Zuzha Yu (Earth-616)

In her early stages of life, Zuzha demonstrated superhuman abilities, first speaking while still in her mother's womb. For unrevealed reasons, Judd was forced to abandon Zuzha while she was still a baby. Never learning the identity of her father, whom she never forgave for leaving her, Zuzha was raised in Canada and attended McGill University in downtown Montreal, Quebec.^[2]

Eventually expelled from college, Zuzha was forced to fend for herself and ultimately opened a tavern in the shadow of McGill University. Doubling as both bartender and bouncer, Zuzha would often use her skills to break up bar fights between college students and her local patrons.^[2]

Alpha Flight[]

It was after one of these barroom brawls that Zuzha was approached by Dr. Walter Langkowski, the Canadian hero known as Sasquatch, who offered her membership in a new incarnation of Alpha Flight. Although Zuzha initially refused the offer, she was compelled to join the fledgling team after losing a bet to Langkowski. In exchange for her cooperation, Langkowski promised to tell Zuzha his theories as to how she received her superhuman powers.^[3]

Code-named "Puck" and outfitted with a uniform constructed out of Unstable molecules, Zuzha was assembled alongside Sasquatch and four other Canadian heroes: Centennial, Major Mapleleaf, Yukon Jack, and the enigmatic anarchist known as Nemesis.^[4]

Zuzha Yu (Earth-616) from Alpha Flight Vol 3 10 0001 — Zuzha using her powers against some Box armors

The mission of the new team was to rescue the original members of Alpha Flight, who had been captured by the Plodex, a race of aliens intent on conquering the universe. When the original members of Alpha Flight were finally freed from the subterranean Plodex hatchery, they decided to temporarily relocate to the restored Plodex homeworld in an attempt to raise the next generation of Plodex. Zuzha and her fellow recruits agreed to remain together as a team and keep Canada safe in the original Alpha Flight's absence.

In the time spent as a member of Alpha Flight, she developed romantic feelings for her teammate Major Mapleleaf. Lois and Zuzha eventually marry and have a son.^[5]

Death[]

She was among those killed by Michael Pointer, known as the Collective, while he was controlled by the mutant energies released on M-Day, namely Xorn.^[6]

Attributes

Power Grid^[9]

Powers

Superhuman Strength: Zuzha possesses superhuman strength, being able to lift up to 2 tons.^[7]
Superhuman Speed: Zuzha possesses superhuman speed. She specializes in rebounding off of various objects to gain momentum.^[7]
Superhuman Agility^[7]
Superhuman Reflexes^[7]
Superhuman Stamina: Zuzha's stamina is enhanced to the point where she can hardly become tired anymore.^[7]
Superhuman Durability: Zuzha's enhanced durability makes it harder for her to be injured.^[7]

Abilities

Skilled Fighter: She is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant, combining various martial arts with street fighting techniques.^[7]
Acrobatics: Zuzha is an Olympic-level gymnast and acrobat.^[7]

Links and References

Zuzha Yu on Marvel.com

References

[Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_Women_of_Marvel_2005_Vol_1_1-1] Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Women of Marvel 2005 #1

[Alpha_Flight_Vol_3_1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Alpha Flight (Vol. 3) #1

[Alpha_Flight_Vol_3_1-2-3] Alpha Flight (Vol. 3) #1–2

[Alpha_Flight_Vol_3_2-3-4] Alpha Flight (Vol. 3) #2–3

[Alpha_Flight_Vol_3_4-12-5] Alpha Flight (Vol. 3) #4–12

[New_Avengers_Vol_1_16-6] New Avengers #16

[Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_A_to_Z_Vol_1_9-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 ^7.6 ^7.7 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #9

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Zuzha Yu (Earth-616)

Contents

History

Origin and Early Years[]