A special episode featuring the superheroine Atom Eve of the Amazon Prime animated superhero series Invincible was released in July last year. The superheroine was there in the first season, and the special episode saw her backstory.
Atom Eve is a powerful superhero, and there is no doubt about this. However, there is something about her superpowers that makes her the most tragic character in Invincible.
Atom Eve’s Real Superhero Powers is Also the Reason She is the Most Tragic Character in Invincible
Samantha Eve ‘Sam’ Wilkins, better known as Atom Eve, is a superheroine with the ability to manipulate matter or energy. This ability allows her to have a wide range of powers including energy projection, flight, and the ability to heal herself and others.
The ability to heal themselves and others must sound like a boon for a superhero or any person in general. Eve has healed herself several times throughout Robert Kirkman’s comic series Invincible. In short, she has the unique ability to regenerate her body when she dies (via @ComicsUnlocked on YouTube).
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The first instance of Eve healing herself was seen when Conquest killed her while she was trying to save Mark Grayson, better known as Invincible. She regenerated her entire body at the time as if nothing had ever happened to her.
The second time was when Ursaal killed Eve, and Thragg ripped Mark in two halves. Besides coming back to life herself, Eve also managed to mend Mark’s body back to normal with no signs of damage at all.
The ability to heal oneself must sound like a cool power to have. However, like any other good thing, this superpower has a con. Atom Eve cannot control this ability, which implies that she cannot die even if she wants to. This means that she will be left behind alone when all of her friends and family have passed away.
Amazon Prime’s Invincible Has Been Received Well
For quite some time, there have been discussions about how the superhero genre might be losing its charm on the audience. With past year’s MCU and DCU projects performing poorly critically and commercially, it sure did look like that. However, the performance of Invincible has proven that there is still hope for the genre.
In 2021, the first season of the series premiered on Amazon Prime and has a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The second season has an approval rating of 100% on the site. Numerous critics have also given positive reviews of this superhero series.
The show’s main cast includes Steven Yeun as Mark Grayson/Invincible, Sandra Oh as Mark’s mother- Deborah Grayson, and J. K. Simmons as Mark’s father- Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man. Additionally, there are other recurring characters in the series including Atom Eve, whose teen/adult version is voiced by Gillian Jacobs.
Both seasons of Invincible are available for streaming on Amazon Prime.
