Robin Vega (Earth-616)

Robin Vega
Name	Unrevealed
Current Alias	Robin Vega
Affiliation and Relationships
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Irises: Blue Red (when transformed)
Hair	Blond, Silver (when transformed)
Skin	Silver (when transformed)
Unusual Features	Metallic body when transformed
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Research assistant
Base of Operations	Empire State University, New York City, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Howard Mackie, John Romita, Jr.
First	Spider-Man #82 (June, 1997)
First	Spider-Man #82 (June, 1997)

History

Robin when not transformed

Robin Vega lived a life on the run, frequently changing her name and hiding her identity due to her mutant status. Her journey eventually brought her to Empire State University, where she pursued graduate studies in metallurgy under the guidance of Dr. Sydney Lanning. While there, she encountered fellow student Paul Stacy, an academic rival, and met Peter Parker during a visit to Lanning’s office. Vega and Parker struck up a friendly rapport, but their walk across campus was cut short when they came upon a protest by the anti-mutant Friends of Humanity. Disturbed by the hateful demonstration, Robin abruptly left Peter and disappeared.

Later, Paul Stacy—who had aligned himself with the Friends—attempted to force Robin to abandon her studies by threatening her, having uncovered her mutant nature. Peter intervened, chasing Stacy off. Robin, overwhelmed by fear and frustration, received a brief moment of support from Mary Jane Watson before fleeing once more, this time to the rooftop of a university building. Peter followed her and there, she revealed her secret: she was a mutant. For the first time, she activated her powers, transforming her body into metal. Enraged, Robin departed with the intent of confronting Stacy and the Friends.

Robin tracked Paul to his apartment and confronted him, but before she could carry out her revenge, their encounter was interrupted. The Friends of Humanity launched an armed assault on the apartment, accidentally setting the building ablaze in the chaos. As Stacy focused on rescuing other residents, Robin captured the attackers and used her powers to brand the word "MUTIE" into their foreheads as a message. When Paul re-entered the burning building to save a child, Robin helped carry them both to safety. Witnessing his bravery and realizing there was more depth to him than she had assumed, Robin chose to leave peacefully.

Attributes

Powers

Metal Mimicry: Vega is a mutant with the superhuman ability to convert the tissue of her body into a 'living' metal substance. She performed shapeshifting feats like stretching her limbs, turning from solid to liquid, and shaping her hands into weapons. She is also bulletproof.

See Also

• 2 appearance(s) of Robin Vega (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Robin Vega (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Robin Vega (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Robin Vega (Earth-616)

Links and References

• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix5/vegarobinspdrmn.htm