Who Is Aurora? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Aurora is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, with over 1,030 comic issue appearances. Aurora, the twin sister of Northstar, was a founding member of Alpha Flight. She also suffers from dissociative identity disorder, which often causes her to be caught in precarious situations.

Who is Aurora?

Origin Aurora with the original Alpha Flight Jeanne-Marie Beaubier and her twin brother, Jean-Paul , were born in Canada and separated during infancy when their parents died in a car crash. Jeanne-Marie was taken to Quebec, never learning of her brother, and was soon enrolled into Madame DuPont’s School for Girls after she was adopted. The introverted Jeanne-Marie soon grew sad and depressed with life at the school, and at age thirteen, she tried to end her life by jumping off of a roof. However, instead of falling to her death, she discovered she could fly at great speeds. Unaware that she was in fact a mutant, Jeanne-Marie believed her ability was a miracle from God. The School’s headmistress, Soeur Anne, thought it was a blasphemous idea and Jeanne-Marie was severely disciplined for it. This caused Jeanne-Marie to develop dissociative identity disorder (DID), with the second persona being more extroverted. Jeanne-Marie snuck out of the school that night, and came back three days later, but couldn’t remember where she had been or what she had done.

Key facts

Aurora is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Wanted: Wolverine! Dead Or Alive!". The character is published by Marvel. With 1,030 recorded issue appearances, Aurora ranks among the most featured characters in comics.