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| Image = Lorelei Travis (Earth-616) 001.jpg
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| Image = Lorelei Travis (Earth-616) from District X Vol 1 1 0001.jpg
| ImageText = Lorelei Travis
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| RealName = Lorelei Travis
| RealName = Lorelei Travis
 
 
| CurrentAlias = Lorelei
 
| CurrentAlias = Lorelei
 
| Aliases =
 
| Aliases =
| Identity = Public
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| Identity = No Dual
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| Affiliation = Formerly {{m|198}}, [[Wildkat Klub]] ({{m|Kaufman Enterprises}})
| Alignment = Neutral
 
| Affiliation = [[198]]
 
 
| Relatives =
 
| Relatives =
 
| Universe = Earth-616
 
| Universe = Earth-616
| BaseOfOperations = Xavier Institute, formerly Wildkat Klub
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| BaseOfOperations = Formerly [[Utopia]], [[San Francisco Bay]]; [[San Francisco]], [[California]]; [[Xavier Institute]], [[Westchester County]], [[New York State|New York]]; Wildkat Klub, [[Mutant Town]], [[New York City]]
   
 
| Gender = Female
 
| Gender = Female
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| Education =
 
| Education =
   
| Origin = [[Homo Superior|Mutant]]
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| Origin = [[Homo superior|Mutant]]
 
| PlaceOfBirth =
 
| PlaceOfBirth =
 
| Creators = David Hine; David Yardin
 
| Creators = David Hine; David Yardin
 
| First = District X #1
 
| First = District X #1
   
 
| HistoryText =
| HistoryText = Lorelei Travis was a mutant with prehensile hair. She was an exotic dancer at mob leader Daniel Kaufman's Wildkat Klub in the district of New York City commonly referred to as Mutant Town. Constantly exposed to the harassment of rivaling mutant gangs, bigoted humans and capricious members of the police, Lorelei Travis nonetheless managed to become one of the Wildkat Klub's household names through the artistic use of her genetic mutation. During an investigation into Kaufman's businesses by Special Agent [[Lucas Bishop (Earth-1191)|Bishop]] and Detective [[Ismael Ortega (Earth-616)|Ismael Ortega]], Lorelei survived a bombing of the Wildkat Klub perpetrated by Kaufman's enemies, sustaining minor injuries.
 
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===[[Mutant Town]]===
 
Lorelei Travis was a mutant with prehensile hair. She was an exotic dancer at mob leader [[Daniel Kaufman (Earth-616)|Daniel Kaufman]]'s [[Wildkat Klub]] in the district of New York City commonly referred to as [[Mutant Town]]. Constantly exposed to the harassment of rivaling mutant gangs, bigoted humans and capricious members of the police, Lorelei Travis nonetheless managed to become one of the Wildkat Klub's household names through the artistic use of her genetic mutation. During an investigation into Kaufman's businesses by Special Agent [[Lucas Bishop (Earth-1191)|Bishop]] and Detective [[Ismael Ortega (Earth-616)|Ismael Ortega]], Lorelei survived a bombing of the Wildkat Klub perpetrated by Kaufman's enemies, sustaining minor injuries.{{r|District X #5}}
   
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===[[M-Day]], [[Decimation]], the [[198]]===
Lorelei was one of the few mutants to retain her powers after the effects of [[Decimation|M-Day]]. A group of militant Purity members cut all of her hair out. Unlikely help came in the form of [[Mortimer Toynbee (Earth-616)|Toad]] who, after saving her, escorted her to the [[Xavier Institute]] to join the other members remaining mutants. Her hair was restored by the healing powers of [[Absolon Mercator (Earth-616)|Mister M]], who she started a relationship with not long after. Lorelei was present at Mister M's death.
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Lorelei was one of the few mutants to retain her powers after the effects of [[Decimation|M-Day]]. A group of militant Purity members cut all of her hair out. Unlikely help came in the form of [[Mortimer Toynbee (Earth-616)|Toad]] who, after saving her, escorted her to the [[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters|Xavier Institute]] to join the other members remaining mutants. Her hair was restored by the healing powers of [[Absolon Mercator (Earth-616)|Mister M]], who she started a relationship with not long after. Lorelei was present at Mister M's death.{{r|X-Men: The 198 #5}}
   
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===Utopia===
| Powers = Lorelei has prehensile hair.
 
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During San Francisco riots, [[Julian Keller (Earth-616)|Hellion]], Lorelei, [[Jeremiah Muldoon (Earth-616)|Jeremiah Muldoon]], [[Roberto da Costa (Earth-616)|Sunspot]], [[Adam Neramani (Earth-616)|Adam X]], [[Ben Hammil (Earth-616)|Match]] and [[Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis (Earth-616)|Avalanche]] met in this last's bar and choose to oppose to the H.A.M.M.E.R curfew.{{r|Uncanny X-Men #513}} They were all stopped and jailed by the [[X-Men (Osborn) (Earth-616)|Dark X-Men]] and H.A.M.M.E.R agents.{{r|Dark Avengers #7}}
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| Powers = '''Hair Manipulation''': Lorelei has prehensile hair, which gives her mental control over it. Her hair is especially lengthy and tends to be quite animated. Lorelei will generally use her power for more creative pursuit, as it seems impractical for anything more confrontational, since it doesn't seem to be especially durable. She can also cause it to grow at a highly accelerated rate.
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She was deemed a [[:Category:Low Threats|Low Threat]] by the [[Office of National Emergency (Earth-616)|O*N*E]].{{r|X-Men: The 198 Files #1}}
 
| Abilities =
 
| Abilities =
 
| Strength = Human
 
| Strength = Human
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| Links =
 
| Links =
 
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[[Category:198 Mutants]]
 
 
[[Category:Trichokinesis]]
 
[[Category:Trichokinesis]]
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[[Category:Utopians]]
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[[Category:Post-M-Day Mutants (The 198)]]
 
[[Category:Low Threats]]

Revision as of 00:00, 20 August 2019

History

Mutant Town

Lorelei Travis was a mutant with prehensile hair. She was an exotic dancer at mob leader Daniel Kaufman's Wildkat Klub in the district of New York City commonly referred to as Mutant Town. Constantly exposed to the harassment of rivaling mutant gangs, bigoted humans and capricious members of the police, Lorelei Travis nonetheless managed to become one of the Wildkat Klub's household names through the artistic use of her genetic mutation. During an investigation into Kaufman's businesses by Special Agent Bishop and Detective Ismael Ortega, Lorelei survived a bombing of the Wildkat Klub perpetrated by Kaufman's enemies, sustaining minor injuries.[1]

M-Day, Decimation, the 198

Lorelei was one of the few mutants to retain her powers after the effects of M-Day. A group of militant Purity members cut all of her hair out. Unlikely help came in the form of Toad who, after saving her, escorted her to the Xavier Institute to join the other members remaining mutants. Her hair was restored by the healing powers of Mister M, who she started a relationship with not long after. Lorelei was present at Mister M's death.[2]

Utopia

During San Francisco riots, Hellion, Lorelei, Jeremiah Muldoon, Sunspot, Adam X, Match and Avalanche met in this last's bar and choose to oppose to the H.A.M.M.E.R curfew.[3] They were all stopped and jailed by the Dark X-Men and H.A.M.M.E.R agents.[4]

Attributes

Powers

Hair Manipulation: Lorelei has prehensile hair, which gives her mental control over it. Her hair is especially lengthy and tends to be quite animated. Lorelei will generally use her power for more creative pursuit, as it seems impractical for anything more confrontational, since it doesn't seem to be especially durable. She can also cause it to grow at a highly accelerated rate.

She was deemed a Low Threat by the O*N*E.[5]

See Also

Links and References

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