The mutant known as Briquette was originally a mercenary and member of the all-female Hell's Belles.[1] However, Decimation left Briquette's teammates without their powers.[2] Retaining her superhuman strength and molten lava-hot skin, Briquette remained at large.[3] Briquette later joined the rest of mutantkind on Krakoa.[4]
History
Briquette joined the group of female mercenaries known as the Hell's Belles and trained with their mentor Cyber.
When her former teammate Shrew left the group and agreed to testify against them in court, Briquette and the Belles were dispatched to retrieve her. Briquette and Tremolo ambushed X-Factor in the hotel they were using to guard Shrew. Briquette traded blows with Strong Guy, but quickly melted the floor which caused the pair to fall to the basement.[5] Cyber joined in the fight, pricking Strong Guy with a poisoned talon. Strong Guy then warned Briquette that she was heating up the hotel's boiler. Briquette continued to heat it with her hands until it started to explode, allowing Cyber and Briquette to escape.
That night, the Hell's Belles met with X-Factor to discuss trading Shrew for Strong Guy's antidote. However, Strong Guy revealed a toxicologist had already cured the poison from his system, and a battle ensued. Briquette and Vague were swarmed by Multiple Man's dupes wearing insulated suits. Tremolo defeated the duplicates, and Briquette turned her attention to Quicksilver. She grabbed the speedster and began to melt his body until Strong Guy knocked her away. After Cyber's defeat, Briquette and her teammates were presumably taken into custody.[6]
Several years later, Briquette joined Nightcrawler's support group, Mindfulness for Mutant Appearances . Briquette joined the group for a safe space to express herself without non-mutants judging her looks. During the first meeting, Briquette became angry at Stacy X's inclusion, as she looked like an average human. After Stacy X revealed her depression at losing her powers and appearance after Decimation, Briquette reconciled and embraced her.[3]
Age of X-Man[]
In the Age of X-Men pocket dimension Briquette was an actress with Mastermind Studios. Alongside other fellow performers from Mastermind Studios, Briquette confronted Nightcrawler.[7] In the ensuing battle, Briquette assisted Hellion, though the fight was cut short. Later, Briquette was among several mind-controlled by the Stepford Cuckoos.[8]
She seemingly perished along with the rest of the planet when Magneto used the Life Seed to allow some of the mutants to leave the Age of X-Man.[9]
Krakoa[]
Briquette was among the several mutants to join the X-Men on the mutant nation of Krakoa.[4]
After her depowered teammates were defeated and imprisoned by the Children of the Atom, Briquette was contacted by Vague. She traveled to the prison and freed her teammates. The Children of the Atom learned of this and attempted to stop Briquette. However, Briquette quickly defeated the young heroes until Storm appeared and invited the depowered Belles to join them on Krakoa.[10]Attributes
Powers
Briquette is a Mutant who possesses a number of superhuman physical attributes as a result of her genetic mutation:
- Thermokinesis: Briquette possesses the ability to enhance the heat of her skin by an immense amount, enabling her to melt any material that she touches.
- Superhuman Strength: Briquette is superhumanly strong and has been noted going toe-to-toe with such superhumanly strong characters such as Strong Guy.
- Superhuman Durability: Briquette has a degree of invulnerability, giving her a resistance to physical injury.
See Also
- 9 appearance(s) of Briquette (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) of Briquette (Earth-616)
- 13 image(s) of Briquette (Earth-616)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Briquette (Earth-616)