: Andromeda Attumasen
Identity/Class: Sub-species of humanity (Atlantean/Homo mermani)
Occupation: Peacelord; formerly General (Warlord) of Atlantean armies; Group Commander of the Armed Forces of the Empire of Atlantis
Group Membership: Defenders of the Deep (Bloodtide, Echidna, King Crab, Manowar, Namor, Orka, Piranhas, Tiger Shark), Atlantean Royal Guard;
formerly Deep Six
(Tamara Rahn, Stingray, Sub-Mariner, Tiger Shark, Triton),
Brides of Set
(Dagger, Invisible Girl, Marvel Girl, Scarlet Witch, She-Hulk, Storm),
Dragon
Circle (Interloper/Will
Fanshawe, Manslaughter/Roger
Loomis, Valkyrie/Sian Bowen,
Dafydd ap Iowerth),
Defenders (Angel/Warren Worthington III,
Beast/Henry McCoy, Cloud,
Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange, Gargoyle, Hellcat, Hulk, Iceman, Interloper, Invisible Woman,
Manslaughter,
Moondragon, Nighthawk/Kyle Richmond, Silver Surfer, Candy
Southern, Valkyrie/Brunhilde, Valkyrie/Samantha Parrington)
Affiliations: Avengers,
Black Panther (T'Challa), Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Captain Marvel (Monica
Rambeau), Cloak (Tyrone Johnson), Genevieve
Cross, Dagger (Tandy Bowen), Colonel Dakkor,
Devil-Slayer,
Fantastic Four, Hawkeye, Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Human Torch (Johnny
Storm), Invisible Woman, Iron Man, a Kraken,
Kubik, Marrina, Phoebe Marrs, Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), Mockingbird, Ms.
Marvel (Sharon Ventura), Namorita, Henry Pym, Quasar, Raman, Tamara
Rahn, Remora, Rintrah, Sassafras,
Scarlet Witch, Seraph,
Sersi, She-Hulk, Stingray, Storm, Sub-Mariner, the Thing, Thor, Tigra, Tony, Triton, Vashti, the Vishanti, Vision,
War-Sharks, Wasp, Wonder
Man, X-Men (Cyclops (Scott Summers), Emma Frost), Xiomara, Xiombarg
aliens;
formerly Nautak, Tiger Shark
Enemies: Abomination,
Attuma, Avengers (Black Panther/T'Challa, Captain America/Steve Rogers, Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider/Robbie Reyes, Hulk/Jennifer Walters, Iron Man/Tony Stark, Thor/Odinson),
Black Moray (Leonard McKenzie), Bloodwraith, Crystal, Deep Six
(Attuma, Nagala, Orka, Piranha, Sea Urchin, Tiger Shark), Dragon
of the Moon, Erlik Khan, Fire-Breathing Sharks of Muspelheim, Graviton,
Hercules, Hotspur,
King Ul-Uhar, Llyra, Lord Ghaur, Llyron, Morgan le Fay,
Nautak, Nightmare, Proxima Midnight, Quicksilver, Sea Leopard,
Set,
Spirits of Air, Earth, and Water, Star-Thief,
Thanos, Thunderstrike, Warlord Krang, Winter Guard (Chernobog, Crimson Dynamo/Dimitri Bukharin, Darkstar/Laynia Petrovna, Perun, Ursa Major, Vanguard/Nikolai Krylenko, Vostok)
Known Relatives: Attuma
(father), Lady Gelva (mother)
Aliases: Andromeda the Sword, Andrea McPhee, Genevieve
Cross, Lady Andromeda
Base of Operations: Atlantis;
formerly Aquaria, the Borders of the Land of the
Dead, Defenders Mansion
First Appearance: New Defenders I#143 (May, 1985)
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Hair: Auburn
Eyes: Green
Skin: Blue
Powers/Abilities: Andromeda has superhuman strength, allowing her to lift (press) 14 tons
in air. She is stronger than the average Atlantean male. While she
normally cannot survive out of water longer than 10 minutes, she has at
times used a serum that gave her the ability to absorb oxygen through
her skin. This serum also caused her skin to turn Caucasian. She is an
extremely quick swimmer, also greater than the average Atlantean.
She is well-versed in most Atlantean combat methods.
After the Vishanti combined Andromeda's form with
Genevieve Cross, Andromeda and Genevieve took turns possessing the
body, subverting the other's will and form.
History:
(Iron Man Annual I#10/2 (fb)) -
Andromeda was born to Attuma and Lady Gelva, and was Attuma's eldest
child.
(X-Factor Annual I#4
(fb)) – Attuma was ashamed to have a female as his firstborn and
quickly cast her aside. Andromeda was raised as any male
Atlantean child would be. She was trained to fight, hunt, and
kill.
(Marvel
Comics Presents I#121/4 (fb)) – As a child, Andromeda was taught in the
ways of an Atlantean soldier. She learned respect, duty, trust,
and dedication. She played often with her friend Nautak in the
kelp fields. She was still in training when Namor led his first
attack against New York City.
(Iron Man Annual I#10/2 (fb)) - Attuma eventually
lost touch with Andromeda, and no longer knew what became of his
daughter or even if she still lived.
(New Defenders I#149 (fb)) - Andromeda always
wanted to be a soldier. She worked hard to become a decorated
commander in the Atlantean army, and developed a reputation as a savvy
fighter.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4 (fb)) - Namor
bestowed a special tiara on Andromeda as a testament to her bravery,
and granted her a prestigious position in the Atlantean military.
(New Defenders I#149 (fb)) - After being denied
several career opportunities and military honors because of her gender,
Andromeda grew frustrated and resigned from her position. Having
heard of Namor's experiences with the Defenders, where men and women
adventured equally, she decided to seek the team out. She spent
months learning surface culture, 'boning up on surface mores, idioms,
and styles until [she] could tell the difference between Nike and
Adidas,' and then put together a plan to infiltrate the surface and
find the Defenders. She got an oxygen mask (designed by Warlord
Krang) that would turn her skin color Caucasian, and utilized a serum
that would allow her to breathe surface air.
(New Defenders I#143) - Andromeda, in Caucasian skin
and a jogging suit, docked her submarine and went jogging on the
surface world. When she fell, another jogger, Tony, offered to
help her. He took her back to his place because she didn't have
any money.
(New Defenders I#145) - Andromeda, using the cover name
Andrea McPhee, stayed the night at Tony's. He came home from
work, and she lied about why she was still there. While he told
her about his day, she stole his wallet and duplicated his credit cards
and IDs using a remote-controlled aerial machine she had placed outside
the window. When he noticed her lips turning blue, she ran into
the other room and used a special apparatus to make her skin Caucasian
again. She flirted with Tony to distract him.
(New Defenders
I#146) - Days later, Andromeda and Tony went out to a nightclub.
Hotspur came in and enticed the crowd to dance, and she and Tony hit
the floor dancing. With the crowd caught up in Hotspur's spell,
the villain began slashing people with his claws and none of them
seemed to notice. Andromeda, unaffected possibly due to her
Atlantean nature, attacked Hotspur with a blade when Tony got
hurt. The crowd began cheering Hotspur on in the battle.
When Hotspur broke his claws on Andromeda's stomach, he fled. She
pursued Hotspur out into the street, threatening to kill him as she had
so many enemies in the past. When Hotspur hit Andromeda with
Muspel-flame (soul-fire) Andromeda was distracted, and Hotspur
escaped. Tony came outside and realized he was bleeding. As
they walked away, Andromeda vowed to apprehend Hotspur.
(New Defenders I#149 (fb)) - Andromeda left Tony a
large pearl to repay him for his troubles, then went off to find
Hotspur.
(New Defenders I#146) - Later that day, Andromeda,
in full battle gear and with a large trident, interrupted a battle
between Hotspur and the Defenders.
(New Defenders I#147) - Andromeda got Hotspur in a
headlock and accidentally broke his arm, but he quickly healed
himself. Hotspur involved she and the Defenders in a mass
hallucination that almost left them murderers, but Gargoyle shocked the
other heroes back to their senses. Andromeda and Valkyrie held
Hotspur while Gargoyle and Cloud caused him to experience mortal pain,
defeating him. Seraph, an old Defenders ally, approached, ready
to reveal Cloud’s origins.
(New Defenders I#149) - Andromeda recounted her origins
to the team, and was welcomed as a member. While investigating
Cloud’s origins, the team headed to West Virginia and then to space.
(New Defenders I#150) - In space, the Defenders teamed
up with Seraph, the Xiombarg aliens, and the Cosmic Cube to battle the
Star-Thief. After the battle, Cloud returned to space.
During the battle, Andromeda’s battle prowess, ability to lead by
command, and ability to see things in the murky depths proved valuable.
(New Defenders I#151) - After seeing Seraph off, the
team returned to Defenders Mansion and found Manslaughter there.
Andromeda and Gargoyle freed a trapped Sassafras (the Beast’s dog),
then Manslaughter ambushed them. Manslaughter placed a piece of
desiccant tape over Andromeda’s mouth, and it drained all the moisture
out of her lungs, causing her to collapse. Manslaughter then used
Andromeda’s trident to stab Gargoyle’s hands to the wall. After
the team regrouped, slightly recovered, Manslaughter set fire to the
Mansion, but Interloper arrived and stopped him. Then the Dragon
of the Moon, possessing Moondragon, attacked.
(New Defenders I#152) - The Dragon of the Moon gave
Andromeda the chance to flee, but she refused. While Interloper held
the Dragon off, Andromeda held Moondragon’s body and Manslaughter fed
madness into her mind. Moondragon and the Dragon fled, but later
returned, even more powerful. Moondragon claimed to be free of
the Dragon, and Andromeda wanted to kill her to be sure. The
Dragon manifested again and took over Gargoyle’s body, mutating
it. Andromeda fought the possessed Gargoyle, stabbing with her
trident, and was thrown free. Interloper and Valkyrie used
Manslaughter and Andromeda as mortal familiars, focuses for their
immortal powers. The four of them gave up their lives willingly
and defeated the Dragon in a mighty blast of power. The
carbonized forms of the four of them, plus Gargoyle and Moondragon,
blew away as ash on the wind.
(Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme#3 (fb)) - Andromeda, Valkyrie,
Manslaughter, and Interloper did not die, but entered the Borders of
the Land of the Dead, where the Dragon of the Moon enthralled all the
other spirits against them. They spent what felt like an eternity
battling the Dragon and his minions.
(Strange Tales I#5/2 - 7/2) - When Doctor Strange made a pact
with the Valkyrie, he gained the ability
to summon the Defenders’ souls forth in battle on Earth, granting them
life for a full 24 hours. He summoned them against Erlik Khan, who fled before the battle was
complete. Later, they met Rintrah,
Cloak and Dagger, and explained their origins. Nightmare attacked
the team through Cloak’s cloak and pulled them into his
dimension. After an ineffectual physical battle with Nightmare,
Doctor Strange allowed the Defenders to return to “death,” in the other
dimension.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#37/3) - When Devil-Slayer
entered the Borders of the Land of the Dead battling demons, he saw the
carbonized forms of the four Defenders there.
(Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme#3) - When the Dragon found a way to
reenter Earth, the team finally triumphed over the Dragon’s
minions. The Vishanti granted them their wish to live
again. Andromeda, manifesting as a supple otter, possessed the
form of Genevieve Cross while her three allies possessed three other
mortals. The four of them, along with Dafydd ap Iowerth and
Doctor Strange, battled the Spirits of Air, Earth, and Water.
(Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme#4) - The group followed the Dragon
of the Moon to the ruined town of Manchester, England. There they
fought off men powered by the Dragon’s influence until ap Iowerth
stopped them. They tracked the Dragon to a nuclear power plan
next, and ap Iowerth drew the Dragon out of his mortal form. The
five heroes attacked physically, then gathered in a circle. An
enchantment by Doctor Strange christened the heroes as the Dragon
Circle, giving them the power to keep the Dragon off of Earth forever
more.
(Iron Man Annual I#10/2) - Andromeda returned to
Atlantis after learning that the Sub-Mariner was (presumed) dead and
Atlantis was invading the surface world again under the orders of
Attuma. Andromeda defeated the Atlantean soldiers who attacked
her. Colonel Dakkor (an Atlantean soldier) pulled her aside and
tried to quiet her words of rebellion, but she swam away to confront
Attuma. She was brought before Attuma in a net, then
released. She revealed that she was his daughter, and Attuma
tried to kill her with his larger trident. Andromeda fled and
rejoined with Dakkor, the both of them vowing to take Attuma down.
(X-Factor Annual
I#4) - One of the soldiers loyal to Andromeda brought her word that
Attuma was leading an attack on a surface water purification
plant. Andromeda led her charges into battle with Attuma's
forces, but quickly swam off on her own to confront Attuma again.
On the surface, she found the Beast, who was shocked to see her
alive. When the Beast told her that Attuma was planning on mating
with Marvel Girl, he and Andromeda went off to rescue her. They
found Attuma there and Andromeda claimed the first-born's rite of
challenge (a right only given to male children) and battled the more
powerful Attuma, her trident against his sword. Soon after,
Attuma knocked her out and prepared to kill her, but a mental
projection of Lord Ghaur teleported Andromeda away, intending to make
her one of the Seven Brides of Set. The Beast and Marvel Girl had
already escaped.
(Avengers West Coast Annual I#4) - Lord Ghaur put
Andromeda in a trance alongside the other Brides of Set and prepared
them for their upcoming wedding to the elder god in front of a group of
Deviants. Andromeda and She-Hulk were sent to retrieve an
artifact from an Atlantean site called 'the Altar of Neptune's
Wrath.' When She-Hulk grabbed the artifact, several monstrous
tentacles attacked her. Andromeda grabbed the artifact and
returned it to Ghaur, leaving She-Hulk to fend for herself. The
Brides watched as Ghaur used the artifacts to attempt to resurrect
Set. When the Avengers attacked, Andromeda helped fend off Wonder
Man. Set soon began rising again, and Andromeda looked on in
wonder.
(Thor Annual I#14) - Joined by Dr. Strange, Quasar,
the Thing, and Thor, the heroes were able to repel Set while the Brides
of Set watched, entranced. Ghaur quickly teleported himself and
the Brides away.
(Fantastic Four Annual I#22) - In a final bid
to resurrect Set, Ghaur and Llyra loaded the Brides of Set onto a
quickly spinning wheel with the intent of sacrificing them in order to
achieve Set's resurrection. Several Earth heroes arrived, with
the Sub-Mariner, and defeated Ghaur and Llyra, freeing the Brides and
releasing them from their trances.
(Marvel Illustrated: The Swimsuit Issue) - Andromeda
participated in the Maria Stark Foundation's Super Olympics in a
swimming contest, but lost against Namor.
(Damage Control III#4) - Andromeda was one of many heroes
gathered to oppose the cosmic threat of Edifice Rex, but Damage Control ended
his threat by firing him.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4) - Still leading
rebels against Attuma, Andromeda fought a battle against opposing
forces led by Nautak, her childhood friend who had compromised his
beliefs and joined with Attuma. She saved a female Atlantean
citizen named Xiomara from Nautak by disarming him. Realizing
they were fighting a losing battle, Andromeda ordered her forces to
retreat, but Nautak's army collapsed a cliff on them and Andromeda fell
unconscious. She awoke in an undersea cave, and was then hit with
a paralyzing blast by Xiomara, who planned to use lethal force on
Attuma's armies and didn't want Andromeda getting in the way.
Nautak's forces attacked, and Nautak moved to kill Andromeda, taunting
her. Regaining mobility, Andromeda killed Nautak with a
blade. Realizing that her troops were headed for disaster, she
picked up an Atlantean Horn in the vault and summoned an undersea
Kraken to stymie Attuma's forces, causing both sides of the battle to
retreat. Xiomara apologized to Andromeda. She broke the
Horn before the Atlanteans.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#49) - When Namor, several Atlanteans, and
several surface-men built Aquaria, an undersea base meant to support
both human and Atlantean life, Andromeda led her troops to join
them. The Atlanteans attacked, expecting that Andromeda's forces
were led by Attuma. After the misunderstanding was cleared up,
Andromeda asked Namor to reinstate her as his warlord. Namor,
however, asked Andromeda to be his Peacelord, in charge of protecting
Aquaria.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#52) - Namor
took Andromeda with him to meet with Phoebe Marrs, where they learned
that Attuma may have had involvement at Stonington Island in a mission
to recover the USS Endurance. At the island, Andromeda was quick
to defend Namor’s honor. She headed to Old Atlantis to decipher
Attuma’s involvement, and found the city empty. In the throne
room, she found Attuma defeated by the Sea Leopard, and she was soon
defeated herself. Sea Leopard carried the unconscious forms of
Attuma and Andromeda and challenged Namor to battle.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#53) - After
recovering, Andromeda and Attuma joined forces and helped Namor against
Sea Leopard. After an explosion left them stunned, they resumed
battle. Andromeda took a blow to the chest from Sea Leopard’s
tail, saving Attuma’s life in the process. After Sea Leopard was
defeated, Andromeda refused an initiation to rejoin Attuma in Old
Atlantis, so Attuma banished her. Andromeda helped Namor find the
USS Endurance wreckage.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#55) - When Remora brought word that Tamara
Rahn and Tiger Shark had been captured in Atlantis by Llyron, Namor and
Andromeda went to investigate. Andromeda stayed back while Namor
handled the situation. Namor was asked to leave Atlantis, and
took his two captured allies with him.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#58) - Forming the temporary team of Deep
Six, Andromeda joined with Tiger Shark, Tamara Rahn, Stingray, and
Triton went out to find the missing Namor. They interrupted a
battle between Namor and the Avengers, who thought Namor had launched
another surface world attack. A furious Andromeda led a charge
against the Avengers, but Thunderstrike's mace held her off. She
tried to subdue the Vision, but he knocked her unconscious. In
time, Crystal stopped the battle with a whirlpool. The Avengers,
Tiger Shark, and Tamara Rahn departed, leaving the four remaining
heroes to face the attacking Abomination.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#59) - The Abomination scattered the heroes,
and knocked Andromeda and Triton's heads together into
unconsciousness. Later, Namor asked Andromeda to find a cloaked
vessel that had captured Stingray. Andromeda successfully found
the craft and disabled its cloaking device with her spear. As the
Abomination escaped, a small nuclear explosion went off stunning Namor
and Andromeda and seemingly slaying Triton.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#60) - Namor
drew the Orichalcum sword of Kamuu and he and Andromeda set off to find
Triton, following the psychic impressions of sea creatures. They
went on the surface of the Azores Islands, and Andromeda ingested her
air-breathing serum. At a nearby research station, Bloodwraith
attacked aboard his winged horse. Andromeda held back at Namor's
request, and was knocked unconscious by a disguised Morgan le
Fay.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#61) - When Andromeda recovered to find Namor
dead from the Bloodwraith's ebony blade, his soul taken by the blade
itself. She engaged in a sword-fight with Bloodwraith until her
sword was shattered. A geyser granted her a temporary reprieve,
and she grabbed Namor's blade, the sword of Kamuu. When Morgan le
Fay (in her true form) appeared with a mutated Triton (alive),
Andromeda was distracted and impaled on the ebony blade. In her
last living moments, Bloodwraith's human side let Andromeda know that
she could save Namor's soul if she would trade her own. Her body
then shifted into that of Genevieve Cross's. Andromeda's soul
found itself in the sword, where Namor did battle with an army of the
dead. Andromeda revealed to Namor that Marrina (Namor's deceased
wife) was controlling the army, information that Namor and Marrina used
to escape the blade. Andromeda remained in the sword, willingly
sacrificing her life so Namor could live. Back on the beach,
Namor found Genevieve trapped in Andromeda's body, and shoved her head
underwater so that she could breathe.
(Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#62) - After Namor briefly battled Morgan le
Fay, Triton, and Bloodwraith, he took Genevieve, in Andromeda's form,
back to Atlantis, where Raman and Vashti got them medical aid.
Genevieve was incredibly disoriented and unable to speak. Llyron
approached them just before earthquakes hit the city and Atlantis was
risen, killing sixty percent of Atlantis's population. Genevieve
in Andromeda's form seemingly escaped.
(Defenders II#2 (fb) - BTS) - Andromeda's spirit
somehow escaped the Ebony Blade and returned to her body (or
Cross's...it's not detailed).
(Defenders II#2) - When Attuma and his forces attacked Atlantis,
Andromeda fought alongside Namor, Namorita, and the Atlantean
military. When Namor disappeared (due to the Defenders' curse),
Attuma was able to take over the city.
(Defenders II#11) - After weeks of being subjugated by Attuma’s
forces, Namor and the Defenders (Dr. Strange, Hulk, Silver Surfer,
Hellcat, Nighthawk, Valkyrie) finally freed Atlantis by defeating Deep
Six (Attuma, Orka, Nagala, Sea Urchin, Tiger Shark, Piranha) and
Attuma’s forces. Andromeda greeted Namor while the crowds
cheered. Namor left Atlantis, and formed a Council of Three to
rule in his absence. Namorita was appointed to speak for the
royal house, Warlord Seth for the military, and Andromeda for the
common people. It is unknown whether Genevieve or Andromeda was
in charge of Andromeda's body at this time.
(Thunderbolts I#57) - Andromeda got hiked up into the
upper atmosphere by Graviton, just like almost every other superhero on
Earth.
(Thunderbolts I#58 - BTS) - Andromeda was lowered to the ground with the rest of Earth's heroes.
(Fantastic Four I#578 (fb) - BTS) - Hearing about the
rise of a new Atlantean city, from a group claiming to have been the
original Atlanteans who had been in hiding for centuries, Namor sent
Andromeda to investigate.
(Fantastic Four I#578) - Andromeda and the Invisible
Woman visited the Atlantean kings, and Andromeda questioned their
authority. She let them know that when they were ready to show their
faces to the world, then the true Atlanteans would address them.
(Fantastic Four I#584) - Andromeda stood by with a
group of Atlantean soldiers while Namor met the Invisible Woman on
Utopia, as Cyclops and Emma Frost watched. Namor announced that he was
ready to go forward and meet the kings in the Forever City.
(Fantastic Four I#585) - The Invisible Woman
presented Andromeda and Namor with the proposed treaty for negotiations
between the races of the Forever City and the Atlanteans, including
that each race would be allowed 12 soldiers during the negotiations.
Andromeda shared concerns that the Atlanteans would be outnumbered
three-to-one. When Namor conceded to the treaty, Andromeda shared her
protests, but she was silenced with a glance from Namor and dismissed.
Later, at the meeting with the kings of the Forever City, the
Atlanteans proposed small territories for them to have access to, while
the kings demanded a large amount of space, including access to Skarka
(Attuma's lands) and access to the Grotto of the Ancients. Andromeda
refused, restating her demands, and the kings followed with a vague
threat of war. Namor responded by killing one of the kings, effectively
declaring war.
(Fantastic Four I#586) - After the murder of King
Ul-Uhar, Namor led the Atlanteans, including Andromeda, into battle
against the old Atlanteans while Namor's ships bombed the cities from
outside. The Invisible Woman put up shields stopping the war and Namor
and his men were taken captive to try and negotiate terms.
(New Avengers III#9) - Thanos sent Proxima Midnight
and her forces to raze Atlantis, seeking an Infinity Gem. Namor,
Andromeda, and the remaining survivors kneeled before Midnight, telling
her she could find her gem in Wakanda, who had been at war with
Atlantis recently, bombing them savagely.
(Infinity#2) - Proxima Midnight accepted the surrender of Namor and Andromeda.
SECRET WARS III HAPPENED
(Avengers VIII#9) - Namor recruited Andromeda to join his new super-team, the Defenders of the Deep, including Bloodtide, Echidna, King Crab, Manowar, Namor, Orka, Tiger Shark, and several mutated Piranhas.
(Avengers VIII#10) - The Defenders of the Deep and War-Sharks saw Namor raise Hydropolis to the surface, then attacked the humans within, declaring that all on the surface world were no longer allowed under the ocean. The Avengers (Black Panther/T'Challa, Captain America/Steve Rogers, Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider/Robbie Reyes, Hulk/Jennifer Walters, Iron Man/Tony Stark, Thor/Odinson) attacked, and Andromeda and Manowar fought Captain Marvel. Soon the Winter Guard (Chernobog, Crimson Dynamo/Dmitri Bukharin, Darkstar/Laynia Petrovna, Perun, Ursa Major, Vanguard/Nikolai Krylenko, Vostok) intervened, and fights broke out among all three teams. In the chaos, Namor killed a few of the Piranhas for hunting humans, then he ordered the withdrawal of the Defenders of the Deep.
(War of the Realms: Strikeforce: The War Avengers#1) - The Defenders of the Deep helped Namor defend Atlantis against the Fire-Breathing Sharks of Muspelheim.
(Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto#1 (fb) - BTS) - Andromeda sent a group of soldiers to investigate the Molloy Deep, but they never returned.
(King in Black: Namor#3) - Namor led Andromeda, Bloodtide, and Echidna in a search for the Black Tide, but they found nothing.
(King in Black: Namor#4) - Andromeda informed Namor that some of his forces had been slaughtered.
(Avengers VIII#40) - Namor led the Defenders of the Deep in attacking the Avengers at Avengers Mountain, as he tried to secure the power of the Phoenix Force for himself. During the fight, Andromeda sparred with Okoye. The Phoenix Force froze the fight as it began searching for a new host.
(Avengers VIII#42) - The Defenders of the Deep stood down as Namor battled to control the Phoenix Force.
(Avengers VIII#43) - Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and Okoye held off the Defenders of the Deep. Okoye battled Andromeda.
(Avengers VIII#44) - The Defenders of the Deep departed after Namor lost the Phoenix battle.
(Marvels II#5) - When Captain America, Storm, and the Human Torch came to Atlantis to ask for for an artifact, and Namor had Andromeda retrieve it.
(Avengers VIII#49) - The Defenders of the Deep challenged Namor for the throne of Atlantis, feeling he was no longer a fit ruler. A giant battle with the surface world erupted, interrupting the meeting.
Andromeda had an entry in the Official Handbook of the
Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#1 and Master Edition#12.
Profile by Chadman
Clarifications:
Andromeda has no known connections to
- Andromeda
of Greek myth
- Andromeda
of the Pantheon--Incredible Hulk I#412
- the Andromeda
Starship - temporary home of the
Abomination--Incredible Hulk I#136
- or anyone else
not mentioned in this profile.
Tony
(New Defenders I#143) - While jogging, Tony saw a
woman fall and offered to help her. Because she didn't have any
money, he offered to take her back to his place.
(New Defenders I#145) - Tony spent the night with
the woman (who said her name was Andrea McPhee, but was really the
Atlantean Andromeda) and returned from work, pleased to still find her
there. He talked about his dull stockbroker job, and said he'd
make Andrea dinner. He noticed her lips had turned blue, and
briefed her on proper running techniques. He was pleased when she
flirted with him.
(New Defenders I#146) - Tony took Andrea out to a
nightclub and they started dancing when Hotspur enticed them to.
Tony got caught up in Hotspur's spell and didn't notice when he was
cut. When he came out of the trance, he went up to the street and
found Andrea, who pointed out the blood on his cheek. They left
for home and to rent a movie.
--New Defenders I#143 (143, 145, 146
Colonel
Dakkor
(Iron Man Annual I#10/2) - When Attuma
took over Atlantis and launched an attack on the surface world, Dakkor,
of the Atlantean military, was afraid to start a rebellion on his
own. When Andromeda returned, Dakkor warned her of the danger
Attuma presented. The two of them left to start a rebellion
together.
--Iron Man Annual I#10/2
Nautak
(Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4 (fb)) -
Nautak, an Atlantean soldier, often played with his friend Andromeda in
the kelp fields as a child.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4) -
Nautak changed sides in a bid for prestige and led an army for
Attuma. He lead a battle against rebel forces led by
Andromeda. He prepared to kill an Atlantean citizen, Xiomara, but
was disarmed by Andromeda before he could do so. Nautak ordered
his troops to fire on the retreating Andromeda and her forces,
effectively collapsing a cliff on them. Nautak led a charge into
an undersea cave that was a weapons stash for Attuma. Nautak
fired at the army, then taunted the immobile Andromeda as he prepared
to kill her. Nautak was shocked when Andromeda regained mobility
and killed him with her blade.
--Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4 (121/4
(fb), 121/4
Xiomara
(Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4 (fb)) -
When Xiomara's father was killed by Attuma, who had usurped the throne
of Atlantis, Xiomara joined the rebels trying to retake Atlantis.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4) -
Attuma's forces, led by a general named Nautak, attacked
Atlantis. When Nautak tried to execute Xiomara, Andromeda (leader
of the rebel forces) saved Xiomara. She wanted to kill Nautak,
but Andromeda stopped her. When Nautak collapsed a cliff on the
army, Xiomara fled and found a weapons stash of Attuma's. She
drew forth a paralyzing gun and fired it at Andromeda, determined to
use lethal force against the attacking army. When Andromeda
summoned a Kraken to chase off the forces, Xiomara fled with the
rebels. She later apologized to Andromeda for her rash actions.
--Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4 (121/4
(fb), 121/4
images:
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#1, p12, p2 (main)
New Defenders I#147, p4, pan2 (throwing spear)
X-Factor Annual I#4, p13, p3 (head shot)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#60, p2, pan1 (new haircut)
Marvels II#5, p19, pan7 (Andromeda in red)
New Defenders I#146, p8, pan5 (Tony)
Iron Man Annual I#10/2, p45, pan1 (Dakkor)
Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4, p13, p1 (Nautak)
Marvel Comics Presents I#121/4, p16, p2 (Xiomara)
Appearances:
New Defenders I#143 (May, 1985) - Peter Gillis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Kim DeMulder (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
New Defenders I#145 (July, 1985) - Peter Gillis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Kim DeMulder (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
New Defenders I#146 (August, 1985) - Peter Gillis (writer), Luke McDonnell (pencils), Art Nichols (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
New Defenders I#147 (September, 1985) - Peter Gillis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Art Nichols (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
New Defenders I#149 (November, 1985) - Peter Gillis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Art Nichols & Dell Barras (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
New Defenders I#150 (December, 1985) - Peter Gillis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Alan Kupperberg & Randy Emberlin (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
New Defenders I#151-152 (January-February, 1986) - Peter Gillis (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Dell Barras (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
Strange Tales II#5/2 (August, 1987) - Peter Gillis (writer), Larry Alexander (pencils), Randy Emberlin (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
Strange Tales II#6/2-7/2 (September-October, 1987) - Peter Gillis (writer), Terry Shoemaker (pencils), Randy Emberlin (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
Marvel Comics Presents#37/3 (Late December, 1989) - Dwight Zimmerman (writer), Rodney Ramos (pencils), Jim Sanders (inks), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme#3 (March, 1989) - Peter Gillis (writer), Richard Case (pencils), Randy Emberlin (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme#4 (May, 1989) - Peter Gillis (writer), Richard Case (pencils), Tony DeZuniga (inks), Carl Potts (editor)
Iron Man Annual I#10/2 (1989) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Don Perlin (pencils), Don Ald (inks), Howard Mackie (editor)
X-Factor Annual I#4 (1989) - John Byrne (writer/pencils), Walt Simonson (inks), Bob Harras (editor)
Avengers West Coast Annual I#4 (1989) - John Byrne (writer/pencils), Terry Austin (inks), Howard Mackie (editor)
Thor Annual I#14 (1989) - Roy Thomas (writer), Al Milgrom (pencils), Don Heck (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Fantastic Four Annual I#22 (1989) - Roy Thomas (writer), Rich Buckler (pencils), Tony DeZuniga (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Marvel Illustrated: The Swimsuit Issue (1991)
Damage Control III#4 (September, 1991) - by Dwayne McDuffie (writer), Ernie Colon (artist), Fabian Nicieza (editor)
Marvel Comics Presents I#121 (January, 1993) - Karl Bollers (writer), Mark Moretti (pencils), Joe Rubinstein (inks), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#49 (April, 1994) - Glenn Herdling (writer), Geof Isherwood (artist), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#52 (July, 1994) - Glenn Herdling (writer), Geof Isherwood (pencils), Dante Bastianoni, Brian Garvey & Geof Isherwood (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#53 (August, 1994) - Glenn Herdling (writer), Geof Isherwood (pencils), Geof Isherwood (inks), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#55 (October, 1994) - Glenn Herdling (writer), Geof Isherwood (artist), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Namor, the Sub-Mariner I#58-62 (January-May, 1995) - Glenn Herdling (writer), Geof Isherwood (artist), Mike Rockwitz (editor)
Defenders II#2 (April, 2001) - Kurt Busiek & Erik Larsen (writers), Erik Larsen (pencils), Klaus Janson & Dick Giordano (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Defenders II#11 (January, 2002) - Kurt Busiek & Erik Larsen (writers), Erik Larsen (pencils), Sal Buscema (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Fantastic Four I#578 (June, 2010) - Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dale Eaglesham (penciler/inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Fantastic Four I#584-586 (December, 2010 - February, 2011) - Jonathan Hickman (writer), Steve Epting (penciler), Rick Magyar (inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
New Avengers III#9 (October, 2013) - Jonathan Hickman (writer), Mike Deodato (penciler/inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Infinity#2 (November, 2013) - Jonathan Hickman (writer), Jerome Opena, Dustin Weaver (artists), Tom Brevoort, Lauren Sankovitch (editors)
Avengers VIII#9 (December, 2018) - Jason Aaron (writer), David Marquez (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers VIII#10 (January, 2019) - Jason Aaron (writer), David Marquez, Ed McGuinness, Frazer Irving, Adam Kubert, Andrea Sorrentino (artists), Tom Brevoort (editor)
War of the Realms: Strikeforce: The War Avengers#1 (July, 2019) - Dennis Hallum (writer), Kim Jacinto, Ario Anindito (artists), Wil Moss (editor)
Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto#1 (September, 2020) - Jonathan Hickman (writer), Ramon Perez (artist), Jordan White (editor)
Avengers VIII#40 (February, 2021) – Jason Aaron (writer), Javier Garron (artist), C.B. Cebulski (editor)
Avengers VIII#42 (April, 2021) – Jason Aaron (writer), Luca Maresca (artist), C.B. Cebulski (editor)
King in Black: Namor#3-4 (April-May, 2021) - Kurt Busiek (writer), Ben Dewey (penciler), Jonas Scharf (inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers VIII#43-44 (May-June, 2021) - (Jason Aaron (writer), Javier Garron (artist), C.B. Cebulski (editor)
Marvels II#5 (October, 2021) - Kurt Busiek (writer), Yildiray Cinar (artist), Martin Biro (editor)
Avengers VIII#49 (December, 2021) - Jason Aaron (writer), Javier Garron (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First Posted: 11/09/2005
Last Updated: 04/28/2023
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