Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)

Deathbird
Name	Cal´syee Neramani-Summers
Current Alias	Deathbird
Aliases	Deathbird, War, Empress Deathbird
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Emperor Vulcan, former ally of the Brood, MODOK, former member of Four Horsemen of Apocalypse
Relatives	Vulcan (Husband), Unnamed Father (Deceased), Ka'ardum (Uncle), D'Ken (Brother, deceased), Lilandra (Sister, Deceased), Unnamed Sister (Deceased), Corsair (Father-in-Law, Deceased), Katherine Summers (Mother-in-Law, Deceased), Cyclops (Brother-in-Law), Havok (Brother-in-Law), other Summers family (extended family by marriage), Black Light, White Noise (alleged children), Adam-X (Nephew)
Marital Status	Widowed
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′8″ (1.73 m)
Weight	181 lbs (82.1 kg) (62 kg)
Eyes	Irises: White
Hair	Purple and Blue Feathers
Unusual Features	Blue and purple feathers in place of hair.
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	The Aerie, Shi'ar homeworld
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	Shi'ar
Occupation	Usurper empress of Shi'ar Empire, regent of the captive Kree Empire
Base of Operations	Mobile
Creators and Appearances
First	Ms. Marvel #9 (June, 1977)
First	Ms. Marvel #9 (June, 1977)

History

Contrary to most of the Shi'ar, Deathbird had atavistic features, being much more similar to her ancestors than, for instance, her younger siblings Lilandra and D'Ken. Deathbird has been described as an "evolutionary throwback".

Although she was the eldest of the Neramani siblings, Deathbird was denied the right to rule the Shi'ar Empire, and D'Ken was named emperor. Due to her crimes against the state, including the murder of her father the emperor, Deathbird was exiled to the outer space.

Deathbird reached Earth trying to get some supplies for her ship, and she encountered superheroes Ms Marvel and Hawkeye, and allied herself with MODOK. Later, she escaped from Earth.

Wanting the throne, she rebelled against D'Ken, who was emperor at the time, and allied herself with the Brood to usurp him and, later, Lilandra (who succeeded D'Ken). She eventually usurped the throne and became empress of Shi'ar, although she had to face many rebellions. A group of Skrulls maimed her wings and forced her to abdicate in their favor.

Deathbird sought the help of Lilandra's allies the X-Men but, once the Skrulls were removed from the throne, Deathbird chose not to sit on it, and she abdicated again in favor of Lilandra. Due to her surprisingly good job while reigning, once the Kree-Shi'ar War was over, Lilandra named Deathbird viceroy of the recently annexed Kree Empire.

Deathbird was later recruited to serve Apocalypse as the Horseman War. She retrieved the Living Monolith along with X-Man Bishop for Apocalypse to use in the Twelve. Deathbird and Famine were teleported away by Mikhail Rasputin after Apocalypse's defeat.

While in space, she began a relationship with the time-displaced Bishop. The two ended up confronting each other over a plan to defeat the Ruul, and Deathbird was presumed dead after being ejected from a spaceship.

Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire

Deathbird and Vulcan

Deathbird was rescued by the Imperial Guard. Lilandra imprisoned her because she posed a threat to her rule. Vulcan was captured by the palace guard as he entered Shi'ar territory on his quest for vengeance against the entire Shi'ar race. He was incarcerated in the same maximum security installation that housed Deathbird. Vulcan was released by a member of a secret order that wished D'Ken to lead the Shi'ar once more. Vulcan released Deathbird.

Vulcan was enthralled by Deathbird, and they became romantically involved. He promised to put his quest for vengeance on hold. Deathbird convinced Vulcan to finish the healing process that the Shi'ar members of the secret order had begun on D'Ken, who remained in a coma since the M'Kraan Crystal incident. When D'Ken discerned Vulcan's feelings for Deathbird, he invoked an ancient Shi'ar custom and invited Vulcan to marry Deathbird and become part of Shi'ar royalty.

Vulcan and Deathbird were married in front of the M'Kraan Crystal just as the X-Men, Lilandra, The Starjammers, and the Shi'ar loyal to Lilandra attacked. During the chaos that ensued Vulcan killed D'Ken (as he didn't promise not to kill him) and assumed the throne of Emperor of the Shi'ar Empire, with Deathbird as his Empress. During the fight Polaris crushed the ribs of Deathbird's husband and she instructed the Imperial Guard, still loyal to the ruling family, to protect them as they fled.

Vulcan's rule was initially compared to Lilandra's as the Shi'ar thought Cal´syee's husband another weak human. Vulcan however proved that he was a strong emperor and the people fell in love with him. During the Starjammers escape from their prison planet Cal´syee was severely injured by Polaris.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Berserker: Deathbird can go berserk to increase her endurance and fighting skills, but only once per day.

• Claws: Deathbird has claw-like nails that can be used in fight, except when flying.
• Natural winged flight, able to reach 63 mph. Maximum 6 hours of flight, without extra weight. Maximum load, 330 pounds. Notably, she must have her arms free, but she might use her hands while flying. Her wings are sharp spurs that can be used to fight while on flight.

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Abilities

• Excellent hand-to-hand combatant, trained in Shi'ar methods of armed and unarmed combat.
• Skilled at hurling javelins.
• Expert in Shi'ar law.
• Cunning military strategist.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Shi'ar Javelins, which extend to 3-feet in length and can be thrown with deadly force. Deathbird has also used a javelin that releases a noxious gas on impact. Some javelins can project blasts of electricity when the tips of two javelins touch each other.

Transportation

Shi'ar starships.

Notes

• Deathbird had also killed her mother. It was learned after Lilandra screamed, "Matricide!" while leaping towards her. Uncanny X-Men #156

See Also

• 90 appearance(s) of Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)
• 13 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)
• 5 minor appearance(s) of Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)
• 20 mention(s) of Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)
• 80 image(s) of Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)
• 6 quotation(s) by or about Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)
• 6 victim(s) killed by Cal'syee Neramani (Earth-616)