Gamora facts for kids
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Textless variant cover of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 6 #1 (January 2020).
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Tales #180 (June 1975) |
| Created by | Jim Starlin |
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| Full name | Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan |
| Species | Zen-Whoberi mutate |
| Team affiliations | Guardians of the Galaxy Infinity Watch Phalanx Graces United Front Nova Corps |
| Partnerships | Peter Quill (Star-Lord) |
| Notable aliases | Requiem Most Dangerous Woman in the Universe The Deadliest Woman In The Universe Bambi Long |
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Gamora is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. She first appeared in Strange Tales #180 in June 1975. The famous writer and artist Jim Starlin created her.
Gamora is known as the adopted daughter of Thanos, a powerful villain. She is also the very last member of her alien species. Gamora has amazing powers like superhuman strength, speed, and a fast healing ability. She is also an expert fighter, able to defeat almost any opponent in the galaxy. She is a member of the superhero team called the Infinity Watch. Later, she also joined the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Gamora has appeared in many Marvel products. The actress Zoe Saldaña plays Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. These include Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). She also played a different version of Gamora from another timeline in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Gamora's Story
Gamora is the last of her kind, the Zen-Whoberis. Her people were wiped out by the Badoon aliens. Thanos found her when she was a child. He decided to raise her as a weapon. Thanos trained Gamora to become a deadly assassin. Her mission was to stop the Magus, an evil future version of Adam Warlock.
Thanos was not kind to Gamora as she grew up. But Gamora was very loyal to him. He promised her a chance to get revenge for her family's death. Gamora became incredibly skilled in martial arts. She earned the nickname "The deadliest woman in the whole galaxy".
When Gamora was a teenager, she went on a trip with Thanos. She disobeyed his orders and got into a fight with some thugs. She was badly hurt. Thanos found her and defeated her attackers. He then used technology to make her even stronger and faster.
As an adult, Gamora worked as an assassin against the Universal Church of Truth. She became very feared by their agents. She got revenge for her people by stopping the church members who had harmed her race. Gamora later met and teamed up with Adam Warlock. He wanted to stop his evil future self. Gamora even got close to defeating the Magus, but she failed at the last moment.
Gamora, Warlock, Pip the Troll, and Thanos fought to escape the Universal Church of Truth. Thanos then assigned Gamora to protect Adam Warlock. But Gamora started to suspect Thanos's true plans. She was then attacked by Drax the Destroyer.
Eventually, the Magus was defeated. But Thanos showed himself to be an even bigger threat. Gamora helped Captain Mar-Vell, Drax, and the Avengers fight Thanos. Gamora and Pip tried to stop Thanos from destroying half of all life in the universe. Gamora tried to defeat Thanos, but he seriously injured her. Adam Warlock found them. Gamora warned Adam about Thanos's plans. Adam then absorbed their souls into his Soul Gem. When Adam Warlock also died, his spirit joined his friends inside the Soul Gem.
The Infinity Watch Team
Inside the Soul Gem was a peaceful place called Soulworld. Gamora, Pip, and Adam Warlock lived there. Other beings who had been absorbed by the Soul Gem also lived peacefully together.
Gamora met the Silver Surfer when he visited Soulworld. She also fought Drax the Destroyer there.
When Thanos got all the Infinity Gems and formed the Infinity Gauntlet, Adam Warlock knew he had to be stopped. Warlock led Gamora and Pip the Troll out of Soulworld into the real world. Their souls took over the bodies of three humans who had recently died. Gamora's new body slowly changed to look like her original one.
However, Thanos then used the Gauntlet to erase half the universe's population, and Gamora disappeared. When Nebula took the Gauntlet from Thanos, Gamora returned to existence.
Warlock now had the Infinity Gauntlet, making him almost all-powerful. Gamora and Pip convinced Doctor Strange to help them stop Warlock, who was going crazy with power. The Living Tribunal stepped in. Warlock then divided the Infinity Gems among several guardians. This group became known as the Infinity Watch. Gamora received the Time Gem. She couldn't use its powers on purpose, but it gave her occasional dreams and visions about the future.
Gamora became interested in Adam Warlock, but he didn't feel the same way at first. Gamora later left the Infinity Watch and the Time Gem. She went back to being a mercenary (a soldier for hire). Adam Warlock found her again, and they traveled together. Eventually, Adam returned her feelings. Adam and Gamora stayed in a special dimension to raise a cosmic being named Atleza.
Joining the Guardians
Gamora later appeared on a world called Godthab Omega. She had left Adam Warlock and was leading a group of female warriors called The Graces. She wanted to be known as the deadliest woman in the universe again. She now used a powerful sword called Godslayer.
She joined a group called the United Front. She used her fighting skills to launch quick attacks against the Annihilation Wave. She also started a relationship with the United Front's leader, Nova.
During the Phalanx's attack on the Kree homeworld, Gamora was taken over by their group mind. She was sent to capture Nova. Nova later freed her, but Gamora felt lost without the Phalanx's companionship.
She then joined the new Guardians of the Galaxy.
Gamora was captured by Magus when he pretended to be dead. Star-Lord rescued her. She also helped the Avengers fight Thanos on Earth.
The Infinity Stones Quest
Gamora started having dreams about an older version of herself. This made her realize that a part of her soul was still trapped inside the Soul Stone. She became determined to get the Soul Stone back. When the Guardians of the Galaxy found the Power Stone, Gamora begged Star-Lord to let her use it to find the Soul Stone. Quill refused, and Gamora left him.
Gamora made a deal with the Grandmaster to find the Soul Gem. She also worked with the Collector. When the Guardians were trying to find the Infinity Stones, Gamora convinced her teammates to help.
During a battle, Drax held the Soul Stone. He was affected by its power and hit Gamora to stop her from opening it. Drax left with Adam Warlock and Kang. The other Guardians refused to follow Gamora. Angry, Gamora left them to find the Soul Gem on her own.
To help her quest, Gamora forced a master blacksmith to make her special armor and a sword. She then attacked Thanos before he could gather the Infinity Stones. After defeating him, Gamora adopted the name Requiem. She then started seeing visions of Thanos.
Requiem later interrupted a meeting of the new Infinity Watch to steal the Infinity Stones. Her former friends quickly realized who she was. Star-Lord was shocked by her actions. Gamora tried to kill him, but Doctor Strange saved him. Gamora managed to get all the Infinity Stones. Encouraged by Thanos's vision, Gamora opened a portal to the Soul Gem. She reunited with the missing part of her soul, becoming whole again.
To prevent others from stopping her, Gamora used the Infinity Stones to fold the universe in half. She merged the two halves and sent the new universe into a pocket dimension called Warp World. Gamora wanted to create a reality where suffering no longer existed.
Gamora was later defeated by the Cosmic Avengers, who had copies of the Infinity Stones. They restored the universe, but Warp World remained. Gamora, Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Moondragon, and Phyla-Vell escaped Soul World. Adam Warlock sent Gamora to a random planet to redeem herself. She ended up on a planet with a resurrected Magus. She continued to be bothered by visions of Thanos.
The Final Gauntlet Event
Thanos's will suggested he might come back to life by taking over someone else's body. Many thought it would be Gamora. So, Gamora's uncle Starfox formed a group called the Dark Guardians to stop this. Gamora was on Halfworld, watching over Rocket. The Guardians picked her up to protect her.
However, the Dark Guardians followed Nova, knowing he would warn Gamora. When Nova found Gamora, the Dark Guardians attacked. They captured Gamora.
As the Dark Guardians were about to harm Gamora, they were attacked by Hela, the Asgardian goddess of death, and the Black Order. Hela revealed that Thanos planned to come back in Starfox's body, not Gamora's. Thanos's mind then took control of Starfox.
The Guardians arrived to rescue Gamora. They found her surrounded by the Dark Guardians, who explained what happened. Gamora rejoined the Guardians. They attacked Hela's hideout to stop Thanos's return. While Thanos was moving his mind into his own body, Gamora stabbed Starfox with a sword to stop it. But this only brought Thanos back with a confused mind. Thanos, Hela, and the location they were on were sucked into a black hole. The Guardians and Dark Guardians escaped.
Gamora's Powers and Skills
Gamora received special treatments from Thanos. These treatments made her speed, strength, agility, and toughness much greater. She became strong enough to rival Adam Warlock.
Thanos also trained her to be an amazing hand-to-hand fighter. She learned martial arts from many planets. She also knows how to use all kinds of weapons from across the galaxy. She is also skilled in stealth. Gamora is an expert gymnast and assassin. She used to have a mind link with Thanos. She uses many different weapons, especially a special dagger. This dagger could even harm powerful beings like Thanos and the Magus.
Gamora has superhuman strength, speed, and a fast healing ability. Adam Warlock made her even stronger and faster when they returned from Soulworld. Her healing factor allows her to recover from injuries very quickly.
Gamora is one of the most skilled martial artists in the Marvel Universe. She can defeat opponents who are much stronger and tougher than her. She has defeated many trained soldiers in just a few minutes. She knows how to paralyze or kill opponents by hitting certain nerve points. While she can use most weapons, she prefers knives and swords.
When Gamora was with the Infinity Watch, she had the "Time Gem." This gem was linked to her mind, giving her the potential to control time. She said she didn't know how to use its powers and preferred not to. While she had the Time Gem, Gamora often had dreams and visions about the future. She couldn't control these visions. Later, even without the gem, she still had some of this ability.
Gamora in Other Media
Television Shows
- Gamora appears in Silver Surfer.
- She is in Ultimate Spider-Man as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Gamora appears in Avengers Assemble. She is also a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in this show.
- She is in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., again as a Guardian of the Galaxy.
- Gamora appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers.
- She is a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Guardians of the Galaxy TV series.
- Gamora appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat.
Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies
Zoe Saldaña plays Gamora in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
- She first appears in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
- She then appears in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
- Saldaña also plays a version of Gamora from a different timeline in Avengers: Endgame (2019). She will play this role again in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
- Ariana Greenblatt played a young Gamora in Avengers: Infinity War.
- Cynthia McWilliams voiced a different version of Gamora in the animated series What If...?.
Video Games
- Gamora is a playable character in many video games, including:
- Marvel: Avengers Alliance
- Marvel Puzzle Quest
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes
- Disney Infinity 2.0 and Disney Infinity 3.0
- Marvel Contest of Champions
- Marvel: Future Fight
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
- Marvel Strike Force
- Marvel Powers United VR
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Marvel Snap
Toys and Collectibles
- Gamora received a figure in "The Classic Marvel Figurine Collection" in 2012.
- A Gamora figure was released as part of the "Marvel Legends" toy line for the Guardians of the Galaxy film.
- A comic book version of Gamora was released in a Hasbro boxed set.
Collected Comic Books
| Title | Comics Included | Release Date | ISBN |
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| Gamora: Guardian of the Galaxy | Strange Tales (vol. 1) #180-181; Warlock (vol. 1) #9-11, #15; Avengers Annual (vol. 1) #7 and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2 | September 21, 2016 | 978-1302902179 |
| Gamora: Memento Mori | Gamora #1-5 | July 5, 2017 | 978-0785197829 |
Images for kids
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Textless variant cover of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 6 #1 (January 2020). Art by Shannon Maer.
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Gamora (upper right) on the cover of Warlock and the Infinity Watch #8 (September 1992), with Thanos and Moondragon. Art by Tom Raney and Terry Austin.
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Gamora as she appears in the animated series Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Zoe Saldaña as Gamora in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
See also
In Spanish: Gamora para niños
