History Characters / MarvelComicsMarvels

* PlanetDestroyer: After ComicBook/BlueMarvel saved her life, Monica underwent a substantial power boost. Already one of Earth's elite superheroes, she secretly became reclassified as a "Planet-Buster" with enough power to destroy an Earth-sized object without any effort. During the Incursions, this was a source of conflict because while she certainly had enough power to destroy other Earths before they collided with her own, she wrestled with the question of which was worse: killing a world or allowing two worlds (including her own) to die knowing she could have saved one of them.

While Monica didn't appear in any major capacity during ''Secret Wars'', she did return in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe as a member of the new [[ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 Ultimates]], reuniting her with (fellow Mighty Avenger) Comicbook/BlueMarvel and frenemy [[FriendlyRivalry Carol Danvers]]. As one could probably surmise from reading her history, Monica's definitely one of Marvel's more underrated characters who doesn't nearly get enough love.

* AffirmativeActionLegacy: She's the second Captain Marvel -- though it should be noted that Mar-Vell is technically considered "pink" and not white. Fittingly, Monica's nemesis Comicbook/{{Nebula|MarvelComics}} claims to be the granddaughter of Thanos, who in turn singled out Monica's predecessor, Mar-Vell, as his greatest nemesis. It doesn't work as well for Moonstone, since the man preceding her was a Captain America villain.

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!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Legacy, Captain Marvel, "Genny", "Star Face", Sparky, Space-Face

** ILoveNuclearPower: Infrared and ultraviolet radiation, not to mention gamma radiation.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: An alien invader going by "Proxima Midnight" used anti photon particles to kill Spectrum, but her life was saved by Blue Marvel, who specializes in containing {{antimatter}}. Since photons are product of, rather than matter in of themselves, his efforts to reverse the process were less that perfect, but ended up making Rambeau much stronger than she had been before.

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During the [[TheSixties 1960s]], writer Creator/StanLee noticed that the name's trademark from [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} the Fawcett Comics character]] was available again, and decided that Marvel should own it (Marvel Comics, Captain Marvel… makes sense, right?). So he created a new superhero named that, one quite different from the previous ones. The new character first appeared in ''"Marvel Super-Heroes"'' #12 (December, 1967). Given the value of the name to DC and the utter obscurity of the Marvel version of the character (at least nowadays; he was big back in the 70's), you'd think Marvel would cash in and make a mint selling the name back to DC at an enormous profit… except for the fact that he's called "Captain Marvel" and they're called "Marvel Comics" and you just can't let that kind of synchronicity slip away from you.

-> ''They said… They said the [[EvilInc Beyond Corporation]] never existed. They said [[ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} none of it]] really happened. We came back changed --Me, Aaron, [[ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone Elsa]], all of us. Harder and stranger. But nobody cared. Oh, everybody humored me ... But nobody thought it was real. I spent a year remembering things that couldn't exist. Trying not to kill and killing anyway --And then they said it didn't happen-- But they never let me forget, either. Oh, no. Change your look, change your life, you can never forget ... I bet it was funny. From the outside. I bet everybody had a real good laugh. Well.'' '''''Auntie Monica's not ☠☠☠☠ laughing.'''''

* BreakoutCharacter: For comics as a whole. There are reports from store owners of first-time customers (especially Muslim women and girls) who only come in to buy ''Ms. Marvel'', and nothing else. Now, whether the industry can translate Kamala into a GatewaySeries is still up in the air…

During the [[TheSixties 1960s]], writer Creator/StanLee noticed that the name's trademark from [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} the Fawcett Comics character]] was available again, and decided that Marvel should own it (Marvel Comics, Captain Marvel... makes sense, right?). So he created a new superhero named that, one quite different from the previous ones. The new character first appeared in ''"Marvel Super-Heroes''" #12 (December, 1967). Given the value of the name to DC and the utter obscurity of the Marvel version of the character (at least nowadays; he was big back in the 70's), you'd think Marvel would cash in and make a mint selling the name back to DC at an enormous profit… except for the fact that he's called "Captain Marvel" and they're called "Marvel Comics" and you just can't let that kind of synchronicity slip away from you.

!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #16 (October, 1982) [[note]]As Captain Marvel[[/note]]; ''Avengers Unplugged'' #5 (June, 1996) [[note]]As Photon[[/note]]; ''New Thunderbolts'' #9 (August, 2005) [[note]]As Pulsar[[/note]]; ''Mighty Avengers'' #1 (November, 2013) [[note]]As Spectrum[[/note]]
-> ''They said ... They said the [[EvilInc Beyond Corporation]] never existed. They said [[ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} none of it]] really happened. We came back changed --Me, Aaron, [[ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone Elsa]], all of us. Harder and stranger. But nobody cared. Oh, everybody humored me ... But nobody thought it was real. I spent a year remembering things that couldn't exist. Trying not to kill and killing anyway --And then they said it didn't happen-- But they never let me forget, either. Oh, no. Change your look, change your life, you can never forget ... I bet it was funny. From the outside. I bet everybody had a real good laugh. Well.'' '''''Auntie Monica's not ☠☠☠☠ laughing.'''''

!!! '''First Appearance''': ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #6 (October, 1993) [[note]]As Legacy[[/note]]; ''Captain Marvel'' (Vol. 3) #4 (March, 1996) [[note]]As Captain Marvel[[/note]] ''New Thunderbolts'' #6 (May, 2005) [[note]]As Photon[[/note]]

!!! '''First Appearance''': ''Captain Marvel'' (Vol. 5) #16 (January, 2004) [[note]]As Phyla-Vell[[/note]]; ''Captain Marvel'' (Vol. 5) #19 (March, 2004) [[note]]As Captain Marvel[[/note]]; ''Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar'' #1 (September, 2007) [[note]]As Quasar[[/note]] ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (Vol. 2) #12 (May, 2009) [[note]]As Martyr[[/note]]

!!! '''First Apperance:''' ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' #13 (March, 1968) [[note]]As Carol Danvers[[/note]]; ''Ms. Marvel'' #1 (January, 1977) [[note]]As Ms. Marvel[[/note]]; ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #164 (December, 1982) [[note]]As Binary[[/note]]; ''The Avengers'' #4 (May, 1998) [[note]]As Warbird[[/note]]; ''Avenging Spider-Man'' #9 (July, 2012) [[note]]As Captain Marvel[[/note]]

!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Captain America'' #192 (December 1975) [[note]]As Karla Sofen[[/note]]; ''Incredible Hulk'' #228 (October 1978) [[note]]As Moonstone[[/note]]; ''Incredible Hulk'' #449 (January 1997) [[note]]As Meteorite[[/note]]; ''Dark Avengers'' #1 (March 2009) [[note]]As Ms. Marvel[[/note]]

!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Captain Marvel'' (Vol. 7) #14 (September, 2013) [[note]]Unnamed[[/note]]; ''All-New Marvel NOW! Point One'' #1.NOW (March, 2014) [[note]]As Ms. Marvel[[/note]]

* BreakoutCharacter: For comics as a whole. There are reports from store owners of first-time customers (especially Muslim women and girls) who only come in to buy ''Ms. Marvel'', and nothing else. Now, whether the industry can translate Kamala into a GatewaySeries is still up in the air...

During the [[TheSixties 1960s]], writer Creator/StanLee noticed that the name's trademark from [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} the Fawcett Comics character]] was available again, and decided that Marvel should own it (Marvel Comics, Captain Marvel... makes sense, right?). So he created a new superhero named that, one quite different from the previous ones. The new character first appeared in ''"Marvel Super-Heroes''" #12 (December, 1967). Given the value of the name to DC and the utter obscurity of the Marvel version of the character (at least nowadays; he was big back in the 70's), you'd think Marvel would cash in and make a mint selling the name back to DC at an enormous profit... except for the fact that he's called "Captain Marvel" and they're called "Marvel Comics" and you just can't let that kind of synchronicity slip away from you.

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-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsNohVarr Noh-Varr]]

* RealityEnsues: She copied Carol Danvers's most well-known costume, the one with the leotard, thigh-high boots, and opera gloves. As she is not a FlyingBrick with energy absorption and projection powers and the ability to switch outfits instantaneously, running around (let alone actually attempting to fight) while dressed like that was beyond awkward and uncomfortable, to say the least.

Mar-Vell was an alien (from the Kree, a race that looked ''[[HumanAliens exactly]]'' [[HumanAliens like humans]] except that [[RubberForeheadAliens most of them are blue]].) A decorated war hero with the actual rank of Captain, he came to Earth as part of an intelligence gathering mission, following the defeat of Ronan the Accuser (at the hands of the ComicBook/FantasticFour). Ronan himself had gone to Earth to investigate the defeat of a [[TheJuggernaut Kree Sentry stationed on the planet in an old Kree observation post]] (also at the hands of the Fantastic Four). The [[ThisCannotBe seeming impossibility of these two defeats happening on the ''same'' world was so mind-boggling]] that the Kree decided to investigate in detail whether or not humanity could be useful... or if they were a big enough threat to warrant destruction.

* ArchEnemy: The original Mar-Vell is often considered this to Thanos, and his Cancerverse version retains this animosity.

* [[IHatePastMe I Hate Alternate Me]]: Mar-Vell's Cancerverse counterpart Lord Mar-Vell considered him a fool for allowing himself to just ''die'' (instead of making a DealWithTheDevil like he did). Thanos observed he respected Mar-Vell far more than he does Lord Mar-Vell.

* TimeTravelEscape: Mar-Vell [[spoiler:but not really.]]

* BlackAndGreyMorality: She opted to help the Skrull Empire over Nebula's space pirates when caught between the two, because Comicbook/{{Galactus}} just ate the throne world and put the Empire in disarray, making them more sympathetic to her. That and Nebula was using Sanctuary II to destroy more planets. Her aid would do nothing to stop the Skrulls from trying to conquer Earth in the future...but they have collectively proved less problematic than Nebula.

** Nebula returned the favor by having Dr. Druid as a mole in The Avengers, with the specific task of turning them against Rambeau.

-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsPhylaVell Phyla-Vell]]

* CaptureAndReplicate: One of the many heroes captured and impersonated by Skrulls during ''Secret Invasion''.

* OneSteveLimit: The Ms. Marvel codename, which she shared with Carol Danvers and now shares with Kamala Khan.

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-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsMonicaRambeau Monica Rambeau]]

Cloned from the DNA of the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell was implanted with false memories making him believe he was instead Starfox's son. He was then artificially aged so that he'd be ready to face Mar-Vell's enemies. He inherited the title of Captain Marvel, but succumbed to the madness of Cosmic Awareness as he became nearly omnipotent and sought to "fix" the universe. He redeemed himself afterwards and became part of the Thunderbolts, where he took the title of Photon and was killed by Baron Zemo.

-> See ComicBook/MonicaRambeau

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!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers (leader), ComicBook/MightyAvengers (field leader), '''ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}}'''

-> ''They said ... They said the [[EvilInc Beyond Corporation]] never existed. They said [[ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} none of it]] really happened. We came back changed --Me, Aaron, [[ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone Elsa]], all of us. Harder and stranger. But nobody cared. Oh, everybody humored me ... But nobody thought it was real. I spent a year remembering things that couldn't exist. Trying not to kill and killing anyway --And then they said it didn't happen-- But they never let me forget, either. Oh, no. Change your look, change your life, you can never forget ... I bet it was funny. From the outside. I bet everybody had a real good laugh. Well.'' '''''Auntie Monica's not ☠☠☠☠ laughing.'''''
-->-- ''Captain America and the Mighty Avengers'' #6 (2015)

Monica Rambeau, otherwise known by her multitude of aliases ([[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], Photon, Pulsar, and presently Spectrum) is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by Creator/RogerStern and John Romita, Jr., first appearing in ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan Annual'' #16 (dated 1982).

Shortly after gaining her powers, Monica adopted the vacant Captain Marvel name for herself, meaning she's the ''first'' woman --and a woman of color, at that!-- to do so, even though Phyla-Vell (daughter of Mar-Vell) and ComicBook/CarolDanvers (formerly Ms. Marvel) have been more associated with that distinction.

While learning to master her powers, Monica sought help from ComicBook/TheAvengers, who eventually accepted her into their ranks as a full member. It's worth noting that Monica is the first black woman to join the team, and only the third black Avenger overall, behind ComicBook/TheFalcon and ComicBook/BlackPanther. Not only was Monica a valued member of The Avengers, but she even ''led'' them for a spell, ultimately retiring from duty when she lost her powers during a mission.

Years later, Monica regained her powers and (hesitantly) conceded the Captain Marvel name to Genis-Vell (son of Mar-Vell), instead opting for a new alias: Photon. And ''then'' Genis decided he actually wanted to be called Photon too, so Monica agreed to give him the moniker, rebranding herself as Pulsar.

Monica didn't actually operate under the Pulsar name for very long -- she gave it up sometime before appearing in Creator/WarrenEllis' ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' Now simply using her birth name (while rocking [[DreadlockWarrior dreads]] and a new {{badass longcoat}}), Monica utilized her experience as former leader of The Avengers to head up this new {{ragtag bunch of misfits}}, which included ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone, [[ComicBook/XMen Boom Boom]], and Machine Man.

It should be said that ''Nextwave'''s level of canonicity [[LooseCanon was up for debate for years]], and it was only established in 2015 that its events actually ''did'' happen. As explained in ''Captain America & The Mighty Avengers'', Monica and Co. were transported into an alternate universe and screwed with {{for the evulz}} by the Beyond Corporation, and [[CassandraTruth nobody believed them when they returned to Earth-616 and talked about it]].

''Nextwave'' ended after only twelve issues, but Monica continued to appear throughout the greater MarvelUniverse following its cancelation. She was [[LaResistance anti-Registration]] under ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's leadership during the ComicBook/CivilWar, teamed up with Carol Danvers (the newly-minted Captain Marvel) while on a mission in the Gulf of Mexico, and even helped to take down ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. She also starred in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity''-esque limited series ''Marvel Divas'', alongside Firestar, ComicBook/BlackCat, and ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}.

The ComicBook/MarvelNOW initiative brought Monica onto a new iteration of the ComicBook/MightyAvengers, where she served as ComicBook/LukeCage's {{lancer}}. Monica continued to serve with the team until Earth-616 collided with [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Earth-1610]], [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 thusly ending]] the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. She'd planned to channel all her energy into destroying Earth-1610 -- so as to avoid the destruction of her own home reality -- but was captured by [[ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour The Maker]] before she could try.

While Monica didn't appear in any major capacity during ''Secret Wars'', she did return in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe as a member of the new [[ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 Ultimates]], reuniting her with (fellow Mighty Avenger) Comicbook/BlueMarvel and frenemy [[FriendlyRivalry Carol Danvers]]. As one could probably surmise from reading her history, Monica's definitely one of Marvel's more underrated characters who doesn't nearly get enough love.

Though Monica has only ever really appeared in comics and not much else, 2019's ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' features her mother Maria as a major supporting character, as portrayed by Creator/LashanaLynch. This version of the character, a [[TheNineties 90's]] contemporary of Carol Danvers' in the US Air Force, notably uses the callsign "Photon", which is also one of the many names Monica has used over the years. Monica herself appears in the film as a child, played by Akira Akbar. The adult version of Monica shows up in the Creator/DisneyPlus series ''Series/WandaVision'', portrayed by Creator/TeyonahParris.

!! Monica appears in:
[[AC: Notable Comics]]
* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' vol. 1 (1983 -- 1988)
* ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' (2006 -- 2007)
* ''Marvel Divas'' (2009)
* ''Heralds'' (2010)
* ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers'' (2013 -- 2014)
* ''[[ComicBook/TheFalcon Captain America]] & The ComicBook/MightyAvengers'' (2014 -- 2015)
* ''ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}}'' vol. 2 (2015 -- 2016)
** ''Ultimates 2'' vol. 2 (2016 -- 2017)
* ''ComicBook/AvengersNoRoadHome'' (2019)
* ''ComicBook/{{Strikeforce}}'' (2019 -- present)

[[AC: Marvel Cinematic Universe]]
* ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' (2019), portrayed by Akira Akbar
* ''Series/WandaVision'' (2021), portrayed by Creator/TeyonahParris
* ''The Marvels'' (2022), portrayed by Parris

!! Monica Rambeau provides examples of the following tropes:

* ActionGirl: One of the single most dangerous superheroes in the Marvel Universe. She's likely underused specifically because she's a story breaker; her power is really only limited by her scientific knowledge and her imagination. An attempt to de-power her in the late '80s didn't really take, and she was back to her classic power set by the time of the "Operation: Galactic Storm" crossover.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: She's the second Captain Marvel -- though it should be noted that Mar-Vell is technically considered "pink" and not white. Fittingly, Monica's nemesis Comicbook/{{Nebula|MarvelComics}} claims to be the granddaughter of Thanos, who in turn singled out Monica's predecessor, Mar-Vell, as his greatest nemesis. It doesn't work as well for Moonstone, since the man preceding her was a Captain America villain.
* AfroAsskicker: She was introduced as wearing an Afro, so she qualified for this at the time.
* TheAgeless: Blue Marvel concluded that Rambeau's "human" form was anything but, that even when not actively using her powers she had gradually moved beyond several human limitations, including age related organ degeneration. She can still be killed though, even in her shifted states, as Blue Marvel came to these conclusions after averting Rambeau's demise at hand of Proxima Midnight, then experimenting to determine what other medical needs and limitations Monica might have.
* AmicableExes: She used to date [[FusionDance one half]] of Brother Voodoo, still has feelings for him, and readily assists him in his superhero duties if he so asks.
* ArchEnemy: During her first Avengers stint there were two attempts to give her one in the form of a manipulative psychiatrist who became the second Moonstone, and the SpacePirate Nebula, but neither stuck. As of the CerebusRetcon to ''Nextwave'' The Beyond Corporation as a whole have been cemented in the role.
* BadLiar
** When caught on Sanctuary II, she claimed hyperspace had made it difficult to use her powers. Nebula then shot her to prove otherwise, though Nebula was planning on killing her anyway.
** In ''Nextwave'' she'd constantly remind everyone she used to lead The Avengers, which was true, but she'd describe the experience as being much better than that of her current team, which it wasn't at all.
* BadassCape: Her original Captain Marvel outfit had a small cape around her arms that did not look too impressive, until she shifted to light mode and created a magnificent silhouette.
* BadassLongcoat: Introduced to her outfit in ''Nextwave'', which returned in ''Captain America & The Mighty Avengers'' in 2014.
* BerserkButton: Beyond Corporation became one for her, once the CerebusRetcon described below came into play.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Monica is usually one of the nicest people around. ''Usually''. People who piss her off tend to learn that it's not wise to anger a woman who can microwave you.
* BlackAndGreyMorality: She opted to help the Skrull Empire over Nebula's space pirates when caught between the two, because Comicbook/{{Galactus}} just ate the throne world and put the Empire in disarray, making them more sympathetic to her. That and Nebula was using Sanctuary II to destroy more planets. Her aid would do nothing to stop the Skrulls from trying to conquer Earth in the future...but they have collectively proved less problematic than Nebula.
* BraidsOfAction: She took to braiding her hair in various styles after moving on from Afros, and continued to fly into battle with them.
* BreakingTheFellowship: She lead The Avengers twice when then regular leaders, Captain America and The Wasp, happened to be out of commission. The former lieutenant did such a good job that Captain America decided to make Rambeau the permanent leader of the group, but from that point on her leadership became much less effective. This was because she didn't realize Dr. Druid was secretly undermining her, even though he was also openly undermining her at every opportunity. To be fair to Rambeau, no one else realized Druid was TheMole either, leading to The Avengers eventually reconciling and reassembling.
* BroughtDownToNormal: The first time she lost her powers she was also bedridden and dropped off at her parents to be nursed back to health.
* BroughtDownToBadass: At the end of ''Avengers: No Road Home #10'', Monica joins Blue Marvel, Ms. America, Hulkling, and Toni Ho in the middle of a battle with some supervillains after returning from the war against Nyx, she states that she used up so much energy keeping Vision alive that she has changed from being an energy-being in human form to a superhuman with great energy powers. She says that she is no longer an immortal light being and has returned to being a flesh-and-blood human with limits. She still retains her full powerset, including energy-form transformation, flight, speed-of-light movement, and full electromagnetic-spectrum manipulation, but she is no longer agelessly immortal and cannot generate the same scale of power output as before.
* CallingYourAttacks: In ''Nextwave'' she'd come up with fancy names for various things she could do with her powers and scream them dramatically while showing off.
* CaptainSuperHero: She has served as a harbor ship captain, but her ''martial'' rank was lieutenant.
* CerebusRetcon: The ''entirety'' of Nextwave became a whole lot darker when it was revealed to be a kidnapping plot by cosmic beings with an obsession with controlling narrative and not a silly Elseworlds plot. Monica didn't take the revelation well.
* CharacterExaggeration: She's always been demanding, sarcastic, and perfectly aware of how outlandish her circumstances tend to be. ''Nextwave'' simply magnified all of these traits for comedy.
* ComboPlatterPowers: All of hers relate to energy and light:
** EnergyAbsorption: She can absorb all the light and heat from an area. While Brashear's power up was in effect she could absorb enough sunlight to make the sky dim for a minute, if she wanted to.
** ExtradimensionalPowerSource: The explanation behind her powers is she's a living aperture into a dimension of pure energy.
** {{Flight}}: She can fly, obviously.
** FusionDance: Because she's basically an energy being when her powers are active, she can merge her form with allies to supercharge any energy based powers they have, such as with She-Hulk (gamma radiation) or Blue Marvel (anti-matter).
** ILoveNuclearPower: Infrared and ultraviolet radiation, not to mention gamma radiation.
** IntangibleMan: She can pass through solid objects, provided she knows what wavelength of light can bypass a particular object. Unlike most Marvel examples she can also let non kinetic energy attacks harmlessly pass through her shifted states, again providing she knows which wavelength to shift to.
** LightEmUp: Can produce visible light.
** MasterOfIllusion: "Master" is a stretch, but she can easily alter the way people perceive her even when not actually transformed.
** MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Because she doesn't have a physical body, her energy form has a low-level form of cosmic awareness to approximate her senses.
** PhotographicMemory: Not in the usual sense, but her ability to recall events greatly improved due to the electromagnetic and extra dimensional natures of her superpowers, greatly diminished when she lost them, and got even better when Blue Marvel had powered her up.
** RainbowMotif: Her powers revolve around turning into forms of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum. While she can only take on one wavelength at a time, she can alter the photons around it just enough to make herself visible to people, if need be.
** ShockAndAwe: Electricity.
** SuperSenses: She can track and trace radioactive elements using her powers. She can even tell when lasers are coming her way and shift fast enough to bypass, or at least reduce damage they would deal to her human form.
** SuperSpeed: Monica can move at the speed of light.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: She was initially modeled off of Creator/PamGrier. The editor told the artist to tone it down.
* DaChief: During her time in ''Nextwave''. After all, did you know she [[CatchPhrase used to lead the Avengers]]?
* {{Depower}}: Toward the end of the 80s, during a fight with Marina, Namor's wife who for reasons had turned into a rampaging monster, Monica hit a body of water while in energy form. The result nearly killed her, stripped her of her powers and left her an emaciated husk. ... it's one way to shove a person onto a bus.
* TheDogBitesBack: Upon realizing the Beyond Corporation was behind the events of ''Nextwave:''
--> '''Monica:''' Hey. Remember me? You took me out of the real world for a year and destroyed my life?
--> '''Jason Quantrell:''' [[OhCrap Uh-oh.]]
--> '''Monica:''' Yeah. "Uh-oh".
* DreadlockWarrior: These days, she's invariably depicted with these, currently donning them as recently as ''The Ultimates''. Back in [[TheEighties her early days,]] though, she had a cool-looking, swept-back afro and in between these periods she had various styles of braids.
* EyeScream: A good tactic of hers is to turn to light and go in through someone's eyes. She uses it on Shuma-Gorath during ''Infinity'', and tries using it on Thanos during ''Civil War II''. [[spoiler:That doesn't work so well.]]
* FriendlyRivalry: With Carol Danvers, who succeeded her as Captain Marvel eventually. They're ''very'' snarky to each other during their team-up in Mexico.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Her eyes sometimes glow, most commonly gold or blue, before she's about to use her powers, especially if she's about to shift. More commonly it is her hands that glow.
* GooGooGodLike: During ''Nextwave'' The Beyond Corporation altered Rambeau's history so that she ''always'' had superpowers. She's also been "de aged" in ''Fearless''.
* HandBlast: After transformation and flight, her third most commonly used power is this. A randomly chosen discharge from her can strike with the force relative to three hundred tons of TNT. Applying knowledge of chemistry or radiology in the right situation can make her even more lethal. Then there was that time Dr. Brashear inadverdently pushed her into at least the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt sextillion TNT ton range]]...
* HardLight: After being healed and evaluated by Adam Brashear, she's no longer sure if she's a human being who turns into light, or a being of pure light that turns into a very convincing hard-light human.
* IHaveManyNames: Monica is one of those superheroes who've never really stuck to just ''one'' name in their career, meaning people usually just refer to her with the name she was born with. This was lampshaded in an issue of ''Captain Marvel:''
--> '''Carol:''' You have like fifteen alternate code names, anyway, Monica-Photon-Pulsar-Captain-Marvel-Rambeau!
--> '''Monica:''' I'm sorry, did I just hear that right? Am I being judged by, by Ms.-Captain-Warbird-Binary--Marvel...?
* IJustWantToBeNormal: {{Subverted|Trope}} with 616 Rambeau, who simply doesn't want to be immortal if no one else is, making it more like "I just don't want to be left alone", but played straight with her counterpart from Universe A. She is a "tourist" of various alternate realities [[PowerCopying who gets the same superpowers of whichever counterparts of hers exist in any given space time]], but dislikes superpowers and only visits Earth 616 because the versions of her parents she found there are both familiar and still alive.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: When speculating she might be faced with either dying or losing her powers, Monica admits she isn't sure which one she'd pick (fortunately, the situation results in neither).
* ILetGwenStacyDie: Monica blames herself for the disaster that kicks off ''Civil War II'' (though there's a lot of that going around), thinking she could've immobilized Thanos herself. Potential blame is alleviated since the tactic she proposed is soon shown to not work on Thanos.
* TheLeader
** For a time, she was the Avenger's leader. She spent a lot of it having to deal with Dr. Druid spitefully trying to undermine her.
** When Thanos sent an invasion force to Earth, Spectrum lead a resistance group who came to be known as "The Mighty Avengers"(the official Avengers team were in space). She suffered a crippling blow in the skirmish however, and Luke Cage stepped up as leader by the time they had become an established team. Spectrum acted as TheLancer after recovering.
* LeotardOfPower: Her most iconic costume consists essentially of a white leotard with black tights, sometimes also with a BadassLongcoat over top.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: {{Downplayed|Trope}}: After her powers activated in New Orleans she freaked out and flew to New York while looking for help, activating Spider-man's danger sense. However, their similar senses of humor quickly put him at ease, and he suggested that The Avengers could give her the help she needed.
* MayDecemberRomance: Strikes up a relationship with Adam Brashear, who served in the Korean War.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Fans demanded an explanation as to why Comicbook/{{Blade}}, Luke Cage, Brother Voodoo and Comicbook/BlackPanther had to spend any time with a vampire outbreak in New Orleans while a woman with [[StoryBreakerPower light based superpowers and light speed movement]] lived in the city while being just as aware of the problem as they were. The {{handwave}}s range from Rambeau having amnesia to that particular Rambeau being displaced from the alternate "Universe A" where she had no experience with her powers yet while the 616 version was off doing something else.
* MidSeasonUpgrade: An alien invader going by "Proxima Midnight" used anti photon particles to kill Spectrum, but her life was saved by Blue Marvel, who specializes in containing {{antimatter}}. Since photons are product of, rather than matter in of themselves, his efforts to reverse the process were less that perfect, but ended up making Rambeau much stronger than she had been before.
* MilitarySuperhero: A former lieutenant in the New Orleans harbor guard, turned professional superhero.
* TheMole
** Rambeau willingly joined Nebula's crew of space pirates when she happened to be on Sanctuary II while Nebula's crew infiltrated it and warped it to the Skrull's Empire. She proceeded to undermine their attempts to takeover the empire until she could find a way back to Earth. Nebula didn't exactly inspire loyalty when she tested Rambeau's use by shooting her in the chest though.
** Nebula returned the favor by having Dr. Druid as a mole in The Avengers, with the specific task of turning them against Rambeau.
* TheNightThatNeverEnds: [[DefiedTrope Defying this trope]], and Nyx, the night goddess trying to {{invoke|dtrope}} it, by acting as a substitute for the sun, happened to burn out the power up Spectrum had been provided by Blue Marvel.
* NoSell: Shortly after ''Infinity'', the Mighty Avengers go up against a Nuhuman who can slow down time around herself. Since Monica can move at the speed of light, it doesn't really do anything to slow her down.
* PlanetDestroyer: After ComicBook/BlueMarvel saved her life, Monica underwent a substantial power boost. Already one of Earth's elite superheroes, she secretly became reclassified as a "Planet-Buster" with enough power to destroy an Earth-sized object without any effort. During the Incursions, this was a source of conflict because while she certainly had enough power to destroy other Earths before they collided with her own, she wrestled with the question of which was worse: killing a world or allowing two worlds (including her own) to die knowing she could have saved one of them.
* RedBaron: Rather than keep up with her various code names, some people just come up with their own nicknames that are easier to keep track of, such as Supersonic Sensation, Daystar, Sun Goddess, The Lady Of Light, Avengers Mom and Auntie.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant
** Karla Sofen was once an unremarkable EvilMinion in Comicbook/CaptainAmerica and didn't do anything overtly criminal until she antagonized Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk as the second Moonstone. She didn't regularly face any protagonist besides Hulk until she met Rambeau, but after Rambeau lost both the titles of Captain Marvel and Photon, Moonstone II became a rival to Genis-Vell as Photon and then the EvilCounterpart to Carol Danvers as Miss and Captain Marvel.
** Nebula was created specifically to antagonize Captain Marvel Monica Rambeau, but as Rambeau faded into obscurity, Nebula became more associated with Firelord, as she destroyed his home planet with Sanctuary II, and Comicbook/SilverSurfer by association. Even as Rambeau started to return to prominence Nebula moved on to [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Loki]] when he tried to reform, then Comicbook/{{Gamora}} specifically after Nebula [[TheStarScream turned Graces against her]] and ''Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' in general, after the group got a movie.
* SassyBlackWoman: "Sassy" isn't her ''only'' defining characteristic, but it was a characteristic shown early and often, as she quickly befriended Spider-man after matching his wit.
* ScreeningTheCall: On the receiving end from her mother at one point, who was blocking Mon's phone-calls because she didn't want Monica getting hurt again. Please note Monica was a grown woman at this point.
* ShadowArchetype: Sofen knows the preferences desires and aversions she Rambeau share, as well as their different values. Sofen tries to use this knowledge to convince Rambeau that Sofen the one in the right, to little success, but nonetheless managed to manipulate Rambeau into helping her complete Project Aaru. Nebula also shares a lot with Monica, but the nature and length of their conflict did not allow for as much to be explored on panel.
* ShapeShifterModeLock: {{Downplayed|Trope}} She can stay in her various transformed states seemingly indefinitely. However, the longer she spends phase sifted the longer it takes her to shift back to her "human" form. She noticed this more when her power was boosted by Brashear.
* StealthExpert: Rambeau is not the most skilled among Marvel's stealth experts, but as long as she knows the visible spectrum any given observer is limited to, she does not have to be. Blade in particular recognizes the potential benefits of this ability while his Strikeforce is rooting out shapeshifting infiltrators.
* StoryBreakerPower: A woman with military training who's capable of converting into any form of energy along the electromagnetic spectrum, Monica has proven capable of slugging it out with actual gods and singlehandedly fighting advanced civilizations' space fleets. If you go back and read the ''Avengers'' issues that follow her debut, a startling number of storylines involve the antagonists having to figure out specific ways to take Monica off the board before they can proceed.
* SuperToughness: Her physical strength is far below that of Moonstone, who is roughly equal to Spider-man, or Nebula, who was already taller and bigger than her before becoming a {{cyborg}} roughly equal to Luke Cage. She has endured physical contact with them without instantly being reduced to mist and powder, leading to speculation that her powers are still providing a subconscious form of protection even when she isn't phase shifting. She herself wondered if her "human" form wasn't really a convincing HardLight construct that just felt human due to electromagnetic manipulations.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Monica ''attempted'' to make her team subscribe to this (for humans at least) during her time with Nextwave, but not only was it a pretty lost cause, when pushed (or injured) she'd just throw in the towel and say "screw it". Afterward, she will kill if the situation absolutely requires it, but she'll hate doing it.
* TookALevelInBadass: Not that she was exactly a slouch beforehand, but she gets a power-up in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers'', thanks to a combination of Adam Brashear and one of Thanos' goons trying to kill her. By the time of ''Captain America & the Mighty Avengers'', she's able to make an EldritchAbomination go "uh-oh" just by showing up in a bad mood. In ''Last Days'' it's made clear she's become capable of cracking planets open if she wanted to. The opening issues of ''Ultimates: Squared'' suggests she's beginning to develop a form of cosmic awareness.
* TwoferTokenMinority: She's a black woman.
* UndyingLoyalty: One of the most ardent Avengers, demonstrated in Vol 3 issue 2, when Captain America delivers a rousing speech to break everyone out of magically induced brainwashing. Monica is one of the first to snap out of it.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Usually she doesn't actually change ''shape'' so much as her shape's composition, but her light manipulation powers do allow her to shapeshift to a degree, and create illusions of even more. She can do a pretty good impression of [[GenderBender Blue Marvel]]. Later, when she discovers that Beyond Corporation is encroaching into the real world again, she manages to change from her Spectrum look to her Nextwave one (only with different tights under the coat) just by shining real bright in anger.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: During ''Last Days'' (set during the opening issue of ''Secret Wars'') Monica is sent to crack open Earth-1610 on herself. She almost gets there, until she sees the point of impact is a playground of oblivious kids, and hesitates, long enough for The Maker to capture her.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Zigzagged after she becomes a full energy being and gets a further power up. She angsts over the possibility of outliving everyone she'll ever know and growing detached from humanity, but at the same time fights a potential death by not letting herself dissipate. She refuses to simply allow herself to die in order to avoid "WhoWantsToLiveForever syndrome" because she will continue to have the ability to make a difference as a hero until the day she meets her death.

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[[folder:Genis-Vell]]
!!Genis-Vell
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Genis-Vell
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Legacy, Captain Marvel, "Genny", "Star Face", Sparky, Space-Face
!!! '''First Appearance''': ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #6 (October, 1993)
[[note]]As Legacy[[/note]]; ''Captain Marvel'' (Vol. 3) #4 (March, 1996) [[note]]As Captain Marvel[[/note]] ''New Thunderbolts'' #6 (May, 2005) [[note]]As Photon[[/note]]

Cloned from the DNA of the Kree warrior Mar-Vell, Genis-Vell was implanted with false memories making him believe he was instead Starfox's son. He was then artificially aged so that he'd be ready to face Mar-Vell's enemies. He inherited the title of Captain Marvel, but succumbed to the madness of Cosmic Awareness as he became nearly omnipotent and sought to "fix" the universe. He redeemed himself afterwards and became part of the Thunderbolts, where he took the title of Photon and was killed by Baron Zemo.
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!!Earth-616

Phyla-Vell first appeared in ''Captain Marvel'' vol. 6 #16 (December, 2003), created by Peter David and Paul Azaceta. Formerly Captain Mar-Vell, she is a daughter of ComicBook/CaptainMarVell and Elysius and the sister of the late Genis-Vell. She acquired the Quantum Bands at the end of ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, and became the new Quasar in ''Annihilation: Conquest Prologue'' #1 (August, 2007).

Now in possession of the Quantum Bands, Phyla-Vell uses her new powers to help the people who survived the 'Annihilation Wave'. Later, Phyla hones her skill with the Quantum Bands during ''Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar'' series, eventually defeating the evil android [[AllYourPowersCombined Super-Adaptoid]] and taking up Quasar's mantle for the first time. After ''Conquest'', Quasar joins the new Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy.

Phyla-Vell's time as Quasar is short lived, coming to an end after losing the Quantum Bands to the resurrected Maelstrom. Forced to make a deal to save Moondragon, her lover, Phyla agrees to become the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification new avatar of Oblivion]], afterwords adopting the name Martyr; meanwhile, Wendell came back from the dead and reclaimed the Bands from Maelstrom, by cutting them off ''his'' hands in a very familiar manner. Phyla was later killed during the resurrection of ComicBook/{{Thanos}}.

Phyla also was among the cast of ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' to appear in a episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' and while under her Quasar title along with the Quantum Bands.

-> See [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Guardians of the Galaxy]]

!!! '''Species:''' Kree/Cockroach hybrid

-> ''"...I come from a dimension where there is transcendental peace and universal enlightenment. But there are no close harmony girl groups. How could anyone leave a world that makes things as wonderful as this?"''

Ex-Avenger, ex-Dark Avenger, ex-teenage rebel. Noh-Varr is a Kree from another dimension who, after getting lost in the multiverse in a mission of peace, crashed on Earth-Earth. The crash killed his parents and his girlfriend and got him captured by Doctor Midas. He escaped and swore revenge against the human race, starting by burning [[spoiler:[[PrecisionFStrike FUCK YOU]]]] into the streets of Manhattan. Later he confronted Midas with the help of the MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Oubliette. Noh-Varr developed a crush on her but soon both were captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and sent to different prisons. He was sent to the Cube where he was experimented on by the Cube's Warden. Soon he found himself brainwashed by Warden but was freed by the Young Avengers and the Runaways in ''Civil War''. Later he had a complete change of heart and decided to become a superhero after a Skrull impersonating Captain Marvel left him in charge of the protection of Earth. He was deceived by Norman Osborn and joined his Dark Avengers only to leave shortly after and join the real Avengers. He was kicked out of the team after some bad decisions and joined the Young Avengers after a fateful encounter with Kate. Obsessed with music (especially Phil Spector girl groups and briefly, Gram Parsons) and Earth girls. Currently banished from Earth and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Part-Kree, part-cockroach, he has all the powers that the Kree possess including super strength, durability, and speed. He also hasa seemingly unlimited supply of weapons and his own spaceship, the ''Kirby''. All of them are advanced Kree technology, however he mostly just uses a pair of handguns.

-> See [[Characters/YoungAvengersLaterMembers Young Avengers]]

-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]]

[[folder: Sharon Ventura -- Ms. Marvel / She-Thing]]

[[folder: Karla Sofen -- '''Moonstone''' / Meteorite / Ms. Marvel]]

See also her page in the Characters/ThunderboltsFoundingMembers character sheet.

[[folder: Kamala Khan -- '''Ms. Marvel''']]

For the alternate universe version of her, see [[Characters/MarvelComicsPhylaVell18897 Phyla-Vell 18897]].

!!Tropes

* AbusiveParent: Her mother was very harsh and demanding towards her, often unfavourably comparing her to her brother Genis.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: Phyla-Vell is a lesbian.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Phyla-Vell is normally a nice, cheerful and amiable sort. Just don't hurt or manipulate Moondragon, because she ''will'' try and smash your head in.
* BoyishShortHair: Her hair is usually kept short.
* BuryYourGays: Killed instantly by a revived Thanos.
* ButtMonkey: Treated with less and less respect throughout Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, up until [[spoiler:her death]].
* CoolSword: The Quantum Sword, one of Phyla's favorite constructs, her go-to creation when wielding the Quantum Bands. When she becomes Martyr she gets a different one, forged with death-magic, and even capable of doing the Magus some injury.
* TheCorruption: Phyla learned that Annihilus corrupted the Quantum Bands during ''Annihilation: Conquest''. She was nearly consumed with evil after defeating the Super-Adaptoid, but Wendell Vaughn's spirit returned in time to purge the darkness from the Quantum Bands.
* DarkAgeOfSupernames: Much ragging is made of her change of name to "Martyr", her teammates commenting how ominous it is, and the Magus essentially calling it a cry for attention.
* DealWithTheDevil: She made a deal with Oblivion in exchange for saving Heather from the Dragon of the Moon, where she had to kill Adam Warlock before he became the Magus. She flubs it, and so Maelstrom leads her to Thanos as a way of "firing" her.
* DeadpanSnarker: When written by Keith Giffen. Less so under Abnett and Lanning.
* DiscardAndDraw: Phyla is a natural FlyingBrick whose other abilities have varied over the years. Initially she possessed the Nega-Bands, which allowed her to absorb energy a limited form of [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling cosmic awareness]]. Both of these vanished after she acquired the Quantum Bands. Then the Quantum Bands were drained in ''ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}: Conquest'', leaving her with only her strength, flight and her Quantum Sword. After her deal with Oblivion she got powers that were never truly defined before she was killed again by Thanos.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Phyla is unceremoniously fried instantly by Thanos in the second to last issue of ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol 2, with Mantis later confirming that she found what was left of her later. As of 2019, she hasn't returned.
* EnergyWeapon: She can create many of these with her Quantum Bands.
* GreenLanternRing: Her Quantum Bands, which she eventually loses, and declines to take back when given the chance.
* HairTriggerTemper: After becoming Martyr.
* TheHeart: The most compassionate member of the Guardians, up until she became Martyr.
* IHaveManyNames: Captain Marvel, Quasar, Martyr
* InTheHood: Consistent throughout all her outfits are hoods.
* InterspeciesRomance: Phyla, a half-kree half-eternal starts a relationship with Moondragon, a human.
* KilledOffForReal: At the very end of the second volume of ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.
* LegacyCharacter: To ComicBook/CaptainMarvell, her father, and to Quasar. She suffers a lot of self-doubt over it.
* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: Phyla's approach to using the Quantum Bands was very different from Wendell's. While Wendell tended to be versatile and creative with his constructs, Phyla's use was mostly limited to energy blasts and [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation forming swords]]. This was a reflection of their backgrounds and personalities; Wendell was [[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} S.H.I.E.L.D.]] Academy graduate who was deemed unfit for field work due to [[ThouShaltNotKill his refusal to use lethal force]] and he followed a standard operating procedure of "contain, drain and attack". Phyla by contrast was a trained Kree soldier who had no problems with lethal force but lacked Wendell's versatility.
* MaleMightFemaleFinesse: Inverted. See LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards above.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Wendell had a rule against killing. Phyla has no such rule.
* MostCommonSuperPower: Though given she's on the same team as Gamora, it can be hard to tell.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Quasar who has energy manipulation and flight powers and certainly looks the part.
* OddFriendship: She's about the only Guardian who gets on with Drax in vol 2.
* SuperStrength: Phyla-Vell, thanks to her half Kree/Eternal biological makeup.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Her decisions and temper become much worse once she's Martyr, from starting brawls in bars to holding a head of a major galactic empire hostage in front of her family. Magus implies it's all the equivalent of a desperate cry for attention, and points out that she's way in over her head.
* TookALevelInJerkass: When she became Martyr.
* UnscrupulousHero: As Martyr.
* UnwittingPawn: For Oblivion. Her making that deal with him was all part of a plan of his.

!!Earth-18897
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Phyla-Vell of Earth-18897
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Captain Marvel
!!! '''First Appearance''': ''ComicBook/InfinityCountdown'' #4

After the death of the 616-version of [[Characters/MarvelComicsPhylaVell Phyla-Vell]], another version from Earth-18897 appeared during ''ComicBook/InfinityCountdown''. She and her wife, [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Moondragon]], came to Earth-616 in search of the Reality Stone, which they needed in order to defeat their version of Requiem. Once they get the stone, they depart back to their own reality.

Unfortunately, things don't go well in their reality and it's destroyed by Requiem, which Phyla and Moondragon as the only survivors, having been thrown back into the 616 as a last resort. They joined together with other superheroes in stopping Gamora from doing the same thing in this universe during ''ComicBook/InfinityWars2018'' and then both ended up joining Star-Lord's new Guardians of the Galaxy in ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2019''. She and Moondragon both end up staying with the Guardians in ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020'', although they do have a rough patch when Moondragon decides to merge with her 616 counterpart.

She goes by the name ComicBook/CaptainMarvel and she and Moondragon are often referred to as "superheroes from a superhero dimension."

!Tropes

* AbsoluteCleavage: In formal situations, tends to favor a business suit with a plunging neckline.
* TheBigGuy: Shares this role with Bill. She was able to easily one-shot Proxima Midnight, who has beaten the Hulk. Later on, she manages to go toe-to-toe with Olympians and live.
* BoisterousBruiser: She ''likes'' fighting.
* FishOutOfWater: As time goes on, she gets increasingly angry with the new universe she and her wife have wound up in. [[spoiler:Heather merging with her counterpart doesn't help with this.]]
* ForWantOfANail: Aside from not being dead, she became Captain Marvel in her universe, not Quasar, never joined the Guardians, and is evidently a hell of a lot tougher than regular Phyla ever was.
* GameFace: By default, she's a pink-skinned Kree. When she goes into a fight, her skin takes on the star-pattern of someone using Cosmic Awareness.
* HappilyMarried: To her reality's Moondragon.
* JumpedAtTheCall: When Rich came looking for someone to help with the reborn Olympians, Phyla immediately stepped up.
* LastOfHisKind: She and Heather are the only survivors of their universe, which got eaten by the cosmic entity Devondra.
* LighterAndSofter: Doesn't have any of the angst of 616 Phyla and is more often than not very cheerful, despite losing her universe.
* MindLinkMates: She and Heather are constantly psychically connected.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: She basically takes the place of 616 Phyla.
* WhatTheHellHero: Is (understandably) massively pissed when her wife [[spoiler:goes and merges with her other-dimensional counterpart without even telling her about this beforehand, and refuses to speak to her]].

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[[folder:Khn'nr]]
!!Khn'nr
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Khn'nr
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Marv, Mar-Vell of Titan
!!! '''First Appearance''': ''Civil War: The Return'' #1 (March, 2007)

Khn'nr was a Skrull impersonator of Mar-Vell. A sleeper agent, he fully believed himself to be Captain Marvel and chose to fight and die as Mar-Vell against the invading Skrull forces.
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-> See Characters/MarvelComicsSkrulls
[[/folder]]

!! Noh-Varr provides examples of the following tropes:

* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: Kieron Gillen describes him as an "alien hipster". His initial rejection of human culture when he first appeared has turned into a fascination not unlike certain modern Westerners becoming fascinated by African cultures. Though this depends on who's writing.
* AndIMustScream: How he says his time captured by the Cube Warden felt like to him.
* ArrowCatch: Once, he caught an arrow thrown by Kate in mid air while running to attack her.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Noh-Varr breaking up with Kate. If he would have controlled his desire of getting his old life back for a few more minutes, he would still have Kate.
* BadassBeard: Grows one after discovering the joy of country music and Gram Parsons.
* BeAllMySinsRemembered: He isn't proud of his actions both as Marvel Boy and The Protector. Or his time as Warden's slave.
* {{BFG}}: His primary weapons are guns big enough to remove the heads of gods.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the ''Civil War'' crossover with the Runaways. Everybody's aware of it, which explains why neither Billy nor Teddy [[EasilyForgiven seems to mind]] his presence, considering what he put them through back then.
* CharacterDevelopment: Started as WellIntentionedExtremist that looked down to humanity, then became inspired by story of [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] and in the end fell in love with human culture (and human girls).
* ChickMagnet: He was dating a Kree woman, Meree, just before he crashed to Earth, had a brief romance with Exterminatrix, a short-lived romance with Moonstone and a longer relationship with Annie, before getting together with Kate. Lampshaded by Spider-Woman, as she got annoyed that an alien man with no social skills was getting more dates than she was. [[spoiler: This comes back to bite him in the ass, as his ex-girlfriends are back and teaming together with Mother and Leah to take down the group.]] He's also a dude magnet with Kate's new boyfriend Fuse and his Guardians teammate Hercules being attracted to him.
* ComboPlatterPowers: Aside from some of the tropes below, he also has:
** SuperReflexes: From his Kree nature.
** SuperSpeed: Enhanced, to the point where he can enter the "White Run", cutting out all outside influences and move/fight at maximum efficiency.
** SuperStrength: Also a byproduct of his Kree nature.
** SuperToughness: He's triple jointed, from being mixed with the DNA of a cockroach.
* CurbStompBattle: Because of his background, he's a very formidable opponent.
** Issue four of Vol. 2 during a BigDamnHeroes moment.
** [[ComicBook/CivilWar When]] he met the original team, he wiped the floor with them and the Comicbook/{{Runaways}} (minus Speed and Molly) at the same time. And considering [[BrainwashedAndCrazy his state of mind]] he probably wasn't at his best.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Vol. 2 treats his past exploits as this.
* DynamicEntry: In issue four of Vol. 2, where he busts through the window of a diner. He even describes it as this trope.
* DependingOnTheWriter: His personality varies a lot from writer to writer. Even after Young Avengers, not all writers have him loving earth culture and recent stories have him preferring to stay in space.
* ExperimentedInCollege: Or more specifically while serving on an "exploratory ship", a term which has more than one meaning to his people.
* FirstGirlWins: So far, Noh-Varr can't find a person who matches the feelings he had when he was with Oubliette. This is most likely the reason why he broke up with Annie and the real reason why he broke up with Kate. His relationship with Hercules seems to be healthier however.
* FlatEarthAtheist: Noh-Varr blatantly admits to not believing in higher powers when conversing with Fantomex, turns out Kree offspring are tutored in a [[ColdEquation binary code]] which disproves the existence of transcendent beings. Hence his immunity to the Weapon XVI contaminant.
* FriendsWithBenefits: Kate's relationship with Noh-Varr seemed to be this and it is implied that a RelationshipUpgrade happened at some point. However, he confessed to Kate in the middle of battle that he still has some feelings for Exterminatrix. She's not happy with this and ultimately broke up with him. They are still friends but no word on the benefits part.
* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Despite remaining friends with Kate, Noh-Varr took his break up with her pretty badly -- never coming out of his floating space station, drowning in break up songs and junk food and rejecting any kind of contact with other living beings.
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Among his many powers are his exploding fingernails and psychadelic saliva. They're both more than enough to stop Drax the Destroyer.
* HeelFaceTurn:
** Was one of the main antagonists in the The Runaways/Young Avengers crossover mini series and briefly ran with ComicBook/NormanOsborn's Dark Avengers.
** He also betrayed Comicbook/TheAvengers to the Kree during ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'', which resulted in him being stripped of his role as the Protector. Later, he switch sides again and tries to amend his mistake by helping the Avengers, however this time, they don't accept him back and banished him from earth.
* HeinzHybrid: Part Kree, part cockroach.
* HumanAliens: He has the exact anatomy of a male human, but is a pink Kree.
* IHaveManyNames: Marvel Boy, Captain Marvel and Protector. He rejects them all nowadays.
* ItsNotYouItsMe: What he said to break up with Annie and Kate.
* KlingonsLoveShakespeare: Noh-Varr really loves Earth pop, especially Phil Spector singles. He has a vinyl collection and can spend hours talking about music if no one stops him.
* LegacyCharacter: To the earlier Marvel Boys originally (though he personally had never met [[Comicbook/{{Quasar}} either]] [[Comicbook/AgentsOfAtlas one]].), as well as briefly taking the Captain Marvel title in the ComicBook/DarkAvengers. By ''Young Avengers'' Vol 2 he's dropped the codenames, but stars using Marvel Boy again when he joins the Guardians of the Galaxy to avoid confusion with the other Nova on the team.
* MasterOfYourDomain: He has a technique for rerouting pain signals to his auditory cortex i.e. turning pain into music. There is also the White Run technique (see Super Speed above) that he used to defeat both the Young Avengers and the Runaways during Civil War.
* MessOfWoe: After breaking up with [[spoiler:Kate]], his room on his space station turns into this.
* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: The only reason Noh-Varr broke up with Kate was because he couldn't get to feel like before with her. She was perfect for him otherwise.
* MorphWeapon: Marvel Boy has, among other equipment, a pair of bracelets [[GenerationXerox strangely reminiscent]] of the Kree Nega-Bands. They have the ability change into weapons like a plasma blaster and razor blade which doubles both as shield and sword. He also has a "pocket battlefield," which is a bit like a portable RealityWarper device that alters space-time in a small area to confuse his enemies and give him an advantage.
* MrFanservice: See the first scene of Young Avengers vol. 2 #1, where he's dancing shirtless.
* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He's the co-founder of the Utopian Kree faction, alongside the Plex Intelligence (which he brought along from his universe), Kree who are dedicated to not being murderous arseholes and instead to doing ''good'' things.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: His stilted pattern of speech, strange word choice ("Park of Central"), and lack of knowledge about Earth custom is at least partly a fake. Lampshaded by himself.
-->'''Noh-Varr''': My faking it is total.
* OffScreenBreakup: With Annie whom he was dating before leaving earth in the ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' event. Later it's revealed that Noh-Varr is the one who broke up with her claiming he was the problem and left. The little glowing piece that Noh-Varr left her before leaving was never mentioned again.
* OneSteveLimit: Played with, since his name is phonetically similar to "Nova" he insists on being called Marvel Boy to avoid confusion with Richard Rider during his stint with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
* TheOneThatGotAway: He thought Oubliette was this, which was why he broke up with Annie and Kate. After breaking up with the latter he begins to think she was this too.
* RealityWarper: In his own words, he can create pockets of reality where the laws of physics are what he says they are.
* RedemptionFailure: After he left Osborn's Dark Avengers, he became one of the good Avengers. Later, in ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' the Supreme Intelligence of the Kree told him to get a sample of the Phoenix Force and steal it from the Avengers if necessary. He did that but then regretted it and betrayed the Kree. Everyone hates him now.
* ThreatBackfire: He threatens to leave Prodigy alone in space in his space station, if he didn't come with him and Hulkling to help him find the Exterminatrix. Prodigy, who is very impressed with the idea of living in space, agrees to stay. Noh takes him back anyways.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Was the least heroic and personable of a crew of Kree explorers, and it was the Earth's bad luck that he was the only one of them to survive the crash.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His casual outfit in the After Party.
* WallCrawl: Thanks to his DNA, he can run and stick to most surfaces without too much concern.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Was introduced as this. His ship got shot down by a mad scientist and, being the only survivor, was captured and tortured before he could escape. So he had very good reason to view Earth [[CrapsackWorld as a pretty terrible place]], and while his methods were violent, he genuinely believed it would be in the interests of everyone if Earth were terraformed into being more like his home planet.
* WalkingArmory: Has access to a wide variety of advanced Kree weaponry.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Not quite "black heart", but he was kind of a jerkass at the beginning, and ''especially'' when brainwashed by the Cube Warden. Definitely subverted nowadays.
* YoungConqueror: After he was released from his brainwashing, the ''Runaways'' crossover ended with him declaring his former prison the capital of the new Kree Empire. He's mellowed a lot by Volume 2, but the team's journey through the multiverse features several Earths where he made good on the threat.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Carol Danvers through the years.[[note]]Starting clockwise from the top: Captain Marvel, Warbird, Binary and Ms. Marvel.[[/note]]]]

!!! '''Team Affiliations:''' ComicBook/TheAvengers, ComicBook/MightyAvengers, ComicBook/NewAvengers, ComicBook/AForce, ComicBook/TheUltimates

->''"Carol falls down all the time, but she always gets back up -- we say that about Captain America as well, but Captain America gets back up because it's the right thing to do.\\
Carol gets back up because 'Fuck you.'"''
-->-- '''Creator/KellySueDeConnick''', ''[[https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/19/17860712/captain-marvel-movie-powers-origin-carol-danvers-brie-larson-kelly-sue-deconnick Polygon]]''

Carol Danvers (current Captain Marvel, formerly ComicBook/MsMarvel, Binary, and Warbird) is a Creator/MarvelComics super heroine, DistaffCounterpart of (their version of) [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]]. Originally a supporting character in his series, Carol Danvers first appeared in ''Marvel Super-Heroes'' #13 (March, 1968). She was created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan. She eventually gained her own series ''Ms. Marvel'' vol. 1, which lasted for 23 issues (January, 1977-April, 1979). She mostly appeared in team books ever since, returning to the spotlight with ''Ms. Marvel'' vol. 2, which lasted for 50 issues (May, 2006-April, 2010). After that she made regular appearances in team books again, until her third solo series was launched in 2012.

Carol Danvers was a tough Air Force officer who was involved in various missions, at one point teaming up with [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]], and another time, with [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Ben Grimm]]. She later became chief of security at NASA. At one point, she was involved in a battle with the alien Kree race, befriending their hero, Captain Marvel (for whom she harbored a ComicBook/LoisLane-style infatuation). Later she was hit by the explosion of a Kree [[AppliedPhlebotinum Psyche-Magnetron]] device which messed with her DNA, causing her to later have blackouts during which her body morphed into a Kree warrior, who called herself 'Ms. Marvel'. It also caused her to fall from grace in the military world and she was forced to become a magazine editor for [[Franchise/SpiderMan The Daily Bugle]].

Ms. Marvel had a different personality than Carol, but eventually she came to terms with it and their personalities combined. She celebrated the change with a new costume... just in time for her series to be cancelled.

She later joined ComicBook/TheAvengers but decided to quit after an incident which caused her to [[FetusTerrible become pregnant by an adult version of her baby]]. Later, ComicBook/{{Rogue}} (at the time a villain under Mystique) ambushed her. After a grueling battle, Rogue absorbed Ms. Marvel's powers AND memories, then [[LeftForDead threw her off below the Golden Gate bridge, leaving her to die.]] Fortunately, [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Spider Woman/Jessica Drew]] [[BigDamnHeroes was around at that time and rescued Carol]] and sent her to the X-Mansion for treatment courtesy of Professor Xavier. After she sort of recovered (she regained her memory, but not her powers or emotions), Carol chose to stay with the ComicBook/XMen for a while.

Unfortunately this led to her getting caught by the Brood aliens along with the X-Men. The Brood experiment on her and she ends up turned into a new superhero named "Binary" (as in 'binary star') with the power to manipulate stellar energy. She had some space adventures after joining the [[SpacePirate Starjammers]], but eventually returned to Earth. At that time, her full memories returned and she went by the name ''Warbird'' (using a reduced version of her Binary powers to simulate her Ms. Marvel power set) since another character had taken up the name Miss Marvel in her absence. She also rejoined The Avengers. Unfortunately, all the sufferings she experienced became a burden to her and she resorts to [[TheAlcoholic alcohol]] [[OffTheWagon to]] [[DrowningMySorrows relinquish her pain]], which got her expelled from the group. A consolation from fellow alcoholic ComicBook/IronMan set her straight and she later rejoined the Avengers.

During ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', Carol was inspired by [[AlternateUniverse that dimension's]] version of Ms. Marvel, who is essentially the Marvel version of Franchise/WonderWoman, and realizes her potential. She started taking life positively once more and used the name Ms. Marvel again (as the second Ms. Marvel was no longer using it). In 2006 Marvel launched her new solo book, which ran until 2010. All 50 issues of that series were written by Brian Reed.

She was later involved in various events such as the ComicBook/CivilWar (siding with Iron Man, and [[KickTheDog kicking some dogs]] along the way) and the ComicBook/SecretInvasion. She was once the leader of the ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers'' team, then she joined the ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'' after ComicBook/NormanOsborn formed the ''ComicBook/DarkAvengers''. When Osborn's ''ComicBook/DarkReign'' was over, she became a member of the ''New Avengers'' under ComicBook/{{Luke Cage|HeroForHire}}. She is also recurring character in ''ComicBook/{{Alias}}'' as best friend of fallen superhero-turned-PrivateDetective Jessica Jones.

In July 2012, Carol got a new uniform and hairstyle (which varies depending on the artist interpretation on how her hair fits with the collapsible face mask/cowl), changed her name from Ms. Marvel to [[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]], and got a new ongoing book under that name, written by [[Creator/KellySueDeConnick Kelly Sue DeConnick]]. Even though Carol Danvers had been depicted as a feminist superhero since the 1970s, [=DeConnick=] was the first woman to become a regular writer of her series. As of that run, Carol has been re-invented as a cosmic hero, the link between Marvel's Earth-based heroes and the Marvel cosmic universe, even briefly being a member of the Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy and ComicBook/TheUltimates2015. She was one of the main characters of the ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' crossover.

In 2018, her origin story was retconned in ''The Life of Captain Marvel'', in which it was revealed that Carol was half-Kree all along (gaining her alien genes from her mother Marie, AKA Mari-Ell, a former Kree Warrior) and the Psyche-Magnetron just awakened her Kree genetics. It was also revealed that her true Kree name is Car-Ell. It was followed by an ongoing comic by Creator/KellyThompson, which is still being published.

In 2019, Carol made her Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse debut in her solo movie ''{{Film/Captain Marvel|2019}}'', played by Creator/BrieLarson. This version of the character is reimagined as an amnesiac fighter pilot-turned-Kree soldier who was approached by ComicBook/NickFury to become a superhero in the early [[UsefulNotes/TheNineties 1990s]], predating the formation of Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} decades later, but disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Though not in the film itself, her emblem appears at the end of the post-credits scene of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. Carol plays a role in the film's sequel; ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', once again portrayed by Larson.

!! Carol Danvers appears in:
[[AC: Notable Comic Books]]
[[index]]
* ''Ms. Marvel'' (various runs):
** vol. 1 (1977 -- 1979)
** vol. 2 (2006 -- 2010)
* ''Captain Marvel'' (various runs):
** vol. 7 (2012 -- 2014)
** vol. 8 (2014 -- 2015)
** ''ComicBook/CaptainMarvelAndTheCarolCorps'' (2015)
** vol. 9 (2016)
** ''Mighty Captain Marvel'' [[note]]later retitled back to ''Captain Marvel''[[/note]] (2016 -- 2018)
** ''The Life of Captain Marvel'' vol. 2 (2018)
** [[ComicBook/KellyThompsonsCaptainMarvel vol. 10]] (2019)
** ''ComicBook/CaptainMarvelTheEnd'' (2020)
[[/index]]
* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' (various runs)
* ''ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}}'' vol. 2 (2015 -- 2016)
** ''The Ultimates[[superscript:2]]'' (2017)
* ''ComicBook/AForce vol. 2'' (2016)

[[AC:Anime]]
* ''Anime/AvengersConfidentialBlackWidowAndPunisher''
* ''Anime/MarvelFutureAvengers''

[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2019), played by Creator/BrieLarson:
[[index]]
** ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' (2019)
[[/index]]
** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019)

[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'' (2006): Ms. Marvel is a playable character, with Sharon Ventura as one of her alternate costumes.
* ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2'' (2009): Ms. Marvel returns as a playable character.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012): Ms. Marvel is one of the recruitable heroes.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes'' (2013): Carol Danvers was originally playable as Ms. Marvel, with her default costume (right costume above), her "masked" Captain Marvel was added as one of many alternate costumes. She was updated into Captain Marvel (same powers, new character name) with a new default costume being a "maskless" Captain Marvel costume (middle costume above) and her old "default" Ms. Marvel costume became a purchasable alternate. She also had an alternate "Captain Mar-Vell" costume, with a male voice actor, to replicate the original Captain Marvel.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest'' (2013): Playable as both Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes'' (2013): Playable as Ms. Marvel.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'' (2014): Playable as both Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2015): Playable as Captain Marvel, with a Ms. Marvel alternate costume later released.
* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' (2016)
* ''VideoGame/ZenPinball 2'' (2016): Carol is featured on the A-Force table, as part of the "Women of Power" DLC pack.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelsAvengers'' (2016): Playable as both Ms. Marvel and through DLC for Marvel's "Women of Power" initiative as Captain Marvel.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' (2017): Playable as Captain Marvel.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes2'' (2017): Playable as Captain Marvel.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' (2019): Carol as Captain Marvel returns as a playable character.

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' (1992) (One episode)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' (2009): Appears as a recurring character as Ms. Marvel. Voiced by Creator/GreyDeLisle.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' (2010): First makes an appearance as Carol Danvers in Season 1, then joining the Avengers in Season 2 as Ms. Marvel. Voiced by Creator/JenniferHale.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' (2013): A guest star in season 3. Carol joined the team in season 4. Voiced by Creator/GreyDeLisle.
* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingSecretWarriors'' (2018): Voiced by Creator/KimRaver.
* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingHeartOfIron'' (2019): Voiced by Kim Raver.

!!Tropes

* AbortedArc: Or perhaps more accurately Indecisive Arc. The writers of the early ''Captain Marvel'' stories that featured Carol as a non-powered supporting player to Captain Mar-Vell couldn't seem to make up their minds as to whether or not Carol was supposed to be a full-blown love interest to Mar-Vell or not (he already had a girlfriend, and arguably not a very interesting one at that).
* AbusiveParents: Old Man Danvers tended to think Carol's role in life was to be a babymama, and was occasionally physically abusive, Carol once casually recounting how he "whaled the tar outa [her]" for sneaking out of the house when she was a teenager.
* AcePilot: She used to be in the Air Force.
* ActionGirl: She's currently known as 'Earth's Mightiest Hero' for a very good reason.
* AdaptationalBadass:
** Arguable in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''; she is presented as a roughly Hulk-tier brawler, most notable with her initial confrontation with Ronan the Accuser. Arguable because Carol is pretty damn powerful in the comics, with her precise power level fluctuating on a lot of factors.
** Zigzagged in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse version. Movie Carol is actually missing roughly half of her [[ComboPlatterPowers wide array of superpowers]] from the comics. But, once she burns off the inhibitor device on her neck, her raw power level increases drastically, to roughly the same level as her comic version's [[GoldenSuperMode Binary incarnation]]. In contrast, the comics version of Carol Danvers had a strength level of about 50 tons, though she could boost that through EnergyAbsorption, and is literally half as powerful as Binary in all physical fields. Played straight in ''Endgame'' where she is considerably stronger than Thanos with no stones, which isn't the case in the comics.
* AffirmativeActionGirl:
** She was added to the cast of ''The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!'' in season 2 so that the team would ''finally'' have another woman on the team, since ComicBook/TheWasp was the sole female Avenger up until that point.
** Captain Marvel and the Falcon were added to the Avengers in the ''Marvel Universe LIVE!'' stage show (which primarily uses ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' movie roster) so that the cast would have another woman and a non-white hero, respectively.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy:
** In the Manga/MarvelMangaverse Carol becomes the second ComicBook/CaptainAmerica after the original is slain.
** In 2012, Carol becomes one for ComicBook/CaptainMarVell.
* TheAlcoholic: She hit the bottle hard after losing her full Binary powers - she was dealing with the power loss at the same time she regained her emotional connection to some very nasty memories. Iron Man helped her out and got her into Alcoholic Anonymous.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Though actually it's all of ''her own'' powers combined: as Captain Marvel she has both her original Ms. Marvel powers and her Binary powers (though the latter only activate if she's absorbed enough energy).
* AmazonianBeauty: Although her physique varies DependingOnTheArtist, she is a big woman who has very strong muscles, toned broad shoulders, muscular yet voluptuous body, and standing in at 5'11" and over 160 lbs. Frank Cho in particular makes her look like [[Franchise/StreetFighter Cammy]]. Her newer titles have her looking less overtly curvy, and far more muscular, than before.
* {{Ambadassador}}: As Captain Marvel, she's both a superhero and "Ambassador Extraordinary" for the human race.
* ArchEnemy:
** Mystique. It's not just the X-Men that want her blood and for good reason - Mystique murdered Carol's boyfriend ''in Carol's form''. As far as the poor guy was concerned, his girlfriend went berserk and stabbed him to death.
** For a long time, ComicBook/{{Rogue}} was played as her Arch-Enemy, but a combination of Rogue's HeelFaceTurn and Carol regaining the stolen memories have gone a long way to repairing things although tensions remain. They now occasionally engage in TeethClenchedTeamwork.
** Moonstone is occasionally regarded as this, even though the two have had little interaction anywhere outside of ''ComicBook/DarkReign''.
** The Brood also consider Carol to be ''their'' greatest enemy due to the sheer damage she inflicted on their empire as Binary.
** Some fans also jokingly consider Carol's greatest enemies to be cars due to her rather frequent tendency to get hit by them in battle. The car thing took kind of a shocking twist when her unpowered ComicBook/UltimateMarvel counterpart was [[BrickJoke hit by a car and put in critical condition in an arc of the Ultimates]].
* AscendedExtra:
** Carol used to be something of a second-stringer amongst the Marvel Comics fandom and most people outside of Avengers fandom would just know her as 'The woman that ComicBook/{{Rogue}} stole her powers from'. After ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', she started to get her second own ongoing series and more prominence in other titles.
** And she started out as the [[BettyAndVeronica secondary love interest]] of another even more obscure character, long before anyone had any idea of giving her a series of her own.
** Played with in the ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''. She and Captain Mar-Vell are introduced in the same episode. Most of the first half has her taking the guest star spotlight, before she acquires her powers, while the second half heavily features Captain Mar-Vell (although one inspired by his ComicBook/UltimateMarvel portrayal). In the next season, Carol (with powers) and Mar-Vell return, but Carol is given more prominence, especially after joining the Avengers.
* AuthorityInNameOnly: In the ''Mighty Avengers'' days, Carol was supposed to be the team's field leader, but when you have a micromanaging boss like Tony Stark, Carol rarely got treated like the actual leader.\
* BadassNormal: Even before becoming Ms. Marvel, Carol could still hold her own, being an experienced and highly decorated Air Force officer. Counts as an EmpoweredBadassNormal after gaining powers. Taken even further in ComicBook/UltimateMarvel, where Carol is ''still'' a military woman and never gained powers nor became Ms. Marvel (but as an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. she gets to be S.H.I.E.L.D. Director for a while).
* BareYourMidriff: Her original, Mar-Vell-style uniform showed off her toned stomach (which was also worn by the copycats assigned by ComicBook/NormanOsborn).
* BloodKnight: She became this during the Battle of New York against the Super-Skrulls. Major ass-kicking ensued.
* BoisterousBruiser: In the 2014 Captain Marvel issue #1 her two favourite things are ''Franchise/StarWars'' and punching stuff.
* BreakTheBadass: Again, and again, and again, and ''again''.
* BreedingSlave: The Kree [[MasterComputer Supreme Intelligence]] wanted to make Carol this, since her HalfHumanHybrid DNA was just what he needed for his [[EvilutionaryBiologist eugenics program]]. So he planned to use the [[MindRape Millennia Bloom]] to [[EmptyShell destroy her personality]] and refashion her into someone who would gladly be one for the rest of her physical life. For someone as stubborn and independent as Carol, this was naturally pretty much the worst fate imaginable.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Her depowering in the late 90s took her down from "Cosmic Level Bruiser" to "Standard FlyingBrick". She was still capable of holding her weight, just... not as powerful as she was (so she couldn't fly fast enough to break orbit).
* BuffySpeak: In some more recent versions, DependingOnTheWriter. Averted in her original characterization, when her diction was generally cultured and precise.
* ButtMonkey: Carol has a bad tendency to get the short end of the stick, dignity wise. Most superheroes have generally crappy lives, especially in the Marvel universe, but bad things seem to happen to Carol with greater frequency than anyone else short of Spidey and Bruce Banner. Fired, depowered, booted off teams, mind-raped, disliked by her coworkers, subject to humiliations ''no-one'' should have to go through, insulted repeatedly...
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When Carol Danvers first appeared in the early ''Captain Marvel'' comics (back in the late 1960s), she was already a woman in a hard, masculine profession (security consultant for a US Government agency) who showed some signs of feminism, but in retrospect, her starry-eyed swooning over the title character and ActionSurvivor characterization when faced with the villains of the week can look a little weird if measured against the ultra-tough ActionGirl background Claremont later wrote up for her.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Subverted. In the first issues, Ms. Marvel's suit had a high-tech webbing built inside, which allowed her to fly. In issues 6 and 7 she was exposed to the Kree Psyche-Magnitron a second time, which destroyed the tech in her suit but also transferred the flight power to her own body. It has stayed that way since then, making this flying suit an EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
* ClothingDamage: Happen during ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'' when a Skrull unleashes an energy blast from his eyes that shreds her costume.
* ComboPlatterPowers: To say that Carol Danvers won the SuperpowerLottery is an understatement! Her most iconic powers are her FlyingBrick powers -- {{Flight}}, SuperStrength and being NighInvulnerable. She also canonically has EnergyAbsorption, complete with the ability to super-charge her physical abilities with absorbed energy, she a HealingFactor, she has "photonic energy blasts" that she can release as a HandBlast or as EyeBeams, [[ImaginationBasedSuperpower she has the abilities to alter matter on a molecular level and create physical energy constructs]], she has SuperReflexes and, finally, she has a "Seventh Sense", also known as "Cosmic Awareness", which is HyperAwareness -- but her version is much less reliable than that of the original Mar-Vell's.
** And that's just what she has in her Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, and Warbird identities! During her time as Binary, she lost her Seventh Sense and Molecular Manipulation abilities, but her physical abilities all took a ''massive'' increase, to the point she could [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up planets with her photonic blasts]], travel faster than light, and sit unharmed in the ''center of the sun''. She also gained ElementalPowers due to her connection to a white hole; as Binary, she can generate heat, light, and radiation, as well as access all other forms of energy along the electromagnetic spectrum, and she can do so on an almost solar scale. Oh, and she also has some GravityMaster abilities.
*** Whilst she lost the ElementalPowers when the white hole link was severed, she can boost herself temporarily back up to Binary-level physical power by absorbing sufficient energy. It's also possible that she could relink herself to another white hole and become Binary again.
** Oh, and she has the ability to [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace survive unprotected in the vacuum of space]]. This was initially unique to her Binary identity and its modified power set, but it was later revealed that she had the power all along, she was just too messed up to access it during her time as Warbird.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Alison Green, the woman she illegally detained during ''Civil War II'' on unsubstantiated charges of terrorism then indeed became a terrorist in order to get revenge on Carol.
* DamselInDistress: Started off as this for Captain Mar-Vell. Only in the sense that she was taken captive, though. Carol Danvers didn't bother with the damsel-ness.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Danvers' early superhero career included rape, sudden pregnancy, kidnapping, and being depowered.
* DecoyProtagonist: Karla Sofen (Moonstone), as the Dark Avenger Ms. Marvel, takes over the second volume when Carol is believed dead. But in her second issue, she ends up fighting a woman made of energy [[spoiler:who turns out to be Carol.]] Moonstone's issues also have a new logo.
* DependingOnTheArtist:
** Whether her black Ms. Marvel costume came with heels on the boots or not.
** Her haircut as Captain Marvel. Is it power hair? A pixie cut? Long flowing locks? A sort of Mohawk-thing? The advent of her live-action movie seems to have stabilised it to flowing locks.
* {{Depower}}: Lost her Binary powers in the mid 90s, which drove her to drink. They didn't come back until early 2007, during a fight with the Collective. Since then, they're back, but only when she absorbs enough energy to make them work.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Why she's so often on Avengers teams - she wants to be a superhero and do ''good''. It's also part of the reason she didn't tell the Avengers about her depowering until it caused some serious problems, because she didn't want to jeopardize her chances of getting on the team (for added irony, she didn't know she was a sure thing at that point anyway, Cap having noticed how badly she wanted on a team that was actually in serious danger of not having ''enough'' members as was).
* DistaffCounterpart: Captain Marvel's, naturally. In the probably-not-canon "ComicBook/AgeOfTheSentry" mini-series, she was also shown becoming the Sentress.
* TheDogIsAnAlien: [[ComicBook/RocketRaccoon Rocket]] claims that Carol's cat Chewie is a rare and dangerous alien species called a flerken. [[spoiler:Turns out he's right.]]
* DrinkingOnDuty: During ''Avengers'' vol 3, Carol starts drinking while superheroing. The only one who actually notices is Iron Man, who doesn't say anything because [[PoorCommunicationKills he feels it isn't his place]]. Eventually, Carol starts lashing out at everyone, and accidentally badly injures Lockjaw the dog at a serious moment, prompting the Avengers to suspend her from the team.
* DrowningMySorrows: You know you're off the wagon when ''Tony Stark'' calls you on it. He later sponsors her at Alcoholics Anonymous.
* DudeMagnet: Many men, including Spider-Man, War Machine and Star Lord, find her attractive.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: For one of Marvel's longest serving heroines, she didn't get much respect from her fellow heroes. It's why she took up superheroing again after M-Day, to prove she could be one of the world's greats.
** As of Marvel NOW and her taking of the Captain Marvel name, as well as her establishing herself as Captain America's second in command, she's largely shaken this off.
* EekAMouse: Not Carol Danvers herself, but it was in her series that it was shown that [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]] is not a fan of rats.
* EmbarrassingNickname: "Cheeseburger"
* EnergyAbsorption: Part of her superpower set is that she can absorb immense amounts of energy, to the point where it was the keystone of her cosmic powers as Binary, linking herself to the power of a white hole.
* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Subverted. [[spoiler:Carol putting Moonstone's power source in her mother's tomb in hopes for her redemption is because she thinks this trope might apply to Moonstone. It doesn't.]]
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Carol is eventually victorious against Moonstone and ripped away her power source, leaving her to ''die'' in 3 days, but if she can redeem herself, she'll live. In an attempt for a HeelFaceTurn, Carol puts Moonstone's power in her mother's grave, so she could realize why she has gone bad. When Moonstone reclaimed it, she... [[RedemptionRejection smashes her mother's tombstone.]]]]
* EvilCounterpart: She’s got one for her human side in Moonstone. And one for her Kree side in Dr Minerva. Each, at one point, wearing Carol’s costume.
* {{Fanboy}}: She's a ''Star Wars'' nerd. Which is why she named her cat (well, flerken) Chewie.
* FlamingHair: As Binary.
* FlyingBrick: Danvers has flight, super-strength, resistance to injury, and the MostCommonSuperpower. Twist: She can absorb ambient and directed energy, and project energy blasts from her fists (though she also had a sort of "[[SpiderSense seventh sense]]"/[[BornLucky luck power]] for a while), but despite her impressive power level she has always been something of a second-stringer. This was played with in the House of M event, where in that Alternate Universe she was the greatest non-mutant superhero in the world. And since people kept their memories of the House of M reality, her knowledge that she could be that good has spurred her to new heights, her own monthly title, and leadership of The Avengers.
* FlyingFirepower: In a rare overlap with FlyingBrick, she currently tends to switch between brawling and blasting her opponents.
* FourStarBadass: Holds the rank of Colonel in the US Air Force, so going by "Captain" Marvel is a downgrade. In one issue, she uses this fact as an excuse to order around ComicBook/CaptainAmerica since he is "just a Captain" (in another, it's PlayedForLaughs). Problem is, the writer of the issue was apparently unaware that Captain America is a retired ''Brigadier General'', and thus would '''''still''''' outrank her. He's taking an even bigger downgrade than she is.
* GenderedOutfit: Her classic, more {{Stripperiffic}} costume is a gendered version of ComicBook/CaptainMarVell's, complete with ThongOfShielding and [[BareYourMidriff bared midriff]]. [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091028123515/marveldatabase/images/thumb/5/55/Terry_Dodson_Combined_Variant_Covers.jpg/830px-Terry_Dodson_Combined_Variant_Covers.jpg Picture for reference]]. Her later outfit as Captain Marvel largely averts this, being far more modest and militaristic than her previous outfits, only retaining the scarf.
* GeniusBruiser: Downplayed. Carol is very smart, but she comes up short compared to the likes of ComicBook/IronMan and [[Franchise/FantasticFour Mr. Fantastic]].
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Even with her energy powers, Carol openly says she enjoys punching things.
* GrowlingGut: In the novel,''Liberation Run'', Jessica Drew pesters Carol to pull rank so they can get seated at a restaurant with a ridiculously long line. Despite being tempted by her growling stomach, Carol refuses to abuse her superhero status for something so minor and petty, much to Jess' annoyance.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Unusually for this trope, Carol was a full human altered to be half-Kree in an accident. Decades later, in the ''Life of Captain Marvel'' mini-series, it's [[{{Retcon}} revealed]] that Carol's mother was secretly Kree, meaning that Carol has always been half-Kree.
* HartmanHips: Carol's butt is canonically "insane" ostensibly due to size. Unfortunately this trait leaves the poor woman a victim of a RunningGag where villains repeatedly refer to her as [[HollywoodPudgy fat]].
* HairTriggerTemper: Not that Carol is always mellow anyway, but she was a ''very'' bad-tempered drunk, responding to simple requests from Captain America with accusations that he doesn't think women can think for themselves. She got better after getting sober.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Has a bit of Kree DNA in her, due to how she got her powers. In ''Life of Captain Marvel'' #3 it's revealed that her mother was secretly Kree. So, Carol's always been half-Kree, it seems.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: In the 2006 series, Carol hires a publicist as part of her attempt to move up to the A-list of heroes (and after not being recognized by D-list villain Stilt-Man).
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Carol is this with [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Jessica Drew]], after Jess saved her life in ''Avengers (vol. 1) annual #10'', the two remaining as good friends who are rarely seen apart when appearing on the same team, and often guest-starring in the other's book.
* HopelessSuitor: Carol was this to ComicBook/CaptainMarVell, back when she was just a non-powered supporting character in his comics. Unfortunately for her, he already had a girlfriend, hence the hopeless angle, though she did manage to kiss him at least once. They later settled for being friends.
* IHaveManyNames: Carol Danvers, Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird... she sticks with the default "Captain Marvel" for now.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Awkwardly often, for "The Female Who Fights Back". While Creator/ChrisClaremont deserves credit for his handling of the fallout from the "Marcus Immortus" story in ''Avengers'' #200 (the infamous "Rape of Ms. Marvel"), his own run also featured several instances of brainwashing and sexual abuse of the heroine, and [[http://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/scn_0014.jpg at least one]] glaring example (by [[FanDisservice MODOK]], of all people) which really was not all that much better -- Indeed, in some ways arguably ''worse''.
* InformedDeformity: Brian Reed's run on her title had characters repeatedly calling her fat apropos of nothing.
* InterserviceRivalry: A good-natured one between herself (U.S. Air Force) and Captain America (U.S. Army). Captain America once joked that he's been trying to get her demoted for years.
* IOweYouMyLife: While not because of 'saving from death', this might be the reason why she assists Tony in ''Civil War'' (she'd be an alcoholic wreck if it wasn't for him...). Though this is more or less the reason for her friendship with Jessica Drew.
* ItsPersonal: First, with Rogue. When Carol met her again after their first encounter, she punched Rogue through the X-Mansion roof. They eventually came to an understanding, of sorts. And with Mystique, who made it her mission in life to get at Carol by any means necessary, including brutally murdering her loved ones. Then, with Kang / Immortus / Whatever-He's-Calling-Himself-This-Week, after the events of ''Avengers'' #200.
* JekyllAndHyde: The early ''Ms Marvel'' days had Carol blacking out whenever she became Ms. Marvel, which caused some problems with her career. She eventually managed to solve the problem.
* KickTheDog: Usually ends up handing these out in crisis crossovers.
** One example would involve arresting [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Julia Carpenter]] in front of and then separating her from her daughter for being a Pro-Registration defector and working as a spy for ComicBook/CaptainAmerica during ''ComicBook/CivilWar''. There were many crimes committed by both sides against the other, but that is just... well... ''low''. However, it was something of an out of character moment and was immediately followed by a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment.
** Not to mention her actions in ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'' wherein she arrested and imprisoned a woman who was guilty of doing nothing -- absolutely nothing -- without any sort of due process being applied. Some felt she had fallen into VillainProtagonist territory at that point, and this action resulted in the woman despising superheroes and working to destroy them.
** She invokes Godwin's Law on ''Magneto'' when he compares her fascism in ''Civil War II'' to Hitler's. Yes, the Magneto who was actually in concentration camps in World War II, aka, someone who you ''can't'' invoke Godwin's Law on without coming off as an asshole ''at best''.
* TheLancer: As Captain Marvel, if she's not the leader of a team she's on, she'll be second-in-command.
* LandmarkingTheHiddenBase: Lives in ''the UsefulNotes/StatueOfLiberty''.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: The first issues of her first comic book are starred by both Ms. Marvel, a new superhero with amnesia; and Carol Danvers, a military who used to be a secondary character at the Captain Marvel comic book, now working as a journalist and who frequently passes out for no reason. It is eventually revealed that Carol Danvers ''is'' Ms. Marvel (she turns into a superhero, without being aware of it).
* TheLeader: First off, for the SHIELD-backed ''Mighty Avengers'' team (but, see above). Then, the Ultimates (sort of - in the second volume, she concedes leadership to America Chavez). Come 2018, and she's the field leader of the Avengers team.
* LegacyCharacter: For Captain Mar-Vell.
* LeotardOfPower: Her signature black Ms. Marvel / Warbird costume is this, as is her Binary outfit, only in white.
* LightEmUp: After the Brood experimented on her, she gained photon-based powers.
* MaleGaze: If Carol is in a book wearing her "Ms. Marvel" leotard, chances are the artist will find some way to get a rear shot, regardless of what she may be doing at the time. Artists have been known to draw her with a rather sizable backside.
* TheMentor:
** To Anya Corazon, originally during the first Civil War.
** In the 2018 series of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', she started serving as one to Robbie Reyes, the latest Ghost Rider, who's [[KidHero a rookie teenager]] on a team of superhero veterans, being most caring and supportive of him, if in a gruff sort of way - e.g. warning him not to get cocky, but also letting him know when he'd done something awesome, and talking him through issues with his powers and the crap that can come with them.
* MindRape: What happened when Rogue took her memories. It took all the emotion behind them as well, and nearly killed Carol.
* MilitarySuperhero: At times.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Even toned down somewhat following her becoming Captain Marvel (and even that is DependingOnTheArtist), she has a very impressive bust, even by comic book standards. (Perhaps this was why one of her incarnations was ''really'' called "Binary".)
* MsFanservice: Carol for a long time was practically the poster girl for this before her "promotion" to being the new Captain Marvel. Her first BareYourMidriff costume was originally derived from the red-and-blue Kree uniform of Captain Marvel, but after emerging from under his shadow she was given a distinctive new black-and-gold leotard costume with a lightning bolt motif; this costume gets many MaleGaze. This was lampshaded by Moonstone/Dark Ms. Marvel in ''Avengers: The Initiative'' when she asks Tigra just ''how'' Carol wears these outfits, and by Kamala Khan when her newly manifested powers transformed her into a duplicate of Carol in her Warbird costume. Eventually, it was ''finally'' averted with her latest outfit, which aside from being form-fitting, is about as non-fanservice as you can get.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Carol, being a career military officer, is very likely to follow her government's orders. This is why she sided with Tony in Civil War, and she very rarely will go against the government.
* NeverASelfMadeWoman: Originally played straight, but later subverted. It was always assumed Carol had gained her powers from Mar-Vell after the explosion, but this was massively retconned in ''The Life of Captain Marvel'', which revealed her mother was secretly Kree the whole time, meaning Carol is physiologically half-human and half-Kree by birth. The Psyche-Magnitron only enhanced her potential further.
* NighInvulnerable: As a side-effect of being part Kree. Gal can survive a nuke to the face.
* NotWantingKidsIsWeird: In her backstory, her SelfMadeMan father thought Carol should not bother with college, but simply find a good husband. And did not take it well when she retorted that she did not ''want'' a family--Even as she was quick to add a disclaimer to the effect of "Not ''yet''."
* NudeColoredClothes: Ms. Marvel's lightning bolt on her front is the same color as her skin in quite a few incarnations, particularly in some older, more color-restricted comic books. The artists have taken to making it either clearly very yellow or shiny to avoid this.
* OddFriendship:
** Is very close with the down-to-earth and standoffish Jessica Jones, one of the embodiments of dark and edgy takes on superheroes in the 2000s.
** With Peter Parker, eventually -- while he initially got under her skin, due to his constant quips (which she mistook for him not taking things seriously), they got on rather better once they got to know each other and had a fair amount of ShipTease. As it was, their one date didn't go any further, but they ended up bonding over a shared love of New York street food.
* OlderThanSheLooks: According to the ''Logan: Shadow Society'' graphic novel, she was already an adult government agent when Angel of the ''Comicbook/XMen'' was still a little boy. This would likely put her in her mid to late 40's at the youngest, yet she is rarely drawn any older than the other adult heroines published by Marvel. It's justified by her HealingFactor; like ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}, or ComicBook/{{Mystique}}, she ages incredibly slowly -- if at all. In ''Ms Marvel Vol. 2 #21'', [[ComicBook/BeastMarvelComics Hank "The Beast" McCoy]] says that Carol is functionally immortal, stating that her regenerative powers will keep her in her prime "forever".
** Finally given a nod in the Alien Nation storyline. When a young adult scientist tries to flirt with her, she shuts him down. Nearly gets out the old "I am old enough to be your mother" line.
* OneWomanArmy: She defeated an army of Super-Skrulls during ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion''.
* OverrankedSoldier: Even by the standards of ComicBookTime and ContinuitySnarl, Carol's military rank is ''still'' improbable. She retired from the U.S. Air Force at the rank of full Colonel (O-6)... apparently ''before'' her first chronological comic book appearance in 1968. Absent some highly unusual situation, one would expect Carol to be at least pushing 40, and this is before her entire career as a superhero. While she's depicted as an experienced heroine in current stories with an official age of 31, she isn't drawn or treated as if she's anywhere near as old as her backstory would suggest.
** Creator/ChrisClaremont, who had a somewhat better understanding of the military than most comics writers in his time, seems to have realized the problem and wrote her as a major (O-4), which makes it a little better, though probably still pushing it. However, this retcon did not stick.
** At the same time, whether accidentally or as a deliberate in-joke, Claremont also ''doubled down'' on her ImprobableAge by giving her ''Command Pilot'' wings. Look up the requirements for this, and it becomes obvious why this is arguably even more of a problem--Even if one assumes that the USAF even allowed women pilots in the 1960s in the first place in the Marvelverse, [[StayInTheKitchen which they didn't in real life.]]
* PietaPlagiarism: As in parodying 'The Death of Captain Marvel', the last print of her current issue (#50) had her in this pose... with ''the same death figure''. That doesn't kill her, fortunately.
* PitbullDatesPuppy: She had gone out with, and implied to have an interest in, Peter Parker. She's stronger and far more stoic than he is, but the two grew close.
* PlatonicLifePartners: She is hot, stunning, and around him quite often, but at no point has she ever slept with ComicBook/IronMan, who ReallyGetsAround with just about every other attractive heroine. Also this with [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]].
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: According to ''New Avengers'', she's never seen ''Ghostbusters'', and doesn't even recognise the phrase "who ya gonna call", when Peter Parker and Ben Grimm quote it, much to their distress.
* PowerIncontinence:
** At first, the Ms. Marvel persona comes without Carol's control.
** Her "Seventh Sense" started as a kind of clairvoyance-based X-ray vision. But by the 12th issue of the original 1970s series, it was giving her visions whether she wanted to receive them or not -- often accompanied by a gut-punch-level headache.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Her Captain Marvel uniform.
* QuestionableConsent: ''Avengers'' #200 was ''supposed'' to give her a happy ending and grand send-off from the book, by giving her a badass love interest (albeit [[StrangledByTheRedString right out of nowhere]]) to retire with. Unfortunately, the "romance" was atrociously written even by comic book standards, to the point where the writers had the Adonis ''openly admitting'' to using ''mind-altering technology'' on Carol to make her fall in love with him, somehow not realizing that this translated the whole thing from just awkward to creepy. To make it worse, none of the ''other'' Avengers [[OutOfCharacterMoment cared]] when told this to their faces. Carol bitterly [[WhatTheHellHero called them out]] on this whole fiasco in a later story, when she had her own mind back again.
* RoguesGallery: Carol has had a varied one; Mystique (her original ArchEnemy before she got [[RoguesGalleryTransplant transplanted]] to the Comicbook/XMen, Deathbird (more known as an X-Men villain nowadays), the Brood alien race (more known as X-Villains, sense a trend?), the Skrulls, Moonstone, Toxie Doxie, Dr Minerva, Doomsday Man, Grace Valentine, and Yon-Rogg. Newer additions since becoming a cosmic hero include Hala the Accuser and Dr. Eve.
* TheRival: As of now; Moonstone. Prior to that, Rogue. Going by what Rogue says in her issue of ''A+X'', the two are on better terms now; well, either that or the writer didn't know that they hate each other.
* RunningGag:
** Her being "fat" ([[HollywoodPudgy despite having a perfect physique]]).
** Her constant battles against cars.
** A newer one seems to be others commenting on how hard it is to wear one of her outfits.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Part of her original costume. Carol later uses it as a sash for her more iconic costume (as well as for the current Captain Marvel full body suit).
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Rogue's attack, Carol went to Professor Xavier to help mentally recover, and bonded with the X-Men during her stay as their guest and assisted them on a few missions. After gaining new powers by way of the Brood, she was going to join the team as Binary (she wouldn't have been the first non-mutant to do so)...but then Rogue came begging Xavier to help her deal with the psyches she had absorbed (especially Carol's). Xavier agreed to do so, causing Carol to leave the mansion in protest. [[spoiler:In ''Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor'' #1, Rogue discovers this fact and the fact that Carol ''begged'' Wolverine in a letter to ''kill'' Rogue in a letter she left him before she left. It should be noted that this was blatant character assassination of Carol by the writer]]
* SecretIdentity: She was ''very'' protective of hers during her early Avengers days. One poor schmuck working for Henry Gyrich tried to make her give fingerprints, and Carol informed him if he tried, she'd rip his hand off.
* SecretPublicIdentity: Carol Danvers has household name recognition.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Her Warbird costume in vol 3 of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' would be drawn with her back being exposed.
* ShesGotLegs: She tends to have her muscular legs are usually highlighted through her original costumes that she wore during the times that she was Ms. Marvel (which were pant-less and {{Stripperiffic}}) and the tights of the current form-fitting outfit that she wears as Captain Marvel.
* ShipTease: With ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' after she agreed to go on a date with him. When she was possessed by the symbiote, Venom suggests to Spidey she has feelings for him. Despite mild flirting on both sides, they've become PlatonicLifePartners, though it's implied Peter wishes they got a RelationshipUpgrade.
* ShootYourMate: Pre-superheroine Carol and the original Captain Marvel in his first series, when he was trying to ingratiate himself with the [[NebulousEvilOrganization Organization]] and she helped by angrily denouncing him as a traitor. Of course, they faked it--And hilariously, the scene was so over the top that Carol apparently couldn't take the whole thing seriously even in a Silver Age comic:
-->'''Marvel:''' [[YouFool You little idiot]]--Why do you think I even ''bothered'' with you? [[SmugSnake Your position as head of Cape security could prove useful!]] Now--Use your head!
-->'''Carol:''' Let go of my hand! You--You're hurting me!
-->'''Marvel:''' (''Whisper'') When I release your hand, keep it clenched. I've placed a knockout gas capsule there. Release it the instant you're alone with your guards--Understand?
-->'''Carol:''' (''Whisper'') Yes. (''[[ChewingTheScenery Really]] loud and clear'') I said '''let go''' of me, you '''coward!''' Do you also [[KickTheDog kick dogs]] [[LampShaded and children?!]]
* ShoutOut: In recent years, she's developed a tendency to make references to ''Franchise/StarWars'' and, to a lesser extent, ''Franchise/StarTrek'', from naming her cat 'Chewie' (to which she admits is nerdy but justifies it by stating she looks like Chewbacca), to trying to perform a Jedi mind trick on some HAMMER goons (who both get the reference and laugh it off, before she kicks their ass).
* SidekickGraduationsStick: It helps that Carol's arguably the first Marvel Captain Marvel worth publishing for the character's own sake rather than as an exercise in trademark retention. That imperative still existing makes it an EnforcedTrope.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: While he gets under her skin, Carol developed an interest in Peter due to his good nature. When puts down he feels he doesn't belong with in the clouds with her and rest of the Avengers, she brings up she likes having him in the clouds.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Her signature black costume.
* SolarCPR: How she loses her Binary powers; she gave them to the sun to stop it from exploding.
* SplitPersonality: Her early problem with her powers; she would blackout and then her Ms. Marvel powers would overtake her, which she eventually overcame. Came to light again during her recent battle with Moonstone.
* StatuesqueStunner: Carol is 5'11" of pure hotness. Originally Carol was listed as 5'7" and that she would grow to 5-foot-9 when she transformed into Ms. Marvel in the 70s, but this was eventually retconned out as her simply being 5'11".
* StayInTheKitchen:
** In her earliest solo stories, Carol got this treatment from [[Franchise/SpiderMan J. Jonah Jameson]], who, as her boss, was something of a StrawMisogynist. Which, oddly, doesn't make much sense considering how well he's treated Betty Brant and his outspoken views against discrimination against anyone besides Spider-people. Although it might have less to do with his views on women in general and more with him disliking her personally.
** Carol's father seemed to have a fixation with this trope, as he refused to send Carol to college partly because of a bad financial situation and also because he seriously believed that as a woman, Carol could never handle college and the real world and seriously believed she'd be better off just marrying a nice guy and being a stay-at-home mom while he sent one of her brothers to college instead, despite the fact that Carol was smarter than both of her brothers and had better grades. Needless to say, Carol did not agree with her father on this matter and joined the United States Air Force to make her own way, which he didn't take well.
* StrawFeminist: She can occasionally come across as one, with some variation between different writers. Notably, when ComicBook/IronMan (quite respectfully) expressed some worry for her, she launched into a long speech about how he had no right to impose the role of a helpless woman on her. However, while she has always been ''somewhat'' of a feminist, such over-the-top depictions were usually the exception rather than the rule.
** An even better example comes from her tenure with the Avengers, when she basically lectures the Scarlet Witch on what a horrible idea it is to [[ChildHater be a mother.]] That being said, this could have come from her own issues relating to her father telling her to StayInTheKitchen and have babies with some nice man, plus prior attempts to make her a BreedingSlave (and the whole Marcus fiasco).
--->We all know that you've been worrying about having children -- [[CharacterFilibuster But just consider]] what that would do to [[FamilyVersusCareer your career]] as a superheroine. You'd have to focus so much of your life on a single individual, an infant.... You're a vital person, Wanda, one that half the women in the world would probably kill to be. Surely you find that more "fulfilling" than any silly stereotype of having a ''baby''?
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her original costume, a LeotardOfPower with knee-high boots. Her ''original'' original costume, though, was more obvious in this regard, as it was a feminized version of ComicBook/CaptainMarVell's Kree uniform, which for him covered everything, but for her left [[BareYourMidriff her abdomen]] and legs uncovered. Her Captain Marvel outfit now covers everything, though it's still skin-tight.
* SuicideDare: It is revealed that the selfish, amoral psychologist and psychiatrist Dr. Karla Sofen (AKA Moonstone) convinced depressed patients to kill themselves while she watched. Despite this, there have been a number of attempts to redeem her. If the characters knew the character the way the reader does, they would stop trying to redeem her, and either kill her or give her a FateWorseThanDeath.
* SuperMode: Binary was treated as such during Carol's membership in the third volume of ''Avengers''. She started drinking because she lost those powers and didn't tell her teammates. She later regained them to some degree.
* SuperpoweredAlterEgo: Initially, Ms. Marvel and Carol Danvers were different people, and exchanged sides with a TransformationSequence.
* SuperStrength: Enough to, on one memorable occasion, drop kick Iron Man straight through a passenger plane and, during ''Avengers vs X-Men'' catch the top half of the Empire State Building.
* SwarmOfRats: Jessica Drew details an adventure involving every rat in New York in a letter to Carol.
* TakeThat: The first issue of the 70's series had a citizen claim that Ms. Marvel made Creator/LyndaCarter (the actress who played Franchise/WonderWoman in the [[Series/WonderWoman1975 eponymous TV series]]) "look like [[ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} Olive]] [[NoodlePeople Oyl]]".
* ThatManIsDead: For a time, after losing her memories to Rogue.
* TheTeetotaler: Danvers used to have a serious alcohol problem. She later got sober.
* ThongOfShielding: DependingOnTheArtist
* TraumaButton: Kang's face. Seeing his son Marcus looking like him during ''Kang War'' sent Carol ballistic.
* {{Tsundere}}: When she was written by Brian Reed, she behaved like this [[BelligerentSexualTension towards Spider-Man]]. Later writers have dropped this dynamic in its entirety.
* UnderwearOfPower: Again, part of her original costume, which caused Rogue (at a point in the X-Men where she was manifesting Ms. Marvel's costume) to lament Danvers' choice in clothes.
%% * UnexplainedRecovery
* TheUnfavorite: Carol was apparently never very close to her father, who stubbornly clung to old fashioned notions that women couldn't hold their own with the men and that her father never seemed comfortable around her, which only got worse when she joined the Air Force so she could have her own life after her father refused to send her to college.
* UnwantedRescue: When Carol's father was being threatened by Steeplejack, he refused her help both as herself and as Ms. Marvel, and when Ms. Marvel went ahead and saved his life anyway, the man refused to acknowledge that he couldn't have handled the supervillain himself. He was truly dedicated to his belief in the proper place of women.
* WhatTheHellHero: Awesomely called the Avengers out in ''Avengers Annual #10'', for their dickery from the 200th issue.
* WithAFootOnTheBus: In her #10 issue, she had a tragic encounter with another Ms. Marvel from a ExpendableAlternateUniverse. She left for space and thought about leaving the planet and not returning. But what the hell, doing that is another way of escaping from problems instead of dealing with them... so she turned back and returned home.
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: Starts slipping into this during ''Civil War II''. She even tries saying the phrase to the Ultimates, only to get interrupted by America Chavez [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl expressing her opinion on the matter]].
* WolverinePublicity: During the "All-New, All-Different Marvel" era, Carol was featured in a number of books, as part of a number of teams. In her own book, she acted as leader of Comicbook/AlphaFlight. She was also a regular team member of ''Comicbook/TheUltimates2015'', and the SixthRanger of ''Comicbook/AForce''. She's also getting her own film in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and appearing in season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''.
* WorthIt: Once, as a teen, she snuck out of the house and headed to Cape Canaveral just to see one of the Apollo launches. She figured the severe beating she caught when she got back was still worth it
* YouAreFat: A running gag in-series (despite her being anything but).
* YouFightLikeACow: Less so than the likes of Spider-Man, but she sometimes gets in on this.

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!!Ms. Marvel

[[folder: Sharon Ventura -- Ms. Marvel / She-Thing]]
!!Ms. Marvel / She-Thing
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Sharon Ventura
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Ms. Marvel, She-Thing
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Thing'' #27 (September 1985)

Sharon Ventura was a former pro-wrestler who fell in love with the Thing and subsequently joined the Fantastic Four as Ms. Marvel. During an adventure in space, she was exposed to Cosmic Rays which mutated her body into a rock-like form similar to that of the Thing. She is not to be confused with Darla Deering (a.k.a. Ms. Thing).
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* AbusiveParents: Her dad was a sexist asshole who emotionally abused her for years.
* BroughtDownToBadass: Currently she has become able to return to her human form, and even then she has a degree of SuperStrength.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Dead mother, abusive father, a failed military career, a wrestling career that ended in gang rape, and a superhero career that ended in a psychotic break.
* DistaffCounterpart: First female version of the Thing.
* CaptureAndReplicate: One of the many heroes captured and impersonated by Skrulls during ''Secret Invasion''.
* FaceHeelRevolvingDoor: Though she spent most of her career as a superhero, she has ended up on the other side a few times, most notably during a time when ComicBook/DoctorDoom promised her a cure for her condition in exchange for her help undermining the Four.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Her outfit as Miss Marvel was red, blue and yellow. As She-Thing her outfit was black.
* OneSteveLimit: The Ms. Marvel codename, which she shared with Carol Danvers and now shares with Kamala Khan.
* RapeAsBackstory: She was gang-raped early in her career.
* SuperStrength: Her original powers given to her by Karl Mallus.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Seemingly she has become able to alternate between her human and She-Thing forms.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Kamala Khan

Carol Danvers was a tough Air Force officer who was involved in various missions, at one point teaming up with [[Franchise/{{Wolverine}} Logan]], and another time, with [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Ben Grimm]]. She later became chief of security at NASA. At one point, she was involved in a battle with the alien Kree race, befriending their hero, Captain Marvel (for whom she harbored a ComicBook/LoisLane-style infatuation). Later she was hit by the explosion of a Kree [[AppliedPhlebotinum Psyche-Magnetron]] device which messed with her DNA, causing her to later have blackouts during which her body morphed into a Kree warrior, who called herself 'Ms. Marvel'. It also caused her to fall from grace in the military world and she was forced to become a magazine editor for [[Franchise/SpiderMan The Daily Bugle]].

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} SHAZA]]--whoops, wrong hero.]]

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