Illyana Rasputin
Illyana Rasputin is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Illyana Rasputin was a female human born in the modern age as the daughter of Nikolai Rasputin and Alexandra Rasputina with her having two older brothers that included Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin and Mikhail Nikolaievitch Rasputin.
Her family operated a farm in the Ust-Ordynsky Collective that was situated near Lake Baikal in Siberia. (Giant-Size X-Men v1 #1)
One day, she was playing on the farm when a runaway tractor nearly ran her over with Illyana only being saved by her brother Piotr who manifested his power to stop the vehicle in its path. (Giant-Size X-Men v1 #1)
She was captured by Miss Locke along with other loved ones of the various X-Men in order to force them to rescue her employer Arcade from Doctor Doom. This saw Illyana along with the others being trapped in Murderworld whilst the X-Men went to Latveria to confront its monarch. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #145) Whilst on their mission, a separate team consisted of Havok, Polaris, Iceman and Banshee looked to freak the captives in Murderworld. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #146) A metal facsimile was used of her to ambush Polaris but it was defeated whilst the X-Men succeeded in freeing Arcade thus leading to Illyana being freed with her being re-united with her brother. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #147) Her parents were contacted that she was safe whilst she stayed with her brother at the X-Mansion with Professor X looking to check if she was a Mutant like her sibling. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #148)
The 6 year old Illyana was then later abducted by Belasco as part of his long-term plans where she taken to Limbo. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #160)
Seven years came to pass until a portal from Earth pulled her back where the 13 year old Illyana was back amongst the X-Men who were shocked to find the young girl had grown up. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #160)
Magik
X-Men
Afterwards, Illyana was recruited by Cyclops to join his Extinction Team that consisted of some of the most powerful Mutants on Utopia. Their mission was to fight off the most dangerous threats that faced the world. (Uncanny X-Men v2 #1)
House of X
After Krakoa was declared a sovereign nation, the living island was declared to be a homeland for all Mutants who were invited to reside on its surface. Illyana came to be among those who accepted the offer and she relocated to the new country alongside the other X-Men. During this time, she came to join the ranks of the Great Captains who served as military leaders of the nation. (X-Men v5 #4)
She then took responsibility for training Doug Ramsey after he was chosen as a swordbearer for the coming contest. During this time, she came to see him improve in fighting ability where he had none before but warned him that if he fought in the tournament then he would likely die. (New Mutants v4 #13)
Overview
Personality and attributes
She came to lose the chance of living her childhood after being trapped in Limbo where a moment had passed on Earth but for Illyana she came to lose 7 years of her life. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #160)
Illyana had said that Doug Ramsey was akin to being part of her family. (New Mutants v4 #13)
Powers and abilities
Originally, she was 6 years old but got lost in Limbo where 7 years passed forcing her to grow up in that dimension until she was 13 years old. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #160)
These circular lights were referred to as stepping discs like those within the works of Larry Niven where they operated as a kind of teleportation mechanism. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #160) Her stepping discs were said to had become intrinsically linked to Limbo just like her which meant that she often had to teleport through that dimension before reaching her destination. (New Mutants v1 #69)
She had some difficulty in teleporting herself on a moving target such as a ship travelling as warp speed as she could potentially end up in deep space instead. (New Mutants v1 #68)
Such was her magical talent that she was among those to be considered a possible candidate for the position of Sorcerer Supreme. (New Avengers v1 #53)
As it was forged from her own life force, the sword was said to be a manifestation of its creator. As such, it adapted over time and grew alongside her as it became something sharper as well as deadlier. The Soul Sword served as a sign of regency where it could be wielded by others but only the rightful hand of its creator were able to unlock its full powers. The abilities afforded by the sword included; it being a magical focus, used for spellcasting, spell breaking, disruption of ethereal objects or people, teleportation, eldritch gateway, transformation, summoning, healing and regeneration with it also being warded against breaking. (New Mutants v4 #13)
She was able to summon the sword suddenly and its strikes could even cut a person if they were phasing. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #171) It often leapt out by compulsion to protect her from harm and intercepted an attack made against her. (New Mutants v1 #69)
She was shown as capable of controlling a scrying glass that were pieces of shattered glass that through magic came to assemble and showed what she desired to see in the world. (New Mutants v1 #68)
Notes
- Illyana Rasputin was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum where she made her first appearance in Giant-Size X-Men v1 #1 (May, 1975).
- The character debuted as Magik in New Mutants v1 #14 (April, 1984).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In X-Men, Illyana appeared in the animated television series where she was voiced by actor Tara Strong.
- In X-Men: Evolution, Illyana appeared briefly in the animated television series where she was shown as being held hostage by Magneto to secure the cooperation of Colossus.
Video games
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the Magick appeared as a character in the Facebook video game with his own Dossier.
- In Marvel Heroes, Illyana Rasputin appeared in the MMORPG video game where she was voiced by actor Tara Strong.
Appearances
- Giant-Size X-Men v1: (1975)
- Uncanny X-Men v1:
- New Mutants: (1984)
- Uncanny X-Men v1:
- X-Men v5:
- New Mutants v4: (2019)
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