Who Is Dr. Kavita Rao? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Dr. Kavita Rao is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Kavita Rao, with over 585 comic issue appearances. Dr. Kavita Rao is a world-renowned geneticist who managed to develop a 'cure' for those affected by the x-gene. She is currently a member of the X-Club, allied with Cyclops and the X-Men of Utopia.

Who is Dr. Kavita Rao?

Origin Kavita Rao is a doctor of well-known fame, and is from India. Thanks to her intelligence and help from her sponsor, Benetech, she formulated a "cure" for mutantkind, that could possibly wipe the mutant X-gene from all mutants and turn them into everyday human beings. Major Story Arcs Gifted When news of the cure breaks, many mutants rush to Benetech labs in the hope of becoming regular humans. One of the first is a little girl named Tildie who is kept under her surveillance to determine whether or not the cure is affective. The X-Men ( Beast in particular) debate the repercussions of the cure and the labeling of the mutant condition as a disease. Beast sees it as a chance to remove his "beastly" appearance and to avoid having to deal with further secondary mutations, and seriously considers using it. However, it is soon revealed to the X-Men that Dr. Rao is working for the alien known as Ord .

Key facts

Dr. Kavita Rao is of human origin and first appeared in "Gifted, Part 1". The character is published by Marvel. With 585 recorded issue appearances, Dr. Kavita Rao ranks among the most featured characters in comics.