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Cyblade
Cyberforce
AbilitiesAbility to generate "blades" of electromagnetic energy
Cyblade

Cyblade is the name of

Cyberforce
.

Publication history

After her initial appearances in other comics, Cyblade was one of two properties to win the first

Pilot Season in 2007, meaning Cyblade would appear in her own eponymous mini-series. The one-shot was written by Joshua Hale Fialkov,[1] with art by Rick Mays, and the creative team stayed together for the mini-series.[2] The series ran for a total of four issues, from October 2008 to March 2009.[3]

Fictional character biography

Only fragments of Cyblade's past are known. Dominique Thiebaut was born in the fictional European country of Chalenne, supposedly somewhere near France. Her great-grandfather, Aubrey II, was the last king of Chalenne, and his only child was a daughter, Marie. Marie wed Col. Jean-Michel Thiebaut, who with Aubrey II's blessing became the first Prime Minister of the new democracy of Chalenne. The couple had two children, Alexander, who died of fever at age seven, and Patrick, Dominique's father. Patrick Thiebaut was less moral than his forebears, and more interested in money and power. He married a shy young woman named Claire, and the marriage was neither happy nor

idyllic
. She gave birth quickly, to a son whom they named Michel. Two years later, Claire died in childbirth with Dominique Aurore Marie Thiebaut.

In her early years, Dominique was spoiled and pampered. Her

mutant powers manifested when she was attacked by gunmen at school. Many years later, her father and brother met with violent ends, which Dominique blames herself for not preventing. After their deaths, Dominique left Chalenne, and traveled the world as a freelancer. She studied to become a doctor, while simultaneously joining with freedom fighters in the Middle East
. Eventually, she grew unhappy and ended both her role in the Middle Eastern conflicts and her studies to become a doctor. Eventually approached by Cyberdata, she joined them, and was transformed into the cyborg Cyblade. Her tenure as a Special Hazardous Operations Cyborg (SHOC) lasted until Dr. Corben, Heatwave, and Stryker left Cyberdata to form Cyberforce, which she joined as well. Dr. Corben revealed to her the atrocities she had committed while under the control of Cyberdata, which was done through a brain box. Being appalled at her past, she developed further trust in the doctor, allowing him to remove the device. She amassed a small personal fortune, both before and after her tenure as a SHOC.

Devil's Reign

During Heatwave's disappearance, Cyblade stepped up as leader, starting by organizing Cyberforce against an attack against a group of possessed teenagers.

Mephisto. However, when she discovered this was actually Heatwave, she stopped Elektra and was captured as a result.[5] She later succeeded in convincing Heatwave to turn against Mephisto.[6]

Royal Blood

In Issue #34, Dominique's resurrected brother Michel informed her that their father had sold many of the people of Chalenne to Cyberdata, and that the corporation had not granted them powers, but merely enhanced and activated latent meta-human powers within each of the SHOCS.

Cyberforce/X-Men

It was further hinted that the Cyberforce characters were mutants or "meta-humans" in the X-Men/Cyberforce one-shot comic, which united the two most glaringly similar pairs of characters in the X-Men/Cyberforce universes, Wolverine and Ripclaw, and

The Hand ninjas and the Sentinels, and takes place in Japan
. With the two members of Cyberforce captured by the Sentinels, a wandering Wolverine and Psylocke locate and free the two meta-humans, then both teams destroy the Sentinels.

Rising From the Ashes

With the relaunch of Cyberforce in 2006, Cyblade is again shown in her role as commander, though she steps down for the resurrected Heatwave.

Powers and abilities

Cyblade has the mutant ability to create and manipulate

Jeet Kun Do
. Her powers can vary between controlled blades and projectile discharges, dependent on artistic discretion and license. She is also an expert swordswoman, martial artist, and tactician, owing to her upbringing.

Bibliography

Solo series

  • Cyblade #1-4 (October 2008 - March 2009)

Crossover series

References

  1. ^ "Life Before Cyberforce: Fialkov talks "Cyblade"". Comic Book Resources. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  2. ^ "The Victor's Spoils - Fialkov on Cyblade". Newsarama.com. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  3. ^ "Cyblade (Volume)".
  4. ^ Cyberforce #30 (February 1997)
  5. ^ Elektra/Cyblade #1: Devil's Reign - Chapter Seven: Fear and Loathing (March 1997)
  6. ^ Silver Surfer/Weapon Zero #1: Devil's Reign - Chapter Eight: The Finale (April 1997)

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