Yo-Yo Rodriguez (also known as Slingshot) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, the character first appeared in The Mighty Avengers #13 (July 2008). She has a form of super speed which, when used, returns her to the place she started. She was a member of Nick Fury's Secret Warriors team. She is the daughter of supervillain Johnny Horton. Yo-Yo Rodriguez was portrayed by Natalia Cordova-Buckley in the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. In this version she was reimagined as an Inhuman.

Publication history

Yo-Yo Rodriguez first appeared in The Mighty Avengers #13 (July 2008) and was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev. Born in Puerto Rico, she is the daughter of the supervillain John "Johnny" Horton. Through her father's mutated DNA, she gained superhuman speed and the ability to snap back to the exact same spot she started running. Following the Secret Invasion event, taking on the name Slingshot, she was one of the members of Nick Fury's black-ops team called the Secret Warriors, which was written by Bendis and Jonathan Hickman. During this run, both her arms were cut off by Hydra member Gorgon, and were later replaced with two prosthetic arms.

Fictional character biography

Yo-Yo Rodriguez was the Puerto-Rican daughter of the Griffin. She gained superhuman speed due to her father's mutated DNA. She was recruited by Nick Fury to join his anti-Skrull task force during the "Secret Invasion" storyline. This team becomes known as the Secret Warriors. Both of her arms were severed by the Gorgon and she was temporarily unable to remain active with the team. Both arms are later replaced with prosthetics. With her new arms, she returns to active duty. Slingshot is believed to have been killed in a confrontation with the Wrecking Crew.

Powers and abilities

Slingshot can run at superhuman speed and bounces back to the point where she began. She has been trained by Nick Fury in espionage, hand-to-hand combat, and firearms. Her primary weapon is a bo staff.

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Television