Noriko Ashida (Earth-58163)

Surge
Name	Noriko Ashida
Current Alias	Surge
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Hellions (S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Relatives	Parents: Seiji Ashida (father, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Height	5′7″ (1.7 m)
Weight	137 lbs (62.14 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-58163
Place of Birth	Tokyo, Japan
Personal Information
Identity	Known to Authorities
Citizenship	American, Japanese
Occupation	Junior S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent
Base of Operations	S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir
First	New X-Men (Vol. 2) #16 (July, 2005)
First	New X-Men (Vol. 2) #16 (July, 2005)
Death	New X-Men (Vol. 2) #19 (October, 2005)
Death	New X-Men (Vol. 2) #19 (October, 2005)

History

Nori's father, Seiji Ashida, once served as Sapien Adviser to Emperor Sunfire in Japan. Emperor Sunfire was very close to the Ashida family and even considered Nori to be his niece. When Nori's powers emerged, her father tried to hide them from Emperor Sunfire. However, when Sunfire learned of Nori's mutant powers, he immediately removed the girl from the Ashida home and fired Seiji for his deceit.

Growing up in a world dominated by Homo superior, Noriko Ashida decided to enlist in the S.H.I.E.L.D. training program, run by Sebastian Shaw. She was assigned to the training team called the Hellions under the leadership of Agent Moonstar. This group included Scion, Magik, Quill, Synch, Wind Dancer, and Anole.

She eventually met and began dating David Alleyne, but had to do so secretly because of the stigma of a S.H.I.E.L.D. trainee dating a New Mutants Leadership Institute student.

She was with the Hellions during their first mission to stop Cameron Hodge and his suicide bombers from attacking the NMLI.

After successfully completing their first mission, the Hellions were assigned to investigate the Human Liberation Front in Tokyo, Japan. Because her father was suspected of being involved, Surge was temporarily replaced by Magik. Magik's teleportation powers also served as transportation.

While investigating the Human Liberation Front threat, the Hellions discovered the truth about Project Genesis with help from NMLI recruits. Under the suggestion of Dr. Garrison, Emperor Sunfire, and S.H.I.E.L.D. sanctioned the experimentation of inducing mutation in baseline humans to force evolution.

After freeing the imprisoned baseline humans, the Hellions and recruits from the New Mutant Leadership Institute went a suicide mission to Emperor Sunfire's Imperial Palace. Magik teleported the human prisoners away as the only remaining member of the Hellions.

Attributes

Powers

• Electricity Generation
• Superhuman Speed

Notes

• David Alleyne and Nori are dating, but secretly.
• Surge's hair is its natural black color as opposed to the artificial Electric Blue color.
• Surge doesn't appear to require her Power Gauntlets to control her mutant powers.
• Surge was forcibly taken from her family by Emperor Sunfire instead of disowned for being a mutant.

See Also

• 4 appearance(s) of Noriko Ashida (Earth-58163)
• 5 image(s) of Noriko Ashida (Earth-58163)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Noriko Ashida (Earth-58163)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Noriko Ashida (Earth-58163)