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Gamora is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in Strange Tales #180 (June 1975). Gamora is the adopted daughter of Thanos and the last of her species. Her powers include superhuman strength and agility and an accelerated healing factor. She also is an elite combatant, being able to beat most of the opponents in the galaxy. She is a member of the superhero group known as the Infinity Watch. The character played a role in the 2007 crossover storyline "Annihilation: Conquest", becoming a membe

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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
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Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan
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Marvel Comics
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Zen-Whoberian mutate
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Strange Tales #180(June 1975)
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Jim Starlin
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Guardians of the GalaxyInfinity WatchPhalanxGracesUnited FrontNova Corps
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RequiemMost Dangerous Woman in the UniverseThe Deadliest Woman In The UniverseBambi Long
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Peter Quill (Star-Lord)
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Superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability, and reflexes Regenerative healing factor Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant Highly skilled markswoman and swordsman Expert assassin

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  • Creation
  • Publication history
  • Fictional character biography
  • Infinity Watch
  • Annihilation
  • Countdown to Infinity
  • Infinity Wars
  • Powers and abilities
  • Reception
  • Accolades
  • In other media
  • Television
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • Video games
  • Merchandise
  • Collected editions
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Gamora is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in Strange Tales #180 (June 1975). Gamora is the adopted daughter of Thanos and the last of her species. Her powers include superhuman strength and agility and an accelerated healing factor. She also is an elite combatant, being able to beat most of the opponents in the galaxy. She is a member of the superhero group known as the Infinity Watch. The character played a role in the 2007 crossover storyline "Annihilation: Conquest", becoming a member of the titular team in its spin-off comic, Guardians of the Galaxy, before becoming the supervillain Requiem in the 2018 crossover storylines "Infinity Countdown" and "Infinity Wars".

Gamora has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise. Zoe Saldaña played the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018), additionally portraying a version of the character from an alternate timeline in Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Ariana Greenblatt portrayed a young Gamora in Avengers: Infinity War.

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