Husk (Marvel)

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Paige Guthrie in Uncanny X-Men v1 #432.

Husk is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.

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Biography

Origin

Paige Guthrie

On her 13th birthday, she decided to sneak into the place where her mother kept Sam's letters hidden when he was away from home. From them, she came to learn that her brother had powers as a result of being a Mutant and Paige came to believe that she herself would gain such abilities. She decided to test this by jumping out of the barn window only her to fall on some hay in the process. Paige continued trying to uncover her abilities but with no success and in frustration she claimed that she would tear off her own skin if she did not gain her powers soon. It was the that she learnt that her ability to tear off her skin and reveal a new form beneath it. (Generation X v1 #24)

Generation X

She came to be one of a number of Mutants that had been captured by the techno-organic alien Phalanx. [[(X-Men v2 #36)

House of X

After the establishment of the nation of Krakoa, she was one of many Mutants that came to reside on the living island that was the home of their people. (House of X v1 #3)

Overview

Personality and attributes

She had wide-rim glasses that she wore when she was reading. (Generation X v1 #2)

She was said to be passionate and intense where it was said that she ate life with a shovel. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #440)

Upon learning her brother was a Mutant, Paige yearned to have powers of her own with it being the one thing she wanted the most in the world. The day these manifested was said to had been the happiest moment of her life. (Generation X v1 #24)

She was determined to be the best the next generation of X-Men could offer to the world. (Generation X v1 #1) Emma Frost came to remark that Paige was young, beautiful, and intelligent where she knew exactly what she wanted and not being afraid to ruffle a few feathers to get it. In fact, Frost came to comment that Husk reminded her of Emma in her youth. (Generation X v1 #4)

Warren Worthington III came to admit that he was attracted to the younger Paige Guthrie and that this developed into a romantic relationship as he fell in love with her. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #440)

Powers and abilities

As a Mutant, she had a special ability that allowed her to shed her outer skin for a new form underneath it. (Generation X v1 #1) Her metamorphic transmutations allowed her to adopt the form of a new element whilst husking where it made a noticeable sound. (Generation X v1 #3)

Notes

  • Husk was created by Bill Mantlo and William Johnson where she made her first appearance in Rom Annual v1 #3 (November, 1984).

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

  • In X-Men, Paige Guthrie made a cameo non-voiced appearance in the 1990s animated television series in the episode "Hidden Agenda".

Films

  • In X2, Paige was referenced in the setting of the 2003 live-action film.

Video games

Appearances

  • Rom Annual v1: (19840
  • Generation X v1:
  • Wolverine and the X-Men v1:

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