Pod (comics)

Pod (Aikku Jokinen) is a fictional superhero who appears in publications from Marvel Comics. The character is a Norwegian girl who became bonded with a mechanical creation by the being Ex Nihilo. She now has an alien suit that acts as a battle armor.

Publication history

She was created by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Stefano Caselli and first appeared in Avengers Vol. 5 #4 (March 2013).

Fictional character biography

Aikku Jokinen was a Norwegian girl who whilst hiking came across the armor of the being known as Ex Nihilo. The armor proceeded to bond with Aikku forming a cocoon that protected her.^[1] She was later found by the group A.I.M. where she finally hatched and flew to Australia to fight the Avengers only to be caught by A.I.M. again.^[2] The leader of A.I.M. turned out to be the superhero Sunspot who made Aikku, now going by the name Pod, his personal bodyguard and together they joined the New Avengers.^[3][4]

While being studied by Dr. Toni Ho, it's revealed that Aikku refuses to take the Pod armor off as it would effectively kill the suit (Pod is actually a living sentient suit). It's also revealed that Aikku is depressed as her girlfriend, Darja, broke up with her. Ironically, Toni herself began to fall in love with Aikku.^[5] They are suddenly attacked by the New Revengers who fatally wound Pod. With no other choice, Pod ejects Aikku, sacrificing itself in the process.^[6]

Powers and abilities

Aikku Jokinen is a regular human with no super-human abilities. The suit allows flight, shield generation, invulnerability and the ability to adapt to its enemies attacks. It also includes a full arsenal such as laser beams and mines.

References

External links

• Pod at the Marvel Wiki