Naga (Marvel Comics)
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mind control , ability to project bolts of mystical energy, teleportation, matter transformation abilities, further increased strength levels, immortality. |
Naga is a fictional character appearing in
Fictional character biography
Naga was a member of the water breathing
Naga's physical appearance was changed from exposure to the crown; his facial features came to resemble those of a snake, and his skin became scale-like and green. As the Emperor, he converted the Lemurian people to the worship of Set, and he, satisfied with Naga, explained him how to grease the crown with some fish oils to stop his aging - however, this effect could not last if the Crown was not on Naga's head, allowing him to rule over his people for centuries. With time, even Naga's subjects, the Lemurians, began to share this features. Naga's use of the crown eventually came to an end hundreds of years later, when the rebel group Piscastos stole it from him as he slept.[2] Without the Crown, Naga began to grow old. He formed a group of warriors, The Searchers, and sent them after the Crown, but they failed for decades. [3]
In more recent times, a half-Lemurian mutant called Llyra came to prominence in Lemuria, eventually becoming the high priestess of Set. Attempting to attain even more power for herself, Llyra manipulated the by now senile and possibly insane Naga into arranging her marriage to his oldest surviving son, Merro, wanting to became empress of Lemuria herself. [4]
After those events, the Serpent Crown re-emerged in another underwater city –
A manifestation of Naga later briefly appeared when
Later, in the 1989
Powers and abilities
Naga was a member of the evolutionary offshoot of the human race called Homo mermanus. As such, he had enhanced strength, gills enabling him to extract oxygen from water, durability against water pressure, and the ability to see in the dimly lit ocean depths.
For a time, Naga wore the Serpent Crown of Set, endowing him with mystical abilities, great longevity and vitality, with the ability to project energy blasts, fly, teleport himself, create illusions, and control the minds of others.
References
- ^ Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 9 (September 1989)
- ^ Daredevil Annual #4B
- ^ Sub-Mariner #10
- ^ Sub-Mariner #51
- ^ Sub-Mariner #9 (January 1969). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Sub-Mariner #12-13 (May 1969). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Two-in-One #66 (August 1980). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Fantastic Four Annual #22 (1989). Marvel Comics.
External links
- Naga at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Naga (Lemurian) (Earth-616) at Marvel Fandom