Dust (real name Sooraya Qadir) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. She is one of the student body in the Xavier Institute and a member of the former Hellions squad therein. Created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver, she first appeared in New X-Men #133 (2002), although her character was not fully developed until the New X-Men: Academy X series written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir. 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. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #5 as drawn by Van Sciver. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... New X-Men refers to two superhero comic books published by Marvel Comics within the hugely popular X-Men franchise. ... The X-Men (Back row: Nightcrawler, Rachel Summers, Iceman, Rogue. ... There have been several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe who have been known as the Hellions. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... There have been several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe who have been known as the Hellions. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #5 as drawn by Van Sciver. ... New X-Men refers to two superhero comic books published by Marvel Comics within the hugely popular X-Men franchise. ... The New Mutants is the name of two defunct Marvel Comics superhero teams, as well as the title of two series featuring those teams. ... Nunzio DeFilippis is a writer of comic books and television. ... Christina Weir is a writer of comic books and television. ...

She maintained her powers post-M-Day and is currently training as part of the New X-Men team. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of...

Character history

Introduction

Sooraya, without her niqāb. Art by Clayton Henry.

Dust is an adolescent Sunni Muslim girl who possesses the mutant power to turn herself into a sand-like substance. Born in Afghanistan, she was rescued by Wolverine and Fantomex from a slave-trading ring. They had captured her after she was separated from her mother. She had killed several men by flaying the flesh of their bones with her sand form. She was sent to the X-Corps base in India. Sooraya hid herself from the X-Men who were stationed there by turning into sand and spreading herself around the complex. Phoenix senses Sooraya's presence and telepathically convinces her to reveal herself to everyone present. Sooraya announces her presence by speaking a single word: "dust." Image File history File links Dust2. ... Image File history File links Dust2. ... A woman wearing a niqāb in Yemen A niqāb (Arabic نِقاب) is a veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijāb. ... “Young Men” redirects here. ... Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Fantomex is the name of a fictional character associated with the X-Men. ... List of military corps — List of military corps by number A number of countries have Tenth, or X, Corps: U.S. X Corps British X Corps Category: ...

Xavier Institute

Ultimately, Dust was enrolled at the Xavier Institute in Westchester County, New York. Quiet and nervous, she has experienced difficulty adapting to her new surroundings - particularly after being given the loud and rebellious Surge as a roommate. Sooraya and Surge often come to disagreements over the traditional garb which Surge believes to be an affront to women's rights. While Sooraya was initially placed into Xorn's Special Class but was picked on for standing by her faith, and allegedly placing its importance over the cause of mutants. It was thus Dust who alerted Professor Xavier to Xorn's 'true' identity. She attempts to use her powers to do so but Xorn manages to defeat her and Xavier. In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... Westchester County is a primarily suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Surge (Noriko Nori Ashida) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a member of the former New Mutants squad therein. ... Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... Professor X Professor X (full name Charles Francis Xavier) is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Hellions Squad

She was soon after made member of the Hellions training squad. She has opted to observe Islamic hijab rather than wear a standard training costume. The Hellions were the names of several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... “Higab” redirects here. ...

House of M

After House of M, Wanda Maximoff depowered over 90% of the mutant population, thereby reducing the population of Xavier's student body to only 27 students. The squad system has been dissolved, and the remaining students have been merged into one large group. She has recently been paired as roommates with X-23. She has forged a friendship with Icarus. He asked her to the school dance, but she declined since the idea of the dance made her uncomfortable but she was not insulted. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... For information on the experimental aircraft, see X-23 PRIME. X-23 (Laura Kinney also known as Laura X) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Icarus, (Joshua Jay Guthrie), is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

William Stryker

Sooraya became a target of William Stryker's crusade against the Xavier Institute, as he expressed his need to "eliminate the Muslim." Icarus gave her a note, which X-23 told Sooraya not to trust, as Icarus "smells like death". When Icarus visited the church of William Stryker he was shown why Dust was his next target. Nimrod had a vision of an altered future in his memory banks which showed Dust killing all the Purifiers by turning into a sand storm and ripping the flesh from their bones. After entering the church of Reverend Stryker, she was shown being shot down, though it was revealed to be X-23 wearing one of her niqabs. When Stryker's team infiltrated the school, Dust reappeared, surprising Stryker and playing a key role in defeating his Purifiers after all. William Stryker is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, an enemy of the X-Men. ... For information on the experimental aircraft, see X-23 PRIME. X-23 (Laura Kinney also known as Laura X) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Sooraya cried with Icarus's mother, when she came to the Institute, and apologized for not being able to do more to save her son. His mother tells her that Icarus thought she was beautiful (a significant statement, since he had never seen her without her veil on).

She, with the help of the rest of the New X-Men, would later defeat Nimrod, Stryker's back-up plan for destroying the mutants.

Mercury Falling

While Hellion and X-23 went off to rescue Mercury from the Facility, Sooraya was left at the mansion but learned vital information from Pixie who had heard that Mercury was kidnapped by Laura's former handlers, the Facility, and that Hellion and X-23 went after her. Sooraya then immediately tells Nori and David what Pixie told her and Nori, Santo, and Sooraya were about to leave the Institue ready to give the Sentinels a good butt-kicking along the way but were stopped by Shadowcat who had brought them in for the time being to tell them about the whereabouts of their teammates and friends.

Later, when Emma and the O*N*E* had located the facility, Emma Frost, Cyclops, Colossus, Shadowcat, Beast, Nori, Santo, Josh, and Sooraya herself had, accompanied by the O*N*E* Sentinel, gone off to Vermont to rescue Hellion, X-23, and Mercury from a certain doom from Predator X and the Facility footsoldiers.

Quest for Magik

Dust is shown praying to Allah before being teleported with the other students to Limbo where she was being held captive by Belasco and his demons. In #39, X-23 broke free and urged Dust and Mercury to join her in fighting Belasco. Dust was too afraid of the demon that she thought of as the Devil, but when X-23 was seemingly killed, Dust broke free and attacked Belasco, saying that if she was to die, she would make Allah proud. Dust did just that as she and Mercury fought until a certain point what was an inconclusive battle with Belasco with their special transient forms that was resistant to Belasco's magic making it very hard for him to kill them. When Surge and Hellion arrived, the two girls were exhausted with their battle with him and could only watch as Belasco tried to pull Earth into Limbo and managed to hold off every student of the Xavier Institute, before he was slain by Pixie and the Darkchilde. Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ... Belasco is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

World War Hulk

Dust is part of the New X-Men in a training session supervised by Beast and consquentially, along with her team, that goes up against the Hulk in World War Hulk: X-Men. She attacks him in her sand form quickly after he defeats Hellion but she too, is defeated when Hulk pulls a water pipe up from the ground and sprays water at her.

Powers and abilities

Dust can transform herself into a cloud of a sand-like substance, and (under normal circumstances) can control where this pillar of sand goes, before reforming at will. At times she can move so fast in the dust form that she can scour the flesh from her enemies' bones like a violent and large sandstorm. A few times she has been controlled by others when in her sand form; the first was by Xorn and the second by Wind Dancer. According to Jean Grey and Professor X, she is very hard to telepathically detect while in her sand-like form. Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... Wind Dancer (Sofía Mantega Barrett) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a member of the New Mutants squad therein. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics 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. ...

In New X-Men, her clothing was part of her sand form and she retook her human form fully clothed. In Academy X, however, only her body turns to dust and she must reform within clothing or be left naked. It could be that her uniform in New X-Men could be made up of unstable molecules that transform into sand along with her.

According to the latest issue of New X-Men, her body when being comprised of dust makes her somewhat resistant to magic making it hard for Belasco to kill her.

She possesses an similarity to the Spider-Man villain, Sandman, but how the Sandman takes more of a solid, humanoid form, she takes the form of a cloud or pillar of sand or even a sandstorm.

Notes

• There are some similarities between Dust's powers and the powers of Sandman, a classic Spider-Man foe. Dust's typical state while using her powers, however, is that of an airborne dust storm, while Sandman typically maintains a more ground-based solid and roughly-humanoid form. Although Sandman's appearance in the movie portrayed him with airborne sand much like Dust.
• Another mutant named Dust appeared in the Marvel 2099 book 2099 Genesis. He was a man with long gray hair, and telekinetic powers, who claimed to have almost joined the original X-Men, and was involved in the founding of X-Nation 2099. His appearance and powers were similar to Cable or Nate Grey.
• Characters in the comics refer to Dust's traditional Muslim outfit as a burqa. Actually the outfit Dust wears is an abaya with a niqab for her face, an ensemble originating in and worn mostly by Muslim women in the Persian Gulf states of the Middle East.

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External links

• Dust on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki