SURGE

 

SURGE

Real Name: Noriko Ashida

First Appearance: The New Mutants (Vol. 2) #8, February 2004

Powers: Surge possesses the mutant power to absorb and process electricity from her environment. She siphons ambient static electricity in the atmosphere and can also drain nearby electrical outlets or mechanical devices of power. This siphoning ability is uncontrollable, and can be a danger to herself and others when she builds a greater level of electrical energy than she can control. Therefore, she wears a set of stabilizer gauntlets which prevent her from draining energy unless she chooses to.

Surge can redirect her electrical storage as lightning-like bolts from her hands, or radiate arcs and flashes of electricity in all directions. She can also metabolize the electrical power in her system to boost her physical speed, increasing her speed and reaction time, allowing her to run at upwards of 500-600 miles per hour.