Nebula ( Comics ) - wikipedia Nebula ( Comics ) For the DC Comics character, see Nebula Man. Nebula Interior artwork from Nova : The Human Rocket # 1 ( May, 1999 Marvel Comics ). Art by Joe Bennett. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance The Avengers # 257 ( July 1985 ) Created by Roger Stern John Buscema In - story information Species Luphomoid Notable aliases Captain Nebula, Ms. Peale Nebula is a fictional character, an alien supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roger Stern and John Buscema, the character first appeared in The Avengers # 257 ( July 1985 ). A pirate and mercenary operating in outer space, the character has frequently appeared as an enemy of the Avengers and the Silver Surfer. Nebula has appeared in several other media adaptations of the Marvel comics, including animated television series and video games. Karen Gillan portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy and its 2017 sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. She will reprise the role in the upcoming 2018 film Avengers : Infinity War and the 2019 untitled Avengers film. Contents 1 Publication history 2 Fictional character biography 2.1 The Infinity Gauntlet 2.2 Annihilation 3 Powers and abilities 4 In other media 4.1 Television 4.2 Film 4.3 Video games 5 References 6 External links Publication history This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( August 2013 ) Nebula was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Buscema, and first appeared in The Avengers # 257 ( July 1985 ). Fictional character biography Nebula on the cover of The Avengers # 318 ( June 1990 ). Art by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer. A brutal space pirate and mercenary, Nebula seized control of Sanctuary II, a massive spaceship previously under the command of Thanos. Thanos was believed to be dead at this point, and Nebula claimed that he had been her grandfather. Nebula 's band of mercenaries and pirates consisted of Skunge, Kehl, Gunthar and Levan. Nebula asked the second Captain Marvel to join her mercenary band and aid them in conquering the Skrull Empire. However, Firelord learned that Nebula had massacred the Xandarians. Nebula used her space fleet to attack the Skrull space armada and the Avengers. Nebula then schemed to gain absolute power using Earth scientist Dr. Harker 's atomic compressor to release vast amounts of energy that were absorbed by the Infinity Union ( Although this attempt nearly triggered the end of the universe when the experiment caused a second Big Bang that came close to annihilating everything before a small group of Avengers -- Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Spider - Man and Sersi -- were able to escape the destruction and shut down the equipment in time to negate the unmaking of existence ). She fought the Avengers, and absorbed energies from the Infinity Union through the implant in her brain. As she fought the Avengers, she lost her powers when Sersi removed the brain implant. Nebula then escaped. The Infinity Gauntlet The newly resurrected Thanos was offended by Nebula 's claims of kinship. He reclaimed his ship and almost killed her, using the Infinity Gems. He transformed her into a grotesque virtual corpse still barely alive, leaving her as a maimed and seemingly mindless zombie, burned and disfigured by his energy beams. When he later claimed the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos boasted that Nebula was his greatest creation -- unable to die, but not truly alive either. However, when Thanos defeated Eternity and took his place, Thanos expanded his consciousness into the universe, leaving his body comatose. Nebula managed to take the Gauntlet from Thanos, using its power to restore herself to health and banish Thanos, seeking to conquer the universe herself. Thanos agreed to help a loose band of heroes defeat Nebula. The group in question consisted of Adam Warlock, Doctor Strange, the Silver Surfer, Thor, the Hulk, Firelord, Doctor Doom and Drax the Destroyer -- the only heroes that Strange had been able to locate in the time available to him. The group confronted her, and, with Thanos exploiting Nebula 's inexperience with wielding the Gauntlet, she was tricked into undoing the events of Thanos 's godhood and all the death and destruction Thanos wreaked with his power. The Cosmic Pantheon ( which Thanos had earlier defeated ) immediately appeared, and battled her. With Nebula thus distracted -- lacking the knowledge to realize that they were keeping her occupied by attacking her all at once, thus preventing her from thinking of a less direct method of assault -- the Surfer and Warlock were able to steal the Gauntlet from her by exploiting Warlock 's connection to the Soul Gem, disrupting the unity between the Infinity Gems and forcing Nebula to drop the Gauntlet. Nebula was captured by Starfox and returned to Titan for trial, while Adam Warlock claimed the Gauntlet. Nebula was later confronted by Firelord in the Titanian prison. In flashback, the murder of her abusive father was depicted. Nebula was later freed from prison by Geatar, and converted into a cyborg by Doctor Mandibus. She attempted to free her pirate crew from the `` Anvil '' space prison, but was thwarted by the Silver Surfer and Jack of Hearts. She killed her crew in escaping. Annihilation Nebula has appeared as one of Gamora 's followers, ' The Graces '. In this role, she battled Ronan the Accuser alongside Stellaris. Ronan triumphed, severely wounding her. Powers and abilities Nebula is an athletic woman and an excellent armed and unarmed combatant. She possesses a gifted intellect and is a brilliant battle strategist. Nebula uses blasters worn on her wrists that fire concussive blasts of unknown energy or heat blasts that can incinerate a human being almost instantly. She also apparently wears a device that enables her to disguise her appearance, either through illusion - casting or through actual molecular rearrangement of her body and clothing. Nebula was converted by Doctor Mandibus into a cyborg. She was given an artificial left eye, left arm, and left shoulder. The left upper quarter of her head and part of her right hip are sheathed in metal. Nebula briefly possessed the Infinity Union, a combination of three devices that together could channel all forms of ambient energy into her which infused her with vast energies. She also briefly possessed the Infinity Gauntlet, which held six `` Infinity Gems '' of virtually - unlimited power, which gave her seemingly - absolute control of reality while she possessed them. However, her short sightedness meant that she often made crucial errors in judgment when wielding the power, like undoing the events of Thanos 's godhood without realizing that this would revert her to her near - death state and free the imprisoned Cosmic Pantheon whom Thanos had recently defeated. In other media Television Nebula is featured in the two - part episode `` Learning Curve '' of the 1999 animated series Silver Surfer, voiced by Jennifer Dale. Nebula appears in the second season of the 2009 animated series The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Jane Lynch. This version is the older sister of Thanos, and appears in the episodes `` Double Negations at the World 's End '', `` Fate of Destiny '' and `` When Strikes the Surfer. '' Nebula appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy TV series, voiced by Cree Summer. In the episode `` Origins, '' Gamora and Nebula were put through training by Ronan the Accuser so that they can fight for Thanos. In the episode `` The Backstabbers, '' the death of Ronan the Accuser has left a power vacuum where Nova Prime mentions to the Nova Corps that there is competition between Korath the Pursuer, Nebula, and Gamora to see who will succeed Ronan the Accuser as Thanos ' new general. Gamora pretends to betray the Guardians of the Galaxy so that she can get Nebula and her Chitauri crew into fighting Korath the Pursuer 's group. Following the plan and the Guardians of the Galaxy getting away, Nebula recovers Ronan the Accuser 's Universal Weapon that Drax the Destroyer threw at her ship. In the episode `` Bad Moon Rising, '' Nebula attacks the Guardians of the Galaxy on the living moon Mandala. Using Mandala 's life - giving powers and a special seed, Nebula resurrects Ronan the Accuser and gives him his Universal Weapon as Ronan the Accuser plans to pilot Mandala to Xandar in order to annihilate the enemies of the Kree there. With help from Star - Lord and Groot, Mandala broke free and uses a special magma attack to send Nebula and Ronan the Accuser flying far away from Mandala. Film Karen Gillan as Nebula from the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy. Karen Gillan portrays Nebula in the 2014 live - action film Guardians of the Galaxy. She is portrayed as an adopted daughter of Thanos, and she is augmented and converted into a cyborg ; at least her arms are completely mechanical, as she is shown making repairs to circuits in her forearm. Despite her familial ties to Thanos, Nebula allies with Ronan the Accuser when Ronan steals an Infinity Stone to destroy Xandar and later use against Thanos only to be defeated in combat by Gamora. When Gamora offers to save her, Nebula rejects Gamora 's help and severs her trapped mechanical left hand so that she can steal a ship and escape. Gillan reprises the role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, released in May 2017. In the film, the Guardians retrieve the arrested Nebula from the Sovereign race, as she was apprehended after trying to steal their batteries. After the Guardians crash - land the ship on a nearby planet due to the Sovereign 's ambush ( as Rocket was caught stealing the batteries ), Rocket and Baby Groot are tasked with looking over Nebula while the rest are taken by Ego to his planet. She assists the Ravagers with a mutiny against Yondu which results in her freedom and Yondu, Rocket, and Groot 's capture. Nebula convinces the Ravagers to spare the three due to the many bounties on their heads, of which Nebula wants a 10 % cut. She leaves using one of their ships to track down and kill Gamora on Ego, as the torture she received from Thanos and her cybernetic body parts were a result of Gamora constantly defeating her when they were children. She arrives at Ego 's planet and tries to kill Gamora, only stopping when she finally bests her sister in combat. Her desire to kill Gamora abated, the pair reach an uneasy alliance, after which they discover caverns filled with the skeletal remains of Ego 's many children. She joins the Guardians in combating Ego to defend the universe from his takeover. In the process she rescues Gamora from death and the two reconcile over their shared past trauma. Despite Gamora offering her a chance to stay with the Guardians, Nebula chooses to set out alone in her quest to kill Thanos. The character will appear in both Avengers : Infinity War and its untitled sequel, again portrayed by Gillan. Video games Nebula is the penultimate boss in the 1996 SNES game Marvel Super Heroes : War of the Gems. Nebula appears in Marvel Super Hero Squad : The Infinity Gauntlet, with Jane Lynch reprising her voice role. Nebula appears as a villain in Marvel : Avengers Alliance. She is featured in Spec - Ops 20 which is based on the Guardians of the Galaxy film. Nebula is a playable character in Marvel : Future Fight. Nebula appears in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Linnea Sage. Nebula appears in Lego Marvel 's Avengers as an unlockable and playable character. Nebula appears in Guardians of the Galaxy : The Telltale Series, voiced by Ashly Burch. Following the death of Thanos, Gamora states to Star - Lord at a bar at Knowhere that a small part of her wants to see her sister Nebula again. Star - Lord will either tell Gamora that Nebula 's family or that calling her could be a mistake. If it is the former, Nebula expresses anger in her call with Gamora of how the Guardians killed their father. In episode 2, Nebula attacks the location where Thanos ' body is being held. Regardless on Star - Lord 's choice revolving around Rocket Raccoon 's trip to Halfworld, Star - Lord and Gamora fight Nebula and managed to subdue her. On the Milano, Nebula is shown to be locked up in Gamora 's room. Entering Gamora 's room which Nebula has been locked up in, Star - Lord and Gamora tell Nebula that they need her to translate the ancient Kree language which Nebula is reluctant to do. When Nebula tells Gamora that she still remembers Tar - Voll, Gamora draws her sword on her as Nebula orders for Gamora to leave. If Star - Lord has Gamora leave, she does so while stating to Star - Lord that she wo n't help him if she hears screams. Nebula states that she never cared for them. If Star - Lord agrees with Gamora, he states that Gamora 's got the right idea as he pins her against the wall ( Star - Lord will also have the option to spit back on her ). Drax the Destroyer later tells Star - Lord that there was a device found in Nebula 's skull. Star - Lord persuades Nebula into giving him the device where she states that it will tell him everything he 'll want to know while stating to Star - Lord that he owes her. When Kree soldiers working for Hala the Accuser attack the ship, Star - Lord will have the option to release Nebula to help fight the Kree soldiers while warning her that the trust exercise will be over if she back - stabs them in battle. In episode 3, Star - Lord experiences Gamora 's flashbacks involving Nebula back when she was being trained by Thanos. The first one has Gamora dueling Nebula. Depending on the outcome, Thanos will still favor Nebula as the winner. The second flashback has Nebula being ordered to kill Gamora as a test. After the final flashback, Star - Lord had to decide to tell Nebula to go or told her to stay. If Star - Lord tells Nebula to go at the end, she will join Hala the Accuser 's forces. If Star - Lord tells Nebula to stay, she and Gamora finally reconciled. Nebula is a playable character in Marvel : Contest of Champions. References Jump up ^ Avengers # 257, 260 Jump up ^ Avengers # 311 -- 312, 314, 316 -- 318 Jump up ^ Infinity Gauntlet # 1 Jump up ^ Infinity Gauntlet # 5 -- 6 Jump up ^ Silver Surfer Annual # 5 Jump up ^ Silver Surfer Vol. 3 # 69 -- 73 Jump up ^ Silver Surfer Vol. 3 # 76 -- 78 Jump up ^ Annihilation : Ronan # 2 Jump up ^ `` TV stars invade Marvel Super Hero Squad Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources -- Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment ''. Robot6.comicbookresources.com. Retrieved 2010 - 12 - 28. Jump up ^ Vanessa Marshall ( August 24, 2015 ). `` @ IAmCreeSummer Hey Nebula, GuuuRRRRLLLLL ! ! ! ! You are amazing ! xoxo ''. Twitter. Retrieved August 25, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Marvel Studios Begins Production on Guardians of the Galaxy ''. Marvel.com. July 20, 2013. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013. Jump up ^ Vejvoda, Jim ( July 15, 2016 ). `` Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 : Zoe Saldana On Gamora, Nebula And Thanos ''. IGN. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016. Jump up ^ McLean, Pauline ( 17 January 2017 ). `` Karen Gillan on Tupperware Party, Inverness and Avengers ''. Retrieved 16 May 2017 -- via www.bbc.com. Jump up ^ `` Voice Of Nebula - Marvel Universe ǀ Behind The Voice Actors ''. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources Jump up ^ Linnea Sage ( @ LinneaSage ) ( April 7, 2016 ). `` I 'm the voice of # Nebula in # Marvel 's ' # AvengersAcademy ' smartphone app. Pretty proud of this one. Another kick... fb.me/2NexFvage '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved June 21, 2017 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Ashly Burch ( @ ashly_burch ) ( March 19, 2017 ). `` Yo ! @ telltalegames ' Guardians of the Galaxy is out and I play Nebula ! Stop being mean to my dad ! '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved October 18, 2017 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` Entering Marvel Contest of Champions : Nebula ''. News - Marvel.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017. External links Nebula at the Marvel Universe wiki Nebula at Marvel Wiki Nebula at Comic Vine Avengers Creators : Stan Lee Jack Kirby Initial members Ant - Man Captain America Hulk Iron Man Thor Wasp Antagonists Group enemies A.I.M. Black Order Chitauri Circus of Crime Enclave H.A.M.M.E.R. 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