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The
young woman known only as Rogue joined the X-Men to learn to control the
genetic attributes that are both her blessing and her curse -- namely, the
power to absorb others' memories and talents through touch. Tragically,
she still has not mastered this power, and so is forced to keep those she
loves most at arm's length.
Real
name:
Unrevealed
Occupation: Adventurer
Group affiliation: X-Men, formerly the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Base of operations: Mobile
First appearance: Avengers (Vol. 1) Annual #10 (1981)
Height:
5'8''
Weight: 120 lbs.
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown, with a white streak
Powers: Rogue is a mutant who can absorb others' memories and
abilities through physical contact. In battle with the original Ms.
Marvel, Rogue assimilated the heroine's powers permanently -- acquiring
invulnerability, super-strength and the ability to fly. Rogue's powers
mutated when she absorbed the attributes and memories of a telepathic
alien. Now, her abilities are far more uncontrollable, with the talents of
all those she has touched fighting to be released.
Weapons:
None
History: Very little has been revealed of Rogue's life before the
manifestation of her mutation, not even her real name. What is known is
that she grew up in Caldecott County, near the banks of the Mississippi
River. In the throes of adolescent passion, Rogue kissed a boy named Cody
Robbins and caused him to lose consciousness. Unable to shut out his
memories, she fled. Rogue was discovered soon afterwards by the sinister
shapeshifter known as Mystique, who recognized the young girl's abilities
and adopted her as a daughter. Rogue lived with Mystique and her companion
-- the blind mutant seer called Destiny -- for several years, engaging in
terrorist activities as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
When
the others members of the Brotherhood were incarcerated, Rogue ambushed
the original Ms. Marvel to steal her powers so she could free her
teammates from prison. But the plan went horribly awry: Rogue absorbed all
of the heroine's abilities permanently and assimilated Carol Danvers'
psyche. Unable to purge Danvers' memories, Rogue sought the help of the
telepathic, telekinetic Professor Charles Xavier -- founder of the X-Men,
an outlaw team of mutant heroes. Xavier determined that the only way to
help Rogue was to make her a member of the X-Men, but the rest of the team
refused to accede to his wishes. After being reminded that Rogue would not
be the only one among their number with a checkered past, the X-Men
grudgingly accepted her into their ranks.
A
classic Southern beauty, Rogue has been known to turn heads...and break
hearts. Confused after her separation from Danvers, she was attracted to
the genetic terrorist known as Magneto. For a time, Rogue stayed with the
Master of Magnetism at his fortress in the Savage Land, a prehistoric
tropical jungle existing on the Antarctic continent. However, she saw
through Magneto's noble facade when he killed the high priestess Zaladane,
who had amassed an army of Savage Land natives.
Rogue's
perception of her potential lover shaken, she returned to the X-Mansion.
After rejoining the team, Rogue fell for the mutant thief called Gambit;
the feeling was mutual. But after sharing a forbidden kiss, Rogue learned
Remy LeBeau's dark secret: He had aided and abetted the massacre of the
Morlocks, an underground community of mutant outcasts. At Rogue's request,
the X-Men left Gambit to fend for himself in the frozen wasteland of
Antarctica. Eventually, he rejoined the team and reconciled with Rogue.
When
the Galactic Council transformed Earth into a maximum-security penal
colony for hundreds of extraterrestrial criminals, Rogue absorbed the
attributes of Z'Cann -- a telepathic alien shapeshifter who had joined
Cadre K, Xavier's Skrull equivalent to the X-Men. Z'Cann purposely touched
Rogue to activate the mutant's abilities as the two evaded bounty hunters.
But Z'Cann used her telepathy to amplify Rogue's capacity to assimilate
memories, causing her powers to mutate. While still coping with her
evolved abilities, Rogue and several of her teammates left the safety of
the X-Mansion to search for Destiny's missing diaries, which map out human
history.
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