Who Is Power-Skrull? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Power-Skrull is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Paibok, with over 138 comic issue appearances. Paibok the Power Skrull was bionically re-engineered to posses more power than the Fantastic Four. A Captain in the Skrull empire that is relentless and ruthless.

Who is Power-Skrull?

Captain Paibok from the Skrull Empire devised a plan to send a spy to infiltrate the Fantastic Four from within. The spy would take the form of the Thing's girlfriend, Alicia Masters in order to stay close with members of the Fantastic Four. Captain Paibok assigned a liason officer named Lyja to become the spy for the Skrull Empire. The two of them had a brief relationship that ended badly so Lyja wasn't sure if Paibok's selection was a form of priviledge or punishment. The Skrulls abducted the real Alicia Masters after members of the Fantastic Four and other heroes disappeared during the first Secret Wars. Susan Richards never noticed the switch due to the unexpected disappearance of her teammates and family. Lyja disguised as Alicia Masters fell in love with Johnny Storm and both of them got married. Johhny Storm and the rest of the Fantastic Four discovered Lyja's true form after their wedding.

Key facts

Power-Skrull is of alien origin and first appeared in "Whatever Happened To Alicia?!". The character is published by Marvel. With 138 recorded issue appearances, Power-Skrull ranks among the most featured characters in comics.