Comics character
| Strobe |
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Mutant Liberation Front |
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| Abilities | Depowered, formerly:
Heat/light generation, |
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Strobe is a fictional
Mutant Liberation Front
(MLF).
Publication history
Strobe made her first appearance in New Mutants #86. However, in this issue she appears in only one panel, with her face obscured, and is not identified, though one of her teammates, Tempo, is incorrectly addressed as "Strobe". Her first full appearance is in New Mutants #87.
Fictional character biography
The
Cable tries to intervene and a prison guard accidentally shoots Rusty. Skids believes that it was Cable who shot her friend, so she decides to side with the MLF.
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The New Mutants track the team down to
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Strobe next appears with an MLF strike force who attempt to break
Hairbag out of prison. They succeed and then set their eyes on destroying the Tucker clinic, however they are thwarted by
X-Factor who had been tipped off by MLF member
Tempo. With their leader almost being captured, the MLF once more escapes to freedom.
[2]As the events of the Apocalypse from his slumber. Later on, in
X-Factor #85, the New Mutants,
X-Factor and the
X-Men discover the latest MLF base in Dust Bowl,
Arkansas. After an intense battle, all member of the MLF are captured and taken into custody, though Strobe severely damages Rogue's eyesight, resulting in a long recovery.
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In the wake of
mentally ill
Scarlet Witch depowered over 90% of the mutant population—Strobe was shown to be one of the many who lost her powers (revealed in
New Avengers #18).
Powers and abilities
Strobe formerly had the ability to project heat and light blasts capable of blinding, scorching, or melting opponents and objects, and create energy shields.
In other media
Television
- Strobe appears in the X-Men episode "Secrets Not Long Buried". She is one of the many residents of the mutant-dominated community of Skull Mesa.
References
- ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. 8, MLF entry
- ^ X-Factor #77-78 (1992)
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