Shiva (Earth-616)

Shiva
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Real Name	Shiva
Aliases	Shiva the Destroyer
Relatives	Gaea, as Aditi (mother); Vishnu, Brahma (brothers);
Affiliation	Hindu Gods, Trimurti, Council of Godheads
Base of Operations	Nirvana
Status
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	Nirvana
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Co-ruler of the Hindu gods, god of destruction and transformation
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	7' 2" (2.18 m)
Weight	510 lbs (231.33 kg)
Eyes	Violet
Hair	Black
Skin	Purple
Unusual Features	Four arms. His neck is dark purple due to the poison he ingested.
Origin
Origin	Daeva
Universe	Earth-616
Creators	Dan Jurgens, Ben Lai
First Appearance	Thor (Vol. 2) #61 (May, 2003)

History

Shiva emerged from Hiranyagarbha, the golden womb Aditi, along with Brahma, and Vishnu. Together, the three brothers rose to become the ruling council of the Hindu gods.

Powers and Abilities

Strength level

Shiva possesses Class 100 level strength enabling him to lift (press) well over 100 tons.

Trivia

• Technically, Shiva's first appearance was Thor #301, but it was later retconned that it was Indra, the older Vedic thunder-god in that issue, not Shiva. This retcon pushes Shiva's first appearance to much later in Thor (Vol. 2) #61.

Links and References

• 4 Appearances of Shiva (Earth-616)
• 1 Minor Appearances of Shiva (Earth-616)
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• 3 Images featuring Shiva (Earth-616)
• Quotations by or about Shiva (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Shiva (Earth-616) 
• Shiva at the Guide to the Mythological Universe
• Shiva at the Appendix to the Marvel Universe

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