Moon Girl (Marvel)
Moon Girl is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Lunella Louise Lafayette
She had applied to a number of schools including the Future Foundation but all her applications had been rejected. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #1)
With her Kree Detector, she went out to find any advanced alien technology where she found one such device of Kree origin. Taking it with her for study, she came to keep it in her bag at school where it was found by her P.E. coach. Due to his handling of the machine, he unexpectedly activated it which Lunella attempted to shut down but was too late as it opened an interdimensional portal. This opened a doorway to another world where the Killer Folk arrived where they surrounded her after seeing her wield the machine that they saw as a sacred relic called the Nightstone. She was only saved though when a red dinosaur known as Devil Dinosaur emerged from the portal to attack the Killer Folk and forcing them to flee the scene. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #1) The Devil-Beast clenched the strap of Lunella's backpack in his teeth, but she was able to utilize a remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle therein to lure him away from the pursuing NYPD. Eventually leading Devil Dinosaur to a secluded part of the Lower East Side, she explained to him that she needed the Omni-Wave Projector because she had discovered that she was actually a NuHuman, a Human/Inhuman hybrid, and she believed that the Kree technology was the key to protecting her from the cloud of Terrigen Mist circling the Earth, and that if she could only study it further, then she would be able to prevent her latent Inhuman DNA from forcing change upon her through Terrigenesis, something she was terrified of. Instructing Devil Dinosaur to stay put, she set off to do just that; however, she was captured by the Killer-Folk, who claimed her Omni-Wave Projector as their own, shortly thereafter. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #2)
Luckily, Devil Dinosaur arrived to rescue Lunella from the Killer-Folk, though they were unable to recover the Omni-Wave Projector, as Gurf took it and dove into the East River. Seeing their daughter with what appeared to be a Tyrannosaurus rex on the news the next morning, Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette forbid Lunella from any more after-school activities and insisted that from now on she take the bus directly home from school. Lunella skipped out on her science class; however, and went to work in her secret lab located beneath the school where she'd hidden Devil Dinosaur in hopes of using him to find the Killer-Folk who'd stolen her Omni-Wave Projector. Her work was interrupted by the fire alarm soon thereafter, because Sasha, Lily, and another girl had been playing with matches in the girls' restroom and had set the school on fire. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur sprang into action, rescuing Eduardo and the other students of Ms. Dominguez's science class from the blaze before the FDNY arrived. Their heroics would go unrewarded; however, as the Hulk appeared, seeking to take Devil Dinosaur into custody. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #3) Hulk blamed Devil Dinosaur for starting the school on fire and, over Lunella's objections, attacked. A fierce battle ensued, with collateral damage resulting in many FDNY fire trucks and parts of the school, being destroyed. Moon Girl attempted to intervene with a spring-loaded boxing glove and taser gun, but Devil Dinosaur moved to protect her and was accidentally tased in the process. Hulk seized the advantage and repeatedly slammed Devil Dinosaur into the ground by his tail until he was incapacitated. He then reverted to Amadeus Cho, at which point Lunella pleaded with him to allow her to keep Devil Dinosaur, as she needed him to help recover the Omni-Wave Projector and prevent her potential exposure to Terrigen. Amadeus doubted her intellectual capability to resolve the issue and turned Lunella over to her parents, who promised to keep her under lock and key from then on, before subsequently chaining Devil Dinosaur with the intent of imprisoning him. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Her intelligence and knowledge led to her classmates mockingly calling her Moon Girl. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #1)
She had applied to the Future Foundation at one point had been rejected. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #1)
Lunella felt that her brain was all the superpower that she needed. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Even as a child, she was noted for her extraordinary intelligence. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #1)
Notes
- Moon Girl was created by Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder and Natacha Bustos where she made her first appearance in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #1 (January, 2016).
- Amy Reeder commented on the characters inspiration, "So she was just, originally this character who was kind of like Inspector Gadget, but a little less campy—a little more knowing what she’s doing? You know, having gadgets come out of her backpack or whatever, and rollerskating around the city and solving crimes kind of things. And she was black. And then [Marvel] said a girl—the only difference was I made her younger, and that made her even cooler. She’s somebody who’s kind of awkward, a bit off the beaten path and people are not aware of her."
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Moon Girl appeared in the setting of the animated television series where she was voiced by actress Diamond White.
Video games
- In Marvel Future Fight, Moon Girl appeared as an unlockable playable character who features in the setting of the mobile video game.
Appearances
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1: (2016)
- Secret Warriors v2:
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