RAAVA THE UN-SKRULLED
Real Name: Raava
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (Skrull)
Occupation: Unrevealed
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Absorbing Man (Carl Creel), Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon), Blinky, Lockjaw, Metal Master (Molyb), Monsteroso
Known Relatives: Skragg (son), Raavaka (daughter)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed
First Appearance: (Seen, name unrevealed) Black Bolt#1 (July, 2017); (name revealed) Black Bolt#2 (August, 2017)
Powers/Abilities: While likely able to change shape like most Skrulls, Raava has chosen to not change her own form. An incredible pilot and swordswoman, Raava is a self-sufficient warrior and mother who frequently wields her energy swords, Angry Daughter and Hungry Son, in combat.
Height: 6'8" (by approximation)
Weight: 240 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
History:
(Black Bolt#3 (fb) - BTS) - A Skrull warrior woman, Raava participated in many battles, including flying blind through the poison storms of Vokkorra-4, and flying through the god-mazes of Yalg with a captor's bag over her head. Raava chose never to change her own shape.
(Black Bolt#2 (fb) - BTS) - Leaving her old life as a warrior behind, Raava chose to live as a free woman, and she sought to have a family. Raava had at least two children, Skragg and Raavaka, but angry men who accused her of breaking laws, took her children away and arrested her.
(Black Bolt#3 (fb) - BTS) - After the loss of her children, Raava took two energy swords, calling them Angry Daughter and Hungry Son.
(Black Bolt#2 (fb) - BTS) - Raava was sentenced to the Jailer's jail under mysterious circumstances, and the Jailer tortured, killed, and resurrected her many times. She soon met fellow captives, like Molyb the Metal Master, the Absorbing Man, and Blinky, and they learned to avoid Spyder, a prisoner who agreed to work for the Jailer.
(Black Bolt#1) - Raava, Molyb, and Creel found new captive Black Bolt trying to rescue Blinky, who had just been killed by the Jailer. Creel challenged Black Bolt to a sparring match, one that Black Bolt soon won. Molyb recognized Black Bolt from his time on Earth, and Raava wondered if he would join their group. Black Bolt confronted the Jailer and was killed.
(Black Bolt#2 (fb) - BTS) - Jailer spent weeks torturing and killing Black Bolt before moving on to another prisoner. Raava and the others worried about him.
(Black Bolt#2) - Spyder forced Raava to face off against Black Bolt in the arena, and Black Bolt managed to triumph against her, a fact Raava celebrated. Black Bolt refused to kill Raava, so Spyder killed Black Bolt in retaliation. When Black Bolt was resurrected, Raava boasted that she hadn't given her full effort to the fight. Raava and Creel discussed ethics with Black Bolt, who soon agreed to help them escape the Jailer.
(Black Bolt#3 (fb) - BTS) - While keeping details from Black Bolt, the prisoners began putting a plan in place to escape the Jailer. Molyb and Blinky found a way to blind the Jailer, and Molyb was able to free Absorbing Man, Raava, and Black Bolt from their cells.
(Black Bolt#3) - Raava and Creel rushed Black Bolt through the Jailer's disorienting ship, and tasked him with gaining a control device from Spyder. Black Bolt incapacitated Spyder, returning the prison control device to Molyb, who then used it to restore the super powers of the others. Raava summoned her swords. They soon allied with the giant monster Monsteroso. They soon found a combustion engine that seemed to feed upon the pain of the prisoners. The Jailer approached and Black Bolt was able to repel him with a series of blows. They stepped into the next room, where they found several giant body parts in containment units. Black Bolt screamed as he launched himself at the giant telepathic head, overcome by the psychic energy.
(Black Bolt#5 (fb) - BTS) - Raava was kept in chains for days.
(Black Bolt#5) - Black Bolt forced Spyder to show them where Raava was, then Molyb freed her from her chains. When Spyder sent robot drones against them, Molyb easily defeated them, but Spyder shot Lockjaw, Black Bolt's faithful dog, and Black Bolt lashed out at Spyder in retaliation. They soon discovered the truth about the Jailer, who had initially been a prisoner before taking over the prison and feeding off the criminals there for centuries.
(Black Bolt#6) - The Jailer assaulted the prisoners with images of their dead loved ones, but Raava quickly realized that her children were still dead. When Molyb was overcome by the visions, Raava had to stab him through the center to stop Molyb from using his powers against the others. Blinky sensed the source of the psychic attacks and led the others directly to the Jailer, and they stopped to marvel at the stars outside before facing their captor directly. To bypass the impenetrable psychic shields, Creel took on Black Bolt's voice and then sacrificed himself to destroy the Jailer, freeing the others. After Molyb was discovered to be alive, Raava bid farewell to the others, propelling herself into space using her light swords.
Comments: Created by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Raava the Un-Skrulled has no known connections to:
Skragg should not be confused with:
Skragg
(Black Bolt#2 (fb) - BTS) - Leaving her old life as a warrior behind, Raava chose to live as a free woman, and she sought to have a family. Raava had at least two children, Skragg and Raavaka, but angry men who accused her of breaking laws, took her children away and arrested her.
(Black Bolt#3 (fb) - BTS) - After the loss of her children, Raava took two energy swords, calling them Angry Daughter and Hungry Son.
--Black Bolt#2 ([Black Bolt#2-3 (fb)]
Raavaka
(Black Bolt#2 (fb) - BTS) - Leaving her old life as a warrior behind, Raava chose to live as a free woman, and she sought to have a family. Raava had at least two children, Skragg and Raavaka, but angry men who accused her of breaking laws, took her children away and arrested her.
(Black Bolt#3 (fb) - BTS) - After the loss of her children, Raava took two energy swords, calling them Angry Daughter and Hungry Son.
--Black Bolt#2 ([Black Bolt#2-3 (fb)]
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Black Bolt#2, p13, pan1 (main)
Black Bolt#2, p14, pan2 (face)
Black Bolt#3, p11, pan1 (with swords)
Appearances:
Black Bolt#1-3 (July-September, 2017) - Saladin Ahmed (writer), Christian Ward (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
Black Bolt#5 (November, 2017) - Saladin Ahmed (writer), Frazer Irving, Christian Ward (artists), Wil Moss (editor)
Black Bolt#6 (December, 2017) - Saladin Ahmed (writer), Christian Ward (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
First Posted: 10/03/2020
Last updated: 10/03/2020
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