Who Is Shola Inkosi? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Shola Inkosi is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Shola Inkose, with over 149 comic issue appearances. Shola Inkose is a former citizen of Genosha who met Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat of the X-men, while attending college in Chicago. He eventually joined the ranks of Excalibur for a brief stint in Genosha.

Who is Shola Inkosi?

Origin Origin Shola Inkose (originally spelled "Inkosi" and altered in later issues)is a mutant telekinetic from the island nation of Genosha . While attending school in Chicago, Genosha (along with his family) was destroyed. Since that time, Shola has had haunting nightmares of his home nation's destruction--visions triggered by his otherwise latent telepathic abilities. Shola first met Kitty Pryde in Chicago when he saved her and several of her colleagues from a collapse following a laboratory explosion. From there, he was swept into a whirlwind adventure alongside Kitty Pryde and Karma to defeat newly enhanced adaptive Sentinels . Creation Shola Inkosi was created by Chris Claremont and Juan Bobillo and first appeared in Mekanix #1 (2002). Mayor Story Arcs Genosha - Excalibur New Excalibur Eventually, Shola returned to his homeland of Genosha to help aid Professor X rebuild the island nation in the wake of Cassandra Nova 's attack. This short-lived team, including Wicked , Freakshow , Omega Sentinel , Callisto , and Magneto , briefly operated under the title of "New" Excalibur.

Key facts

Shola Inkosi is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Targets". The character is published by Marvel. With 149 recorded issue appearances, Shola Inkosi ranks among the most featured characters in comics.