Who Is Witchfire? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Witchfire is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Ananym, with over 76 comic issue appearances. Witchfire, whose real name is Ananym, is the daughter of the demon sorcerer Belasco (ruler of Limbo) and ex-member of Gamma and Beta Flight.

Who is Witchfire?

Origin The Canadian government recruited Ananym (along with Nemesis , Wildchild , Auric & Silver ) to form Gamma Flight , in response to Alpha Flight 's sudden disappearance from planet Earth. Each member wished to keep their past a secret, but Ananym was a blank slate. It was eventually revealed that she is the daughter of Belasco , demon sorcerer and ruler of 'Otherplace' (Limbo). Upon Alpha Flight's return, the government ordered Gamma Flight to arrest them, seeing them as uncontrollable and a huge risk. Instead, Alpha and Gamma teamed up to do battle with the powerful sorcerer Llan . Gamma Flight was later disbanded in a merger with a revived Department H and Alpha Flight. Witchfire chose to stay with Alpha Flight, to continue with her training. Mayor Story Arcs The Good Gamma Flight suit Ananym showed great potential while in training as a result, she was assigned to a number of different areas, including the Alpha Flight training program, the back-up team Beta Flight , and the new Gamma Flight support team (her role in the last would specifically be for supernatural purposes).

Key facts

Witchfire is of other origin and first appeared in "Bad News". The character is published by Marvel. With 76 recorded issue appearances, Witchfire ranks among the most featured characters in comics.