14 Facts About Neal Shaara

1.

Neal Shaara, known as Thunderbird, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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2.

Neal Shaara is a vegan and was originally intended to be called Agni, after the Hindu god of fire.

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3.

Neal Shaara comes from an affluent family in Kolkata, where his father is the city's chief of police.

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4.

Neal Shaara's family owned a large tea estate, where they all lived.

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5.

Neal Shaara is shadowed by his father's best detective Karima Shapandar, and after Karima saves him from a group of thugs, the two began a romantic relationship while they search for Neal Shaara's missing brother.

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6.

Karima, who is able to temporarily rebel against her programming, tells Neal Shaara to leave her, as her own transformation process commences, which will result in her killing him when the transformation is complete.

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7.

Neal Shaara was now lost, alone and with strange powers that he neither comprehends nor wants.

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8.

Neal Shaara goes to see family friend Moira MacTaggert on Muir Island, and he meets the X-Men, although he does not know this when he first meets them.

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9.

Neal Shaara is initially frightened, but is eventually convinced to join the team.

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10.

Neal Shaara chooses the codename Thunderbird, becoming the third bearer of that name so after the Proudstar brothers.

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11.

Neal Shaara later adopted a more armored yellow and red uniform with wire mesh padding.

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12.

Bishop tells him that while none of the X-Men are mentioned in the history books of his time, Neal Shaara is, a revelation that greatly motivates Neal Shaara.

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13.

Some time after, Neal Shaara started a relationship with Heather Cameron, who was known as Lifeguard.

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14.

Neal Shaara later appears in the Reign of X phase of the X-Men reboot, being interviewed by Monet and Angel for a seat in the X-Corp directors' board.

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