MAGIQUE

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (race of origin unrevealed)

Occupation: Member of Shi'ar Imperial Guard

Group Membership: Shi'ar Imperial Guard

Affiliations: Astra, Binder, Black Light, Blackthorn, Chakar, Deathbird, D'ken, Earthquake, Electron, Fang, Flashfire/Tempest, Gladiator, Hobgoblin/Shapeshifter, Hussar, Impulse, Kwill, Lilandra, Manta, Mentor, Neutron/Quasar, Nightside, Oracle, Scintilla/Midget, Davan Shakari, Smasher, Spaceknights (Rom, Scanner, Seeker, Trapper), Starbolt, Titan, Voltor, Vulcan, Warstar, White Noise

Enemies: Excalibur (Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), Lockheed, Meggan, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix (Rachel Summers), Widget), Ka'ardum, Korvus, Liberator, Lobo (DC), Rook'shir, Starjammers (Ch'od, Corsair, Cr+eee, Hepzibah, Raza), X-Men (Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Darwin, Havok, Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey), Nightcrawler, Phoenix (Jean Grey), Polaris, Storm, Warpath, Wolverine)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Magic

Base of Operations: Mobile throughout Shi'ar Empire

First Appearance: (Unidentified) X-Men I#107 (October, 1977); (as Magic) Rom Annual#4 (December, 1985); (as Magique) Quasar#32 (March, 1992)

Powers/Abilities: Magique utilizes ambient magic energy already existing within the universe and psionically focuses it to create three-dimensional intangible holographic illusions. Other applications of her power remain unrevealed. Magique has used a Shi'ar anti-gravity device to fly. It is unknown if her abilities are possessed by her entire race or solely her. The full extent of her abilities are likely unknown. Magique appears to be extremely long-lived as she was part of the original Imperial Guard.

Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 126 lbs.

History:

(Uncanny X-Men#479 (fb) - BTS) - The first Imperial Guard was formed centuries ago to fight Rook'shir, possessor of the Phoenix force (also called the Phal'kon). Among its first members were Gladiator, Magic, Mentor, and Quasar.

(Uncanny X-Men#479 (fb)) - The Guard apprehended Rook'shir, and Gladiator beheaded him.

(X-Men I#107) - Members of the Imperial Guard fought the X-Men (Banshee, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Phoenix (Jean Grey), Storm, Wolverine) and Starjammers (Ch'od, Corsair, Cr+eee, Hepzibah, Raza) at the M'kraan Crystal, in order to stop them from rescuing Lilandra from D'ken and Davan Shakari. During the battle, Magic was knocked out by Storm's lightning. D'ken was rendered comatose and Lilandra took over as the new Majestrix. Members of the Guard in this mission: Astra, Electron, Fang, Gladiator, Hobgoblin, Impulse, Magic, Mentor, Midget, Nightside, Oracle, Quasar, Smasher, Starbolt, Tempest, and Titan.

(X-Men I#108) - The Guard lay unconscious as the battle resolved.

(X-Men I#109 (fb) - BTS) - The Guard was stopped by Lilandra from killing the X-Men. Later the Guard watched the X-Men return to Earth.

(Rom Annual#4) - In far space, Guard members Binder, Chakar, Kwill, and Voltor were killed by the maddened Spaceknight Pulsar. Former Shi'ar ally Dr. Tyreseus donned Pulsar's armor and, calling himself Liberator, began slaying Shi'ar ships. Members of the Guard were sent to investigate, and battled other Spaceknights, Rom, Scanner, Seeker, and Trapper. During the battle, Magic tried magically avoiding Trapper's nets, but the nets had been calibrated against the Dire Wraiths and her powers could not stop them. Trapper restrained her and threw her into Oracle. Gladiator ended up aiding the Spaceknights in destroying the Liberator. Guard members in this mission: Electron, Gladiator, Magic, Manta, Oracle, Tempest, and Warstar.

(X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers#2) - At Deathbird's orders, a large group of the Guard attacked the Starjammers and Excalibur (Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), Lockheed, Meggan, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, Phoenix (Rachel Summers), Widget) on Earth, but retreated when Deathbird was put at risk. During the battle, Nightside was overwhelmed by Cr+eee's alien family and accidentally cast her darkness over Magic, canceling out her spells. Both of them fell through Widget's extradimensional portal. Guard members who participated in this assault: Astra, Black Light, Blackthorn, Earthquake, Electron, Gladiator, Hobgoblin, Impulse, Magik, Mentor, Midget, Nightside, Oracle, Smasher, Starbolt, Tempest, Titan, and White Noise.

(Quasar#32) - Impulse, Magique, and Manta were sent to a moon of Saturn to retrieve the Nega-Bands from Captain Marvel's corpse, but found Atlas, Minerva, Quasar, and Starfox there. Magique cast an illusion that the entire Imperial Guard were attacking, distracting the foes. Magique manipulated the illusions as the others slowly figured out they were insubstantial, and kept herself invisible on the side. Minerva used her enhanced senses to track Magique, though, and knocked her out. The other two were also defeated.

(JLA/Avengers#1) - The Imperial Guard fought Lobo. Members of the Guard in this mission: Astra, Fang, Electron, Flashfire, Hobgoblin, Hussar, Impulse, Magique, Manta, Mentor, Neutron, Nightside, Oracle, Scintilla, Smasher, Starbolt, Titan, Warstar.

(Uncanny X-Men#485) - Members of the Guard stood guard at the wedding of Deathbird to Vulcan, D'ken acting as new emperor having ordered it. The X-Men (Darwin, Havok, Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey), Polaris, Warpath), Starjammers (Ch'od, Corsair, Cr+eee, Hepzibah, Raza), Korvus, Lilandra, and the armies of General Ka'ardum attacked, and the Guard fought against them. Magique briefly fought Hepzibah. Vulcan then assassinated D'ken.

(Uncanny X-Men#486 - BTS) - Vulcan murdered Corsair and proclaimed himself emperor. Deathbird ordered the Guard to follow Vulcan's orders, and they were soon ordered to retreat. Guard members in this mission (and last): Earthquake, Electron, Gladiator, Magique, Manta, Mentor, Nightside, Starbolt, and Warstar.

Comments: Created by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, and Dan Green.

Magique is pictured in OHotMU I#5 and has a partial entry in OHotMU Deluxe Edition#6.

The Imperial Guard members are generally based on DC's Legion of Super-Heroes. Magique is based on Projectra, and possibly the White Witch as well..
--Wikipedia

Profile by Chadman.

Magic/Magique has no known connections to

• Magic, whale @ Marvel Comics Presents I#46/4
• Magik, Illyana Rasputin, of X-Men and New Mutants @ Giant-Size X-Men#1
• Magik, Amanda Sefton, X-Men ally @ X-Men: Black Sun#1
• or any other "Magic" characters

images: (without ads)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#6, p19, pan3 (main image)
X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers#2, p40, pan7 (2nd)