Who Is Temptress? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Temptress is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 21 comic issue appearances. A mutant with mind-controlling pheromones that was turned into a Brood by Harry Palmer, a human turned Brood, and would come into conflict with the X-Men.

Who is Temptress?

Origin Temptress was a mutant that was infected by the Brood when they attempted to invade Earth. A paramedic named Harry Palmer was implanted with a Queen egg and started infecting mutants to create a Brood force with abilities to rival the X-Men . Numerous mutants were infected including Temptress, Brickbat , Tension , Blindside , Dive-Bomber, Lockup , Spitball and Whiphand . Temptress attempted to take control of Storm by flooding her system with her pheromones but Storm manifested a powerful gust of wind to sweep herself away. Temptress is then knocked out when her tentacle touches the bare skin of Rogue during a fight and passes out. Rogue however absorbs the powers and personality of Temptress and takes control of Psylocke and fights Wolverine with her. Rogue, still under the control of the pheromones, takes flight with Temptress and Wolverine in each arm and heads towards a concert area to meet the rest of her Brood teammates. Wolverine recovers in mid-flight and kills Temptress with his claws.

Key facts

Temptress is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Earthfall". The character is published by Marvel. With 21 recorded issue appearances, Temptress ranks among the most featured characters in comics.