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Andromeda Attumasen (Earth-616)

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Real Name
Andromeda Attumasen [1]
Current Alias

Aliases
Andrea McPhee, Genevieve Cass

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation

Relatives
Attuma (father)

Universe

Base Of Operations
Mobile

Characteristics
Gender

Height


Eyes

Hair

Skin

Status
Citizenship

Marital Status

Occupation
Warrior, adventurer

Origin
Origin
Andromeda was presumably born somewhere in Atlantis.

Place of Birth
Presumably Atlantis


First appearance

Contents

History

Very little is known about Andromeda. She claims to be a major in the Atlantean armed forces. Since Atlantean society, including the military, is so male-dominated, she says that she believed she could advance no further within it. Therefore, Andromeda sought adventure on the surface world, inspired by the stories of the adventures of the Namor the Sub-Mariner, Atlantis' former ruler, had there. She sought out the team of adventurers to which he once belonged: the Defenders. At first, Andromeda posed as a surface woman, aided by her serum, and called herself Andrea McPhee, before finally revealing her true nature to the Defenders.

After adventureing with her allies for many months, Andromeda and other Defenders joined in battle against Moondragon who was possessed by the entity known as the Dragon of the Moon. At the end of the battle, Andromeda and the others were shunted to another plane of reality, and their physical bodies were destroyed. With the help of fellow Defender and mystic Dr. Strange, the spirit of Andromeda took possession of the body of a woman of mixed British and Jamaican ancestry, Genevieve Cass, in order to continue battle against the Dragon which escaped to Earth. When Andromeda was in possession of her host body, the host took on her physical appearance and abilities.

Andromeda continued to adventure on Earth once the Dragon of the Moon was finally destroyed. More recently, Andromeda and other six female superheroes was abducted by the Deviant priest Ghaur in his attempt to revive the demon Set and provide him with "brides". Ghaur was defeated by an assemblage of Earth's heroes, and, presumably, Andromeda returned to adventuring.

She valliantly fought by Namor's side while inside Black Knight's Ebony sword dimension, and served as a member of the supergroup Deep Six. She has since faded from sight. However, it can be assumed that as her father, Attuma and Namor's illigitimate son Llyron are hated enemies, she is not in their camps, and she was last known to be the leader of Namor's troops in the newly built Atlantis, so she was probably still serving in that capacity while Namorita temporarily served as Regent (during Namor's absence).

Powers and Abilities

Powers

As a member of the race of Homo Mermanus, Andromeda can breathe underwater, has a tougher skin to allow her to survive in great depths, and can move freely underwater. However, without special aid she will die in the open air. To counteract this, Andromeda uses a serum that allows her people to survive up to 12 hours out of water, and in addition provides skin color of a surface-dweller.

Abilities

Andromeda is proficient in many weapons, but prefers the Atlantean trident. She also uses an Atlantean warship with numerous abilities, not all of which have been revealed. It can move underwater, fly through the air, has onboard computers capable of duplicating common items (such as Andromeda's serum and credit cards) and is protected by at least a pair of laser cannons.

Strength level

Lift 4 tons in air, and at least 14 tons underwater.

Notes

  • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Deluxe Edition #1
  • Danny Wall's Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe

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  1. ↑ http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/andromedadef.htm
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