Yo-Yo Rodriguez
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Yo-Yo Rodriguez (center) and Stonewall (right) being attacked by Hive on the cover of Secret Warriors Vol 1 #12. Art by Jim Cheung. | |
| Publication information | |
| First appearance | The Mighty Avengers #13 (July 2008) |
| Created by |
Brian Michael Bendis Alex Maleev |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Secret Warriors |
| Notable aliases | Slingshot |
| Abilities | Superhuman speed |
Yo-Yo Rodriguez, also known as Slingshot, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Yo-Yo Rodriguez first appeared in The Mighty Avengers #13 and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev.
Fictional character biography
Yo-Yo Rodriguez is the Puerto-Rican daughter of the Griffin. She is recruited by Nick Fury to join his anti-Skrull task force.[1] This team becomes known as the Secret Warriors.[2]
Both of her arms are severed by the Gorgon, and she is temporarily unable to remain active with the team.[3] However, both arms are later replaced with prosthetics,[4] and she returns to active duty.[5]
Powers and abilities
She can run at superhuman speed, then bounces back to the point where she began.
In other media
An Inhuman character based on Yo-Yo Rodriguez appears in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Bouncing Back", portrayed by Natalia Cordova-Buckley.[6] Elena Rodriguez, nicknamed "Yo-Yo" due to her power, is a "street-wise Colombian woman". She has the ability to move at super speed for the duration of one heartbeat, always returning to the point from which she started.
References
External links
- Yo-Yo Rodriguez at the Comic Book DB
- Yo-Yo Rodriguez at Marvel Wiki