Who Is Kitty Pryde? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Kitty Pryde is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Katherine Anne Pryde, with over 6,690 comic issue appearances. Kitty Pryde (a.k.a. Shadowcat) is a mutant gifted with the ability to become intangible and phase her entire body through solid material. A talented prodigy, she became the poster child of the X-Men; eventually reaching maturation and becoming the team's current leader.

Who is Kitty Pryde?

Origin Young Kitty Pryde Kitty was born in Deerfield, Illinois . When she was 13 years old, she began getting headaches which were the result of her mutant powers starting to manifest. Both the Hellfire Club and Professor X pursued Kitty to get her to join their cause. Kitty did not like Emma Frost or her attitude which made Kitty feel uncomfortable around her. It was an easy decision for Kitty to go with Xavier and the few X-Men accompanying him. One of the X-Men was Storm , and they quickly became friends. The X-Men were abruptly attacked by mercenaries sent by Emma Frost. They battled and The X-Men defeated them easily, but Emma used her telepathy to freeze everyone.

Key facts

Kitty Pryde is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Volume One". The character is published by Marvel. With 6,690 recorded issue appearances, Kitty Pryde ranks among the most featured characters in comics.