Who Is Gamora? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gamora is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan, with over 942 comic issue appearances. The sole surviving member of the Zen Whoberi, Gamora, was saved as a child by Thanos. Through Thanos' augmentation and training she became a highly skilled and feared galactic assassin. Using her new formidable skills and abilities, she gained the reputation and title of The Deadliest Woman in the Universe. She eventually turned good and became a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Who is Gamora?

Origin The Zen Whoberi was a population who were wiped out by Badoon . (However in the original storyline they were killed by the Universal Church of Truth.) Gamora was the only one of the Zen Whoberi that survived. Thanos discovered Gamora alive and decided to save and train her as a weapon to use against and kill the Magus . Thanos made sure Gamora was raised with discipline, though he did on occasion show her affection as a father would show his child: such as celebrating the pagan Yule with elements of Christmas. Through rigorous training she would become a highly skilled master of various martial arts from throughout the universe. Even though Gamora was learning and becoming a master martial artist, she still had more to learn. While still a young girl, she went on a trip with Thanos. Though explicitly against Thanos' orders and warning, out of curiosity she decided to venture planet-side, where she fell into an ambush set up by a group of thugs.

Key facts

Gamora is of alien origin and first appeared in "The Judgement!". The character is published by Marvel. With 942 recorded issue appearances, Gamora ranks among the most featured characters in comics.