3. Magik
First appearance: Giant Size X-Men No. 1 (1975)
Who is Magik? Illyana Rasputina is a mutant who has already been seen in New Mutants. Instead of growing up with the X-Men, she was kidnapped as a young girl by the demon Belasco and taken to Limbo. With her self-created soul sword, she can fight various supernatural creatures.
Her greatest ability is likely teleportation and the use of black magic and various demon powers. She is not the only X-Men in her family. Her brother, Piotr Rasputin, is the well-known mutant Colossus (via Marvel.com).
Magik is a playable character in the tactical game Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
What are Magik’s abilities?
- She can create the soul sword
- Additionally, a armor is created that protects her from physical and telekinetic attacks
- Trained in sword fighting
- Teleportation of herself and others (also to Limbo)
- Several times she was even able to travel in time
- White and black magic
- Trained by Dr. Strange
4. Cloak and Dagger
First appearance: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man No. 64 (1981)
Who are Cloak and Dagger? Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen were actually normal teenagers who were kidnapped one day by the evil scientist Dr. Simon Marshall. He wanted to develop a new drug for the black market and tested it on runaway teens (Marvel.com).
The teenagers managed to escape, but the drug gave them superpowers. Tyrone becomes Cloak, who can use the darkforce to teleport and confront his enemies with their fears (via Marvel Database).
Tandy Bowen became Dagger, basically the opposite of Cloak. She uses the lighforce for her powers and can create solid objects. She prefers to fight with light blades that she throws – hence her name. At the same time, she can also enhance the healing process of others with her ability (via Marvel Database).
Both even had a series in 2018, with a total of 2 seasons, which is not relevant to the MCU canon.
What are Cloak’s powers?
- Uses the darkforce
- Can teleport into the darkforce dimension
- He must suck the life energy of other beings for this
- Creates fear and visions in his enemies
- If his enemies stay too long in his cloak, they die
What are Dagger’s powers?
- Uses the lightforce
- She can use psionic energy that every living being possesses
- Her classic weapon is her light knives
- Absorbing the lightforce enhances her physical abilities
- She is immune to Cloak’s abilities
5. Luna Snow
First appearance: Video games: Marvel Future Fight (2018), Comics: War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas No. 1 (2019)
Who is Luna Snow? Seol Hee is actually a Korean singer who became a K-Pop idol to support her family. At a concert, she was captured by A.I.M and imprisoned in a Stark Industries facility. During her escape, she was confronted with a new cold fusion technology that gave her ice abilities (via Marvel.com).
What are Luna Snow’s powers?
- She can create and manipulate ice
- She has access to dark ice and bright ice
- With the dark ice, she can damage enemies
- With the bright ice, she can heal
