REVENANT
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human mutant (Neo)
Occupation: Gatekeeper, professional criminal
Group Membership: Elias Bogan's agents; Neo;
Ransome Sole's allies
Affiliations: Big
Casino, Bludgeon, Cudgel, Debra Levin, Elias Bogan, Manacle, Ransome
Sole, Rolling
Thunder, Shockwave Riders (Farahd, Galadriel), Sketch,
Tullamore
Voge
Enemies: Marie D'Ancanto, Evolutionaries, Major Debra Levin, Simyon Borisovitch Kurasov, Evangeline
Whedon, X-Men (Beast/Hank McCoy, Cable/Nathan Summers, Bishop/Lucas
Bishop, Gambit/Remy LeBeau, Phoenix/Jean Grey, Sage/Teresia Karisik,
Skids/Sally Blevins, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Sunspot/Roberto da Costa)
Known Relatives: None known (though most Neo are
related)
Aliases: "Rev" (nickname used by Manacle)
Base of Operations: Bogan's territory and
underground complex, Valle Soleada/Los Angeles, California;
formerly The Slash!, Moscow, Russia;
formerly unrevealed hidden city of the Neo, possibly
South America or Alaska
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men I#383 (August,
2000)
Powers/Abilities: Revenant could psionically draw
on the guilt, grief and unresolved memories of her victims and create
convincing avatars of people from their past. These manifestations could
confront, frighten and apparently physically attack the victim as though
they were real. Revenant could induce these nightmares without direct
physical contact and apparently at some distance. Paired with the
powerful telepath Bogan, Revenant's illusions could terrify thousands of
people with recurring nightmares. Her powers were considerably less
effective against people who had already confronted their guilt. She was
an experienced hand-to-hand combatant and could fight effectively even
without using her psychic abilities.
Height: 5'9" (by approximation)
Weight: 140 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Black (often depicted with red irises)
Hair: Bald
History:
(Uncanny X-Men I#383 (fb) - BTS) - Revenant and her Neo allies Big Casino, Bludgeon, Cudgel and Manacle accompanied Sole to Moscow where he opened The Slash! Revenant served as greeter and doorkeeper of this exclusive nightclub that secretly doubled as a front for Sole's criminal dealings, including Tullamore Voge's interdimensional slave trade. Among those caught in Sole's orbit were the reality-altering mutant Sketch and Russian intelligence officer Major Debra Levin.
(Uncanny X-Men I#383 (fb) ) - Revenant worked the entrance
of The Slash! when the X-Men infiltrated the club looking for Levin. She
admitted Beast and the disguised Gambit, Cable and Phoenix while Storm
remained outside. After Manacle, Bludgeon and Cudgel failed to stop
Storm, Revenant confronted her personally. Revenant asked Storm whether
she had ever killed anyone or known anyone who died violently, then
forced Ororo to relive some of the most painful losses of her life.
Storm was attacked by an avatar of the man she had killed in
self-defense as a child and then confronted by images of her dead
parents. Badly shaken, Storm used lightning to cover her escape.
(Uncanny X-Men I#383 (fb) - BTS) - Revenant was injured by Storm's
lightning attack.
(Uncanny X-Men I#383) - Later that night Revenant, her right arm now in
a sling, admitted Simyon Kurasov when he appeared to deliver a captured
Storm to Sole. During the X-Men's counterattack, Revenant noticed Sole's
captive mutant Sketch was using her powers to aid the X-Men by trapping
Tullamore Voge and his entourage. She threatened to punish the young
girl, but was opposed by Jean Grey. Revenant immediately tried to
overwhelm Jean with her powers, but found Phoenix was impervious. The
powerful psi then turned the full focus of her powers on her opponent,
allowing Revenant full access to all the tragedies in her life.
Overwhelmed and terrified, Revenant ran off. She was later teleported
away by her fellow Neo, the Shockwave riders Farahd and Galadriel who
evacuated Sole and his underlings through a transmat portal.
(X-Treme X-Men I#32 (fb) - BTS) - Revenant and several of
her former fellow Neo eventually came under the employ of the malevolent
psychic presence Elias Bogan. In Valle Soleada, California, Bogan sought
to acquire homes from baseline human residents and replace them with a
largely mutant population.
(X-Treme X-Men I#32 (fb) - BTS) - When Marie D'Ancanto's uncle refused
an offer to sell his home, both he and Marie began suffering terrible
nightmares. The harassment continued until her uncle finally signed over
the house, at which point the dreams immediately stopped.
(X-Treme X-Men I#32) - As the buyer left the property,
Revenant was seen watching from nearby with a satisfied smile.
(X-Treme X-Men I#33) - Revenant targeted Rogue next.
Standing on the beach outside Rogue's home at night, she invaded the
former X-Man's dreams. Rogue imagined herself living happily as Anna
Raven until her body transformed into Mystique's. Hearing Mystique's
voice in her head, Rogue was forced to watch herself murder Gambit,
Bishop, Sage and Storm. Revenant used Rogue's complicated feelings
toward Mystique and the destructive nature of her former absorption
powers to turn the dream into a personalized nightmare.
(X-Treme X-Men I#34 - BTS) - The next night, Revenant
returned to Rogue's home in Valle Solleada and focused her powers on
Bishop, Evangeline Whedon and Sage who were inside investigating the
forced real estate deals. Revenant's illusions caused them to fight each
other.
(X-Treme X-Men I#34) - Revenant was so enthralled by the altercation she
had caused, she failed to notice Rogue had tracked her down. She tracked
Revenant down and attacked her on the beach. Revenant quickly recovered
from Rogue's first blow and taunted her over the recent loss of her
mutant powers. Rogue responded by beating Revenant down and applying a
sleeper hold, warning that Revenant had not yet seen what the Mystique
in her soul was capable of. Before Rogue could finish the fight, Manacle
intervened with his razor-edged restraints and hurled Rogue away.
Revenant angrily complained that Manacle had spoiled her fun, though he
responded that he had just saved her life.
(X-Treme X-Men I#34 - BTS) - Rogue followed the van carrying Manacle and
Revenant as it rushed back to Bogan's base underneath the X-Corp
building in Valle Soleada. They disappeared into the sublevels, while
Rogue crashed into the X-Corps building looking for answers.
(X-Treme X-Men I#40) - Revenant led Bludgeon, Cudgel,
Manacle and Rolling Thunder in an ambush on Bishop near the California
coast. After the others battered and restrained him, Revenant planted a
boot on Bishop's head and announced that he belonged to her. Bishop had
deliberately allowed the group to surround him, however, and used the
energy he had absorbed from Rolling Thunder to break Manacle's chains
and scatter Bogan's thugs. Bishop was ultimately incapacitated by Bogan
through his thrall, Rachel Summers. Bishop was taken prisoner.
(X-Treme X-Men I#41) - Revenant remained at Bogan's hidden
base while Bishop was drugged with Rave and psychically conditioned.
Alongside Manacle, Bludgeon, Cudgel and Rolling Thunder, she later
watched as Bogan presented the armed and brainwashed Bishop as his
newest weapon against the X-Men.
(X-Treme X-Men I#43) - Revenant helped defend Bogan's
underground complex when Rogue, Shadowcat, Sage and Magma infiltrated
it. Revenant figured Shadowcat had been subdued by her teammate Manacle
and got ready to enjoy torturing the young X-Man. However, Kitty quickly
recovered and proceeded to swiftly pay Revenant back for the misery she
had caused her friends. Revenant was put out of commission when Rogue
dumped the heavy body of Manacle on top of her.
(X-Men: Giant-Size I#1 - BTS) - The Evolutionaries
embarked on a worldwide purge of the Neo, exterminating the race
wherever they could find them. Revenant was among the Neo believed to
have been killed during the genocide.
Comments: Created by Chris Claremont, Adam Kubert,
Tim Townsend & Dan Panosian.
Oh, the Neo... It almost feels like their creator Chris Claremont had a
hard time keeping track of the half a dozen subgroups he pumped out
during his brief return to the X-Books in 2000. Revenant looks like a
goth, but she's not a member of the Goth. Her mental powers make her a
natural fit for the Lost Souls, but instead she wound up as a nightclub
doorbitch in Moscow. Beggars can't be choosers. Claremont later brought
Revenant's unnamed subgroup of Neo back as servants of Elias Bogan,
trading in Big Casino for the Vietnamese mutant Rolling Thunder. Just
how Bogan managed to secure the Neo's services is probably a mystery for
the ages.
Revenant's presumed death during the Evolutionaries' extermination of
the Neo has never been reversed.
Profile by Norvo
CLARIFICATIONS:
Revenant should not be confused with
Images: (without ads)
X-Treme X-Men I#40, p21, pan3 (main)
Uncanny X-Men I#383, p17, pans1&2 (catching Sketch)
X-Treme X-Men I#34, p19, pan6 (fighting Rogue)
X-Treme X-Men I#43, p18, pan1 (full of nightmares)
Appearances:
Uncanny X-Men I#383 (August, 2000) - Chris Claremont (writer), Adam
Kubert (pencils), Tim Townsend & Dan Panosian (inks), Mark Powers
(editor)
X-Treme X-Men I#32 (December, 2003) - Chris Claremont (writer), Igor
Kordey (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Mike Marts (editor)
X-Treme X-Men I#33 (December, 2003) - Chris Claremont (writer), Igor
Kordey (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Mike Marts (editor)
X-Treme X-Men I#34 (January, 2004) - Chris Claremont (writer), Igor
Kordey (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Mike Marts (editor)
X-Treme X-Men I#40 (March, 2004) - Chris Claremont (writer), Igor Kordey
(pencils), Greg Adams (inks), Mike Marts (editor)
X-Treme X-Men I#41 (April, 2004) - Chris Claremont (writer), Igor Kordey
(pencils), Greg Adams (inks), Mike Marts (editor)
X-Treme X-Men I#43 (May, 2004) - Chris Claremont (writer), Igor Kordey
(pencils), Greg Adams, Andrew Pepoy, Norm Rapmund & Sandu Florea
(inks), Mike Marts (editor)
X-Men: Earth's Mutant Heroes (July, 2011) - Jeff Christiansen et al
(writers), Gus Vasquez (pencils), Jeff Youngquist (editor)
First Posted: 10/03/2026
Last Updated: 10/03/2026
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