Who Is Mystique? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mystique is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Raven Darkholme, with over 3,404 comic issue appearances. True to her name, the shape shifting Mystique is an enigma. Is she a mutant terrorist determined to bring about the end of humanity, or a misguided mutant with a good heart?

Who is Mystique?

Character Creation Mystique's first appearance was in Ms. Marvel #16 where she was seen in a shape-shifted form. She was first seen as Mystique two issues later. Both drawn by Jim Mooney ( Dave Cockrum, however, designed the initial look of the character, so is also credited). Writer Chris Claremont stated that he originally planned to have Mystique and Destiny be Nightcrawler's biological parents, but due to the Comics Code Authority , Marvel refused to do this. However, years later Mystique and Destiny were confirmed to be a lesbian couple. Origin Shapeshifter Raven Darkholme, otherwise known as Mystique, has a very convoluted history about which very little is known, the exception being that she is over a century old and was most likely born somewhere in Austria. Mystique is one of the few bisexual characters in comics, having had a long relationship with Irene Adler, otherwise known as Destiny .

Key facts

Mystique is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Deep Deadly Silence!". The character is published by Marvel. With 3,404 recorded issue appearances, Mystique ranks among the most featured characters in comics.