Magik (Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina - typically anglicized to Rasputin) was a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, she first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Cover to Giant-Size X-Men #1. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Gil Kane & Cockrum, featuring characters Cockrum designed. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ... The Soulsword is a mystical item in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1 by Gil Kane & Cockrum, featuring characters Cockrum designed. ... Cover to Giant-Size X-Men #1. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She was the younger sister of the Russian X-Man Colossus. In the 1983 limited series Magik (Illyana and Storm), she aged seven years while in a paranormal dimension called Limbo, became a sorceress, and developed the mutant ability to create "teleportation discs." She then became close to the young X-Man Kitty Pryde and joined the junior team The New Mutants. She eventually died of the Legacy Virus, a tragedy that haunts Colossus to this day. Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) was a four-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1983-1984, starring the fictional character Magik. ... Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ... Not to be confused with Magic (illusion). ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Teleport redirects here. ... Katherine Kitty Pryde, also commonly known by the codename Shadowcat, is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero and a member of the X-Men. ... The New Mutants #1. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline humans as well, until it was cured almost overnight by the sacrifice of the superhero Colossus, a member of the X-Men. ...

Fictional character biography

Origin

Illyana Rasputin (born Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina) was born in the Ust-Ordynski Collective farm, near Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union to Nikolai Rasputin and his wife Alexandra Natalya Rasputina. Illyana's two older brothers, Mikhail Nikolaievitch Rasputin and Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin were both mutants. The X-Men suspected Illyana to be a mutant as well, but they figured that years would pass until her adolescence and the emergence of any possible powers. They were wrong in this hypothesis, however. Collective farming is an organizational unit in agriculture in which peasants are not paid wages, but rather receive a share of the farms net output. ... Baikal redirects here. ... This article is about Siberia as a whole. ... State motto: Russian: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Moscow Official language Russian Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until November 7, 1917 December 30, 1922 December 12, 1991 (independence) Area  - Total  - Water (%) Ranked 1st in the USSR 17,075,200 km² 13% Population  - Total   - Density Ranked 1st in the... Mikhail Rasputin is a fictional character from Marvel Comics Uncanny X-Men. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Teen redirects here. ...

Peter's superhuman powers manifested while saving Illyana from a runaway tractor.^[1]

Abductions

When she was six years old, Illyana was abducted and brought to the United States by Arcade, who used her and several other hostages to coerce the X-Men to assist him in opposing Doctor Doom. She was rescued and brought back to the X-Mansion. Arcade is a fictional character and supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ...

Shortly thereafter, Illyana was kidnapped again, this time to the Limbo dimension by Belasco and S'ym, inhabitants of this demon dimension. She was raised there and corrupted by Belasco, who taught her black magic and sought to claim her soul to be used as a key to bring forth the Elder Gods to rule Earth. She was later tutored in the practice of white magic by that dimension's version of Storm (who turned to magic when her mutant powers waned) and eventually rebelled against Belasco. Finding the use of magic abhorrent, Limbo's version of Shadowcat trained Illyana how to proficiently use a sword in combat. Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ... Belasco is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Sym is a fictional demon in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... “Fiend” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Black magic (disambiguation). ... The Elder Gods are fictional characters from the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... White Magic is a psych folk/indie folk band consisting of Mira Billotte and Doug Shaw. ... This article is about the X-Men character. ... Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

Before he kidnapped Illyana, Belasco used both Storm and Shadowcat as potential gateways to freeing the Elder Gods by manipulating their souls with his evil. Both refused his magic before the process could be completed. Because of this, Illyana formed a mystical bond between both Storm and Kitty once she too was used in the same manner.

A transformed Illyana becomes a powerful sorceress and ruler of Limbo in Magik (Illyana and Storm).

Using a portion of her own soul, Illyana created the Soulsword and took over limbo as its new ruler. During her battle with Belasco she magically developed horns, a tail and fangs. She discovered that these new features only appear when she holds the Soulsword. After winning the battle, she banished Belasco from Limbo and claimed S'ym as her servant.^[2] She then managed to return to Earth several years older, although no time had passed on Earth since her kidnapping.^[3] She subsequently joined the New Mutants. Image File history File links Magik4. ... Image File history File links Magik4. ... Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) was a four-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1983-1984, starring the fictional character Magik. ... The Soulsword is a mystical item in the Marvel Comics universe. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ...

Inferno

Over time, a strange armor began to appear on her body each time she wielded the Soulsword, which, much like her brother Colossus, gave her a form of invulnerability and increased strength. The armor appeared only on one of her shoulders and arms at first, but gradually began appearing on more of her body with each time that she wielded the sword. During the "Inferno" storyline, the demon N'astirh tricked Illyana into opening up a colossal teleportation disc between Earth and Limbo, which triggered an invasion of Earth by demons from Limbo. At the end of this ordeal, after S'ym had been defeated, Illyana regressed back to the age she was when she was kidnapped. However, she still possessed the locket Belasco gave to her, implying that she still had ties to Limbo. For other uses, see Inferno (comics). ... Nastirh is a fictional character created by Marvel Comics as a demonic inhabitant of Limbo. ... Sym is a fictional demon in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Because of the mystic bond she shared with the Kitty Pryde from the Limbo dimension, the Soulsword then passed on to Earth's Kitty Pryde in England. It embedded itself into a stone near Excalibur's lighthouse headquarters, waiting for Kitty to claim it and become its new wielder. She rejected it out of fear she would become a twisted dark image of herself, just as Illyana had. Seeing how much its presence bothered her friend Kitty, Rachel Summers attempted to remove it from the bedrock with the powers of the Phoenix Force but could not move it, because, Kitty guessed, it would only move upon her command. It stayed embedded in England until it eventually fell into the hands of the supervillain Doctor Doom, who shortly thereafter lost it to the demon Darkoth. It eventually was acquired by Amanda Sefton, who would become the new Magik, and then go on to be ruler of Limbo and wielder of the Soulsword. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. ... Darkoth (aka Darkoth the Death Demon) is a fictional character, supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Amanda Sefton (real name Jimaine Szardos), also known as Daytripper and the second Magik, is a fictional character and witch in the Marvel Universe. ...

Illyana, still a child, returned to Russia where she lived with her parents for some months until they were murdered by the Russian government in order to secure Illyana's abilities to defeat a psionic being known as the Soul Skinner. Illyana then returned to the X-Mansion to live with her brother Piotr and the other X-Men. SOUL SKINNER Real Name: Unrevealed Identity/Class: Human mutant Occupation: Psychic tormentor Affiliations: Omega Red (unwilling ally) Enemies: Darkstar, Alexi Garnoff, Colonel Vazhin, Omega Red, the X-Men (Cyclops, Psylocke, Iceman, Jubilee, Colossus, Wolverine) Known Relatives: Unnamed wife (deceased); Oskana (daughter, deceased) Aliases: The Skinner of Souls Base of Operations... 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. ...

Legacy Virus and death

Not long afterwards, Illyana contracted the Legacy Virus, and finally succumbed to it and died in her homeland of Siberia. In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline humans as well, until it was cured almost overnight by the sacrifice of the superhero Colossus, a member of the X-Men. ...

Her spirit however contacted both Wolverine and Piotr from the afterlife. She came to Logan shortly after he had the adamantium pulled from his body, and urged him to return to the world of the living to save Jean Grey. Illyana's spirit returned again^[4], this time to her brother Piotr, who had recently returned to the X-Men and the United States with Kitty and Nightcrawler following the disbanding of Excalibur. When investigating odd occurrences inside the Mansion, Piotr located one of stepping disks that Illyana had magically bound to the school. He found himself transported to a pocket world, which held a memory imprint of Illyana. There Piotr manages to learn how to let go a little more and to move on with his life, while still remembering his sister. For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ...

Despite this, Illyana's memory convinced him to make one final sacrifice. When the cure for the Legacy Virus turned out to need the death of one mutant, he secretly and willingly gave his life, so nobody else would have to die like Illyana did. Colossus would later be resurrected by an alien race.

Return

Magik returns

After finally overthrowing Amanda Sefton as leader, Belasco returned to his previous position as ruler of Limbo. He created a powerful spell to return Illyana to him after seeing her reappear during the House of M crossover event. The spell managed to pull forth the remaining essence and memories of Illyana still held within Limbo's dimension. The essence took shape and became the Darkchilde. Unfortunately, Belasco was not satisfied with his creation, claiming that it was not the true Illyana Rasputin (due to her lack of Illyana's soul) and banished her to the outer parts of Limbo. The newly reborn Darkchilde eventually found some of the teenage mutants who became separated from their teammates and were being attacked by a horde of demons. Although she aided the mutants against the demons, she later used a spell to immobilize them in an attempt at stealing a portion of their souls. The spell was interrupted by Anole, who broke free from Illyana's confinement and punched her away. Pixie's soul extraction was partially successful however, creating a soul dagger. Illyana then attempted to complete the process and destroy those who wished to interfere, but a reformed Rockslide stopped her and continued to assault her. During the beating, Illyana's human memories of her friends and life among the X-Men seemingly returned to her. Anole (Victor Borkowski) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a former member of the Alpha Squadron. ... Rockslide is the codename of Santo Vaccarro, a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute and a member of the former Hellions squad therein. ...

Although only a part of Pixie's soul was taken, Illyana then informed the other students that Pixie was now capable of performing magic, the hole in her soul having been filled with "black magic." She taught Pixie a simple teleportation spell, since Belasco sealed his castle from her own magic and powers, and the young mutants made an attack on Belasco. Belasco was soundly defeated by the combined efforts of Illyana (using a bloodstone amulet) and the Xavier student body. Illyana then gave into her Darkchylde persona and announced her desire to create several more bloodstones in order to become god-like in power. Before Illyana could begin the process, however, she was interrupted by the arrival of her brother, Colossus, who questions if his "Little Snowflake" has indeed returned to life. In a cry of pain and desperation, Illyana sent everyone back to Earth, rejecting Piotr's offer of help. Illyana then reclaimed the throne of Limbo with S'ym and N'astirh as her servants.

Magik is set to appear in X-men Divided #2 We Stand according to newsrama.^{[citation needed]}

Powers and abilities

Cover to New Mutants #50, featuring Magik wielding her Soulsword. Pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Dan Green.

Magik had the mutant ability to teleport herself and others through time and space from one location to another by creating "stepping discs". She could mentally control these discs, which are part of a dimension known as Limbo in the Marvel Universe. This dimension is specifically known alternately as "Demonic Limbo", "Limbo-Belasco", or "Otherplace". However, when Illyana mentally calls for a Stepping Disc she must use Limbo as a midway point before she can teleport to an alternate location. If she teleported herself or someone else from one place on Earth to another the person passed through Otherplace in the process. Magik could also teleport herself or someone into the Otherplace dimension or out of it. It is not known if she was genetically predetermined to travel through Limbo, or if she did so because, having been spirited there as a child, it was the only alternate dimension she was instinctively aware of. Magik has succeeded in teleporting herself across continents, from one continent to another, and even interplanetary and intergalactic distances on occasion. Apparently she can mentally scan Limbo while on Earth in order to locate whoever she wishes to teleport from Limbo down to her on Earth. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... The Soulsword is a mystical item in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Rick Leonardi is an American comic book illustrator. ... Dan Green is an American comic book illustrator, working as a penciler primarily from the mid-1970’s to mid-1980’s. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Teleport redirects here. ... Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ...

Unlike most other teleporters in the Marvel Universe, Magik could teleport through time as well as space. She has teleported moments, days or centuries into the past or future. Especially early on, she had difficulty modulating this ability and would often inadvertently travel through time and space when intending to teleport only through space. Magik was told by Doctor Strange that she had potential for great feats of manipulating time on a wider scale. This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ...

Illyana Rasputin could only utilize her superhuman mutant powers when she was an adolescent; on reverting to a prepubescent state her mutant powers returned to latency. As Magik, she never entirely mastered her teleportation ability, although her control over it improved with practice. Hence, the greater the distance over which she teleported, the greater the possible margin of error in terms of her arriving at the point of time she intended.

Magik is the sorceress supreme of her limbo dimension. The extent of her powers there has yet to be defined, but powerful demons of Limbo did not dare challenge her. Magik can probably cast any magic spell that Belasco could, having had access to his store of sorcerous knowledge. Her sorcery was a unique mix of black magic that she learned from Belasco and white magic she was taught by an alternative-reality Ororo Munroe. On one occasion she was shown to have easily inhibited the powers of The Enchantress while in Limbo despite The Enchantress being a powerful sorceress in her own right. This article is about the X-Men character. ... The Enchantress — also known as Amora — is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Magik's magical abilities are far more limited in Earth's dimension, though she could still manipulate magical energies for various effects. On Earth she can perform astral projection, sense mystical presences, and cast simple spells. Her magical powers on Earth are primarily the use of her Soulsword, which is the ultimate embodiment of her mystical might. The Soulsword will generally have no physical effect on a non-supernatural creature; it will pass right through such a creature as if it were intangible. However, the Soulsword can disrupt magic, or release a non-supernatural being from any magical spell that it is under. Moreover, the Soulsword can physically injure and even kill a supernatural being such as a demon. Whenever the Soulsword is summoned her left arm is automatically covered with mystical armor. The Soulsword is a mystical item in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The more that Magik uses her magical power on any occasion, the more mystical armor appears on her body in addition to demonic features such as horns, hooves, a tail and scales. It was revealed in Excalibur, by Doctor Doom, that the mystical armor is a natural power of whoever rules in Limbo. At one point Doom, coming in possession of the Soulsword, sheathed his whole body in the armor, indicating he held it back by will alone. If this is to believed, then Illyana was subconsciously holding back the armor somewhat until the Inferno event, at which point she summoned the full suit of armor to encase her. Also shown during the Inferno storyline was an aspect of limited super-strength while in the armor, which makes Illyana similar in power to her brother. This was shown when the rather large demon S'ym was easily thrown several feet by Illyana when he attempted to force her to the ground.

Magik's Soulsword can physically injure Kitty Pryde, even when Pryde is using her phasing power to become intangible. Pryde is also one of the few people other than Magik who can wield the Soulsword effectively. When Pryde does so, Magik's armor begins to appear on Pryde's body. Moreover, when the Beyonder once freed Illyana from the influence of her darksoul, Pryde gained the ability to produce and wield the Soulsword. Illyana later took the darksoul influence back into herself in order that she could again wield the Soulsword to save Pryde's life from a demon. It is also mentioned that she has formidable psionic shields, most likely a result of the time she spent in Limbo and the effects of her partially demonic soul. As such even powerful telepaths such as Charles Xavier and Rachel Summers could not mentally read Illyana's thoughts. Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ...

On losing her "Darksoul" she apparently lost her ability to manipulate magic. Her magical powers on Earth were primarily limited to the use of the Soulsword, astral projection, and her Magical senses. She could only use her full magical abilities in Otherplace and possibly other mystical dimensions.

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Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

In Age of Apocalypse, Illyana was never kidnapped by Belasco at all. It was believed she had been killed during Apocalypse's attacks on Russia, but she was actually taken to the slave camp known as the Seattle Core, which provided energy for Apocalypse's empire. Colossus, Shadowcat and Generation NeXt rescued her, at the cost of the lives of every single member of Generation NeXt (except for Husk, who was later revealed to have survived). Illyana then helped Bishop go back in time to prevent the Age of Apocalypse from occurring. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Husk (Paige Elisabeth Guthrie) is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. ...

Excalibur

During Excalibur's "Cross-Time Caper" storyline, the team encounters a child-like version of Illyana, clothed in the regalia of Dr. Strange, who runs an organized crime cartel in partnership with her friend Shadowcat. When Alistaire Stuart and a near comatose Rachel Summers are threatened by the authorities Illyana grants them sanctuary however she merely intends to use her guests to ensure her success in a bid for dominance over the world. When the authorities once more attempt to search Illyana's apartment, an altercation occurs and she is shot dead but merely resurrects into her fully demonic form, which was incredibly powerful, but not sufficiently so to withstand the assault of a restored Phoenix. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ...

Exiles

An Illyana from yet another timeline (Earth-4210) was also a member of the team known as The Exiles. Illyana replaced Blink when the Timebroker apparently sent her home. She had been led to believe that had she not become an Exile, she would murder her family. This universe's Magik was much more temperamental and ruthless than the Earth-616 Magik and clashed with the team from the very beginning. Shortly after the Timebroker returned Blink to the team, the Timebroker decreed that half the members of the combined Exiles and Weapon X group had to die. Fearing for her life, Magik tried to join King Hyperion and told him of the mission Exiles and Weapon X had been given. In order to corroborate her claims, Hyperion snapped Magik's neck to see if a replacement Exile was sent. Magik's body was kept in the stasis gallery at the Panoptichron, until the Exiles took over the timeline fixing operation and sent the bodies of the fallen Exiles and Weapon X'ers home. Magik was buried by Colossus and their parents. The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book characters from Marvel Comics. ... Blink (Clarice Ferguson) is a Marvel Comics superheroine featured in various X-Men-related series. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the U.S. government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ... Hyperion is a fictional character that first appears in the Earth-616 Marvel Universe and the alternate universes of Earth-712 and Earth-31916. ...

House of M

Magik was seen once again in the House of M reality. Not a true Alternate Earth as such, House of M was a temporary recreation of Earth-616 by Scarlet Witch, in which mutants were dominant on Earth. Magik was a member of a S.H.I.E.L.D. squadron of young mutants called the Hellions. Like most of the other Hellions, she eventually joined the side of the New Mutants, a team being groomed as future leaders, in fighting the establishment of the House of M in Japan, in a showdown against impossible odds. Almost ironically, given her track record, Magik appeared to be one of the few to survive. She teleported to Limbo just before Scarlet Witch altered reality yet again. In the story arc of New X-Men, "Quest for Magik", Belasco has sensed her apparent resurrection and is trying to use the current new X-Men team to gain access to his former prodigy. However, Belasco had sensed just Illyana's House of M presence, and although a Darkchylde appears in the quest For Magik, it's a soulless construct made by Belasco out of memories of Illyana. Belasco is finally defeated and the Darkchylde remains on Limbo. What became of of the House of M Illyana remains in question. 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. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... New X-Men refers to two superhero comic books published by Marvel Comics within the hugely popular X-Men franchise. ...

Shattershot

In the Shattershot crossover, a reality was shown in which Illyana was regressed in the same way as in Earth-616, but never succumbed to the Legacy Virus. She grew up to master her mutant and mystical powers, called herself Darkchild and joined X-Force alongside New Mutants like Sunspot and Cannonball. In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... Sunspot (Roberto Bobby da Costa) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero most commonly associated with X-Men-related groups the New Mutants and X-Force. ... Cannonball (Samuel Zachary Guthrie) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ...

Ultimate Marvel

Illyana has not appeared yet in Ultimate X-Men, although Colossus has mentioned her, saying that he wanted to win a teddy bear for her at the fair. Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ...

Other

• In another reality in which Illyana is an adult, her son is trapped in an incorporeal form. She makes a deal with Mephisto to provide him with a body, at the cost of all mutants' lives, but her son ultimately rejects the offer.

• In a 2006 issue of What If...?, Magik was a member of a soviet version of the Fantastic Four known as "The Ultimate Federalist Freedom Fighters".

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In other media

Television

• In the 1992 animated television series X-Men, Illyana appeared the episode Red Dawn, voiced by Tara Strong. In that episode, she and her mother remained by the side of Colossus and the X-Men as they fought the newly-released Omega Red. She also appeared in one of Cable's visions of the altered time-stream in Time Fugitives, in which, without the antibodies developed to fight Apocalypse's techno-organic virus, many mutants, like Illyana, developed harmful mutations which killed them.

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Video games

• Illyana appeared as a non-playable character in the video game X-Men Legends voiced by Jeannie Elias. She was psychically kidnapped by the Shadow King in order to lure Xavier onto the Astral Plane.
• Illyana's skin from X-Men Legends has been uploaded to various modding sites so she can be a playable character in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

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Novels and adaptation

• Illyana was mentioned in the novel for X-Men: The Last Stand stating that Shadowcat and Illyana were pen-pals.

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Footnotes

References

• UncannyXmen.net spotlight on Illyana Nikolievna Rasputin
• Marvel Directory entry on Illyana Nikolievna Rasputin
• Sorceress Supreme - an Illyana Rasputin fan site

External links

• http://www.marvel.com/universe/Magik_%28Illyana_Rasputin%29