Carina Tivan (Earth-616)

Carina Walters
Name	Unrevealed
Current Alias	Carina Walters
Aliases	Wasp, Janet van Dyne
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Elders of the Universe
Relatives	Michael Korvac (husband), Taneleer Tivan (Collector, father), Matani (mother, deceased)
Marital Status	Separated
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′5″ (1.65 m)
Weight	125 lbs (56.7 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Alien
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Former model
Education	Unrevealed, presumably tutored by Collector
Base of Operations	Formerly New Jersey, New York City, mobile throughout space
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Jim Shooter, George Perez
First	Avengers #167 (October, 1977)
First	Avengers #167 (October, 1977)

History

Carina Walters is the daughter of the Collector and Matani and like them, she may be one of the eldest beings on this universe. She was sent to Earth by her father in order to seduce the newly powered Michael Korvac, as a ploy to reveal his true intentions. But her false feeling became real, felling in love with him and marrying him, switching her loyalty from her father to Korvac. When the Collector wanted to contact the heroes of Earth, he was blasted by him before. Carina and Korvac were presumed to have lost their lives in a final confrontation with the Avengers, although Korvac has since been seen in several different energy forms.

Carina shaped into the Wasp.

Mistaken for Janet van Dyne

Hank Pym mistook the dispersed energy of Carina for that of his late wife, Janet van Dyne. Using Jocasta, he shaped her energy into Janet's form and broadcasted her brainwaves into Carina.

Veil released Carina from Underspace, revealing the truth of her identity. This drew Korvac to Avengers Academy, aiming to reclaim his wife. However, she refused. The memories of Janet van Dyne had given revelation to Carina, inspiring her to be a hero. The Avengers and Korvac fought, and Carina used her considerable power to give the students of Avengers Academy the bodies of their future selves. They were able to defeat Korvac.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Carina can fire bursts of powerful energy, alter matter on a molecular level, sense alternate universes and possible futures and summon matter from these realities. She can place the consciousness of individuals into other bodies and restore them at will. Her power is imprecise, and her transformations of people can be hampered by their desires; she was also unable to remove Hazmat's uncontrollable radioactive emissions or restore human appearance to metal-encased Mettle (Ken Mack). She briefly wielded even greater power when Korvac shared part of his cosmic power with her.

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Paraphernalia

Equipment

Avengers Communicator

Notes

• Carina Walters was the alias she used while on earth. Her real name was never revealed.

See Also

• 15 appearance(s) of Carina Tivan (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Carina Tivan (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Carina Tivan (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Carina Tivan (Earth-616)
• 8 image(s) of Carina Tivan (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Carina Tivan (Earth-616)