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She-Hulk (Lyra) is a
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appearing in
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s published by
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. She is from an
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of Marvel's main timeline, and is the daughter of that reality's
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and the 616
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.


Publication history

Created by writer Jeff Parker and artist Mitch Breitweiser, Lyra first appeared in a one-shot story entitled ''Hulk: Raging Thunder'' #1 (August 2008), and then in ''Hulk Family: Green Genes'' #1 (February 2009). The character "received enough of a positive fan response to earn her a try-out in a brand-new mini-series."The New Green: Fred Van Lente on Savage She-Hulk
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, March 17, 2009
So in 2009 ''All New Savage She-Hulk'', a four-issue
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, began, written by Fred Van Lente with pencils by Robert Q. Atkins and Peter Vale. She-Hulk appeared as a supporting character in ''
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'' beginning with issue #20 (Dec 2011), making several appearances throughout the series.


Fictional character biography

Following the failed assassination attempt during which a key component of the male genetic birthing matrix—stolen to replace an identical component of the Femizon's matrix—is destroyed, Lyra is dispatched back in time to the era of '' Dark Reign'' on
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in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the extinction of her people. Assisted by Boudicca, a digital wrist toy reprogrammed with Femizon technology, Lyra begins seeking the greatest hero of the era—by which she inevitably means a man, due to the word's definition male-specific curse in her culture. Due to many of the warring tribes of men having taken former heroes such as
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and
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as symbols of worship to continue their war on the Femizons, Lyra hopes that by killing the greatest hero, the men will have nothing to worship and many Femizons will be spared. She comes into conflict with the original
She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (cov ...
(Jennifer Walters). In this fight, She-Hulk makes references to
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and how she looks similar to Lyra, which angers Lyra. It is then discovered that Lyra becomes weaker as she becomes angrier. Before Jennifer can capitalize, the Sentry intervenes. Lyra tells the Sentry that she is looking for the greatest hero, and the name of that hero is
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. When Lyra finally manages to confront him, she reveals that her mission is not to kill him, but to breed with him. Upon kissing him, she recollects all the evil he will be responsible for creating in the future and refuses to go through with it. Norman and the rest of the Dark Avengers corner Lyra, but Jennifer Walters rushes to her aid. Both manage to escape by the aid of
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Instead of returning to her Earth, Lyra decides to stay and become an agent of A.R.M.O.R.''All-New Savage She-Hulk'' #4 (July 2009) Lyra went out in search of Jennifer Walters, as only she could help her in orientation on Earth-616. However, she is attacked by the Gamma Corps, who were hired by Osborn to capture her and Boudicca to recover incriminating files she stole from Osborn and to gain knowledge of the future that would be beneficial to Osborn. Lyra, however, proves to be too difficult to capture. She is later seen in the company of
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and M.O.D.O.K and has joined their ranks for unknown reasons. After Thundra betrays Intelligencia to aid
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, Lyra takes her position in the Frightful Four. It is later revealed that Lyra only joined The Frightful Four in hopes of getting information on Jennifer's whereabouts. She finds her in stasis on an Intelligencia base. Lyra manages to free her, but both are attacked by Red She-Hulk. After a brief fight with her, they manage to convince her to fight alongside them to stop Intelligencia. Following the defeat of Intelligencia, Lyra begins traveling with her father,
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, Jennifer, Rick Jones, and Betty Ross. During the '' Fear Itself'' storyline, Lyra teams up with
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,
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, and
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when Namor needs help reclaiming New Atlantis from
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, who was transformed into Nerkodd: Breaker of Oceans. The group is even assisted by
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when he arrives to help. Following the ''Fear Itself'' storyline, Lyra is seen as part of the new class of students when the
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moves to the former headquarters of the
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. After her time at the Avengers Academy, Lyra later resurfaces on an environmental crusade against
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operations by large corporations. The Hulk, now controlled by his Doc Green persona, ambushes Lyra and attempts to defeat her as part of his plan to rid the world of
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-powered superhumans. He plans to send her back to her original timeline, but the process is hijacked by Doc Green's A.I., Gammon, who instead traps Lyra in a hellish alternate dimension. Randall Jessup and Daman Veteri (two of Doc Green's assistants) eventually manage to track down Lyra, only to find that she has become the empress of the dimension she was banished to, subjugating the male population and even forcing some of them into her own royal harem of sex slaves. However, she formed a peaceful matriarchy like her home world and she would rather stay there than go back. The three are accidentally teleported back to
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, and Veteri and Jessup agree to become Lyra's servants until they can find a way to get her back to her kingdom. Lyra is later shown to have indeed left the 616 and reunited with mother in
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, where the two have fun there.


Powers and abilities

In a calm state, Lyra possesses vast superhuman strength, which she is able to enhance further through a meditative fighting-trance (that also greatly enhances her sensory perception of her surroundings), as well as superhuman stamina, durability, agility, and speed.''Fall of the Hulks: Gamma'' #1 Although comparable to
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for example, even when at her peak, Lyra possesses less raw power than the base/calm level of the original She-Hulk. Unlike her father, Hulk, Lyra actually becomes weaker rather than stronger when she gets angry. She still maintains super-human strength, with her lowest strength being equivalent to that of
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. This was done by her Femizon creators, as a fail-safe way to keep her from turning on them. Her father had injected her with power-inhibiting or modifying S.P.I.N. technology that negated the weakness, allowing her to transform into a nonpowered human state at will and turn into her Hulk form when angry like the rest of her family. However, this alternation was only temporary and her powers had returned to the way they were when she joined The Defenders. Lyra developed a technique that enables her to fight in a trance-like
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state when she is completely calm and at peace. Through her practice, Lyra can feel minute traces of gamma rays in every human being and use them to heighten her perception and reflexes, and in this state apparently possesses higher fighting skill than any of her other family members, being able to single-handedly summarily defeat the entire team of
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's "
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", with the exception of the
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. Lyra can leap over 600 feet upwards, and 1000 feet across. She also possesses an immunity to the Venom symbiote—which she calls the "black bloom"—due to a vaccination injected when she was a child. Thanks to her upbringing she is an expert fighter and killer with experience fighting super-powered humans as well as military types. She is also familiar with a wide variety of future tech and knows a lot of future history which, despite her best efforts, seems to be unfolding the way she was taught it did.


Reception


Volumes


''All-New Savage She-Hulk'' - 2009

According to
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, ''All-New Savage She-Hulk'' #1 was the 102nd best selling comic book in April 2009. Doug Zawisza of ''
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'' asserted, ''"All-New Savage She-Hulk'' #1 is rounded out with a seven-page behind the scenes conversation with Fred Van Lente, Jeff Parker, and Paul Tobin, moderated by editor Mark Paniccia. This may not be the most ideal way to try to justify the extra buck this issue runs above many other shelfmates, but it does offer a little more creativity than some randomly fished out reprint would." Bryan Joel of ''
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'' gave ''All-New Savage She-Hulk'' #1 a grade of 7 out of 10, writing, "The issue looks just as good as it reads, thanks to the duo of Peter Vale and Robert Atkins. The artists share the pencil duties, but the whole issue maintains a classic, traditional feel throughout, with some impressive figure work on Lyra herself. The artists do a good job matching the feel of Van Lente's script. It's always a gamble devoting an entire miniseries to an essentially unknown, unproven character, and Lyra may need a little tinkering to be a successful lead in the future, but ''All New Savage She-Hulk'' demonstrates a lot of potential and succeeds in being a fun old-school romp that is at least better than the last couple years of the title whose name it inherited."


Accolades

* In 2017, ''
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'' ranked Lyra 14th in their "15 Fiercest Warrior Women In Comics" list. * In 2019, ''
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'' ranked Lyra 5th in their "Marvel: The 10 Most Dangerous Students To Attend Avengers Academy" list and 8th in their "Top Avengers Academy Students" list. * In 2021, ''
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'' included Lyra in their "Marvel Comics: 15 Strongest Gamma Powered Characters (Who Aren't Bruce Banner)" list. * In 2022, ''
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'' included Lyra in their "10 Best Marvel Characters Who Made Their Debut In The Hulk Comics" list in their "10 Best Female Superheroes & Villains Like She-Hulk" list.


In other media


Video games

* Lyra appears as an alternate costume/character for She-Hulk in '' Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''/''
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''.


Collected editions


See also

*
She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (cov ...
*
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*
Hiro-Kala Hiro-Kala is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the Hulk. Created by writer Greg Pak and artist Ron Garney, he first appeared in '' Skaar: ...
*
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*
Red She-Hulk Elizabeth "Betty" Ross (later Talbot and then Banner) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and made her first appearance in ''The Incredible ...


References


External links

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