Molly Hernandez (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (duplicate)

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Molly Hayes Hernandez is a young girl with enhanced strength, a power she gained after being exposed to the Gibborim Rocks prior to and during the explosion that killed her biological parents, Gene and Alice Hernandez, when she was a child. She was adopted by Dale and Stacey Yorkes, the parents of Gert Yorkes. Upon reuniting with her childhood friends, they discovered that their parents used PRIDE to cover up ceremonial sacrifices of the Church of Gibborim. She teamed up with her friends and formed the Runaways, although Hernandez struggled to tell them about her newfound superhuman strength. She also made the mistake of accidentally revealing to Catherine Wilder that she knew about PRIDE's rituals. This caused her to be sent to live with her second cousin Graciela Aguirre, but it also enabled her to find evidence of PRIDE's potentially catastrophic plans.

Hernandez was forced to run when the Runaways were suspected of having abducted her. Following the death of Aguirre, Hernandez decided to use her powers to become a masked vigilante fighting crime on the streets of Los Angeles, despite facing criticism from her teammates. She heavily insisted that Topher should stay with the Runaways as she was fascinated that he displayed similar powers to hers and was devastated when the Runaways were forced to abandon him. Hernandez and her superhuman strength were put to good use during the Runaways' various missions, including when she was captured the corrupt LAPD strike team. During the Chase of the Runaways, Hernandez managed to escape from her adoptive father and returned to the Hostel, only to discover that she was among the only three Runaways to still be free with Nico Minoru and Alex Wilder.

The group worked to save the Runaways. Hernandez gained a friendship in a shape shifting alien, Xavin. Together, they were able to sneak around and into the mansion, breaking out the prisoners and defeating Jonah. Knowing that there were four Magistrate's, the group worked to find the fourth, who would be using one of them as a host. The others being, Victor Stein, Tina Minoru, and Stacey. They soon found out that the last one was Alex Wilder. They tried to stop the Magistrates from leaving Earth and were successful, but got trapped in the Dark Dimension. They made it out and found they were six months in the future. They then worked together to stop a witch named Morgan le Fay. Hernandez briefly got enchanted, but broke the spell and witnessed a time travelling version of Chase Stein's death. He died defeated le Fay.