Who Is Silver? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Silver is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jhimon Tang, with over 24 comic issue appearances. Silver, and her brother Auric, tried to overthrow the government of Hong Kong to prevent Chinese control. When they failed, they fled to Canada where they joined Gamma Flight.

Who is Silver?

Origin Silver is one of two Chinese-born siblings Jimon and Zhao Tang, and at some point after puberty they had manifested their mutant powers. It is known that after they had manifested their mutant powers that the Chinese government recruited them and gave them the codenames of Silver and Gold into China Force. China Force was their attempt at creating a team of super-powered operatives as a response to the United States and the Soviet Union having their own governmentally sanctioned super powered forces. However at the time three members of China Force left deciding to defect, and both siblings chose to attempt to leave with them. Deciding to sneak into the British ruled Hong Kong the group soon attempted to overthrow the government in order to prevent the historically planned transition of Hong Kong back to Chinese government. Their plans did not succeed and the defectors stopped their alliance and went their separate ways in hopes to not be caught and returned to the Chinese government. Changing his name from Gold to Auric he and his sibling Silver sought out political asylum in Canada. Due to Canada's own national team of Alpha Flight had left their ties to the Canadian gover.

Key facts

Silver is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The Agent". The character is published by Marvel. With 24 recorded issue appearances, Silver ranks among the most featured characters in comics.