- “I see it within you. Fear, Jealousy, Betrayal. It is our duty to cleanse the universe of this weakness.”
- ―Ayesha to the Guardians of the Galaxy[src]
Ayesha is a character from Marvel Comics that appears in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as the secondary antagonist.
Ayesha was created by David Anthony Kraft, Herb Trimpe, and Len Wein.
Appearances
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- “Don't screw with the Sovereign.”
- ―Ayesha[src]
Due to the Guardians of the Galaxy's new reputation as heroes, High Priestess Ayesha, leader of the xenophobic, gold-skinned Sovereign, hires the Guardians to defend valuable batteries from an inter-dimensional monster, the Abilisk, in exchange for Nebula, whom the Sovereign captured following the Battle of Xandar, trying to steal the batteries.
Rocket steals several of the Anulax Batteries for himself, and when the Sovereign discover this, they attack the Guardians' ship, the Milano, with their own fleet of Sovereign drones. The Milano is heavily damaged and forced to crash-land on a nearby planet, but the rest of the Sovereign fleet is single-handedly destroyed by Ego.
Ayesha hires Yondu Udonta, who has been exiled from the greater Ravager community for trafficking children, to recapture the Guardians. Yondu's crew track down the Milano and capture Rocket Raccoon and Groot, with the help of Nebula.
Ayesha later leads a Sovereign fleet against the Guardians, as they attack the core of Ego. The whole fleet is eventually destroyed, causing Ayesha to rage.
Ayesha then decides to develop a new breed of Sovereign to destroy the Guardians, whom she names Adam.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
By 2026, Ayesha is working with the High Evolutionary who wants Rocket Raccoon to be brought back to him. Her "son" Adam is still in his birthing pod and she is hesitant to let him be out as she doesn't think Adam is ready yet, as he will have the mental age of a child. None the less, High Evolutionary lets Adam out any way as he doesn't care. As High Evolutionary starts to torment Adam, Ayesha stands up for her son.
When Ayesha travel to counter earth where Gamora is, Ayesha and Adam argue about him bringing Blurb , as she thinks he shouldn't like a "pointless animal". Once they are on counter earth, Ayesha hears commotion and notices it being destroyed, but is unable to do anything. Adam notices his mother in trouble and tries to save her. However, despite his best efforts, Ayesha is killed during an explosion.
Trivia
- In the comics, Ayesha was created by the Enclave, with the unacknowledged aid of Stephen Strange, in order to resurrect their plan to end war and crime through the creation of an artificial human after the failure of the first attempt with Adam Warlock. Originally referred to as Paragon, she would later be called other names, like Ayesha and Kismet.
- In the comics, Ayesha is the biological mother of Stakar Ogord.
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