Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani) is a Marvel Comics supervillainess, an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Keith Pollard, she first appeared in Ms. Marvel #9 Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Keith Pollard is an American comic book artist. ... The Brood are a race of insect-like, parasitic, extraterrestrial beings that appear in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, especially Uncanny X-Men. ... Spoiler warning: The Horsemen of the Apocalypse are a team of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Universe that serve the ancient mutant Apocalypse. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... A supervillainess is a female supervillain. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Keith Pollard is an American comic book artist. ... Carol Danvers, also known as Ms. ...

Deathbird is part of a segment of the extraterrestrial Shi'ar race that possesses talon-tipped wings. She is the hated sister of the Shi'ar empress Lilandra Neramani, and constantly seeks to usurp her sister's throne. She is also a sister of D'Ken, the first known ruler of the Shi'Ar. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Shiar, pronounced // (Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Talon may refer to several different things: Places: Talon, Nièvre, a commune in the Nièvre département, in France Characters: a professional wrestler a fictional character in the Static Shock animated series a fictional character from the Nintendo 64 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Objects... WING ESPN 1410 is a commercial AM radio station in Dayton, Ohio operating with 5,000 watts at 1410 kHz with studios, offices and transmitter located on David Road in Kettering. ... Lilandra Neramani is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... DKen Neramani is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Fictional character biography

Deathbird's first appearance (1977).

Deathbird was born Cal'syee Neramani to the ruling house of the Shi'ar Imperium. Her name was stripped from her after as it was prophecied that she was destined to commit great evil. She was exiled after brutally murdering both her mother and an unnamed sister. Cover to Ms. ... Cover to Ms. ... This article or section seems to describe future events as if they have already occurred. ...

During this exile she first appeared on Earth, as an associate of MODOK and AIM (how this alliance came to be remains unrevealed) and, following orders, she battled Ms. Marvel in New York one evening after Carol Danver's Park Avenue penthouse was destroyed by a bomb. The skirmish was interrupted after Deathbird severely injured the female fury, who got distracted by trying to save the lives of two small children. It later resumed when Carol, going undercover, discovered that AIM had a secret headquarters underneath Alden's Department Store. The battle between the two apparently ended with Deathbird's demise and MODOK's escape, after betraying her. Whether Deathbird sought revenge on either Danvers or AIM remains unknown. MODOK is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... AIM is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: AOL Instant Messenger A I M Management Group Inc. ... Carol Danvers, also known as Ms. ... AIM is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: AOL Instant Messenger A I M Management Group Inc. ...

A little while later, it came to be that her younger sister Lilandra became Majestrix of the Empire following the events that left their brother, D'Ken, comatose. Deathbird decided to take the throne for herself, and allied with the councilman Samedar and the alien parasites called the Brood. The X-Men defeated her and her allies, but not before being infected with the Brood (although they were ultimately cured thanks to the efforts of Binary and the Acanti Soulsinger). She later retook the throne, this time succeeding. Sometime later War Skrulls impersonating Charles Xavier & the Starjammers aided Lilandra in restoring Lilandra to the throne. With Lila Cheney's help, she and the X-Men defeated the War Skrulls, and Deathbird ceded the empire back to the empire back to Lilandra as she had grown bored of the bureaucracy. Lilandra is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness, which may result from a variety of conditions including intoxication (drug, alcohol or toxins), metabolic abnormalities (hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, etc. ... The Brood are a race of insect-like, parasitic, extraterrestrial beings that appear in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, especially Uncanny X-Men. ... Carol Danvers, also known as Ms. ... The Acanti are a race of fictional whale-like, extraterrestrial beings that have appeared in Uncanny X-Men within the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Lila Cheney is a minor character in the X-Men Universe. ...

Deathbird later came to her sisters aid during the short Kree-Shi'ar War. She was granted dominion over the conquered Kree Empire, although the Kree seem to have since become independent once more. The Kree, also known as the Ruul, are a scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

Romance with Bishop

When the Shi'ar asked for the X-Men’s help against the invading Phalanx, who had already reached their throneworld Chandilar, the X-Men allied themselves with Deathbird. They managed to fend off a Phalanx assault on the Shi'ar Empire, and during the conflict, Deathbird and the X-Men Bishop forged a warrior's respect for each other. Deathbird was amazed that the Earth mutant showed no fear and stood up to her, and they also seemed physically attracted to each other. The Shiar, pronounced // (Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Phalanx are a cybernetic fictional species in the Marvel Comics universe who have come in conflict with the X-Men and related groups on several occasions. ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ...

As a gesture of honor, Deathbird escorted the mutants back to Earth but their ship was inexplicably destroyed in transit. Deathbird escaped annihilation, with the injured Bishop, using a private ship. She initially convinced Bishop that he was paralyzed due to his injuries and that, of all the X-Men, only he survived. However, not before long, Bishop realized that he was not injured but that Deathbird was using the lab equipment to hold him in stasis. The craft was soon attacked, and Bishop convinced her to release him so that they could deal with the matter together. Eventually, they bonded and soon became romantically involved. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

During their journeys, the two were accidentally transported to an alternate future Earth that was ruled by an evil daughter of Shi’Ar Empress Lilandra and Charles Xavier. Bishop and Deathbird helped the rebels to oppose her and Deathbird defeated her niece in a duel. She could have slain her, and every instinct told her to do so, but she let her live. Bishop's influence was showing its effects. The heroes of the liberated earth helped Bishop and Deathbird to return to their own time and they continued their quest to get home. Professor X Professor X (full name Charles Francis Xavier) is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Betrayal

Cover to Bishop: The Last X-Man #15.

Eventually, Bishop and Deathbird returned to the Sol System and encountered the inert planetary mass of the Living Monolith on their way to Terra Firma. Curious, the two landed their craft and investigated the manshaped planet. Suddenly Deathbird betrayed Bishop to a cadre of Skrulls and he was returned to Earth in order to implement the ultimate plans of the Skrulls' ally, Apocalypse. Deathbird was herself betrayed and transformed by Apocalypse into one of his Horsemen. With the title of War, Deathbird helped Apocalypse assemble the X-Men he referred to as "the Twelve." Apocalypse was defeated, however, and Deathbird and the Horsemen scattered. Download high resolution version (429x648, 67 KB)Cover to Bishop: The Last X-Man #15. ... Download high resolution version (429x648, 67 KB)Cover to Bishop: The Last X-Man #15. ... The Living Monolith (Ahmet Abdol) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Four Horsemen of Apocalyse are supervillains led by Apocalypse by Marvel Comics. ...

Deathbird and Bishop later ran into each other during the Maximum Security event. Earth had been made a prison planet, with an energy barrier around the solar system, and Deathbird has the key to unlocking it. Bishop confronted her, and the two fought. Deathbird then dared Bishop to kill her, before opening an airlock and getting sucked out into space. Bishop was able to close the airlock, and then admitted to himself that he hated her. Maximum Security was a comic book published by Marvel Comics in 2001 as the core of a company-wide crossover. ...

The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire

Deathbird with Vulcan, D'Ken, and the Shi'ar. Cover to Uncanny X-Men #483, by John Watson.

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Vulcan is captured by the palace guard as he enters Shi'ar territory on his quest for vengeance against the entire Shi'ar race. He is incarcerated in the same maximum security installation that houses Deathbird. Vulcan is released by a member of a secret order that wishes D'Ken to lead the Shi'ar once more; Vulcan releases Deathbird. Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... DKen Neramani is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Vulcan is enthralled by Deathbird, they become romantically involved. He promises to put his quest for vengeance on hold. Deathbird convinces Vulcan to finish the healing process that the Shi'ar members of the secret order had begun on D'Ken, who remained in a coma since the M'Kraan Crystal incident. When D'Ken discerns Vulcan's feelings for Deathbird, he invokes an ancient Shi'ar custom and invites Vulcan to marry Deathbird and become part of Shi'ar royalty^[1]. DKen Neramani is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics Universe, the MKraan Crystal (pronounced EM-kron) is a gigantic crystalline artifact that lies at the nexus of all realities. ...

The couple are married in front of the M'Kraan Crystal just as the X-Men, Lilandra, The Starjammers and the Shi'ar loyal to Lilandra attack. During the chaos that ensues Vulcan kills D'Ken (never having promised not to kill him) and assumes the throne of Emperor of the Shi'ar empire, with Deahtbird as his Empress. During the fight Polaris crushes the ribs of Deathbird's husband and she instructs the Imperial Guard, still loyal to the ruling family, to protect them as they flee.

Powers and abilities

Deathbird is a mutant of the Shi'ar species; she has superhuman strength speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and durability well beyond the average limits of her race. She shares the same avian-like physiology typical of her race, such as having hollow bones, but in her case the avian characteristics are more pronounced. This is because she is a "genetic throwback," meaning that she resembles the more primitive Shi'ar. She has inherited atavistic characteristics, such as fully functioning wings, that most Shi'ar lack and is capable of self-propelled flight at a natural winged flight limit velocity.

Deathbird's fingernails are essentially talons which can score steel and tear through substances such as bone and tissue easily.

Aside from her natural physical advantages, Deathbird is a formidably trained warrior of great skill and cunning, having trained the likes of Gladiator. Gladiator (Kallark), a. ...

Other versions

X-Men: The End

• In X-Men: The End, written by Chris Claremont, an alternate future of the X-Men's last days, it is revealed that there is a mutant called Aliyah who is the daughter of Lucas Bishop and Deathbird. In the end, she is killed by her daughter, after having been infected with a Brood Queen egg.

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Age of Apocalypse

• In the Age of Apocalypse, Deathbird appears as the leader of the Starjammers and aids Gambit and his team get to the M'Kraan Crystal.

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In other media

Television

• Deathbird made several appearances in the original 1990's X-Men animated series. In flashbacks, she was seen at D'Ken's side when Christopher and Katherine Summers were abducted. Following Lilandra's ascension to the throne of the empire, Deathbird sought to overthrow her sister and install herself as Majestrix, for which she joined Apocalypse, and was at his side when Fabian Cortez was captured. However, Apocalypse was merely using Deathbird for his own plans. During the episodes Beyond Good and Evil, she attacked Lilandra alongside Apocalypse, however, he abandoned her at the mercy of Lilandra and Imperial Guard Praetor Gladiator. Apocalypse simply wanted a distraction so he could kidnap Oracle, the psychic of the Imperial Guard.

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Video games

• Deathbird also appeared in the first Sega Genesis X-Men video game, where she had kidnapped her sister Lilandra. In the video game she seems to have the ability to blast flamethrowers. Whether this was a weapon or not is unclear.

• She appeared as a boss in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance voiced by Nika Futterman. She has staged a Coup d'état of her sister's throne just as the heroes visit the Shi'ar Empire to borrow a piece of the M'Kraan Crystal. Having defeated her in combat, the heroes then have to prevent Deathbird from destroying the ship to ensure that they cannot escape. Deathbird has special dialogue with Wolverine, Black Panther, Iron Man and Sabretooth.

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Footnotes

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External links

• MarvelDatabase:Deathbird
• MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Deathbird