Karima Shapandar

Karima Shapandar
Omega Sentinel. Art by Chris Bachalo.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Men Unlimited, vol. 1 #27 (June 2000)
Created by	Chris Claremont Brett Booth
In-story information
Alter ego	Karima Shapandar
Species	Human/Sentinel hybrid
Team affiliations	Acolytes Marauders X-Men Genoshan Excalibur Omega Prime Sentinels
Notable aliases	Malice, Omega Sentinel
Abilities	As a Prime Sentinel her nanorobotic reconfiguration affords her numerous capabilities; Superhuman Conditioning. Resistance to injury and regenerative abilities. Electrostatic poles mounted on her arms. Flight. Selection of unspecified weapons and mechanisms that retract into body. As Arkea's host; Technomorphing. Cyberpathy. Technological Augmentation. Technological Possession.

As a Prime Sentinel her nanorobotic reconfiguration affords her numerous capabilities;
Superhuman Conditioning.
Resistance to injury and regenerative abilities.
Electrostatic poles mounted on her arms.
Flight.
Selection of unspecified weapons and mechanisms that retract into body.

Omega Sentinel (Karima Shapandar) is a fictional character associated with the X-Men and its spinoff Excalibur.

Karima Shapandar first appeared in X-Men Unlimited, vol. 1 #27 (June 2000) and was created by Chris Claremont and Brett Booth.

Shapandar was a police officer from India who was transformed into an Omega Prime Sentinel by Bastion of the Operation: Zero Tolerance program. It all started when Karima was dispatched to look after Neal Shaara (who would later become known as Thunderbird). Neal was looking for his brother, Sanjit, who had gone missing while researching some mysterious disappearances in Calcutta. A bond quickly developed between the two, and they were on the verge of beginning a romantic relationship when they were attacked and captured by Bastion. Neal learned that Sanjit had become a Prime Sentinel, programmed to seek out and destroy mutants. Bastion intended to do the same to Neal and Karima, but the morphing process catalyzed Neal’s latent mutant power, which destroyed the building around him. Sanjit fought his programming long enough to disable the other Sentinels, but died in the process.

As Neal cradled Sanjit’s body, Shapandar quietly told Neal to run. She had discovered that she was a Prime Sentinel; humans transformed into sentinels and set up as 'sleeper' agents, unaware of their programming until a nearby mutant activated them (as in Neal's usage of his mutant powers).

Neal refused, saying he loved Karima. Karima begged him to leave, saying she couldn't hold on much longer. Neal was forced to flee.

Karima later resurfaces on the decimated island of Genosha, where she encounters Charles Xavier and Magneto. The two were able to disable her Sentinel programming and restore her mind, but the technological modifications to her body remained.