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''Nextwave'' ended after only twelve issues, but Monica continued to appear throughout the greater MarvelUniverse following its cancelation. She was [[LaResistance anti-Registration]] under ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's leadership during the ComicBook/CivilWar, teamed up Carol Danvers (the newly-minted Captain Marvel) while on a Mission in the Gulf of Mexico, and even helped to take down ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. She also starred in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity''-esque limited series ''Marvel Divas'', alongside ComicBook/{{Firestar}}, ComicBook/BlackCat, and ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}.
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''Nextwave'' ended after only twelve issues, but Monica continued to appear throughout the greater MarvelUniverse following its cancelation. She was [[LaResistance anti-Registration]] under ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's leadership during the ComicBook/CivilWar, teamed up Carol Danvers (the newly-minted Captain Marvel) while on a Mission in the Gulf of Mexico, and even helped to take down ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. She also starred in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity''-esque limited series ''Marvel Divas'', alongside ComicBook/{{Firestar}}, Firestar, ComicBook/BlackCat, and ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}.
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* BerserkButton: Beyond Corporation became one for her, once the CerebusRetcon described below came into play.
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* CreatorsFavorite: Creator/AlEwing clearly loves writing her, since she's been a staple of his team-based Marvel work since his first volume of ''Mighty Avengers''.
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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Her light manipulation powers allow her to shapeshift. She can do a pretty good impression of [[GenderBender Blue Marvel]]. Later, when she discovers that Beyond Corporation is encroaching into the real world again, she manages to change from her Spectrum look to her Nextwave one (only with different tights under the coat) just by shining real bright in anger.
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* ThouShaltNotKill: Monica did not subscribe to this during her time with Nextwave. Afterward, she will kill if the situation absolutely requires it, but she'll hate doing it.
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* ThouShaltNotKill: Monica did not ''attempted'' to make her team subscribe to this (for humans at least) during her time with Nextwave.Nextwave, but not only was it a pretty lost cause, when pushed (or injured) she'd just throw in the towel and say "screw it". Afterward, she will kill if the situation absolutely requires it, but she'll hate doing it.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Not that she was exactly a slouch beforehand, but she gets a power-up in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers'', thanks to a combination of Adam Brashear and one of Thanos' goons trying to kill her. By the time of ''Captain America & the Mighty Avengers'', she's able to make an EldritchAbomination go "uh-oh" just by showing up in a bad move. In ''Last Days'' it's made clear she's become capable of cracking planets open if she wanted to. The opening issues of ''Ultimates: Squared'' suggests she's beginning to develop a form of cosmic awareness.
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* DreadlockWarrior: These days, she's invariably depicted with these, currently donning them as recently as ''The Ultimates''. Back in her early days, though, she had a cool-looking, swept-back afro.
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* DreadlockWarrior: These days, she's invariably depicted with these, currently donning them as recently as ''The Ultimates''. Back in [[TheEighties her early days, days,]] though, she had a cool-looking, swept-back afro.
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* EyeScream: A good tactic of hers is to turn to light and go in through someone's eyes. She uses it on Shuma-Gorath during ''Infinity'', and tries using it on Thanos during ''Civil War II''. [[spoiler:That doesn't work so well.]]
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While learning to master her powers, Monica sought help from the ComicBook/TheAvengers, who eventually accepted her into their ranks as a full member. It's worth noting that Monica is the first black woman to join the team, and only the third black Avenger overall, behind ComicBook/TheFalcon and ComicBook/BlackPanther -- [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove noticing a trend here]]? Not only was Monica a valued member of The Avengers, but she even ''led'' them for a spell, ultimately retiring from duty when she lost her powers during a mission.
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While learning to master her powers, Monica sought help from the ComicBook/TheAvengers, who eventually accepted her into their ranks as a full member. It's worth noting that Monica is the first black woman to join the team, and only the third black Avenger overall, behind ComicBook/TheFalcon and ComicBook/BlackPanther -- [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove noticing a trend here]]? Not only was Monica a valued member of The Avengers, but she even ''led'' them for a spell, ultimately retiring from duty when she lost her powers during a mission.
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The ComicBook/MarvelNOW initiative brought Monica onto a new iteration of the ComicBook/MightyAvengers, where she served as ComicBook/LukeCage's {{lancer}}. Monica continued to serve with the team until Earth-616 collided with [[ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Earth-1610]], [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 thusly ending]] the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. She'd planned to channel all her energy into destroying Earth-1610 --as to avoid the destruction of her own home reality-- but was captured by [[ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour The Maker]] before she could try.
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'''Monica Rambeau''', otherwise known by her multitude of aliases ('''[[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]]''', '''Photon''', '''Pulsar''', and presently '''Spectrum''') is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr., first appearing in ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan Annual'' #16 (dated 1982).
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* ActionGirl: One of the single most dangerous superheroes in the Marvel Universe. She's arguably underused specifically because she's a story breaker; her power is really only limited by her scientific knowledge and her imagination. An attempt to de-power her in the late '80s didn't really take, and she was back to her classic power set by the time of the "Operation: Galactic Storm" crossover.
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** Roger Stern was very fond of her during his 1980s run on ''Avengers'', to the point where she went from a novice superhero to the team's chairwoman over the course of a few dozen issues.
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* MilitarySuperhero: A former lieutenant in the New Orleans harbor guard, turned professional superhero.
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* StoryBreakerPower: A woman with military training who's capable of converting into any form of energy along the electromagnetic spectrum, Monica has proven capable of slugging it out with actual gods and singlehandedly fighting advanced civilizations' space fleets. If you go back and read the ''Avengers'' issues that follow her debut, a startling number of storylines involve the antagonists having to figure out specific ways to take Monica off the board before they can proceed.
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Introduced as a lieutenant of the UsefulNotes/NewOrleans Harbor Patrol, an accident involving a South American dictator's energy weapon exposed Monica to extra-dimensional energy, giving her a multitude of energy-related powers. She can convert herself into any form of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum, absorb & manipulate energy, and travel at the speed of light while flying in her energy form. Because of this, she's described as an "Alpha Level" superhuman by [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], and is quietly one of the most powerful heroes in the entire MarvelUniverse.
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Introduced as a lieutenant of the UsefulNotes/NewOrleans Harbor Patrol, an accident involving a South American dictator's an energy weapon exposed Monica to extra-dimensional energy, giving her a multitude of energy-related powers. She can convert herself into any form of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum, absorb & manipulate energy, and travel at the speed of light while flying in her energy form. Because of this, she's described as an "Alpha Level" superhuman by [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], and is quietly one of the most powerful heroes in the entire MarvelUniverse.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Monica is usually one of the nicest people around. ''Usually''. People who piss her off tend to learn that it's not wise to anger a woman who can microwave your ☠☠☠☠.
** SuperSenses: She can track and trace radioactive elements using her powers.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: When speculating she might be faced with either dying or losing her powers, Monica admits she isn't sure which one she'd pick (fortunately, the situation results in neither).
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* CreatorsFavorite: Al Ewing clearly loves writing her, since she's been a staple of his team-based Marvel work since his first volume of ''Mighty Avengers''.
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* HardLight: As of 2015, she's no longer sure if she's a human being who turns into light, or a being of pure light that turns into a very convincing hard-light human.
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While Monica didn't appear in any major capacity during ''Secret Wars'', she did return in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe as a member of the new ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 Ultimates]], reuniting her with (fellow Mighty Avenger) Blue Marvel and frenemy [[FriendlyRivalry Carol Danvers]]. As one could probably surmise from reading her history, Monica's definitely one of Marvel's more underrated characters who doesn't nearly get enough love.
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* AffirmativeActionLegacy: She's the second Captain Marvel -- though it should be noted that Mar-Vell is technically considered "pink" and not white.
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* BadassLongcoat: Introduced to her outfit in ''Nextwave'', which recently returned as recently as ''Captain America & The Mighty Avengers'' in 2014.
* ComboPlatterPowers: All of hers relate to energy and light:
** {{Flight}}: She can fly, obviously.
** ILoveNuclearPower: Infrared and ultraviolet radiation, not to mention gamma radiation.
** LightEmUp: Can produce visible light.
** RainbowMotif: Her powers revolve around turning into forms of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum.
** ShockAndAwe: Electricity.
** SuperSpeed: Monica can move at the speed of light.
* ComboPlatterPowers: All of hers relate to energy and light:
** {{Flight}}: She can fly, obviously.
** ILoveNuclearPower: Infrared and ultraviolet radiation, not to mention gamma radiation.
** LightEmUp: Can produce visible light.
** RainbowMotif: Her powers revolve around turning into forms of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum.
** ShockAndAwe: Electricity.
** SuperSpeed: Monica can move at the speed of light.
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* ThouShaltNotKill: Monica did not subscribe to this during her time with Nextwave. Afterward, she will kill if the situation absolutely requires it, but she'll hate doing it.
* TookALevelInBadass: Not that she was exactly a slouch beforehand, but she gets a power-up in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers''.
* TwoferTokenMinority: She's a black woman.
* TookALevelInBadass: Not that she was exactly a slouch beforehand, but she gets a power-up in ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers''.
* TwoferTokenMinority: She's a black woman.
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Monica didn't actually operate under the Pulsar name for very long -- she gave it up sometime before appearing in Creator/WarrenEllis' ''Series/{{Nextwave}}: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' Now simply using her birth name (while rocking [[DreadlockWarrior dreads]] and a new {{badass longcoat}}), Monica utilized her experience as former leader of The Avengers to head up this new {{ragtag bunch of misfits}}, which included ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone, [[ComicBook/XMen Boom Boom]], and Machine Man.
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-> ''They said ... They said the [[EvilInc Beyond Corporation]] never existed. They said [[ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} none of it]] really happened. We came back changed --Me, Aaron, [[ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone Elsa]], all of us. Harder and stranger. But nobody cared. Oh, everybody humored me ... But nobody thought it was real. I spent a year remembering things that couldn't exist. Trying not to kill and killing anyway --And then they said it didn't happen-- But they never let me forget, either. Oh, no. Change your look, change your life, you can never forget ... I bet it was funny. From the outside. I bet everybody had a real good laugh. Well.'' '''''Auntie Monica's not ☠☠☠☠ laughing.'''''
'''Monica Rambeau''', otherwise known by her multitude of aliases ('''[[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]]''', '''Photon''', '''Pulsar''', and presently '''Spectrum''') is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr., first appearing in ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan Annual'' #16 (dated 1982).
Introduced as a lieutenant of the UsefulNotes/NewOrleans Harbor Patrol, an accident exposed Monica to extra-dimensional energy, giving her a multitude of energy-related powers. She can convert herself into any form of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum, absorb & manipulate energy, and travel at the speed of light while flying in her energy form. Because of this, she's described as an "Alpha Level" superhuman by [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], and is quietly one of the most powerful heroes in the entire MarvelUniverse.
Shortly after gaining her powers, Monica adopted the vacant Captain Marvel name for herself, meaning she's the ''first'' woman --and a woman of color, at that!-- to do so, even though Phyla-Vell (daughter of Mar-Vell) and [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] (formerly Ms. Marvel) have been more associated with that distinction in recent years.
While learning to master her powers, Monica sought help from the ComicBook/TheAvengers, who eventually accepted her into their ranks as a full member. It's worth noting that Monica is the first black woman join the team, and only the third black Avenger overall, behind ComicBook/TheFalcon and ComicBook/BlackPanther -- [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove noticing a trend here]]? Not only was Monica a valued member of The Avengers, but she even ''led'' them for a spell, ultimately retiring from duty when she lost her powers during a mission.
Years later, Monica regains her powers and (hesitantly) concedes the Captain Marvel name to Genis-Vell (son of Mar-Vell), instead opting for a new alias: Photon. And ''then'' Genis decides he actually wants to be called Photon too, so Monica agrees to give him the moniker, rebranding herself as Pulsar.
Monica didn't actually operate under the Pulsar name for very long -- she gave it up sometime before appearing in Creator/WarrenEllis' ''Series/{{Nextwave}}: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' Now simply using her birth name (while rocking [[DreadlockWarrior dreads]] and a new {{badass longcoat}}), Monica utilized her experience as former leader of The Avengers to head up this new {{ragtag bunch of misfits}}, which included ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone, [[ComicBook/XMen Boom Boom]], and Machine Man.
It should be said that ''Nextwave'''s level of canonicity [[LooseCanon had been up for debate for years]], and it was only recently established in 2015 that ''Nextwave'' actually ''did'' happen. Explained in ''Captain America & The Mighty Avengers'', Monica and Co. were transported into an alternate universe and screwed with {{for the evulz}} by the Beyond Corporation, and [[CassandraTruth nobody believed them when they returned to Earth-616 and talked about it]].
''Nextwave'' ended after only twelve issues, but Monica continued to appear throughout the greater MarvelUniverse following its cancelation. She was [[LaResistance anti-Registration]] under ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's leadership during the ComicBook/CivilWar, teamed up Carol Danvers (the newly-minted Captain Marvel) while on a Mission in the Gulf of Mexico, and even helped to take down ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. She also starred in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity''-esque limited series ''Marvel Divas'', alongside ComicBook/{{Firestar}}, ComicBook/BlackCat, and ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}.
The ComicBook/MarvelNOW initiative brought Monica onto a new iteration of the ComicBook/MightyAvengers, where she served as ComicBook/LukeCage's {{lancer}}. Monica continued to serve with the team until Earth-616 collided with [[UltimateMarvel Earth-1610]], [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 thusly ending]] the MarvelUniverse. She'd planned to channel all her energy into destroying Earth-1610 --as to avoid the destruction of her own home reality-- but was captured by [[ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour The Maker]] before she could try.
While Monica didn't appear in any major capacity during ''Secret Wars'', she did return in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe as a member of the new ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 Ultimates]], reuniting her with (fellow Mighty Avenger) Blue Marvel and frenemy [[FriendlyRivalry Carol Danvers]]. As one could probably surmise from reading her history, Monica's definitely one of Marvel's more underrated characters who doesn't nearly get enough love.
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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' vol. 1 (1983 -- 1988)
* ''Series/{{Nextwave}}: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' (2006 -- 2007)
* ''Marvel Divas'' (2009)
* ''Heralds'' (2010)
* ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers'' (2013 -- 2014)
* ''[[ComicBook/TheFalcon Captain America]] & The ComicBook/MightyAvengers'' (2014 -- 2015)
* ''ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}}'' vol. 2 (2015 -- present)
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!! Monica Rambeau provides examples of the following tropes:
* AfroAsskicker: She was introduced as wearing an afro, so she qualified for this at the time.
* CreatorsPet: Al Ewing clearly loves writing her, since she's been a staple of his team-based Marvel work since his first volume of ''Mighty Avengers''.
* DaChief: During her time in ''Nextwave''.
* TheDogBitesBack: Upon realizing the Beyond Corporation was behind the events of ''Nextwave:''
--> '''Monica:''' Hey. Remember me? You took me out of the real world for a year and destroyed my life?
--> '''Jason Quantrell:''' [[OhCrap Uh-oh.]]
--> '''Monica:''' Yeah. "Uh-oh.
* DreadlockWarrior: She's invariably depicted with these, currently donning them as recently as ''The Ultimates''.
* FriendlyRivalry: With Carol Danvers, who succeeded her as Captain Marvel eventually. They're ''very'' snarky to each other during their team-up in Mexico.
* IHaveManyNames: Monica is one of those superheroes who've never really stuck to just ''one'' name in their career, meaning people usually just refer to her with the name she was born with. This was lampshaded in an issue of ''Captain Marvel:''
--> '''Carol:''' You have like fifteen alternate code names, anyway, Monica-Photon-Pulsar-Captain-Marvel-Rambeau!
--> '''Monica:''' I'm sorry, did I just hear that right? Am I being judged by, by Ms.-Captain-Warbird-Binary--Marvel...?
* InkSuitActor: She was modeled off of Creator/PamGrier.
* SassyBlackWoman: She has her moments, but "sassy" isn't her ''only'' defining characteristic.
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-> ''They said ... They said the [[EvilInc Beyond Corporation]] never existed. They said [[ComicBook/{{Nextwave}} none of it]] really happened. We came back changed --Me, Aaron, [[ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone Elsa]], all of us. Harder and stranger. But nobody cared. Oh, everybody humored me ... But nobody thought it was real. I spent a year remembering things that couldn't exist. Trying not to kill and killing anyway --And then they said it didn't happen-- But they never let me forget, either. Oh, no. Change your look, change your life, you can never forget ... I bet it was funny. From the outside. I bet everybody had a real good laugh. Well.'' '''''Auntie Monica's not ☠☠☠☠ laughing.'''''
'''Monica Rambeau''', otherwise known by her multitude of aliases ('''[[ComicBook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]]''', '''Photon''', '''Pulsar''', and presently '''Spectrum''') is a Creator/MarvelComics character created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr., first appearing in ''The Amazing ComicBook/SpiderMan Annual'' #16 (dated 1982).
Introduced as a lieutenant of the UsefulNotes/NewOrleans Harbor Patrol, an accident exposed Monica to extra-dimensional energy, giving her a multitude of energy-related powers. She can convert herself into any form of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum, absorb & manipulate energy, and travel at the speed of light while flying in her energy form. Because of this, she's described as an "Alpha Level" superhuman by [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]], and is quietly one of the most powerful heroes in the entire MarvelUniverse.
Shortly after gaining her powers, Monica adopted the vacant Captain Marvel name for herself, meaning she's the ''first'' woman --and a woman of color, at that!-- to do so, even though Phyla-Vell (daughter of Mar-Vell) and [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] (formerly Ms. Marvel) have been more associated with that distinction in recent years.
While learning to master her powers, Monica sought help from the ComicBook/TheAvengers, who eventually accepted her into their ranks as a full member. It's worth noting that Monica is the first black woman join the team, and only the third black Avenger overall, behind ComicBook/TheFalcon and ComicBook/BlackPanther -- [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove noticing a trend here]]? Not only was Monica a valued member of The Avengers, but she even ''led'' them for a spell, ultimately retiring from duty when she lost her powers during a mission.
Years later, Monica regains her powers and (hesitantly) concedes the Captain Marvel name to Genis-Vell (son of Mar-Vell), instead opting for a new alias: Photon. And ''then'' Genis decides he actually wants to be called Photon too, so Monica agrees to give him the moniker, rebranding herself as Pulsar.
Monica didn't actually operate under the Pulsar name for very long -- she gave it up sometime before appearing in Creator/WarrenEllis' ''Series/{{Nextwave}}: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' Now simply using her birth name (while rocking [[DreadlockWarrior dreads]] and a new {{badass longcoat}}), Monica utilized her experience as former leader of The Avengers to head up this new {{ragtag bunch of misfits}}, which included ComicBook/ElsaBloodstone, [[ComicBook/XMen Boom Boom]], and Machine Man.
It should be said that ''Nextwave'''s level of canonicity [[LooseCanon had been up for debate for years]], and it was only recently established in 2015 that ''Nextwave'' actually ''did'' happen. Explained in ''Captain America & The Mighty Avengers'', Monica and Co. were transported into an alternate universe and screwed with {{for the evulz}} by the Beyond Corporation, and [[CassandraTruth nobody believed them when they returned to Earth-616 and talked about it]].
''Nextwave'' ended after only twelve issues, but Monica continued to appear throughout the greater MarvelUniverse following its cancelation. She was [[LaResistance anti-Registration]] under ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's leadership during the ComicBook/CivilWar, teamed up Carol Danvers (the newly-minted Captain Marvel) while on a Mission in the Gulf of Mexico, and even helped to take down ComicBook/{{Galactus}}. She also starred in the ''Series/SexAndTheCity''-esque limited series ''Marvel Divas'', alongside ComicBook/{{Firestar}}, ComicBook/BlackCat, and ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}.
The ComicBook/MarvelNOW initiative brought Monica onto a new iteration of the ComicBook/MightyAvengers, where she served as ComicBook/LukeCage's {{lancer}}. Monica continued to serve with the team until Earth-616 collided with [[UltimateMarvel Earth-1610]], [[ComicBook/SecretWars2015 thusly ending]] the MarvelUniverse. She'd planned to channel all her energy into destroying Earth-1610 --as to avoid the destruction of her own home reality-- but was captured by [[ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour The Maker]] before she could try.
While Monica didn't appear in any major capacity during ''Secret Wars'', she did return in the ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel universe as a member of the new ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 Ultimates]], reuniting her with (fellow Mighty Avenger) Blue Marvel and frenemy [[FriendlyRivalry Carol Danvers]]. As one could probably surmise from reading her history, Monica's definitely one of Marvel's more underrated characters who doesn't nearly get enough love.
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[[AC: Notable Comics]]
* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' vol. 1 (1983 -- 1988)
* ''Series/{{Nextwave}}: Agents of H.A.T.E.'' (2006 -- 2007)
* ''Marvel Divas'' (2009)
* ''Heralds'' (2010)
* ''ComicBook/MightyAvengers'' (2013 -- 2014)
* ''[[ComicBook/TheFalcon Captain America]] & The ComicBook/MightyAvengers'' (2014 -- 2015)
* ''ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}}'' vol. 2 (2015 -- present)
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!! Monica Rambeau provides examples of the following tropes:
* AfroAsskicker: She was introduced as wearing an afro, so she qualified for this at the time.
* CreatorsPet: Al Ewing clearly loves writing her, since she's been a staple of his team-based Marvel work since his first volume of ''Mighty Avengers''.
* DaChief: During her time in ''Nextwave''.
* TheDogBitesBack: Upon realizing the Beyond Corporation was behind the events of ''Nextwave:''
--> '''Monica:''' Hey. Remember me? You took me out of the real world for a year and destroyed my life?
--> '''Jason Quantrell:''' [[OhCrap Uh-oh.]]
--> '''Monica:''' Yeah. "Uh-oh.
* DreadlockWarrior: She's invariably depicted with these, currently donning them as recently as ''The Ultimates''.
* FriendlyRivalry: With Carol Danvers, who succeeded her as Captain Marvel eventually. They're ''very'' snarky to each other during their team-up in Mexico.
* IHaveManyNames: Monica is one of those superheroes who've never really stuck to just ''one'' name in their career, meaning people usually just refer to her with the name she was born with. This was lampshaded in an issue of ''Captain Marvel:''
--> '''Carol:''' You have like fifteen alternate code names, anyway, Monica-Photon-Pulsar-Captain-Marvel-Rambeau!
--> '''Monica:''' I'm sorry, did I just hear that right? Am I being judged by, by Ms.-Captain-Warbird-Binary--Marvel...?
* InkSuitActor: She was modeled off of Creator/PamGrier.
* SassyBlackWoman: She has her moments, but "sassy" isn't her ''only'' defining characteristic.
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