Gamora

## Background

### 1982 - 2003: Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan

Gamora was born of the alien humanoid race called the Zen Whoberis, a peace-loving people. When Gamora was very young, the interplanetary warlord Thanos came to her planet to destroy it. When she & her mother found, Gamora fought off the soldier restraining her, an act that Thanos saw. While her species was massacred by Thanos' soldiers, he decided to spare Gamora & raise her as his own child.

While a young girl, she went on a trip with Thanos to another planet. Against his orders, she ventured out to the planet side where she was ambushed by a group of thugs. The attackers used their numbers advantage to severely injure & gang rape her. Near death, Thanos arrived & murdered her assailants. Thanos recovered Gamora & brought her back to his space station *Sanctuary*, where he restored & augmented Gamora. She was given bionic implants & replacement parts of Thanos' own design. He also subtly altered her perceptions so that she would not recognize the evil of her deeds.

Aboard the spaceship, Thanos trained Gamora as his own personal weapon to kill galactic warlord Magus. She also received specialized training and abilities including resistance to reality distortion as well as an accelerated healing factor. Thanos made sure Gamora was raised with discipline, though he did on occasion show her affection as a father would show his child. Through rigorous training she would become a highly skilled master of various martial arts throughout the universe.

### 2003 - 2005: Gamora

When Gamora grew to adulthood, Thanos decided it was time for her to begin the mission she had trained for all her life. She practiced for this assignment by killing the Magus' Grand Inquisitor. But her presence was detected by the Magus, who prevented her from getting close enough to assassinate him. This failure forced Thanos to take a more direct role in the affair. Thus he teleported to her location & joined forces with Warlock.

Magus then ordered 25,000 of his guards to attack Warlock & any companions. This forced the allies to fight through the attack & ultimately escape via Thanos teleporting them all aboard *Sanctuary*. Even though this assassination attempt failed in due course the Magus was defeated. Soon after Thanos sent Gamora on a new mission, to befriend & keep tabs on Warlock. However before she could truly start her mission the space craft she was piloting came under attack from Drax the Destroyer, whose sole purpose in life was to destroy Thanos. Drax had targeted Gamora's ship due to her relationship to Thanos & destroyed the ship.

Gamora was saved by none other than Adam Warlock. She then returned to her master Thanos. After residing on the craft for months, she found out Thanos' plan to commit stellar genocide. Horrified, she left the *Sanctuary* & went to find Warlock. Her true feelings for him began to show further. Things would quickly get out of hand when they encountered Maxam, who attempted to make a harmless tease about Gamora's feelings towards Adam. Due to the inability to express herself to Adam & her unease about Maxam, she attacked him. The fight favored Gamora to triumph until it was broken up by Adam, who voiced his displeasure in her actions. Unable to accept Adam siding with Maxam over her, she left him. She went back to being an assassin/lone wolf for a couple of months before coming across Warlock again. They discussed what happened with Gamora admitting her feeling for him. They entered a loving relationship & decided to depart to another planet to restart their lives. Things did not last between them Warlock eventually left when his aid was called upon.

When the Annihilation War was in its early days, Gamora began leading a group known as the Graces. They ran into conflict with other warriors on Godthab Omega, where she brandished Godslayer. They eventually were able to put their difference aside when a fleet of the Annihilation Wave arrived on Godthab Omega. Together, they were able to destroy the fleet while simultaneously evacuating the planet.

With all the members of the Graces dead, Gamora joined the United Front, an universal resistance movement organized by Nova Prime & Star-Lord. She also began sleeping with Nova as well. Using her skills to launch quick counter-attacks against the Annihilation Wave, she became a valued member of the team & one of thew few to escape when the Annihilus guards attacked their ships. When the war ended, she spent most of her time with Nova. Having no purpose and wanting to do things for the greater good, Gamora joined the Guardians of the Galaxy, a team recently formed by Star-Lord.

## Romantic Relationships

* Adam Warlock: Lover (2004)
* Richard Rider: On & Off (2005 - 2009)

## Personality

Gamora has been molded into a living weapon & the only family that she knew are the people she considers enemies. Because of her assassin background, she is stoic, distant & merciless to her foes. During combat, she can be aggressive & ruthless due to her willingness to kill without restraint.

Her brutal training by Thanos could have turned her into someone like Nebula but by comparison, Gamora is extremely caring. During childhood, she was too self-focused on her own survival that she didn't seem to care about what happened to Nebula when Thanos would torture her, something which Gamora didn't realize until adulthood. She possesses a mixture of feelings for Thanos for ruining her childhood but for also loving her as a daughter & training her to become a warrior. For years, Gamora was loyal to Thanos but she never completely committed to his cause. When they reunited, despite Thanos' kind attempts to reconcile with her, Gamora did not hesitate to express her hatred for him. However, Gamora does still love Thanos as a father.

She lacks comical quirks & deep-seated personality issues, giving her a more serious & deadly personality. She also doesn't understand Earth lingo, pop references & figures of speech. After a few months with the Guardians, her hardened personality has begun to vanish & she has become like an almost mother-figure to Groot.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Enhanced Zehoberei Physiology:** As a Zehoberei, Gamora naturally possesses physical capabilities beyond any human being. Gamora then received bionic & cybernetic enhancements from Thanos that enhanced her physiology.
	+ ***Enhanced Strength*:** Gamora possesses superhuman strength, making her considerably stronger than the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Speed*:** She is capable of running & moving at speeds much greater than even the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Stamina*:** Her musculature generates less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a human being. She can physically exert herself at peak capacity for several hours before fatigue begins to impair her.
	+ ***Enhanced Agility*:** Her agility, balance & bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the limits of the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Reflexes*:** Gamora's reaction time is similarly enhanced, enabling her to react at a level that is beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete.
	+ ***Enhanced Durability*:** Her bodily tissues are much harder & more resistant to injury than those of a human. Her body is also specially adapted to withstand the physiologically debilitating effects of moving at high rates of speed without sustaining injury. Her skeleton was constructed of a lightweight yet nearly indestructible alloy, enabling her to survive falls that would eventually kill a normal human.
	+ ***Regenerative Healing*:** Gamora possesses a regenerative healing factor, allowing her to regenerate from what would normally be considered life-threatening wounds in a matter of moments.
	+ ***Enhanced Vision***: Her ocular implants allow her to see farther than what her species is capable of.
* **Assassin Training:** Gamora is said to be the most dangerous female assassin in the Milky Way galaxy. She is a highly accomplished athlete trained in gymnastics, combat, the uses of the known weaponry of the galaxy & stealth techniques. She has being sent by Thanos to kill many of his adversaries across the galaxy & has never failed a mission.
* **Acrobatics:** Her years of experience have made her an expert acrobat, gymnast & aerialist.
* **Aviation**: Gamora is a capable pilot. She has managed to avoid being decisively shot down while piloting spaceships for the Guardians.
* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** She is one of the most skilled martial artists in the universe. She is capable of defeating opponents who possess superhuman strength that far surpass her own & has defeated a military platoon containing dozens of combat-trained men in only a few minutes. She has learned to paralyze or kill opponents using vital point strikes directed at certain nerve clusters.
* **Marksmanship:** She can throw most projectile weaponry with great aim & is well-versed in the use of firearms, though she prefers not to use them.
* **Tactical Analysis:** She is an accomplished strategist. She had been widely considered one of the greatest both on & off the battlefield. She is able to formulate battle strategies & her brilliant tactical sense allows her to alter any strategy to fit the changing need of the situation.
* **Weaponry:** Although skilled in the use of most weapons, she prefers to use knives & swords.
	+ ***Swordsmanship***: Gamora is highly skilled in using her sword, with it being her primary method of combat, as she was able to easily overpower various adversaries. She also uses dual blades to swiftly cut several enemies who attempt to attack her.
* **Godslayer**: Gamora's weapon of choice is a retractable & powerful sword. It is capable of cutting through even the most durable of metals & uses a unique energy core located in the hilt to lower the weight of the blade, making it easier for the wielder to handle. It can also be split into two swords.
* **Switchblade**: She also wields a collapsible blade, given to her by Thanos during their first encounter on Zen-Whoberi. It includes dual blades that appear on both sides of the knife that connect to the hilt.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Might:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Quickness:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Projection:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Tactics:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Battle:** 7 - Master / Elite
* **TOTAL:** 170 - Power Level 4 / Moderate Threat

## Notes

* The original character of Gamora belongs to the Marvel Universe.