Jentorra from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022)

New modern female warrior for the MCU?

While the MCU doesn't have the best reputation with female characters, they have gotten better over the years but they still don't include that many interesting action women. However, the recent Ant-Man movie features a very cool strong lady named Jentorra.

She was originally a character from the series Realm of Kings: Son of Hulk released in 2010. I might look into that one some other time but for now let's stick to the movie version of the character, a character so different from the comic counterpart it might as well be brand new. 

Katy O'Brian.

Martial artist and former police officer Katy M. O'Brian plays this original rendition of Jentorra, who goes from being a sorceress in the comics to the leader of The Freedom Fighters who oppose the tyrannical Kang in this movie. 

Jentorra is shown to be a strict and tough boss, whose astounding physical abilities and fighting strategies prove to be useful. Her determination and frustration with the state of her world fuel her constant battle against the forces of the already mentioned bad guy, who ends up being defeated by the end, but mostly by work done by Ant-Man and his companions. 

Jentorra behind the scenes.

Very rarely does Hollywood employ women with less normative body types, as they are often neglected or type casted as the butt of a joke regarding their "femininity" (I am looking at you, Grown Ups 2) but thankfully, this movie treats Jentorra with the utmost respect and manages to give us a rather compelling supporting character. 

She delivers some exposition as she kind of introduces the main protagonist and his daughter to the world they now find themselves in. 

The tough warrior has some issues with Ant-Man and especially his daughter, Cassie. However, while she holds a grudge against Cassie for the first half of the movie (because the girl and her father got her men jailed), the two begin some sort of friendship after Cassie rescues Jentorra and her people.

Jentorra meditating in her cell.

Cassie saves Jentorra.

Jentorra is also seen often during the battle sequences at the last act and manages to come out alive of the huge battle that takes place at the climax. Her world is free from Kang and they celebrate.

The mighty warrior leads her people.

This leads me to wonder if perhaps Jentorra could become a recurring character in future MCU projects or if perhaps we will see more of her story in the form of comics or in a TV series. After all, the actress said that a lot of the characters' motivations and backstory wasn't seen or discussed in the picture. You can tell because Jentorra only has about five minutes of screentime and is merely a secondary character.  

Let's hope we can see more of this great new woman warrior!

Jentorra's fight scenes in the movie: 

You can see all of her scenes HERE!