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Fictional character history

Origin

Bonita Juarez was a devout Roman Catholic, who, while walking in the deserts of Albuquerque, New Mexico, came into contact with a radioactive meteorite fragment. The radiation altered her DNA, and gave her the power to generate flames and heat, and even fly. Believing her gifts came from the legendary firebird, she assumed the mythical bird's name, and donned a costume. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This article is about the largest city of New Mexico. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... A meteorite is an extraterrestrial body that survives its impact with the Earths surface without being destroyed. ... Radiation in Physics is the process of emitting energy in the form of waves or particles. ... The general structure of a section of DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for the biological development of a cellular form of life or a virus. ... Firebird and fire bird may refer to: The Firebird, a ballet by Igor Stravinsky Firebird (Russian folklore), a mythical ember bird of Russian fairy tales Fire bird (mythology), other mythical birds associated with fire Firebird (ornithology), bird species with brilliant red or orange plumage Firebird (database server), a database management...

As Firebird, she received a distress call from the Avengers, and joined with other South Western heroes (forming a team called The Rangers), and fought the Corruptor. Her team disbanded after that short adventure, and therefore, Firebird was alone when she fought against the man called Master Pandemonium. The Corruptor is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Master Pandemonium is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

The Avengers

Exhausted from her battle, she fell to the ground near the new Avengers Compound on the West Coast, where she was found by the Thing. She assisted the Avengers during those following adventures, and desperately wanted for her to be invited, something that chairman Hawkeye remained oblivious to, since he was trying to recruit the Thing. The Thing (Benjamin Jacob Ben Grimm) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a founding member of the superhero team The Fantastic Four. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ...

When Mockingbird eventually found out Firebird's wish, she tried to coax her husband into inviting her, but he was consistently holding out for the Thing (who did eventually decide to become a member, but backed out before becoming an official member). Frustrated, Firebird left, to go on her own spiritual journey. Hawkeye would later change his mind and the Avengers sought out Firebird, but could not find her. Mockingbird (alter ego: Barbara Bobbi Morse-Barton) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

La Espirita

Eventually, she reappeared as La Espirita and arrived in the nick of time to stop Hank Pym's suicide attempt. With the help of Espirita, Hank re-invented himself as the adventurer Doctor Pym, and he was able to move on from his past troubles. The two also shared a brief romance, but Bonita left the team again after she helped them out on a few short adventures, to stand by Hank. One of those adventures involved the death of both the East and West Coast Avengers. It was then that she found out that she was seemingly immortal, when all of the Avengers died thanks to a poison by the Elder of the Universe Collector, except her, something that the Collector found fascinating. Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe, a founding member of the superhero group The Avengers. ... The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ... Left to right, down from the top: The Runner, The Gardener, The Collector, The Champion and The Grandmaster. ... The Collector is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Firebird again

Later on Bonita was captured by a group of aliens, who revealed that the meteorite that gave her amazing powers was allegedly waste material from a discarded alien experiment. Nonetheless Firebird (she had returned to that name after learning this information) herself believes that her powers are a gift from God. She was called in on various Avengers meetings since then, signifying that she had somewhere accepted their membership offer. Nonetheless, Firebird largely acts as a reserve member, preferring to spend her time as a social worker. This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...

It was her newly discovered immunity to radiation made her indispensable when a mysterious energy field engulfed a small Russian country, and turned everyone into zombies. Firebird was one of the few individuals who could travel into the energy field without harm. Fellow Avenger Thor also surmised that Firebird may be immortal. Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character and appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Beyond!

Firebird reappears in the limited series Beyond! along with other Marvel characters. Cover to Beyond #1, by Scott Kolins. ...

Civil War

After a vicious battle between Captain America's Secret Avengers and Iron Man's Pro-Registration forces during the Civil War, in which Bill Foster was killed by a clone of The Mighty Thor, Firebird, along with twenty other superheroes joined the Secret Avengers in opposing the Superhuman Registration Act. Civil War is Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, with a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... It has been suggested that Iron Maniac be merged into this article or section. ... Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Dr. William Barrett Bill Foster—known variously as Black Goliath, the second Giant-Man, and the fourth Goliath—is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character and appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Firebird has the powers of pyrokinesis, which enables her to mentally excite the atoms in an object until it spontaneously combusts. By using her powers to ignite the air around her, she can surround herself with an aura of flames that often takes the shape of a bird (like Phoenix aka Jean Grey), and if she focuses her flames downwards in a tight stream, she can propel herself through the air like a rocket. She can channel her powers through her hands to fire searing thermal blasts. She has also displayed a limited power of precognition, allowing her to have glimpses of the future. Firebird also seems to be immune to most forms of radiation and poison (and even demonic possession), and has displayed the ability to survive in the vacuum of space. Firebird may be immortal. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The alias of Phoenix has been used by several fictional comic book characters published by Marvel Comics. ... Jean Grey is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Precognition is a form of extra-sensory perception. ...

MC2

A-Next #7 shows Firebird to have died in the final mission of The Original Avengers. A-Next is the Marvel Comics MC2 Universe version of the Avengers. ...

Links

• The Women of Marvel Comics Firebird Page