Brava (comics)
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Brava is a fictional character
of Marvel Comics
, a superhero
and member of Strikeforce: Morituri
. She was created by writer Peter B. Gillis
and artist Brent Anderson
.
and artist Brent Anderson
. She was introduced in Strikeforce: Morituri #13. She was part of the regular cast of the book between issues #13-28. She was the last member of Strikeforce: Morituri to die in the series, murdered by the assassin Tiger in Strikeforce: Morituri #28.
before moving to Barcelona
. Later, she became an astronomer and moved to Peru
. In 2069, she was working in the observatory of Peru, when the alien race known as the Horde first attacked Earth, declaring war on it and conquering the skies of the Earth and its surrounding layers of atmosphere, thus making her profession obsolete. A joking Contreras later quipped that "the astronomers' market became scarce following that".
Four years later, looking for a purpose now that she had no future as an astronomer, Contreras decided to enlist for the novel Morituri program, which would grant her superhuman powers, putting her at the service of the Paedia world government in the ongoing war against the Horde. Contreras was not daunted by the so-called "Morituri effect", a mortal flaw which ensures that a Morituri dies within a year of taking the process, as a result of their organism finally rejecting the process with fatal results. She later humorously commented that "as an astronomer, I've learned not to worry about lifespans as short as 70 years... or just one, as the process limits us to".
Contreras indeed underwent the process, as part of the third generation of Morituri volunteers. As a result, she grew eight inches and developed superhuman strength, taking on the codename "Brava". Together with the other Morituri freshmen, they were assigned the capture of the veteran Morituri as their first mission, after the latter were wrongly perceived to have gone renegade. Eventually, the misunderstanding was solved.
Later, Brava grew restless and weary of her employers, the Paedia World Government, on a number of occasions, feeling that she and her teammates were not used sufficiently on the field and were only seen as expendable pawns by their superiors. Nevertheless, Brava never abandoned the team and was later appointed squad leader.
Brava was the last surviving member of her generation of Morituri when she led an attack against the Horde's base in Cape Town
. The raiding came as a natural development, after it became known that the Horde was evacuating its bases on Earth, having suffered great casualties in their conflicts with a new, mysterious alien race, the VXX199, who professed to be allies of Earth in its war against the Horde. Brava and her teammates cleared Cape Town of its few remaining Hordians and celebrated the official end of the war. However, Brava was weary of Earth's new allies and their true intentions.
Character (arts)
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of Marvel Comics
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, a superhero
Superhero
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and member of Strikeforce: Morituri
Strikeforce: Morituri
Strikeforce: Morituri is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1986 to 1989. The series was created by writer Peter B. Gillis and artist Brent Anderson....
. She was created by writer Peter B. Gillis
Peter B. Gillis
Peter B. Gillis is an American comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s, including the series Strikeforce: Morituri, and the digitally drawn comic series Shatter.-Biography:...
and artist Brent Anderson
Brent Anderson
Brent Anderson is an American comic book artist known for his work on X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills and the comic book series Astro City.- Early life :...
.
Publication history
Brava was created by writer Peter B. GillisPeter B. Gillis
Peter B. Gillis is an American comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s, including the series Strikeforce: Morituri, and the digitally drawn comic series Shatter.-Biography:...
and artist Brent Anderson
Brent Anderson
Brent Anderson is an American comic book artist known for his work on X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills and the comic book series Astro City.- Early life :...
. She was introduced in Strikeforce: Morituri #13. She was part of the regular cast of the book between issues #13-28. She was the last member of Strikeforce: Morituri to die in the series, murdered by the assassin Tiger in Strikeforce: Morituri #28.
Fictional character biography
Domenica Contreras was born and raised in a small town of SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
before moving to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. Later, she became an astronomer and moved to Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. In 2069, she was working in the observatory of Peru, when the alien race known as the Horde first attacked Earth, declaring war on it and conquering the skies of the Earth and its surrounding layers of atmosphere, thus making her profession obsolete. A joking Contreras later quipped that "the astronomers' market became scarce following that".
Four years later, looking for a purpose now that she had no future as an astronomer, Contreras decided to enlist for the novel Morituri program, which would grant her superhuman powers, putting her at the service of the Paedia world government in the ongoing war against the Horde. Contreras was not daunted by the so-called "Morituri effect", a mortal flaw which ensures that a Morituri dies within a year of taking the process, as a result of their organism finally rejecting the process with fatal results. She later humorously commented that "as an astronomer, I've learned not to worry about lifespans as short as 70 years... or just one, as the process limits us to".
Contreras indeed underwent the process, as part of the third generation of Morituri volunteers. As a result, she grew eight inches and developed superhuman strength, taking on the codename "Brava". Together with the other Morituri freshmen, they were assigned the capture of the veteran Morituri as their first mission, after the latter were wrongly perceived to have gone renegade. Eventually, the misunderstanding was solved.
Later, Brava grew restless and weary of her employers, the Paedia World Government, on a number of occasions, feeling that she and her teammates were not used sufficiently on the field and were only seen as expendable pawns by their superiors. Nevertheless, Brava never abandoned the team and was later appointed squad leader.
Brava was the last surviving member of her generation of Morituri when she led an attack against the Horde's base in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. The raiding came as a natural development, after it became known that the Horde was evacuating its bases on Earth, having suffered great casualties in their conflicts with a new, mysterious alien race, the VXX199, who professed to be allies of Earth in its war against the Horde. Brava and her teammates cleared Cape Town of its few remaining Hordians and celebrated the official end of the war. However, Brava was weary of Earth's new allies and their true intentions.