Bruno Carrelli was the only friend of Kamala Khan who knew she was secretly the super hero Ms. Marvel. He also helped her cover her heroic activities from her parents.[1][2]
History
Early Life[]
Bruno met Kamala when they were in the second grade. He had recently been removed from his mother's custody because of her drug problem, and had been handed over to his grandparents. They were struggling to make ends meet and, at the time, Bruno seemed poorly taken care of. The Khans offered to pay the activity fees that Bruno's grandparents couldn't afford, and convinced Kamala to sit with him. Though she was reluctant at first, they ended up forming a close friendship.[3]
At some point pre-canon, he got a job at the Circle Q.
Post-Terrigen Mists[]
Bruno's brother Vick, who had previously asked to borrow money, decided to rob the Circle Q, not realizing Bruno would be on shift. He discovered Kamala was Ms. Marvel when she saw a robbery happening and tried to prevent it.[4]
Bruno was already inventing a bio-kinetic polymer for a scholarship application. He used that to create a costume for Ms. Marvel, along with her bangles that had been passed down from her mother.[3]
Civil War II[]
Kamala and Bruno were competing at the Tri State Science fair with their classmates against a team including Miles Morales when suddenly an explosion occurs, scaring everyone.
After Captain Marvel and Ulysses profiling ended up putting Josh in a holding area for profiled criminals, Bruno, Zoe and Nakia demanded to see him, clashing with the cadets over the profiling of people when Ms. Marvel came in, ordering them all to stop and telling the Cadets to clear things with the authorities, but refusing to release Josh, to which Bruno yells at her for siding with the Cadets over her friends before angrily leaving.
Bruno later returned that night to try and free Josh. He tried using a device to unlock the doors to the holding area, but it caused an explosion which severely injured him.
Bruno is taken to the hospital by Ms. Marvel shortly after where he lies in the bed unconscious. During his stay he ends up crashing and needing immediate care, with Kamala blaming herself for his current state. Sometime later, he wakes up from his injuries, struggling to stand up when Kamala arrives. She tries to apologize, telling him that she fixed everything by stopping the Cadets and not working with Captain Marvel anymore, but Bruno angrily cuts her off. Telling her this isn't about her, yelling at her that he now has to relearn how to walk, how he's lost the use of his dominant hand, and how his scholarships are gone because of the explosion. Kamala tries to apologize once more, but he cuts her off saying that he doesn't want anything from her, going on to say how ever since she started being a hero, all that mattered was what SHE wanted and what he wanted didn't matter, as well as not listening to him when he warned her about the Cadets. He decides that he won't expect her to change and that he's going to leave Jersey City, taking a scholarship in Wakanda. He then tells her that he wants to focus on himself and that he wants her to leave.
Studying Abroad[]
The day Bruno left for Wakanda, he sees Kamala at the airport heading for Pakistan, but just looks at her and doesn't say a word.
During class at his new school, he daydreams about Kamala until he gets called out by his teacher for daydreaming. Bruno felt as if he was out of his league in this environment compared to the other students. His classmate and friend Kwezi (who calls Bruno "Yankie Doodle") then askes for his help to impress a girl he likes, to which he unintentionally says yes.
Later that night, the two arrive at a research lab where Kwezi shockingly tells Bruno that he wants to steal vibranium to give as a gift for the girl. He then asks Bruno to distract the guards while he unlocks the door when suddenly the car they drove in explodes, sending the guards running and enabling them to slip inside where Kwezi reveals he just activated the afterburners.
After sneaking in, Bruno is in awe of the lab as they arrive to find the vibranium where Bruno attempts to cut off a piece of it. He succeeds, but they end up tripping the alarm. They try toAttributes
Abilities
Notes
- Bruno is a Catholic and a second generation Italian-American.[6]
Trivia
- Mike Miller and Bruno previously dated.
- He was offered a job at Oscorp, but he declined.[7]
See Also
- 83 appearance(s) of Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)
- 8 minor appearance(s) of Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)
- 16 mention(s) of Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)
- 37 image(s) of Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)
- 7 quotation(s) by or about Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)
- 1 victim(s) killed by Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)
- 1 item(s) used/owned by Bruno Carrelli (Earth-616)