Zera (character)
| Zera | |
|---|---|
Spawn #154 (March 2006) | |
| Created by | David Hine Philip Tan |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Zera |
| Team affiliations | Heaven |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and agility, can travel through space at will, Immortality |
Zera is a
Fictional character biography
As a conflict erupts in
Free to enter the fray once more, she is seen single-handedly annihilating the armies of the Forgotten Ones. During battle, Zera's insanity and blood lust manifest themselves in the form of an enormous, white-furred bestial Humanoid. This Avatar is capable of breathing white celestial fire and obeys Zera's every command.
After defeating the Forgotten, Zera looks to the last and mocks him. He claims that there is still one more of the Forgotten and while Zera shakes him to try to get the name, she snaps his neck. He never finishes the word, "Ma..." which would give her the name she desires, that of
Though she was one of the most powerful forces in Heaven and powerful enough to completely bisect Spawn, Zera was unable to match the power of a Deity that Spawn had acquired. When Spawn decided to stop holding back, he easily killed Zera's avatar and easily defeated Zera by ripping out all of her organs. Though defeated, Zera swore that she would be back and she would never stop trying to kill Spawn. Spawn decapitated her and brought the head in front of God himself, to whom she apologized for her failure.
She reappeared once more in Spawn issue 169: Voodoo Child. In this issue she is seen again now as a rotting severed head immersed in preservative liquids within a glass container. Because God loved her above all others, she had been granted immortality, and so is unable to die, even though she no longer has the rest of her body. She attempts to possess Nyx, but Spawn interferes after being summoned by the Voodoo priestess Mambo Suzanne. Zera uses Nyx's body to successfully do battle with Spawn. Mambo Suzanne, however uses the conflict as a distraction to shatter the glass containing Zera's head and throw the head to streets below. There, demon dogs devour the head until there is nothing left, thereby freeing Nyx from Zera's possession. However, due to Zera's immortality she cannot die. But how she will continue to exist without a body is left unexplained.[2]
Other media
To commemorate the 14th anniversary of the comic, McFarlane Toys released a Zera action figure in its 29th Spawn line of toys.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Zera". Comic Vine. 2014.
- ^ Alan McElroy (w), Brian Haberlin (p), Brian Haberlin (i). "Todd McFarlane" Spawn, vol. 14, no. 169 (2007). Image.
- ^ Szadkowski, Joseph (August 5, 2006). "Captain Ready for Action; Thamuz Menaces Spawn". The Washington Times. Washington, DC.[dead link]
- ISBN 978-0-89689-545-4.