JENNY RANSOME

 

JENNY RANSOME

Real Name: Jennifer Amelia Ransome

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #235, August 1988

Powers: Jenny Ransome was a latent mutant with the genetic potential to become a healer, able to manipulate organic molecules to promote healing. However, the Genoshan government had a surplus of healers at the time and needed manual laborers more. Thus, the Genoshan Genegineer subjected her to the Mutate Bonding Process and modified her power manifestation. Originally, he was intending to restructure her genetic matrix so as not only to activate her power, but also orient it to manipulate molecules of rock, stone, and steel rather than just flesh. Instead, she gained the ability to mass-shift into a more imposing physical form with superhuman strength, endurance, and resistance to injury and temperature extremes.

Though she did undergo the Mutate Bonding Process, there have been inconsistencies about whether the process was finished or not. There have been times when she appeared in her Mutate bonding suit or not, demonstrated the reduced intelligence of a Mutate or not, and expressed her mutant strength or not.