Who Is Tai? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tai is a Marvel comic book character, with over 37 comic issue appearances. An elderly Cambodian mystic and part time housekeeper, Tai has inhabited many roles throughout her tenure in the Marvel Universe. She was indirectly responsible for the formation of the New Warriors. Her daughter Miyami had two children with Andrew Chord, and they became the superhumans Silhouette and Midnight's Fire.

Who is Tai?

Tai was born into the Dragon's Breadth cult, a group that derived mystical power from a well known as the Well of All Things, a nexus into multiple dimensions. Over centuries they absorbed energy from it and used interbreeding to further empower each successive generation, with the ultimate goal of a generation powerful enough to conquer the world. Tai's generation was able to directly tap the energies of the well and were lead to believe that they were the chosen generation to rule the world. Ruthless and ambitious, Tai did not want to share the power and murdered everyone in the cult save for six maidens and a group of temple guards. A group of American soldiers in Cambodia came across the temple and were captured by Tai, who told them the story of her people and insisted that they had to marry and produce children with the six maidens. All agreed to do so, save for the already married Daryl Taylor. Tai's daughter, Miyami, was paired off with Andrew Chord and soon gave birth to two children, Silhouette and Midnight's Fire. Miyami, aware of Tai's intentions, did not want her children to be pawns of her mother and faked the deaths of herself and her children, leaving her children t.

Key facts

Tai is of human origin and first appeared in "Un Pas dans L'Irréel". The character is published by Marvel. With 37 recorded issue appearances, Tai ranks among the most featured characters in comics.