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Who Is Moondragon? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Moondragon (Marvel): Moondragon is a powerful telekinetic and telepath, as well as the daughter of Arthur Douglas (better known as Drax). She once possessed the Mind Gem,

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Moondragon is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Heather Douglas, with over 725 comic issue appearances. Moondragon is a powerful telekinetic and telepath, as well as the daughter of Arthur Douglas (better known as Drax). She once possessed the Mind Gem, one of the six Infinity Gems. Although she is a cold, shrewd loner at heart, she was almost always a member of a superhero team.

Who is Moondragon?

Origin Heather's origin as Moondragon Heather Douglas was only a child when the villain Thanos came to Earth, and killed her parents because they witnessed his arrival (her late father would later be turned into Drax the Destroyer ). She was found by Mentor , an Eternal of Titan, and was brought to Titan to be raised. Intense study of mental and physical disciplines under the Shao-Lom Monks allowed her to tap into her latent mental powers, making her the equal of a Titan in combat, and superior to most. The cosmic entity known as the Dragon of the Moon secretly played on her arrogance and mentally influenced her, causing her to believe she was a superior being, above morals. Even without the Dragon's influence however Moondragon suffers from a bit of a superiority complex as, while she seems to be on a team more often than not, she is never a popular member and is always talking down to her teammates; which is all a big part of what has made her a fascinating character. Throughout her superhero career, she would repeatedly be involved with Adam Warlock; sometimes loosely and sometimes integrally. Creation Moondragon was created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin and first appeared i.

Key facts

Moondragon is of human origin and first appeared in "Sub-Mariner: Target For Death!". The character is published by Marvel. With 725 recorded issue appearances, Moondragon ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

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Who is Moondragon?

Moondragon is a powerful telekinetic and telepath, as well as the daughter of Arthur Douglas (better known as Drax). She once possessed the Mind Gem, one of the six Infinity Gems. Although she is a cold, shrewd loner at heart, she was almost always a member of a superhero team.

What is Moondragon's real name?

Moondragon's real identity is Heather Douglas.

When did Moondragon first appear?

Moondragon first appeared in "Sub-Mariner: Target For Death!".

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