Tina Minoru

"The truth is... you never really know what's going on in someone's mind... even someone you love."

- Tina Minoru to Nico Minoru

Tina Minoru is the co-founder and CEO of Wizard and a member of PRIDE. She is the wife of Robert Minoru and the mother of Amy and Nico Minoru.

Joining PRIDE
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Threat to Family
"I thought you were sick." "Feeling much better, thanks to all of you. But mostly to you."

- Tina Minoru and Jonah

Tina Minoru had settled her youngest daughter, Nico, to bed when she discovered Jonah interacting with her eldest daughter, Amy. Though Tina was surprised that he had replaced the babysitter Tina had earlier hired, as he was sick, he expressed gratitude to her for keeping the recordings on the Wizard servers and standing up to PRIDE's fellow members. Before leaving, Jonah warned Tina of the possibility of Amy betraying her as a teenager.

Death of Amy


"Wizey, seal the house."

- Tina Minoru to Wizey

In 2015, Amy hacked into Wizard in order to learn more about Wizard's secrets, causing a fearful Jonah to kill her. Nico stumbled upon Amy's room, and, seeing Amy's corpse, called her parents. While grieving, Nico yelled at her parents, but Tina interrupted Nico, ordering Wizey to seal the house. Tina later caught Nico calling 911 to report Amy's death and used the Staff of One to knock Nico unconscious.

Soon after, Tina called Detective Flores to investigate Amy's death, but he soon determined that Amy had committed suicide. Unknown to Tina, Nico, who had come to, spied on her with Wizey's assistance, and suspected something was up with Tina.

Reprimanding Nico


"Mom." "What are you doing in here?" "Borrowing some tights. Mine had a hole. I'm leaving." "You know the rules." "If Amy was here, she'd let me." "But Amy is not here."

- Nico Minoru and Tina Minoru

Two years after Amy's death, Tina noticed through hidden cameras that Nico, having ripped her tights, was in Amy's room to borrow hers. Tina entered Amy's room and reminded Nico not to take Amy's things, but Nico simply ignored her and left, breaking one of Amy's trophies. Despite Nico's attempts to apologize, Tina ordered Nico to leave.

Robert Minoru, who had listened to Tina and Nico's argument, went to fix Amy's shattered trophy while Tina went to get the Staff of One and use it to permanently seal Amy's room. Robert criticized such a drastic decision, but Tina began sealing the room with Robert still inside to prove her point. Eventually, Robert convinced Tina to let him out and to use a less drastic way of sealing Amy's room.

Personality
Tina Minoru is a ruthless and stern individual. She is frequently dominant over her husband Robert, and is cold towards her own daughter Nico, pushing for Nico's academic success. Her presence and actions make her feared in PRIDE, such as when she scared the Yorkes from leaving the group when they attempted to flee to Yucatan. She is also prone to focusing on herself and her emotions, and is upset that no one cares about her as much as she does.

Tina's heartless demeanor hides a grieving side. Following the death of her eldest daughter Amy, she has become emotionally distant, separating herself from Robert and Nico. Despite her attempts to reconnect with Robert, her feelings towards him changed with the knowledge that he was cheating on her.

Despite her strict attitude, Tina can be sympathetic at times. She desires to mend her relationship with Nico, training her in using the Staff of One. Her splintered relationship with Robert has grown stronger since Janet broke off her tryst with Robert, leading to Tina stopping Robert's attempt to sacrifice himself.

Former Powers

 * Staff of One Manipulation: Tina, along with her daughter Nico, can activate the Staff of One, a powerful weapon that allows the user to do almost anything by psychic means.
 * Barriers: Tina is capable of constructing various barriers of light, such a soundproof barrier and an indestructible glass-like crystal barrier to prevent her family from entering her deceased daughter's room.
 * Electricity Manipulation: Tina used this ability to prevent Nico from calling the police when Nico's sister supposedly committed suicide.
 * Disintegration: Tina used it to prevent her husband's death by disintegrating one of the capsules that was to sacrifice him.
 * Weapon Summoning: Tina summoned the staff from Nico's hand while she was in the middle of a spell.
 * Strangulation: Tina used the Staff of One to cause Graciela Aguirre to choke.
 * Freezing: Tina was able to freeze pool water Molly fell into. It was strong enough that even Karolina and Molly were unable to break it.
 * Fire Manipulation: Tina used this ability to burn Nico's staff when she thrust it into the Staff of One.

Abilities

 * Bilingualism: Tina is fluent in English, and can speak and understand enough Japanese to understand Robert's apology to her.
 * Staff Mastery: Tina is proficient in using a staff in melee combat. She was able to use the Staff of One as a melee weapon against Nico, Molly, and Karolina, and was able to hold her own against the three.

Former Equipment

 * Staff of One: A powerful weapon that allows the user to do almost anything by psychic means. Tina primarily used it to create barriers of different properties, once to seal the doorway to her deceased daughter's room and again to create a soundproof barrier during the PRIDE ritual to sacrifice Destiny Gonzalez. Tina has also used the staff as a melee weapon against the Runaways. As the staff is designed to respond to Tina's DNA, Tina and her daughter Nico are the only people who can use it. Tina eventually relinquished the staff to Nico; as such, Tina can no longer harness its power.

Family

 * Mother
 * Robert Minoru - Husband
 * Amy Minoru † - Daughter
 * Nico Minoru - Daughter

Allies

 * Wizey - Creation and Assistant
 * Wizard
 * Kincaid - Bodyguard
 * Earl
 * PRIDE
 * Leslie Dean
 * Geoffrey Wilder
 * Catherine Wilder
 * Dale Yorkes
 * Stacey Yorkes
 * Victor Stein
 * Janet Stein
 * Gene Hernandez †
 * Alice Hernandez †
 * Los Angeles Police Department
 * Flores †
 * Anthony Wall

Enemies

 * Jonah - Former Ally
 * Sacrifice Victims
 * Brooks Watten †
 * Adam Cooper †
 * Jamie Baxter †
 * Tim Bennett †
 * Xavier Marquez †
 * Karly Scolari †
 * James Braswyck †
 * Anthony Rocha †
 * Kim Hwang †
 * Bridget Bynum †
 * John Donahue †
 * Emily Wong †
 * Yvonne Taylor †
 * Brian Geparhart †
 * Destiny Gonzalez †
 * Andre Compton †
 * Runaways - Friends turned Situational Enemies
 * Alex Wilder
 * Karolina Dean - Attempted Victim
 * Gert Yorkes
 * Chase Stein - Situational Ally
 * Molly Hernandez - Attempted Victim
 * Graciela Aguirre † - Victim

Trivia

 * In the comics, Tina Minoru is an evil sorceress along her husband Robert.

Behind the Scenes

 * A different version of Tina Minoru earlier made a cameo in Doctor Strange (while most of the scenes were deleted). Producer Kevin Feige said: "We never say Minoru in the movie, do we? No. ... I would call that an Easter egg that most people won't even see."
 * In August 2017, Runaways showrunner Josh Schwartz has stated that the series will not acknowledge Minoru's appearance in Doctor Strange: "She was only named in the credits so it's nothing that really affects us."
 * As Nico taps into the Dark Dimension during the fight with her parents in Split Up, Tina mentions that she's already seen eyes like Nico's before, and says to Robert that there's much about the Staff of One she didn't tell him, thus hinting at a possible connection with the magic world.
 * Ellette Craddock and Ming Qiu were stunt doubles for Brittany Ishibashi in the role of Tina Minoru.
 * Alice Chen was a stand-in and photo double for Brittany Ishibashi in the role of Tina Minoru.