Gert Yorkes

Gert Yorkes is a Marvel Comics character who will appear in the Hulu series Runaways, played by Ariela Barer. She is a teenager who, when she learns that her parents are supervillains, joins the superhero fugitive team known as the Runaways.

The daughter of bioengineers Dale and Stacey Yorkes, Gert is a purple-haired, bespectacled, contemporary riot grrrl. Never passing up a moment to stand on a soapbox, Gert sometimes wields her persona as a brash social justice warrior to mask her true feelings.

Gert has no superpowers, but she is at the peak of physical and mental condition. She is an accomplished acrobat, an expert hacker, an expert driver, and she is highly skilled in kung fu, karate, Jeet Kune Do and Krav Maga.

Gert is a strong believer in the concept of justice, having increasingly progessive ideas regarding gender equality, race equality, and social equality. She views those who prey on the innocent as having failed society as a whole.