SHADOWCAT

 

SHADOWCAT

Real Name: Katherine Pryde

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #129, January 1980

Powers: Shadowcat’s mutant ability is to become intangible at will, but not through altering the amount of mass in her body, like Vision and other density-shifters do.

Instead, her mutant power operates by producing a form of magnetic repulsion from within her body that causes her molecules to move away from and around other molecules, avoiding actual physical contact with other forms of matter. This allows her to move through solid objects and become untouchable for any kind of physical attack. Shadowcat is still capable of breathing normally in her phased state, but has to hold her breath when moving through a solid mass. She doesn't simply fall through the ground beneath her because she is actually supporting herself on the air molecules underneath her feet. By making use of this fact, Shadowcat can walk on air, running across open space or ascending into the sky as if she were climbing a staircase. Her phasing power can be conducted through anything she touches, allowing her to perform simple tasks like carry a bag or weapon while intangible or phase an entire group of people as a human chain holding hands. Finally, Shadowcat's power has a disruptive effect on the operation of electronic devices, interrupting the proper flow of energy. This causes her to scramble anything of an electronic nature, including computers, by phasing through them.

At times, Shadowcat has used a wide variety of weapons, especially after receiving a lifetime's worth of martial arts knowledge imprinted on her brain by Ogun. She has carried throwing stars, a katana, even a set of nunchaku which detached from the shoulder-pieces on her costume. During the Revolution, Kitty carried two fragmented pieces of Wolverine's claws from when Cyber broke them off during Logan's period without Adamantium. One was fashioned to a hilt as a handheld dagger, and the other was strapped on the backside of her glove.

Katherine “Kitty” (now “Kate”) Pryde is a genius intellect highly talented in computer science and the design and use of computer hardware. She is also a skilled pilot of various aircraft and certain advanced interstellar vehicles. She has training in ballet and modern dance, speaks fluent Russian, Japanese, English, as well as the royal and standard languages of the alien Shi'ar. She has moderate expertise in Hebrew, Gaelic, and German. Lastly, she possesses proficiency in the martial arts of Japanese ninja and samurai, and is advanced with edged weapons and nunchaku.