Stacy X

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Stacy X
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceUncanny X-Men #399 (November 2001)
Created byJoe Casey
Tom Raney
In-story information
Alter egoMiranda Leevald
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliationsNew Warriors
X-Men
X-Ranch
Notable aliasesRipcord
Abilities
  • Pheromone manipulation
  • Scaly skin enhancing durability
  • Skilled hand-to-hand fighter

Stacy X (real name Miranda Leevald) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Joe Casey and artist Tom Raney, she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #399 (November 2001), when she was known as X-Stacy, and later became known as Ripcord. Stacy X belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. She was briefly affiliated with the X-Men and was later known as a member of the New Warriors.

Publication history

Stacy X made her debut in Uncanny X-Men #399 (November 2001), created by Joe Casey and Tom Raney.

Fictional character biography

Stacy-X first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #399 (November 2001). Her real name is Miranda Leevald, and she has the mutant ability to exude

pheromones which she could control to stimulate bodily sensations and functions of others, such as causing orgasms or vomiting. Her mutation also had a physical manifestation: at the age of sixteen Stacy's skin was replaced by patterned, snake-like scales. At one point, her skin was shown shedding much like a real snake's.[1] She later became known as Stacy-X.[2]

She first appeared as a member of the

workout. Where she got this training is unknown, much like everything else about her past.[4]

Soon after the events at the X-Ranch, Stacy stayed at the Institute. She took some time off after "servicing a special client" in

Archangel and Nightcrawler.[4]

She became a team member who was highly depended upon. At one point when

Chamber and Nightcrawler were stranded in the mountains, Chamber telepathically communicated with Stacy X to alert her of where they were located. While she brought help, she was upset that Chamber invaded her mind without permission until he told her she was the only one he thought would believe him.[5]

At one point, Stacy works with a food magnate who is very sick. He reveals himself as a mutant with debilitating mutations: advanced aging has made him old before his time, and he has developed an immunity to all painkillers. She changes his body chemistry so that he will live out the rest of his short life without pain.[4]

After a spat with Paige Guthrie (alias Husk), caused by the fact that they both had feelings for Archangel, Stacy decides to leave the mansion. (She knew about Paige's love as she could see her lust with her ability to see people's emotions through their pheromones.) However, she left behind for Archangel a video of herself jumping rope naked, stating that she did not want to stay around them. Rather, this will indicate to him that he missed the chance to have had someone as sexy as herself as a girlfriend, instead of Paige.[6][7]

Decimation and New Warriors

Due to the Scarlet Witch's magic, Stacy is one of the many mutants to lose her powers after the events of Decimation.[8] While she was a prostitute when she had her powers, she never actually slept with anyone for money, relying on her pheromone powers. Since she lost her powers, this has apparently changed.[9]

She becomes a member of the reformed New Warriors under the codename Ripcord. The circumstances of how she joined are not completely revealed, but her attitude and statements show that she wanted to change her life, and going back to being a hero seems like the path she chose best to do it. Besides being given artificial powers to replace what she lost, she apparently also has lost her leftover scaled skin.[10] She was killed in an accident along with Skybolt.[11]

Vengeance

Stacy X mysteriously re-appears later.

three-way sexual encounter with Welsh pop star Sugar Kane (Chamber's onetime girlfriend) and new character Ultimate Nullifier in a high-rise hotel room after they are at a nightclub. The trio is interrupted by the sudden arrival of Magneto, who seeks to discipline Stacy for what he considers to be her disgraceful decadence which is embarrassingly tarnishing the collective image of Earth's too few remaining mutants. Magneto proceeds to magnetically thrash the room and toss all of them around. However, Ultimate Nullifier engages in combat with Magneto while Stacy and Sugar Kane make their escape. Successfully subduing Magneto by depowering him with a power-dampening gun and beating him with formidable martial arts skills, Ultimate Nullifier then reveals to Magneto that he was actually secretly acting as a bodyguard to Stacy and that it is his mission to protect her from Magneto.[13]

Powers and abilities

Stacy X can produce sensations and physical reactions in anyone, such as orgasms, vomiting or adrenaline rushes, and can heal others by speeding up their healing process, due to the pheromones she secretes.[14][15] Initially, she had to make physical contact to produce these sensations and physical reactions.[16][17] Later, she became able to influence others without making direct contact with others, by launching her pheromones through the air.[18]

Stacy X has a scaly, snake-like skin, which increases her durability, although the limit of her durability has never been demonstrated.[16][19]

Additionally, she is an expert fighter, having some martial arts abilities, and was able to even challenge Wolverine.[20]

Reception

Accolades

  • In 2010, ComicsAlliance ranked Stacy X 3rd in their "5 Superheroes Who Used Their Powers For Sex" list.[21]
  • In 2014, Entertainment Weekly ranked Stacy X 92nd in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list.[22]
  • In 2014, BuzzFeed ranked Stacy X 84th in their "95 X-Men Members Ranked From Worst To Best" list.[23]
  • In 2017, Screen Rant included Stacy X in their "15 Superheroes Marvel Wants You To Forget" list.[24]
  • In 2018, DirecTV included Stacy X in their "8 Marvel Characters That Should Join Deadpool Movie Universe" list.[25]
  • In 2020, Scary Mommy included Stacy X in their "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic" list.[26]
  • in 2021,
    Looper included Stacy X in their "Best Marvel Mutant Powers Not Used For Fighting" list.[15]

Other versions

Ultimate Marvel

In the

Ultimatum Wave. She considers herself a political prisoner of war and urges mutants into revolution.[28]

In other media

Film

References

  1. ^ Uncanny X-Men #399. Marvel Comics
  2. ^ Uncanny X-Men #403. Marvel Comics
  3. ^ Uncanny X-Men #400
  4. ^ a b c Uncanny X-Men #402–413. Marvel Comics
  5. ^ Uncanny X-Men #417. Marvel Comics
  6. ^ Uncanny X-Men #422. Marvel Comics
  7. ^ Uncanny X-Men #414. Marvel Comics
  8. ^ Generation M #2
  9. ^ New Warriors #1–20. Marvel Comics
  10. ^ New Warriors vol. 4 #6. Marvel Comics
  11. ^ New Warriors vol. 4 #16. Marvel Comics
  12. ^ Vengeance #1
  13. ^ Vengeance #1–6. Marvel Comics
  14. ^ "27 X-Men With Truly Awful Mutant Powers". GameSpot. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  15. ^ a b Jung, Michael (2021-05-17). "The Best Marvel Mutant Powers Not Used For Fighting". Looper. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  16. ^ a b Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #9
  17. ^ McDade, Sean (2022-08-07). "MCU: 10 X-Men Characters Least Likely To Appear, According To Reddit". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  18. ^ Way of X #3
  19. ^ Faraci, Derek (2020-10-25). "X-Men: 10 Members Who Never Should Have Been Allowed On The Team". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  20. ^ Uncanny X-Men #401
  21. ^ Sims, Chris. "Super-Fetishes: 5 Superheroes Who Used Their Powers For Sex". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  22. ^ June 09, Darren Franich Updated; EDT, 2022 at 12:31 PM. "Let's rank every X-Man ever". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ Perpetua, Matthew. "95 X-Men Members Ranked From Worst To Best". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  24. ^ Byrd, Matthew (29 August 2017). "15 Superheroes Marvel Wants You To Forget". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  25. ^ "8 Marvel Characters That Should Join Deadpool Movie Universe". DIRECTV Insider. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  26. ^ "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic". Scary Mommy. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  27. ^ Ultimate X-Men #81. Marvel Comics
  28. ^ Ultimate Comics: X-Men #8–9. Marvel Comics.
  29. ^ "Dania Ramirez – X-Men: The Last Stand – CineSnob". Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  30. ^ "May 2006 | blackfilm.com | XMEN 3 The Last Stand: An Interview with Aaron Stanford and Dania Ramirez". www.blackfilm.com. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

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