Real (or full) name: Namorita Prentiss
First Appearance: Sub-Mariner
Vol. 1 #50
Base of Operations: Atlantis
Occupation: Adventuress
Place of Birth: Atlantis
Classification: Mutant
Marital Status: Single
Membership Status: Associate
Known Relatives: Namor (cousin), Namora (mother)
Affiliations: Defenders, Fantastic Four, New Warriors, Soldiers of
Misfortune, Undertow
Powers:
Cloned from human/Atlantean hybrid and ancient Atlantean DNA, able
to breathe underwater, survive ocean depths, swim at great speeds,
fly by the use of small ankle wings and exhibit feats of great
strength, durability and stamina. Sometimes wears Atlantean battle
armour of unknown composition.
History:
Namorita is a hybrid: half-human, half-Atlantean. At 3 years old,
her mother Namora, also a hybrid, brought her to Lemuria after their
home was destroyed by surface world nuclear testing. Nita often saw
her mother fight with Llyra over Prince Merro, but the feud ended in
Namora's death. Nita suspected Llyra poisoned her. Llyra married
Merro and then killed him to rule Lemuria. She then teamed up with
Prince Byrra in a bid for Atlantis. They threatened to destroy
Namora's body, unless Nita brought back her cousin, Namor the
Sub-Mariner. She returned empty handed, but he arrived on his own
and together they defeated the conspirators. Namor placed Nita under
the care of his old friend Betty Dean Prentiss, where Nita embraced
the surface world. Her new life was disrupted when Betty and fellow
jetliner passengers were mutated to "amphibians" by Dr. Hydro. Nita
foiled his plans with the help of Namor, but a cure for Betty's
condition could not be found, so they relocated to Atlantis. Later,
the barbarian Attuma with Tiger Shark and Dr. Lemuel Dorcas tried to
take over Atlantis. They were defeated, but Betty was killed by
Dorcas. Nita returned to college, where a class field trip turned
into a battle with Terrax and the formation of the New Warriors. The
return of Namor's late wife led Nita and her cousin to Vyrra, a
cloning scientist, who revealed her true origins - she was cloned
from her mother Namora and the DNA of an Atlantean.
Namorita