Yo-Yo Rodriguez
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Yo-Yo Rodriguez, also known as Slingshot, is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
.
. She was recruited by Nick Fury
to join his anti-Skrull
task force. This team became known as the Secret Warriors
. As a part of her training for the team, Nick Fury violently interrogated her disguised as Madame Hydra, leader of HYDRA
. He kept hurting her to see if she would betray her team mates, but she didn't, so she passed the test. This experience traumatized her greatly. She helped fight the Skrulls during the Secret Invasion
, and they won with the help of the other heroes and villains.
At one point she was injured severely, with both of her arms severed by the Gorgon, and was temporarily unable to remain active with the team. However, both arms have now been replaced with prosthetics and she has returned to active duty.
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
.
Fictional character biography
Yo-Yo Rodriguez, is the Puerto-Rican daughter of the GriffinGriffin (Marvel Comics)
Griffin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain. He first appeared in Amazing Adventures vol. 1 #15 and was created by Steve Englehart and Tom Sutton.-Fictional character biography:...
. She was recruited by Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
to join his anti-Skrull
Skrull
The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The Skrulls first appeared in Fantastic Four #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby....
task force. This team became known as the Secret Warriors
Secret Warriors
The Secret Warriors is a Marvel series featuring Nick Fury and Team White, a fictional team of superpowered agents in the . Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, the characters were introduced in Mighty Avengers #13, and debuted as a team in Secret Invasion #3, both published in...
. As a part of her training for the team, Nick Fury violently interrogated her disguised as Madame Hydra, leader of HYDRA
HYDRA
HYDRA is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Universe.Despite the name's capitalization per Marvel's official spelling, the name is not an acronym but rather a reference to the mythical Lernaean Hydra...
. He kept hurting her to see if she would betray her team mates, but she didn't, so she passed the test. This experience traumatized her greatly. She helped fight the Skrulls during the Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
, and they won with the help of the other heroes and villains.
At one point she was injured severely, with both of her arms severed by the Gorgon, and was temporarily unable to remain active with the team. However, both arms have now been replaced with prosthetics and she has returned to active duty.
Powers and abilities
She can run at superhuman speed and bounces back to the point where she began running.External links
- Yo-Yo Rodriguez at the Marvel Database Project