Lyja is a supporting character in the Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four. She is a member of the shapeshifting Skrull who disguised herself as Alicia Masters. She is the ex-wife of Human Torch (Johnny Storm) and the girlfriend of Alex Powers
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The Skrulls were one of the many enemies of the Fantastic Four and Lyja volunteered to impersonate Alicia Masters. She was able to pull of the disguise and fell in love with Johnny Storm and married, under the pretense of Alicia. This caused strainment between Storm and Alicia's true love, Ben Grimm. The Puppet Master realized the woman was not his stepdaughter and, despite his hatred of the Thing, warned him. She aided the Fantastic Four in saving the real Alicia Masters but took a hit meant for Human Torch.
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Johnny Storm (Ex-Husband)[]
When Lyja was sent to Earth, she pretended to be Alicia Masters, the longtime girlfriend of The Thing. Under the disguse of Masteres, Lyja began to seduce Johnny and over time, grew to love him. While pretending to be Alicia, she and Johnny later married. However, the guise fell through when the Puppet Master realized the woman married to Johnny was not his stepdaughter. WHen Johnny learned who she was, he was angered by her deception enough to "flame up."
During the rescue of the real Alicia Masters, Lyja later took the bullet meant for Johnny, which greatly devastated him.
In the MC2 universe, Lyja and Johnny remained married and had one son together.
Alex Power[]
Sometime during "Future Foundation," Lyja was dating Alex Power.