Who Is Lynx? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Lynx is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 30 comic issue appearances. Used as an experiment by the organization known as They, Lynx was made into a feral, instinctual person and was used as a test-subject for the Panacea drug, which was capable of curing every disease known to man. She also had a brief romance with Wolverine.

Who is Lynx?

Origin As of yet, Lynx's true origins have been largely unrevealed. What little that is known is that she was born without an immune system and raised in a germ-free environment. At some point in her life she managed to come into the possession of the organization known only as They (an organization that describes itself as the unseen forces that shape and control mankind) in order to be used in an experiment to see what would happen if she was kept from any human contact whatsoever at any point in her life. The scientists who studied her named her Lynx, most likely due to her feral nature. Major Story Arcs Dr. Reigert Ilves, a German scientist in employee of They, decided that Lynx would be the perfect subject for his experiments, namely the Panacea drug. The Panacea drug had been designed by Reigert as a cure for all known forms of disease, and he injected Lynx with the only known sample. However, Ilves soon became overcome with guilt over the disasters that could result from suddenly curing all diseases on earth, such as rapid overpopulation and an eventual world-wide scarcity of resources.

Key facts

Lynx is of infection origin and first appeared in "Passion Play Part 1 of 8: Clean Slate". The character is published by Marvel. With 30 recorded issue appearances, Lynx ranks among the most featured characters in comics.