Molly Hayes
Molly Hayes is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Molly Hayes
Along with Karolina Dean, Molly was not present to witness her parents and the Pride sacrifice Destiny Gonzales for the Ritual of Blood. (Runaways v1 #1) She was also left out of the groups subsequent meeting at Griffith Observatory. (Runaways v1 #2)
The Runaways' last stop before going into hiding was rescuing Molly. After narrowly escaping their parents, and taking refuge in The Hostel, Gert suggested taking on new codenames to start over without the influence of their parents. Molly wanted to be named Princess Powerful, but Chase instead dubbed her Bruiser. (Runaways v1 #6)
Overview
Personality and attributes
After manifesting her powers, she wanted to pick the codename Princess Powerful though Chase called her Bruiser. (Runaways v1 #6)
Molly was known to wear various ridiculous animal-base hats. (Runaways v2 #23)
She was shown to be a fan of Dazzler's music. (Runaways v2 #19) Molly had also said that she was a fan of Sailor Moon. (Runaways v5 #6)
Her grandmother was Dr. Hayes who was responsible for creating the X-Gene in Molly's parents. According to her, her research had allowed her to mould their DNA giving them their powers and she could have given them immortality. However, they sought to join the Pride against the wishes of Dr. Hayes and thus they departed from her life. (Runaways v5 #5) She had performed genetic experiments on cats within her care and instilled in them telepathic powers where they served her and she could command them with a thought. Dr. Hayes cared for her granddaughter Molly and wanted to keep her in her life. (Runaways v5 #6)
Powers and abilities
Initially, she seemed to had been a normal human as scans did not show any trace of the X-Gene. (Runaways v1 #5) She was born with her powers thus seemingly showing her to be a Mutant when these abilities came to manifest. (Runaways v1 #6)
Notes
- Molly Hayes was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona where she made her first appearance in Runaways v1 #1 (July, 2003).
- It was noted that the character's name was taken from creator Brian K. Vaughan's sister, Molly Hayes Vaughan.
Alternate Versions
- In What If? House of M v1 #1 (2009), an alternate version of Molly appeared in the reality designated as Earth-2912 in the Multiverse. This version along with the other Runaways became the Young Avengers with Molly taking the name of Princess Powerful.
- In X-Men: Battle of the Atom v1 #1 (2013), an alternate version of Molly appeared in the possible future reality that was designated as Earth-13729 in the Multiverse. This alternate timeline was set 25 years in the future where she was mind controlled by Xavier and became a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. As an adult, Molly has grown into a tall, muscular woman and appears to have outgrown the chronic fatigue she formerly exhibited after using her powers. She also harbors a grudge against her timeline's Colossus as a result of the event which originally splintered the two teams. Following the Brotherhood's defeat, Molly hid with her team. Molly and the Brotherhood members have survived and infiltrate Cyclops' new school. The Brotherhood was defeated by the past-Jean Grey's mind powers, it was later revealed that Molly and the Brotherhood members were under the mind control of Charles Xavier II and subdued him. Molly and the former Brotherhood are freed and return to their future.
In other media
Television
- In Runaways, Molly Hayes Hernandez appeared in the live-action Hulu televisions series where she was portrayed by actress Allegra Acosta.
Video games
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Molly Hayes appeared as a playable character in the setting of the Facebook video game.
Appearances
- Runaways v1: (2003)
- Runaways v5:
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