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Marrina

Super Name: Marrina

Real Name: Marrina Smallwood

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Universe: Earth-616

Marrina is from an alien species known as Plodex. Her egg was found by Tom Smallwood, a fisherman in Newfoundland, Canada who gave it to his wife Gladys. When Gladys broke the shell, she imprinted Marrina with Human female DNA. Marrina grew up mostly normal, except for her odd appearance. She eventually came to the attention of James Hudson.

After reaching maturity, Marrina joined Department H and became a member of Gamma Flight. She worked her into Beta Flight and by the time that Department H's funding was cut she was ready to become a member of Alpha Flight. When Alpha became independent, she joined the team as an active member. She fell under the manipulations of the Master of the World and learned much of her history. She left Alpha Flight to explore a relationship with Namor.

The Collector kidnapped Marrina for his Plodex collection. The Collector scanned the world for other unique specimens and finds Spider-Man and takes him as well using a Genie. He also used a giant snake called Snake-Eyes using its hypnotic powers. He controlled him using a Kymellian flute. The two heroes however escaped but in the process they released Snake-Eyes who was now loose on the planet.

She and Namor eventually fell in love and married after being a pawn in Atlantean politics and destroying her mate, a monster whose sole intention was to take over the world. She later accompanied Namor when he returned to active membership with the Avengers, and became an associate member herself. They conceived children together, but she soon underwent a strange transformation, becoming Leviathan and attacking the Avengers. Namor had to slay her with the Black Knight's Ebony Blade.

However, Llan the Sorcerer told the Master of the World that Marrina was sleeping a false death under the sea. The Master eventually found her body and kept her prisoner in one of his bases, held in a stasis tube.

During the Atlantis Rising Event, Namor was stabbed with the Ebony Blade and his Soul taken into it. Upon escaping he was able to bring Marrina's Soul out with him, where it seeming moved onto whatever comes next.

Marrina resurfaced in Norman Osborn's custody, and he used her as an endgame plan against Namor, who had recently betrayed him and allied with the X-Men. Osborn had her DNA spliced and modified, making her a leviathan/snake-like being, driven by a hunger that could only be satiated with Atlantean blood. Once released, Marrina wrought havoc on the undersea kingdom, injuring many and killing even more.

Namor and the X-Men devised a plan: using Magik and Pixie's powers of teleportation, they transported all of the Atlanteans across the globe, leaving Namor as the sole bait in the hemisphere. Once Marrina approached the X-Men's new base, Utopia, Namor realized who she was. The Stepford Cuckoos scanned her mind, revealing that there was nothing but rage, hunger, and hate. Having no choice, they engaged her. Eventually Namor dragged a weakened Marrina underwater where he performed a mercy killing, ending Marrina's life.

Marrina later returned to life during the attack by the Chaos King. She was accompanied by her old Alpha Flight team.

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1ST APPEARANCE

ALPHA FLIGHT #1

Volume 1 • August 1983

ORIGIN

ALPHA FLIGHT #3

Volume 1 • October 1983