Origin

Namorita is a clone of Namora, another hybrid human/Atlantean, much like her cousin Namor, the Sub-Mariner. She was implanted into the sterile Namora in order for her to be able to have a child. After Namorita was born, her "father" was killed, and Namora raised the girl alone until her own death. Namor brought his young cousin to Betty Prentiss to raise.

Many years later, on a field trip for her college, Namorita joined a battle with 5 other superhumans against Terrax, former herald of Galactus. After defeating him, the 6 decided to stay together as the New Warriors. Namorita remained a member, even leading eventually, until she began to change colors and develop a hostile attitude. Atlantean scientists discovered she was a clone, and explained that the changes were a result of over-saturation of oxygen.

Namorita changed her name to Kymaera to match her new look and rejoined the Warriors. During the entire tenure of the team, Nova and Namorita had pursued a relationship. During her time as Kymaera, that ended due to the changes Namorita went through, and for a while, she dated Johnny Storm, the Human Torch, quite publicly.

Recently, during filming of the New Warriors' reality show, Namorita was in pitched battle with Nitro when he exploded and killed more than 600 people in Stamford, Connecticut, causing the American government to institute a Superhuman Registration Act. Namorita herself was killed in the explosion, along with most of the New Warriors.

Hard

During her time with the New-Warriors, Nita was captured by a group called the Undertow, and mind controlled to do what ever they said. She was code-named Hard, and stayed under their control for about a year until she was rescued by Night Thrasher, and Rage.

Powers

Namorita, like her cousin Namor, is capable of breathing and traveling through water as a natural state. She has enhanced strength, speed, agility, reflexes and durability, enabling her to lift 75 tons underwater, and slightly less on land. She can fly by means of ankle-wings. She can change her color as camouflage, and secretes corrosive acid or paralyzing toxins from her skin.

Namorita ages slower than humans or even other Atlanteans, as evidenced by her young appearance even being over half a century old.