Who Is Thunderbird (Shaara)? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Thunderbird (Shaara) is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Neal Shaara, with over 341 comic issue appearances. Neal was the third Thunderbird. He retains his mutant powers after M-Day.

Who is Thunderbird (Shaara)?

Origin Origin Born into the wealthy family of a police chief, Neal Shaara had no worries, until the day he returned home to find his brother, Sanjit, was missing. Not satisfied waiting for the authorities to track down Sanjit, Neal set off to locate him using clues he had uncovered in his brother's diary. Sanjit was a reporter, and Neal learned he had been working on a story involving disappearances among Calcutta's impoverished citizens. The trail led him into the arms of bandits, but Karima Shapandar , an operative of Neal's father, saved his life. The two began to fall in love as they searched together for Sanjit. Ultimately, their quest brought them face-to-face with Bastion , in the midst of Operation Zero Tolerance . Bastion transformed Sanjit into a Prime Sentinel, one in a series of cyborgs bent on eliminating all mutants; the villain intended the same fate for Neal and Karima. While the process worked on Karima, it instead triggered Neal's latent mutant abilities.

Key facts

Thunderbird (Shaara) is of mutant origin and first appeared in "End of Days". The character is published by Marvel. With 341 recorded issue appearances, Thunderbird (Shaara) ranks among the most featured characters in comics.