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Very little is known about Andromeda. She claims to be a major in the Atlantean armed forces. SinceAtlantean society, including the military, is so male-dominated, she says that she believed she could advance no further within it. Therefore, Andromeda sought adventure on the surface world, inspired by the stories of the adventures of the Namor theSub-Mariner, Atlantis' former ruler, had there. She sought out the team of adventurers to which he once belonged: theDefenders. At first, Andromeda posed as a surface woman, aided by a special serum that altered her skin tone, and called herself Andrea McPhee, before finally revealing her true nature to the Defenders.^[7]

After adventuring with her allies for many months, Andromeda and other Defenders joined in the battle against their teammateMoondragon, who was possessed by the entity known as theDragon of the Moon. At the end of the battle, Andromeda and the others were shunted to another plane of reality, and their physical bodies were destroyed.^[8] With the help of fellow Defender and mysticDoctor Strange, the spirit of Andromeda took possession of the body of a woman of mixed British and Jamaican ancestry,Genevieve Cross, in order to continue battle against the Dragon, which escaped to Earth. When Andromeda was in possession of her host body, the host took on her physical appearance and abilities.^[3]

Andromeda continued to adventure on Earth once the Dragon of the Moon was finally destroyed. Andromeda had faced the Atlantean rulerAttuma in a duel of honor after revealing to him that he was her father. Although such a duel was commonly fought against a male heir in Atlantean society, Attuma admitted that Andromeda's military successes went some way to compensate for her being a female. Andromeda put up a good fight, but Attuma won the duel. Before he could kill Andromeda, she was abducted along with another six female superheroes by theDeviant priestGhaur in his attempt to revive the demon godSet and provide him with seven "brides" to procreate with. Ghaur was defeated by an assemblage of Earth's heroes.^[9]

Andromeda valiantly fought by Namor's side while temporarily inside theBlack Knight'sEbony Blade dimension, and served as a member of the supergroupDeep Six.^[10]

Andromeda was present whenThanos' lieutenantProxima Midnight came to demand the submission ofAtlantis and the location of theInfinity Gems from Namor. Despite Atlantis having just been decimated in a war againstWakanda, Andromeda urged Namor to fight. Namor told her to be quiet however and surrendered Atlantis, but lied regarding the position of the Gems, telling her that they were in Wakanda.^[11]

• Atlantean Physiology: As a member of the race of Homo Mermanus, Andromeda can breathe underwater, has a tougher skin to allow her to survive in great depths and can move freely underwater. However, without special aid, she will die in the open air. To counteract this, Andromeda uses a serum that allows her people to survive up to 12 hours out of the water, and in addition, provides her with the skin color of a surface-dweller.^[13]
  • Superhuman Strength: Andromeda is stronger than the average Atlantean and can lift 14 tons underwater and 4 tons on land.^[13]
  • Superhuman Durability: Andromeda's skin can break metal blades.^[13]
  • Superhuman Speed: Andromeda can outrun a thrown spear and can swim at 30 mph.^[13]

• Andromeda claims to beAttuma's illegitimate daughter with a woman namedLady Gelva. Attuma did not know he even had a daughter until confronted by Andromeda.^[14]

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