Thula

> Then he deserved his fate.
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> Thula in response to Lucan's "death" to Nolan and Invincible in It's Been A While

**Thula** is a supporting antagonist in *Invincible*, serving from Season 2 and onward. She is a Viltrumite warrior, dedicated to aiding in the Viltrumite mission to make it the only empire in the universe.

## History

Not much is known about Thula's past other than she was born on the planet Viltrum and engaged in a bloody survival of the fittest called the Great Purge along with the rest of her race and was one of many to survive the war she was seen with large amounts of blood stain covering her braided hair and left arm.

Many millennia afterwards, Thula along with Lucan and another Viltrumite named Vidor found Allen the Alien in a spaceship near Talescria, having learned from an unknown benefactor that a Viltrumite soldier had departed his planet, but left an heir, trying to extract information Allen did not do, resulting in his defeat and hospitalization. Thula and her group left the scene with nothing.

### Battle of Thraxa

In 2023, she along with Lucan and Vidor, finally learned of Nolan's whereabouts on Thraxa. Nolan went back to check on his family and seemingly killed Lucan, resulting in her and Vidor going on a massacre in the city and remarked on how weak the Thraxans were. Nolan then battled Vidor, resulting in her fighting Mark. Mark's reluctance in fighting to kill resulted in Thula initially overpowering him, while Nolan had no issue against Vidor. During a brief respite, Nolan scolded Mark for fighting as if he was on Earth, as she was trying to kill him and that they would all die if he did not fight.

When the fight resumed, Thula began to slice at Mark, who then heeded Nolan's words upon seeing the slain Thraxans behind her. He then fought on much better terms, which caught her by surprise and nearly admitted that it was a good fight. Mark was still hesitant to kill her, so she took the opportunity to lunge her spear into his stomach. Mark then called for Nolan, who immediately grabbed Thula by her braid before smashing her jaw against his elbow, leaving her mangled. When Kregg came to inspect the aftermath, Thula was not seen being taken back to the ship, leaving her status unknown.

## Physical Appearance

Despite her advanced age, Thula retains a relatively youthful appearance and physical structure thanks to her viltrumite genetics. She possesses a muscular build and long braided hair with a knife attached at the end, and is dressed in traditional plain white viltrumite uniform.

## Personality

Much like all of viltrumites, Thula is cold, bitter and ruthless, she shows very little for procrastination during her time with adversaries like Allen, however a short sided personality is shown with Mark Grayson.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Viltrumite Physiology**: As a Viltrumite, Thula has a wide array of abilities common among her race. Viltrumite genes are extremely adaptive and powerful. As a Viltrumite, Thula's genetics are so potent, she can reproduce with almost any other race and her genetics will almost completely overshadow the inherit genetics of the mate, making said offspring almost purely Viltrumite themselves. Likewise, the more naturally compatible the genetics are to the mate's race, the sooner and more likely the offspring will inherit all the standard Viltrumite abilities.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: Thula's strength extends to the ability to lift and press several tons, making her a powerhouse in combat situations. This strength allows her to go toe-to-toe with formidable foes.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Thula can move at tremendous speeds, able to travel anywhere in the world in mere minutes if not seconds.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: Thula can sustain physical exertion for prolonged periods of time without showing any signs of exhaustion. She can likewise endure some of the most grievous of injuries that would instantly kill a human.
	+ **Enhanced Lung Capacity**: Thula possesses the remarkable physiological ability to sustain her breath for extended periods of time, spanning several weeks.
	+ **Flight**: Thula can levitate herself in the air and propel herself in any direction her desires, able to alter her trajectory mid-flight, letting her maneuver seamlessly through various environments. She is also able to fly through space.
	+ **Nigh-Invulnerability**: Thula's body is incredibly resilient, allowing her to withstand a wide range of attacks without sustaining any significant harm. She can walk away unscathed from explosions, bullets, and even powerful energy-based assaults.
	+ **Superhuman Senses**: Thula possesses an exceptional auditory perception surpassing human capabilities, allowing her to discern sounds emanating from considerable distances and selectively drown out specific noises.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Thula's body heals from injuries at an accelerated rate, allowing her to recover quickly from wounds.
	+ **Decelerated Aging**: Thula possesses an extraordinarily lifespan. This stems from her body gradually aging slower the longer she lives. From this, it allows her to retain her health, vitality, conditioning, performance, and youthful appearance that much longer. Despite being several millennia old, she remains a robust individual.
	+ **Braided Hair Manipulation**: Unlike most of the Viltrumites, Thula's hair possesses a spear that she uses like a sword or a boomerang, it can be used as long or short ranged attacks to wound or kill an opponent making her a very skillful adversary.

### Abilities

* **Master Combatant**: Despite being a high-class fighter, she will still rely on her natural Viltrumite abilities to defeat opponents, Thula is a trained warrior, relying on her millennia of experience, which makes her well skilled and formidable in hand-to-hand combatant as she survived the "Great Purge".

## Weaknesses

* **Extreme Force:** While Viltrumites are among some of the strongest in the universe, they aren't completely unstoppable. Viltrumites can be harmed by beings of similar or greater strength.
* **Excessively High Frequency:** The detrimental effects of high-frequency underwater noise on Mark have been demonstrated through empirical evidence obtained from underwater combat scenarios.

## Trivia

* Thula is based off of Ursa from the *DC Comics and Medusa from the Marvel Comics* .
* Thula's signature weapon is her braided hair, like the scene in episode 8, and episode 4 of season 2, it acts more like a lasso, spear and sword.
* A character in the DC Animated Universe had a similar attack style to Thula, where she'd use her hair as weapon, but more like a whip.
* In real life, some countries for Thula means peace and tranquility.
* Since she was active during the time of the "Great Purge", Thula is older than Nolan, as the latter was born after the purge was complete and her recent appearances in season 2, showed that Thula looks older.