Melody Guthrie (Earth-616)

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Name	Melody Guthrie
Current Alias	Aero
Aliases	Melodie Guthrie (misspelling)
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Xavier Institute student body
Relatives	Parents: Thomas Guthrie (father, deceased) Lucinda Guthrie (mother) Siblings: Samuel Guthrie (Cannonball) (brother) Paige Guthrie (Husk) (sister) Joshua Guthrie (Icarus) (brother) Jebediah Guthrie (brother) Elizabeth Guthrie (sister) Joelle Guthrie (sister) Lewis Guthrie (brother) Cissie Guthrie (sister) unnamed sister Ray Holder, Jr. (foster brother) Family-in-Law: Izzy Kane (sister-in-law) Other Relatives: Lucas Guthrie (paternal uncle) Bonnie (maternal 1st cousin once removed) Josiah Guthrie (nephew)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′9″ (1.75 m)
Weight	121 lbs (54.88 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Alive; formerly deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Guthrie Farmhouse, Cumberland County, Kentucky
Cause of Death	Killed by • --|A|-- • as part of the Crucible (resurrected by the Five)
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American, Krakoan
Occupation	Adventurer; former student
Education	High School level courses at Xavier Institute
Base of Operations	Krakoa, Pacific Ocean Formerly Guthrie Farmhouse, Cumberland County, Kentucky; Xavier Institute, Salem Center, North Salem, Westchester County, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Chris Claremont, Jackson Guice, Kyle Baker
First	New Mutants #42 (April, 1986)
First	New Mutants #42 (April, 1986)

History

The depowered Melody visits the X-Mansion for Icarus' death

One of ten siblings, Melody Guthrie was the fourth of the Guthrie children to have manifested mutant abilities. Sent to join her kin at the Xavier Institute, Melody ultimately lost her powers with the advent of M-Day. Believing she still had her powers, she jumped off a building, but was saved by Beast in the nick of time.

Since then, she lived at home with her mother, Lucinda, and her other siblings. She briefly returned to the Institute after the death of her brother Josh to say goodbye.

She eventually took a job as an administrator for Camp Gloriana, where Storm was a keynote speaker, leading to their reunion.

Melody later went to live on the newly-created mutant-only nation of Krakoa. There, she became the first to undergo a novel ritual called the Crucible, a trial of combat against Apocalypse to earn the right to die and be resurrected by the Five, in order to regain her lost powers. In front of a large ensemble of mutants, she was brutalised by Apocalypse, who urged her to give up and ask to be healed instead of persisting in the fight. Melody refused and was ultimately killed by Apocalypse, passing the trial of Crucible. She later claimed her prize when she was resurrected by the Five, with her former powers returned to her.

Attributes

Powers

Melody flying for the first time after being repowered.

• Aerokinesis
  • Flight: Melody can generate an aura of energy that allows her to levitate and propel through the air under her own power.

Trivia

• Although it was clear that there was definitely one more Guthrie sister who was not Paige, Joelle, Elisabeth, or one of the female twins, as shown in both New Mutants #42 and Uncanny X-Men '95 #1, Melody’s name was not revealed until Uncanny X-Men #444-445.
• Melody might have been present in X-Men (Vol. 2) #36, holding a teddy bear. In that issue, all the Guthries were blonde, even Joshua and Lucinda.

See Also

• 16 appearance(s) of Melody Guthrie (Earth-616)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Melody Guthrie (Earth-616)
• 4 mention(s) of Melody Guthrie (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Melody Guthrie (Earth-616)
• 19 image(s) of Melody Guthrie (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Melody Guthrie on Wikipedia.org
• Aero at the Marvel Appendix