| Alias |
 |
|
Red Sonja |
| Nick
Name |
|
She-Devil of
Hyrkania
She-Devil With a Sword |
| Civilian
ID |
| Sonja |
| Occupation |
| Warrior |
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen
of Hyrkania with a criminal record in several kingdoms. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Hyrkania,
Central Asia, Hyborian Age |
| Group
Affiliation |
| None |
| Base
of Operations |
| Mobile |
| Height |
| | |
| Weight |
| | |
| Eye
Color |
| Green |
| Hair
Color |
| Red |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Normal
human with above average strength, agility and stamina possessing
exceptional skills as a swordsman and warrior. |
| Accessories |
| Weapons
typical of the Iron Age. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Kulan Gath Vassilisa
Vulture |
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Conan the Barbarian
Kull and the Barbarians
Marvel Feature
Red Sonja Vol. 1, 2 & 3
(Marvel)
Red Sonja (Dynamite
Entertainment)
Savage
Sword of Conan (B&W
Magazine)
|
| First
Appearance |
|
Sonya of Rogatino
Magic
Carpet Magazine (Jan. 1934)
Note: Magic Carpet Magazine was known as
Oriental Stories until January 1933.
Red Sonja
Conan the
Barbarian #23 (Feb. 1973) |
| Creator |
| Robert
Ervin Howard Note: The character Red Sonja was
adapted by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith from Robert Howard's Sonya of
Rogatino; a Russian heroine who battled against Ottoman Turks invading 16th
Century Vienna in a story titled The Shadow of the Vulture. |
| Origin |
| Her family slain and she
left for dead after being sexually assaulted, Sonja was approached by the
goddess Scathach. Sonja was given the power to avenge her family -
taking a vow of chastity to never love a man unless he could best her in
combat. Wandering the ancient world in her quest for
justice she stuck a blow for those that could not defend themselves as the
warrior woman called Red Sonja. |