Mystique / Raven

EARLY LIFE

Little was known about Mystique's past due to the fact that she could eliminate the outward signs of aging with her shape-changing power; it was not known exactly how old she was. She apparently learned to use her shape-changing power at a very early age which made her family fear her, for there is no evidence known to the public or the government that Raven Darkholme ever looked like anything but a normal human being. In addition, no evidence has been presented to confirm that she was born a woman at all.

her earliest meeting with her friend Destiny (Irene Adler) was stated to have occurred at "the dawn of the 20th century."

Irene was an Austrian mutant with precognitive powers. She was more accurate in predicting near-future events concerning her present environment. But in a period of 12 months during her adolescence, Irene had produced 13 volumes of prophecies concerning the late 20th and early 21st centuries. When that period ended, Irene was left physically blind and haunted by disturbing images of uncertain meaning. She enlisted Raven's services in pursuit of two goals: the deciphering of her recorded prophecies and a mission to prevent the most terrifying of them from ever being fulfilled.

The two women would soon become life-long friends and lovers. But they both discovered that their set goals were difficult to achieve. Their abilities would easily allow them to achieve personal success but to shape the future was stated to be "next to impossible" as it would require "social engineering."

At some point, Raven reportedly lost contact with Irene. She managed to locate her working as an archivist in the Alamogordo nuclear research facilities in New Mexico. Raven was uncertain of Irene's motivation, but apparently trusted her enough not to press for answers.

Marriage

Raven would meet Victor Creed, the man known as Sabretooth. At the time she used the identity of deceased German secret agent Leni Zauber. Both Leni and Victor had been assigned with the assassination of a scientist in East Berlin. Raven completed the mission in place of Leni. Then she and Victor had to hide in a safe location for a while. They became lovers, but she soon faked her death in order to leave him. The result of this short-lived affair was reportedly the birth of Graydon Creed, her earliest known child.

Graydon was the son of two mutants and as a result likely to be a mutant himself. However, he eventually proved to be a Homo sapiens instead of a Homo Superior or Mutant. Raven was disappointed and soon abandoned him. Graydon would grow to hate his parents and eventually extend his hatred towards all mutants. He later became leader to the mutant-hating organization Friends of Humanity and then a politician. Graydon, at the height of his political ascension was assassinated by an unknown shooter.

Raven was than married to Baron Christian Wagner. an affluent member of German nobility. He would prove to be a loving husband, but rather disappointing as a lover. His infertility added to their marital problems. Raven started using her shape-shifting powers in order to secretly have sexual encounters with others. She particularly seemed to seek men who somewhat resembled Victor Creed. She was apparently both seeking sexual satisfaction and attempting to conceive another child. Another fellow mutant eventually seduced her.

He called himself Azazel and stated he was ruler of "an island nation of the coast of Bermuda: La Isla des Demonas," The Island of Demons. He was apparently a fellow shape-shifter and also had the powers of teleportation. He was later revealed to also have the power of Immortality and to be the father of an ancient race of mutants known as the Nephilim, active since at least 9000 BC. His natural form was that of a young man with black hair, yellow eyes, red skin and a pointed tail. He later claimed to have been posing as a demon and to have used many aliases.

KIDS!

Raven soon became pregnant. Her husband became suspicious and his own father suggested a blood test to verify if the child was his. Mystique used a dagger to slay him and then buried him. She eventually gave birth to a young boy with black hair, yellow eyes, a thick blue coat of fur, and a pointed tail. The locals considered both the mother and the child to be demons and attempted to slay them. Mystique managed to escape but abandoned her second known son. He was found and raised by Gypsy sorceress Margali Szardos and named Nightcrawler.

Mystique would later become adoptive mother to the girl Rogue, who had run away from her home in rural Caldecott County, Mississippi. The girl was living alone in a wooded area, brandishing a shotgun and trusting no one when Mystique found her. Destiny foresaw that Rogue would be important to them and Mystique sought her out, gained her trust and took her in. She and Destiny would raise the girl over approximately a decade and Mystique would grow to be very protective of her. While Rogue was under her care, she maintained the false identity of Mallory Brickman, the wife of U.S. Senator Ralph Brickman and her adopted daughter, Gloria, was a result.Mystique had concealed her superhuman powers and criminal intentions so well over the years that, as Darkholme, she was able to rise rapidly through the United States Civil Service to the trusted position of Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Planning Agency (DARPA) in the United States Department of Defense, giving her access to military secrets and advanced weaponry, both of which she used for her own criminal and subversive purposes.

Right Before The Apocalypse

Before The world went to hell in a hand basket Mystique had made a comfortable home for herself in the country. She had lost contact with most of her fellow mutants and was taking time to focus on herself away from humans and mutants. It was peaceful living, thought it got a bit lonely. She did long for another lover in her life but wasn't in a rush for one. She often found herself thinking of her kids and wondering what they were up to. She knew of course that the X-Men were taking care of them but what were they up to? What were their hobbies? their interest? She wanted to know and wished she had a bigger role in their lives.

Mystique spent her free time gardening. She found peace in nature. She loved having the birds come and feed from her flowers. Maybe one day she would bring Rogue and Kurt to her home. If they would even come.

The World Now

After the world went to hell, The first place Mystique went to was the X mansion. But it had been hit hard and evacuated. This was disconcerning as her she didn't know where her children were now. For a while after she roamed around fighting zombies and joining communities. But she always left never feeling satisfide with where she was. She finally met a name Jon Bishop. He offered her a job not knowing she was a mutant. and he offered her a place to live. She would have turned down his offer, who needs a job in this world? But there was something about the man that made her skin crawl. He was up to no good and she wanted to know what it was.

She started working as a nurse in Bishop's lab. There she met Amanda Waller and learned many secrets. She also met Dr. Morbius. A scientist that merged his DNA with that of a bats. While there she helped a number of people that were to be test subjects, including Rick Flag and Mikko McKinnon. Along with Mikko's child, Angel. She along with the help of Morbius was able to get a cure for both Flag and Mikko but were caught and both mutants had to flee the lab. Now Mystique lives for the moment at least, with Flag and his men.

POWERS

Metamorph: Mystique can psionically alter the formation of her biological cells at will. As a result, she can cause herself to look and sound like an exact duplicate of any human, humanoid or semi-humanoid being of either sex, wearing virtually any kind of clothing, etc. Her control is so exact that she can precisely duplicate another person's retina patterns in her own eyes, fingers, palms and skin-pore patterns on her own hands and skin, and vocal cords to match voices to the point of corresponding voiceprints. While she can make herself look exactly like a person who is physically bigger than herself, she will not weigh as much as the real person does. Although she can maintain the form of a person of her height, weight and build indefinitely, the longer that she maintains the form of a person physically bigger than herself, the greater the strain she feels.

Mystique has the ability to enhance her strength, speed, agility, reflexes and senses.

Accelerated Healing: Mystique's nature allows her to repair and regenerate herself from minor to near-death injuries in a short span of time, much faster than an ordinary human.

Toxin & Disease Resistance: She is also able to develop resistance and immunities to toxins and diseases.

Retarded Aging: Her metamorphic powers have retarded the degenerative effects of her aging process she is either close to or over one hundred years old.

Psychic Defense: Mystique's nature also provides her with a natural defense against telepathic intrusion.

Abilities

Expert Combatant

Trained Actress

Expert Marksman

Omnilingualism: The power to instantly speak and understand any language fluently.

Mystique can lift 7 tons in her base form She has also shattered solid steal with a effortless punch

WEAKNESS

Appearance Limitation: Mystique could never duplicate the powers of other mutan or superhumans. She still cannot duplicate the powers of the person she imitates.