Who Is Alexandra Rasputina? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Alexandra Rasputina is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Alexandra Rasputin, with over 107 comic issue appearances. The late mother of Colossus, Magik, and Mikhail Rasputin.

Who is Alexandra Rasputina?

History Alexandra And Piotr Alexandra Rasputina is the late mother of Colossus , Magik , and Mikhail Rasputin . She resided on the Ust-Ordynski Collective Farm in Lake Baikal, Siberia , with her husband, Nikolai , and their family. She spent her life working the land, and raising her children the best that she could amidst the civil and social upheaval of living in the Soviet Union during the Communist era with three mutant children, Mikhail being a nationally praised hero for his endeavors as a cosmonaut. Following the events of Inferno , an age-digressed Magik was returned to her parents in Siberia. Colossus made a trip to visit his family in Russia with his teammates the X-Men , and the town of Neftelensk was attacked by the Soul Skinner . The X-Men were recruited by Alexi Vazhin , the head of mutant affairs in Russia, to stop it. Meanwhile, the Russian government took advantage of the situation, invading the Rasputin household while Colossus was distracted. After killing Alexandra and Nikolai, they kidnapped Magik, with the intention of aging her involuntarily to manifest her latent mutant teleportation ability.

Key facts

Alexandra Rasputina is of human origin and first appeared in "Deadly Genesis!; Call Him...Cyclops; I, the Iceman; The Female of the Species!". The character is published by Marvel. With 107 recorded issue appearances, Alexandra Rasputina ranks among the most featured characters in comics.