Gamora is a Zehoberi member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as the only female in the group.
Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude
At some point in her life, Gamora was adopted by Thanos who took her under his wing and claimed her as his "favorite daughter." According to Gamora, Thanos killed her parents in front of her, abducted her from her home planet, tortured her and turned her into a weapon in order to train her as a Galaxy-Class assassin alongside her adopted sister the Luphomoid known as Nebula.
Upon reaching adulthood, Gamora and Nebula sought the Orb for Thanos. While following a false lead on the Orb, Nebula found herself ensnared by an impenetrable Laser Thorn Energy Net. Under Thanos' orders,