Who Is Omega Sentinel? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Omega Sentinel is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Karima Shapandar, with over 556 comic issue appearances. Karima Shapandar is a human Sentinel. Freed of her mutant extermination protocols, she struggles to maintain what little humanity she has remaining.

Who is Omega Sentinel?

Origin Police Detective Karima Shapandar was a successful detective for the Indian National Police in Calcutta, India . When the eldest son, Sanjit of Police Chief Shaara disappeared mysteriously, Karima was assigned to protect his younger son, Neal Shaara , Against his father’s wishes, Neal took the initiative and sought out the individuals who had last seen his brother Sanjit, a journalist who was in the midst of investigating a story. Karima trailed Neal from a distance but, when he was attacked by a street gang, she had no choice but to intervene. Karima made short work of the gang given her superior hand-to-hand combat training. Karima decided to assist Neal in digging deeper into the story his brother was working on before his disappearance. However, many of Sanjit’s sources refused to talk, mostly out of fear of an unknown source. Karima and Neal realized that something serious and horrible was occurring in the streets of Calcutta. During their time together investigating, Karima and Neal found themselves attracted to one another, as an emotional bond grew between the two.

Key facts

Omega Sentinel is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "New Dawn Rising". The character is published by Marvel. With 556 recorded issue appearances, Omega Sentinel ranks among the most featured characters in comics.