Yo-Yo Rodriguez

Yo-Yo Rodriguez, also known as Slingshot, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

Yo-Yo Rodriguez first appeared in The Mighty Avengers #13 and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev.

Fictional character biography

Yo-Yo Rodriguez is the Puerto-Rican daughter of the Griffin. She is recruited by Nick Fury to join his anti-Skrull task force.^[1] This team becomes known as the Secret Warriors.^[2]

Both of her arms are severed by the Gorgon, and she is temporarily unable to remain active with the team.^[3] However, both arms are later replaced with prosthetics,^[4] and she returns to active duty.^[5]

Powers and abilities

She can run at superhuman speed, then bounces back to the point where she began.

In other media

A version of Yo-Yo Rodriguez appears in the TV series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Natalia Cordova-Buckley. She first appeared in the episode "Bouncing Back".^[6] Elena Rodriguez, nicknamed "Yo-Yo" due to her power, is a "street-wise Colombian woman given Inhuman abilities",^[6] namely the ability to move at super speed for the duration of one heartbeat before returning to the point from which she started. She first comes into contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. when they investigate her for stealing weapons from the corrupt members of the National Police of Columbia. She grows close to Mack, who nicknames her "Yo-Yo", and eventually agrees to join the Secret Warriors. After the signing of the Sokovia Accords, Rodriguez returns to her life with occasional monitoring by S.H.I.E.L.D.

References

External links

• Yo-Yo Rodriguez at the Comic Book DB
• Yo-Yo Rodriguez at Marvel Wiki