Who Is Magique? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Magique is a Marvel comic book character, with over 98 comic issue appearances. Magique is a founding member of the the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. She is a sorceress whose primary ability is the creation of intricate and convincing sensory illusions.

Who is Magique?

Origin Under her original Guardsman name of Magic, she was amongst the first of the Imperial Guard encountered by the team of superhuman mutant adventurers known as the X-Men who sought to rescue the Princess-Majestrix Lilandra from her insane brother, then-Majestor D'ken. Following the orders of their emperor, the Guard clashed with the X-Men and were on the verge of winning when the band of interstellar freebooters known as the Starjammers arrived to turn the tide of battle in the X-Men's favor. Creation Flashfire was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum in 1977 and first appeared in X-Men # 107. Much like many of her Imperial Guard peers, Magique is loosely based on the DC Comics superhero from the 30th century White Witch as were many of the other Imperial Guards fashioned after members of the Legion of Super-heroes. Mayor Story Arcs Against Excalibur Later, after the formerly-exiled Deathbird had usurped the Shi'ar throne, Magique was amongst those Imperial Guard members who clashed with the British team of costumed adventurers known as Excalibur and the team of interstellar freebooters known as the Starjammers over the fate of the then-bearer of the cosmic Phoenix Forc.

Key facts

Magique is of alien origin and first appeared in "Where No X-Man Has Gone Before!". The character is published by Marvel. With 98 recorded issue appearances, Magique ranks among the most featured characters in comics.