Who Is Nautika? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nautika is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Maya Royko, with over 35 comic issue appearances. Nautika is an amphibious superhero who's natural abilities make her the human equivalent of an electric eel.

Who is Nautika?

Nautika was part of the Stormwatch team when Kussein realized that he had lost the war and decided to lay waste to Kuwait. He and the rest of the team (Batttalion, Flashpoint , Sunburst and Nautika) stopped the soldiers from blowing up an oil field. In a surprise attack by Deathtrap and his associates Flashpoint, Nautika and Sunburst where attacked and thought to be killed but they were taken back to Gamorra Island as hostages. She was later saved by Stormwatch after Battalion probed a Gamorran’s mind and found out they were still alive. She is married to her teammate Sunburst. Powers Underwater Breathing: Nautika's lungs can extract the oxygen from water as well as air, allow her to breathe underwater for prolonged periods of time. Bio-electric shock: Special muscles under her skin allow Nautika to deliver power electric shocks upon contact or fire bursts of electricity over a distance. Her suit were composed by new experimental tri-kevlar body armour as well as an integrated communication systems.

Key facts

Nautika is of mutant origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 35 recorded issue appearances, Nautika ranks among the most featured characters in comics.