Tawa (Earth-616)

Tawa
Name	Tawa
Aliases	Taiowa (to the Hopi), Shakuru (to the Pawnee), Angpetu Wi (to the Dakota), Tsohanoi (to the Navajo)
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Manidoog
Relatives	Parents: Manitou (father) Nowutset (mother) Siblings: Haokah, Owayodata, Hotamintanio (half-brothers) Pawa (sister/wife)
Marital Status	Separated
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Manidoog
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Somewhere in the former Navaho-Pueblo Territory
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Giizhigong
Occupation	God of the sun
Base of Operations	Giizhigong
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Alan Zelenetz, Mark Gruenwald,
First	Thor Annual #10 (August, 1982)
First	Thor Annual #10 (August, 1982)

History

Tawa is the sun god of the Manidoog, the Native American gods.

According to legend, eons ago, Tawa worked alongside his father Manitou to create Tokpela, the first mortal world, as well as Sotuknang, the first mortal being who was to act as their instrument and model the world according to their universal plan. However, the inhabitants of this new mortal world became corrupted and battled for resources leading to their destruction. The Second World, Topka, was formed from the flames that destroyed the First World. However, this world fell to a similar fate as Tokpela. The Third World, Kuskurza, arose from the icy wastelands that destroyed the Second World, but was later submerged in a great flood due to its inhabitants' sins. After that, Tawa and the Manidoog ventured through Sipapu and arrived on Tuwaqachi, also known as the Earth realm, where they created the current world. However, the previous worlds continued to exist and became known as the "Secret Worlds."

In modern times, Tawa was one of the many gods that assisted Thor in defeating the Demogorge. He attempted to use the power of the sun on him, but was absorbed by the Demogorge. He was released when the Demogorge was defeated.

Attributes

Abilities

Tawa can tap into and manipulate the energies of the Orenda to create a beam of solid sunlight that he travels upon.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Tawa can tap into and manipulate the energies of the Orenda to create arrows whose arrowheads explode with the explosive power of solar fusion upon impact.

See Also

• 2 appearance(s) of Tawa (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Tawa (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Tawa (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Tawa (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Tawa on Wikipedia.org
• Tawa at the Appendix to the Marvel Universe website