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TheNanda are a semi-humanoid race that originated on their homeworldNanda, the second planet from the sun in theParticulus star system within theMilky Way galaxy.^[1]

At some point in the past, after the Nanda had developed into a peaceful and technologically-advanced society, they were contacted by theCharter Federation, the largest peacekeeping organization in theLocal Group of galaxies, and offered membership. The Nanda accepted and have been part of the Charter ever since.^[2]

In recent years, a green-skinned Nanda female namedCymell became the captain of the single most powerful starship in the Charter Federation, the StarcruiserNightwind.^[3]

When the most recentGalactic Marathon was held, some Nanda were among the spectators in the stands on the world below the finish line, and two Nanda, one green-skinned and one blue-skinned, were among the announcers.^[4]

• Representatives of the Nanda race first appeared inShogun Warriors #19-20, but no information about their species, including their name, was revealed until a quarter-page entry on them was published in the Alien Races Appendix inOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #15.
• Most of the Nanda who have appeared in stories set in the Marvel Universe so far have had green skin, but one has had blue skin and another had yellow skin. No information has yet been revealed about how widespread these skin colors are within the overall Nanda population.
• So far, Cymell is the only Nanda to have been depicted as having any hair (aside from eyebrows and eyelashes) on their heads.
• Although the text for the Nanda entry states that they have three toes on each foot, the Nanda in the accompanying image was depicted as having four toes.

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