| Caiera | |
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Caiera. Art by Carlo Pagulayan. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #92, (April 2006) |
| Created by | Greg Pak Carlo Pagulayan |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Caiera |
| Place of origin | Sakaar |
| Team affiliations | Warbound Shadow Guard |
| Notable aliases | Lieutenant, Caiera the Oldstrong |
| Abilities | superhuman strength, limited invulnerability |
Caiera is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, introduced during the "Planet Hulk" storyline. She first appeared in Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #92 (April 2006), and was created by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan.
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Caiera was born on Sakaar to a tribe of Shadow People. She was raised by the priests to be a shadow warrior. When she was thirteen, her village was attacked by alien "spikes" that caused the other villagers to mutate into monsters. Caiera, the only survivor, was rescued by the Red Prince.
When the Red Prince becomes the Red King, Caiera is his loyal lietenant. When the Hulk arrives on Sakarr and gains public support as a gladiator, she protects the Red King from him. After a failed attempt to ruin his popularity, the Hulk and his Warbound escape.
Caiera is sent to kill the Hulk, but they encounter spikes during their battle. The Red King reveals he controls the spikes, devastating her. She turns against the Red King and aids the Hulk in a coup. Hulk becomes the Green King, and he marries Caiera. She becomes pregnant,[1] but dies in an explosion before giving birth.[2] Hulk returned to earth to avenge her death in the World War Hulk.[3]
Her two sons, Skaar and Hiro-Kala survived the explosion and occasionally see Caiera as a spirit.[4][5]
Caiera possessed abilities that were derived from the planet itself, she could transform her body into stone and become incredibly resistant and strong, to an extent that she battled the Hulk to a standstill whereas his own strength and fighting skills since had already dramatically increased. She also was an expert fighter and tactician.
A special issue of What If? examined what would have happened if Caiera had survived the explosion instead of Hulk.
Angered at the loss of her husband, Caiera takes the entirety of her planet's energies into herself, vastly increasing her power. She then goes to Earth to avenge his death. She kills the Illuminati and enslaves Earth.