Kismet (Marvel Comics)

Kismet
Her (center) on the cover of Alpha Flight #97 (June 1991). Art by Jackson Guice.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(as Paragon) The Incredible Hulk Annual #6 (1977) (as Her/Kismet) Marvel Two-in-One #61 (Mar 1980) (as Ayesha) Fantastic Four Vol. 3 #11 (1998)
Created by	Len Wein (writer) David Kraft Herb Trimpe (artist)
In-story information
Notable aliases	Paragon, Her, Ayesha, J'Ridia Starduster, She Who Must be Obeyed, She Whose Trail Dusts Hope
Abilities	Flight Unaided survival in vacuum Energy Blasts Regeneration Super-strength and Durability

Kismet, also known as Paragon, Her, and Ayesha, is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe.

Ayesha appears in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki.

The character first appeared as Paragon in The Incredible Hulk Annual #6 and was created by Len Wein, David Kraft, and Herb Trimpe. Her appearances as Her and Kismet first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One while Ayesha appearance first appeared in Fantastic Four Vol. 3 #11.

Originally known as Paragon, Kismet was the second attempt by the Enclave to artificially create a super-powerful being in their Citadel of Science "the Beehive" (their first attempt was Him, later known as Adam Warlock). The Enclave intended to create a super-powerful being to control. "Born" before being fully formed, Paragon appeared as a muscular male figure. Paragon battled the Hulk, then overrode the Enclave's control and sunk their Beehive headquarters before incubating itself in a cocoon much like Warlock often would.

When she emerged from the cocoon in her more familiar blond-haired, golden-skinned form she was scantily clad only in a red swimsuit-like costume. As a female replicant of Warlock, she took the name of Her (a reference to Warlock's original name, Him) and sought Warlock to mate with him. However, Warlock had died some years earlier, traveling a short time into the future to steal his own soul with his Soul Gem in a twisted suicide. Confident she would be able to revive him, Her managed to restore and reanimate his body, but with his mind and soul missing, she was forced to sadly return him to his grave. She set out to explore the cosmos to find a possible mate.