Mystique (character)

Mystique
Raven Darkhölme
Mystique; Raven Darkhölme
	Textless variant cover of X-Men (March 2020) #4.; Art by Shannon Maer.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Cameo appearance:; Ms. Marvel #16 (May 1978); Full appearance:; Ms. Marvel #18 (July 1978);
Created by	Chris Claremont; Dave Cockrum;
In-story information
Species	Human mutant
Team affiliations	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men; Astonishing Avengers; Chevaliers training squad[broken anchor]; Dark X-Men; DARPA; Freedom Force; Marauders; Mossad; The Hand; X-Corps; X-Factor; Lethal Legion; Hellfire Club; Weapon X-Force; Wolverines; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Mutant Task Force; Magneto's X-Men; Quiet Council of Krakoa;
Notable aliases	Raven Darkhölme; Sherlock Holmes; Jean Grey; Professor Charles Xavier; Nick Fury; Storm; Raven Wagner; Leni Zauber; Valerie Cooper; Mallory Brickman; Ronnie Lake; Holt Adler; Surge; Foxx; Amichai Benvenisti; Risty Wilde; Janice Lincoln; William Riva; Victoria Snow; Lonnie Lincoln; Dazzler;
Abilities	Enhanced strength, speed, stamina, durability, flexibility, agility, and reflexes; Accelerated healing; Slowed aging; Shapeshifting; Skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant; Expert marksman;

Mystique is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist David Cockrum, the character first appeared in Ms. Marvel #16 (April 1978).^[5]^[6] A member of a subspecies of humanity known as mutants who are born with superhuman abilities, Mystique is a shapeshifter who can perfectly mimic the appearance and voice of any person. Her natural appearance includes blue skin, red hair, and yellow eyes.^[7]

Typically portrayed as a foe of the X-Men, Mystique has been both a supervillain and an antiheroine, founding her own Brotherhood of Mutants and assassinating several important people involved in mutant affairs. Stated to be over 100 years old,^[8] she commonly lives under the assumed name Raven Darkhölme,^[9] having previously used Sherlock Holmes.^[10] Mystique is the wife of Destiny / Irene Adler, the mother of the villain Graydon Creed,^[11] adoptive mother of the X-Men heroine Rogue,^[9] and the biological father of the X-Men hero Nightcrawler; conceived with her wife Destiny while in one of her male forms.^[12]^[13] Mystique has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female antiheroes.^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

In live-action, Mystique appears in seven of 20th Century Fox's X-Men films. The character was played by Rebecca Romijn in X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), while Jennifer Lawrence played a younger version in X-Men: First Class (2011), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).^[18]^[19]^[20] Romijn also cameod as Mystique in First Class.

^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
^ Avengers & X-Men #6
^ Wolverine vol. 5 #12
^ Sabretooth and Mystique #1
^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
^ Mitchell, Nigel (April 4, 2017). "15 Times Marvel Comics Changed To Match The Movies". CBR. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. pp. 241–242. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
^ Stated in her solo series (#17), "I wasn't born last night, or even last century, for that matter..."
^ ^a ^b Mystique Marvel Directory. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
^ Webber, Tim (March 24, 2023). "Destiny & Mystique: Centuries of Romance". Marvel.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ Brian Cronin. (Sept. 1, 2005) Comics Should Be Good! Comic Book Resources. Retrieved Oct. 23, 2008.
^ Cite error: The named reference :INV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference :IGN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Kaye, Deirdre (November 29, 2021). "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic". Scary Mommy. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ WENN (May 10, 2006) 'X-Men's' Rebecca Romijn Aims to Please Male Fans Starpulse. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
^ Zumberge, Marianne (March 23, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence Confirms 'Apocalypse' Is Her Last X-Men Film".
^ "Jennifer Lawrence on returning to the 'X-Men' series: 'I kinda f---ed myself'". EW.com.

[1] Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.

[2] Avengers & X-Men #6

[3] Wolverine vol. 5 #12

[4] Sabretooth and Mystique #1

[5] DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.

[6] Mitchell, Nigel (April 4, 2017). "15 Times Marvel Comics Changed To Match The Movies". CBR. Retrieved March 26, 2023.

[7] Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. pp. 241–242. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]

[over100-8] Stated in her solo series (#17), "I wasn't born last night, or even last century, for that matter..."

[database-9] Mystique Marvel Directory. Retrieved October 23, 2008.

[10] Webber, Tim (March 24, 2023). "Destiny & Mystique: Centuries of Romance". Marvel.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[nightcrawlermother-11] Brian Cronin. (Sept. 1, 2005) Comics Should Be Good! Comic Book Resources. Retrieved Oct. 23, 2008.

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[:1-14] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:2-15] Kaye, Deirdre (November 29, 2021). "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic". Scary Mommy. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

[:3-16] Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[18] WENN (May 10, 2006) 'X-Men's' Rebecca Romijn Aims to Please Male Fans Starpulse. Retrieved October 23, 2008.

[19] Zumberge, Marianne (March 23, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence Confirms 'Apocalypse' Is Her Last X-Men Film".

[20] "Jennifer Lawrence on returning to the 'X-Men' series: 'I kinda f---ed myself'". EW.com.

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Mystique Raven Darkhölme
Textless variant cover of X-Men (March 2020) #4. Art by Shannon Maer.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Cameo appearance: Ms. Marvel #16 (May 1978)^[1] Full appearance: Ms. Marvel #18 (July 1978)
Created by	Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum
In-story information
Species	Human mutant
Team affiliations	Brotherhood of Mutants X-Men Astonishing Avengers^[2] Chevaliers training squad^{[broken anchor]} Dark X-Men DARPA Freedom Force Marauders Mossad The Hand^[3] X-Corps X-Factor Lethal Legion Hellfire Club Weapon X-Force Wolverines S.H.I.E.L.D. Mutant Task Force Magneto's X-Men Quiet Council of Krakoa
Notable aliases	Raven Darkhölme Sherlock Holmes Jean Grey Professor Charles Xavier Nick Fury Storm Raven Wagner Leni Zauber Valerie Cooper Mallory Brickman Ronnie Lake Holt Adler Surge Foxx Amichai Benvenisti^[4] Risty Wilde Janice Lincoln William Riva Victoria Snow Lonnie Lincoln Dazzler
Abilities	Enhanced strength, speed, stamina, durability, flexibility, agility, and reflexes Accelerated healing Slowed aging Shapeshifting Skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant Expert marksman

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Mystique (character)

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