—Rogue[source]What defines us is hope. That's why we don't give up. That's why, no matter the odds... we find a way t' win.
The mutant known as Rogue has the uncontrollable ability of absorbing the energy of others through physical contact, temporarily incorporating their abilities, powers, memories and even personality with a touch, a process which wears her victims out.[14] A runaway,[15] Rogue was found and adopted by mutant terrorists Mystique and Destiny.[16][17] She had her abilities traumatically activated when she shared her first kiss with a boy and put him into a coma.[18] As part of Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Rogue accidentally learned from Destiny that the super-heroine Ms. Marvel was destined to bring tragedy to their life. Deciding to secretly attack Ms. Marvel, Rogue unexpectedly absorbed her entire persona, permanently keeping not only her flight and super-strength powers but also her psyche.[19][14] Gravely affected by this experience, Rogue had no choice but to seek help with Mystique's enemy, Professor Charles Xavier, founder and leader of the X-Men. Contrary to other members' disapproval, Xavier took Rogue in as part of the team.[20]
Rogue soon proved her worth by becoming one of Xavier's most loyal soldiers by not being afraid of putting herself in danger to protect others.[21] With the X-Men, she found relative peace[22] and even managed to get rid of Ms. Marvel's identity.[23] After a long period with the X-Men, she had different opportunities to lead the team,[24][25] and also to live a normal powerless life.[26] A notable super hero, Rogue was also a member of the Avengers Unity Division, a team designed to improve mutant-human relations,[27] eventually becoming the leader of the team.[28]
After getting married to her long-time teammate and lover, Gambit,[1] Rogue started to enjoy options to keep her powers in check.[29] Alongside her husband, Rogue once again took up the role of leading the X-Men, this time establishing a sanctuary in the bayou area of Louisiana in order to offer asylum to young mutants in need of shelter and guidance.[30]
History
Girl on the Run[]
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Young Anna Marie and her mother
Anna Marie was born to Priscilla and Owen in a back-to-nature hippie commune in Caldecott County, Mississippi. She was delivered by her aunt Carrie, her mother's sister. Although the prude Carrie believed Owen had ruined Priscilla's life, she still maintained a relationship with Priscilla and Anna Marie, who frequently visited her in their family's ancestral farmhouse. However, after Carrie reprimanded Priscilla for sharing the commune's attempt to use Native American mysticism to reach an ethereal plane known as the Far Banks, the sisters cut ties with each other. The ritual resulted in Priscilla's disappearance. Owen informed Carrie about the incident and left Anna Marie under her care while asking her to move in to the commune, which she refused. In her grief at the loss of her sister, Carrie proved to be a strict and authoritarian guardian to protect her niece. This led Anna Marie to be a rebellious child. Her poor relationship with her rigid aunt and distant father prompted her to run away from home as a kid.[4]
Fending for herself as a loner, the young girl was nicknamed by the locals as "Rogue", which became the only name she would go by. The skittish Rogue was approached by a warm-hearted Mystique, a mutant shapeshifter. Since Mystique was an outcast herself, Rogue trusted her.[16] Mystique took Rogue in on the advice of her precognitive partner, Destiny. As part of a family, Rogue enjoyed happy moments with her mothers.[31][17][32] However, due to Destiny's knowledge about the future, Mystique was secretly aware of Rogue's condition as a mutant and, in fact, had plans of using Rogue in her mission as a mutant terrorist.[18]
At some point, Rogue grew close to a boy named Cody Robbins. Mystique feared for their relationship, wishing to prevent any development from it. Still, during their flirtation, Rogue impulsively kissed Robbins, at which point her latent mutant power to absorb the life energy and psyche of others with skin-to-skin contact emerged. Cody Robbins was left in a coma from which he would not awaken. Rogue was traumatized by the experience, breaking her spirit to the point of embracing Mystique's mission. Not able to control her absorption powers at first, Rogue usually wore body-concealing clothing that eliminated the possibility of accidental skin contact.[33][18][16][34] Now having powers, Rogue was introduced by Mystique to crime as part of her Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Soon, in their secret missions, Rogue realized how dreadful her powers could be as she shared her mind with those she acted against through touch.[35]
Ms. Marvel[]
One of Destiny's visions predicted that the super-heroine Carol Danvers, the mighty Ms. Marvel, would ruin Rogue's life. In order to protect Rogue, Mystique had her Brotherhood attack Ms. Marvel with no success, leading to their arrest. Noticing Mystique's fury, Rogue decided to deal with their enemy by herself in secrecy. Learning Ms. Marvel would be in San Francisco, Rogue tackled her, wishing to prove her worth to the eyes of the Brotherhood. During a fight at the Golden Gate Bridge, Rogue's powers interacted with Ms. Marvel in an unexpected way: Rogue absorbed Ms. Marvel's alien-based powers and memories permanently. Rogue gained Ms. Marvel's incredible strength, near-invulnerability, the power of flight, but her psyche was fractured in the process, ironically consummating Destiny's prediction. Rogue disposed of the apparently lifeless body of Danvers, who was saved by Spider-Woman.[14][12][19]
Rogue's loneliness, envy, bitterness, and despair turned into anger. Wielding Ms. Marvel's abilities, she was ordered to defeat the Avengers, attacking them at their mansion headquarters in order to acquire enough power to break the arrested Brotherhood members free. Rogue was able to incapacitate Captain America and Thor, but was forced to retreat for not being able to subdue Wonder Man with her absorption powers. After regrouping with the Brotherhood at the prison on Ryker's Island, Rogue battled the Avengers one more time. The Avengers prevailed, prompting Mystique to escape with Rogue.[14]
Danvers was psychically treated by the telepath Professor Charles Xavier of the mutant group known as the X-Men,[14] adversaries of Mystique and the Brotherhood. Unbeknownst to them, Mystique had secretly set base at the Pentagon.[36] When Danvers and the X-Men Storm and Wolverine invaded the Pentagon to delete data they had on the X-Men, Rogue was casually seen by her victim. Danvers immediately unleashed her rage upon her aggressor, but Rogue proved to be a formidable foe, forcing Storm to send her out of the battle site with a cyclone.[37] Soon after, Mystique and Rogue envisioned a plan to free their teammates from the Windust Maximum Security Prison. Impersonating the psychiatrist Dr. Kellogg, Rogue had access to the inmates. They were prevented from overcoming the authorities due to the efforts of the space knight Rom, but Rogue, Mystique, and Destiny still managed to run away, resuming their operations as a Sisterhood.[6]
Rogue battles Dazzler
The Sisterhood sought revenge on the X-Men and decided that Angel would be an appropriate source of information. However, Angel's ally, Dazzler, defeated them before they could harm him.[38] This led Rogue to vow revenge on Dazzler, since she had become increasingly jealous of her popular and attractive lifestyle. Going against Mystique,[39] Rogue invaded Dazzler's apartment by herself, but the Heroes for Hire drove her off. Rogue was able to track Dazzler's movements to the dorm room where her sister, Lois London, lived in. Ultimately, Dazzler was able to fend Rogue off alongside the Heroes for Hire after revealing the X-Men were dead so Rogue's mission was pointless.[40] Rogue still nurtured envy for the Dazzler and continued her vendetta. Hunting Dazzler down to Los Angeles, Rogue was invested in merely hurting her hated opponent this time. Dazzler ran away to an airfield, where she siphoned the acoustic energy from an aircraft to knock Rogue out. Rogue's life was put at risk due to her being unconscious next to the plane's turbine. Ultimately, Dazzler chose to save her enemy's life, ending Rogue's unreasonable bloodlust.[41]
Welcomed to the X-Men[]
Rogue battles the X-Men
Suffering more acutely from having Carol Danvers' soul in her body, a tormented and desperate Rogue once again ran away from home.[42] She turned to Professor Xavier for help. Despite the X-Men's vehement disapproval, Xavier welcomed Rogue into his School for Gifted Youngsters, claiming he would never deny a chance to a mutant in need. Xavier was adamant in his decision, and the X-Men threatening to leave if Rogue was allowed to stay bore no results. However, Danvers, being horrified by Rogue's presence, attacked her on sight. Unlike the X-Men, Danvers could not tolerate such a decision and departed permanently. Ultimately, Professor Xavier reminded the X-Men of their ideals and they gave her a chance.[20]
With the X-Men, Rogue traveled to Japan to attend the wedding of Wolverine. At first, he was enraged at seeing Rogue had joined the team, but soon she earned his trust and proved her worth by endangering herself to save the life of his fiancée from an attack orchestrated by Viper and Silver Samurai. Wolverine let Rogue absorb his healing factor to restore her health.[43] Over time, as she recovered, Rogue earned the respect of all the X-Men and became a valued, trusted member of the team.[44] Her integration was not well received by Mystique, who schemed an attack against the X-Men and retrieve Rogue.[45] After having the Brotherhood distract most of the team, Mystique managed to oeld Xavier hostage. As a response, Rogue argued she had joined the X-Men of her own volition in search of mental balance. Heartbroken, Mystique accepted her daughter's decision and abandoned her mission.[46]
Danvers' psyche survived in Rogue's brain; gradually gaining strength, Carol Danvers started to take control over Rogue's body. She emerged after Rogue found out Danvers' old partner and lover, Michael Rossi, faced danger in a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. After breaking in to rescue Rossi, Rogue was rejected by him, being confronted her about her split personality. The incident prompted S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury to send out an all-points bulletin on Rogue, declaring her a public enemy.[47] In an attempt to take Rogue down, Henry Gyrich deployed a neutralizing gun created by Forge to eliminate her powers. Rogue relapsed due to her broken psyche and struggle to place her loyalty in her family or her friends. She traveled to Caldecott County to reconnect to her true origins and was followed by Storm. As Gyrich fired at Rogue, Storm was hit with the device instead. As a result, Storm was stripped of all her mutant powers.[33]
Rogue went missing in the crisis, following her assailants in secrecy, which included Val Cooper. She found Cooper in the clutches of the Dire Wraiths, aliens that attempted to colonize Earth. This allowed Xavier to telepathically locate her and reunite her with the X-Men. Using her powers on Cooper, Rogue learned the truth about the hunt over her as well as Storm's situation.[48] Certain about her allegiances, Rogue realized she had a permanent position with the X-Men.[49] At Xavier's she explored her own abilities as well as those of Danvers, including an instinctive and precognitive sense.[50] When the X-Men interfered in a fight between Juggernaut and Nimrod, Rogue absorbed the powers of most of her teammates to become a one-woman army and end the threat.[51]
In Canada, the X-Men clashed with Alpha Flight when looking for their teammate Cyclops, when Rogue interacted with the speedster Northstar. The X-Men learned about the mystic power of the Firefountain, through which Cyclops's wife, Madelyne Pryor, gained healing abilities. Among those blessed by Pryor was Rogue, who got rid of her curse of not being able to touch another human being. To celebrate she astonished Northstar with a kiss, to his displeasure. Still, they enjoyed a waltz together, something Rogue had never had the chance to while wearing a gala dress. After the Firefountain was revealed to be corruptive and part of Loki's mischievous schemes, Pryor relinquished her powers, drawing Rogue back to her doomed state.[52]
When the sewer-dwelling mutant community known as the Morlocks was targeted by the deadly Marauders, the X-Men intervened. Rogue was to be hit by Harpoon, but was saved by her teammate Kitty Pryde, who was put out of commission due to the attack.[53] Rogue relentlessly opposed the Marauders afterwards to protect innocents, but was knocked out by Sabretooth.[54] Another victim of the Marauders was Dazzler, who joined the X-Men after ironically being saved by Rogue from Malice.[55] Soon after, the debilitated X-Men were taken by Rogue to Muir Island to recover[56] and the bad blood between her and Dazzler soon emerged.[22] When Dazzler went missing after crossing paths with Juggernaut, Rogue led the X-Men newcomers to defeat the unstoppable behemoth.[57] However, Dazzler did not let go of her grudge against Rogue. Still, as teammates, Dazzler retributed the favor by saving Rogue from drowning in a confrontation against the Marauders.[58] At some point, Rogue and Dazzler formed a tepid rivalry, which was tested since Rogue envied Dazzler's relationship with their teammate Longshot and embarked on flirtatious interactions with him, much to Dazzler's rage.[59]
Outback[]
Destiny foresaw the X-Men would die in the near future[60] prompting Mystique to approach Rogue to alert her and her teammates. The brave and heroic Rogue did not cower to the bad omen and chose to stand by her friends.[61] Tracking a missing Storm to Eagle Plaza, the X-Men were intercepted by Mystique's Freedom Force, who attempted to use force to protect Rogue's life.[62] The deadly threat was revealed to be the corrupting entity known as the Adversary, forcing X-Men and Freedom Force to work in cooperation.[63] The X-Men sacrificed their life force to cast the Adversary away. In retribution, the Omniversal Guardian Roma restored the X-Men to life. The events had been broadcast over a live television news feed and the world believed the mutant heroes to be dead; the X-Men used the opportunity to go underground and keep their rebirth a secret.[13] Roma also gifted them the Siege Perilous, a gem that created a portal which granted any who walked through its judgment and a new start at life.[64]
They resurfaced in the Australian Outback, where they claimed the headquarters of the cyborg mercenaries known as the Reavers.[64] Rogue soon adapted to their new condition, befriending the mute teleporter the Reavers had hostage, Gateway.[65] When Madelyne Pryor went missing, the X-Men investigated her whereabouts, battling Press Gang and Genoshan Magistrates in the process. Rogue and Wolverine got captured and taken to Genosha, a nation which exploited the labor of enslaved mutants.[66] In captivity, they were stripped of their powers by Wipeout and contained. The guards molested Rogue. The traumatic violation caused Rogue to surrender her own will to the Carol Danvers personality she hosted. Danvers broke herself free and rescued Wolverine.[5] They infiltrated a concentration camp of Mutates, joining the X-Men to destroy the installation.[67]
Following the incident, Danvers' personality would take over Rogue's consciousness more frequently, especially under stress.[5] As a result, Danvers remodeled Rogue's quarters to her taste, sparking Rogue's ire. This prompted Danvers to permanently take control over Rogue's body.[68] In the United States, Danvers revisited important sites of her former life, being caught in a commotion involving Nimrod and the Master Mold. The hero attacked the robotic threats only to be knocked out, reawakening Rogue.[69] As Rogue struggled in battle against the Master Mold, the other X-Men joined the battle. Dazzler activated the Siege Perilous to banish the mechanical monstrosity, but Rogue was trapped in the scraps. Rogue chose to sacrifice herself to ensure the Sentinel's disappearance, with Dazzler reluctantly firing a light blast to force them through the portal. Rogue was considered dead to her teammates.[70]
Savage Land[]
Savage Land
A long time later, Rogue materialized in her room, unaware that the X-Men had disbanded and that the Reavers had reclaimed their former base. She immediately learned through a news report that Mystique had been murdered. In desperation, she looked for her teammates only to learn she had lost the powers that once belonged to Ms. Marvel. The Reavers intercepted her, but, before they could do her harm, Carol Danvers also appeared in flesh and bone. Having no alternative, Rogue went to Gateway, stealing his powers to vanish. Ending up in the Savage Land, Rogue fended for herself in the wilderness for days. She was brutally attacked by Ms. Marvel, who had succumbed to the psychic influence of the predator Shadow King. Although they had independent bodies, Rogue and Ms. Marvel still shared the same life essence, thus only one would be able to stay alive. Their fight was interrupted by Magneto, who decided to slay Ms. Marvel to preserve Rogue's life.[23]
The Savage Land was under complete control of the sorceress Zaladane, who wishes to extend her influence to the entire globe. Magneto led a resistance against her, being supported by a recovered, though powerless, Rogue. As the days went by, they grew closer. Alongside Nick Fury and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, they planned to strike back, battling the Savage Land Mutates.[71] Magneto was incapacitated by Zalanade and taken hostage to have his powers siphoned. In the process of rescuing him, Rogue's powers fully returned. With her flight and super strength, she liberated an extremely debilitated Magneto from Zaladane. Back to full strength, Magneto demonstrated no mercy and slayed Zaladane despite Rogue's attempt to convince him to spare her. As a result, the disappointed Rogue parted ways with Magneto.[72]
Rogue's next destination was Muir Island, which was under the control of the Shadow King. Having corrupted Moira, he established an Arena where Rogue was forced to duel for her life. Falling under his influence, Rogue began to experience the perversive excitement provided by the brutal battles, defeating Guido in combat. She joined several other brainwashed mutants against the X-Men when they raided Muir Island to destroy the Shadow King.[73] During the conflict, Rogue had her first encounter with the charming newcomer to the X-Men called Gambit. The uninhibited and corrupting influence of the Shadow King disrupted Rogue's lack of control over her powers, which led to her make out with Gambit.[74]
Knocked out by Forge with a telepathic scrambler,[75] Rogue returned to her senses. During the final battle against the Shadow King, Mystique was revealed to have been undercover, disguised as Val Cooper in order to resist the villain's touch.[76] As the Shadow King was put out of commission by Xavier,[77] the X-Men licked their wounds. Gambit approached Rogue once more time in an awkward conversation while she looked for Mystique, only to learn she did not fully remember their previous encounter.[74] Despite being angry at Mystique for forging her death, Rogue ultimately reconciled with her mother. Both grieved the loss of Destiny,[78] who had been killed in action on Muir Island.[79]
The X-Men reassembled, moving back to Xavier's School under his tutelage. The revived group soon faced their major crisis as Nick Fury alerted them about Magneto's suspicious activities concerning the Russian government. The X-Men searched for him with Rogue being particularly interested in reasoning with her former partner. However, as Rogue tried, she was attacked by the Russians, sparking Magneto's ire. She was nursed back to health in Genosha, which had been liberated by the X-Men previously. She witnessed the country be ravaged by Magneto's new lackeys, the Acolytes. While opposing them, she was joined by the other X-Men.[80] The vicious Magneto declared war on humanity, prompting Rogue to finally attack him.[81] The X-Men fought Magneto in his Asteroid M. When it was proved to be doomed, Rogue removed Xavier from the location, despite his desperation in saving Magneto, who apparently perished in battle.[82]
Love is a Gamble[]
In Gambit, who stayed with the team, Rogue found an uneasy relationship. His flirtatious attitude clashed with her issues about not being able to touch another person without harm.[82] Despite her reservation for being teased by Gambit, Rogue agreed on going to dates with him, gradually being seduced by the silver-tongued womanizer.[83] The fledgling romance soon proved to be fragile to Gambit's secret past. At the school, Gambit was confronted by his wife, the member of the Assassin's Guild, Bella Donna. The X-Men learned he was from the rival Thieves' Guild and part of an arranged marriage. As the clans faced a crisis, Gambit's duty forced him to travel to New Orleans, with the X-Men deciding to accompany him. Rogue was devastated by the revelations.[84] The Brood was behind the disruption, which ended up in Bella Donna's apparent death, much to Gambit's dismay.[85] The X-Men put an end to the Brood.[86]
Afterwards, Rogue distanced herself to evaluate her relationship with Gambit[87] ultimately choosing to reject him.[88] However, his incessant advances kept their relationship alive as he was the one who started to fall for Rogue.[89] After Rogue had her eyes injured during a battle against Strobe,[90] Gambit volunteered to take care of her until her vision returned, bringing them closer to each other.[91] They eventually resumed dating and Rogue surrendered, expressing her love for Gambit, although a mere kiss between them was still impossible.[92] When Magneto was revealed to be alive and once again threatened the world, Rogue unleashed her rage upon him as he attacked Gambit. Seeing no alternative, Professor Xavier telepathically shut Magneto's mind off.[93]
Gambit returned to New Orleans as per his brother Henri's request, since Bella Donna's brother Julien was on the loose causing trouble. Rogue was hurt for not being able to access this part of his life and, under Wolverine's advice, decided to accompany Gambit. Their quest consisted of discovering his rumors of Bella Donna being alive were true.[94] Having infiltrated the Assassin's Guild's bayou hideout, Rogue and Gambit learned Bella Donna had not passed away, but was in a coma. Rogue guarded Bella Donna as Gambit attempted to take an elixir from the Thieves' Guild to restore her health.[95] This made Rogue create a bond with Tante Mattie, a mother figure to Gambit. In this condition, Rogue almost succumbed to the temptation of touching Bella Donna to have access to her memories and experiences concerning Gambit. Bella Donna made an involuntary move unexpectedly and Rogue gained knowledge about their relationship, which had a huge impact on her.[96] Using the elixir stolen from Candra, Gambit revived Bella Donna, who lost any memories of them being together. In the end, Gambit returned to Rogue.[97]
With the rise of the popularity of the anti-mutant politician Graydon Creed, Forge requested Rogue and her long-time teammate in the X-Men Nightcrawler to uncover the situation. They stumbled upon an emotionally unstable Mystique, who attempted to assassinate Creed for his past aggressions against her. At Rogue's childhood house, Graydon Creed revealed that he and Nightcrawler were biological sons of Mystique, who never had her love the way Rogue had. Consumed by envy and rage, Creed attacked Rogue, Nightcrawler, and Mystique. Mystique chose to apparently sacrifice herself for the security of her children Rogue and Nightcrawler. From that moment on, as a result of this convoluted history, Rogue and Nightcrawler started to considered themselves siblings.[16]
Another one of Gambit's secrets emerged when the vicious Sabretooth, who had been granted surveilled asylum at the X-Mansion teased Rogue about a dark story.[98] Sabretooth exposed that years prior, in France, Gambit seduced and abandoned a girl during a heist, which resulted in her death at the hands of Sabretooth. The revelation put another strain in Rogue's feelings for Gambit.[99] She decided both she and Gambit needed redemption for their past sins.[100] As such, Rogue traveled to Mississipi to visit Cody Robbins in the sanatorium he had been for years after falling into a coma for having had physical contact with her. She found Robbins missing and, instead, was met by the Assassin's Guild. Seeking revenge, Bella Donna kidnapped Robbins and attacked Rogue.[34] Alerted by Tante Mattie, Rogue searched for Gambit to protect him from the Assassin's Guild.[15] However, Candra was able to restrain Robbins, Mattie, and Gambit, forcing Rogue and Bella Donna to fight each other for her amusement.[101] At peace with her issues with Bella Donna, Rogue knocked her out and led the fight to Candra. Although Rogue was able to overpower Candra and free her friends, but Robbins could not resist the ordeal. Turning this page of her life, Rogue let him go.[102]
Believing they shared their last moment together as the fabric of reality was threatened, Rogue and Gambit finally shared their first passionate kiss.[103] The universe was restored, and their decision had huge consequences. Having absorbed Gambit's personality, Rogue committed heists in Key West, Florida, being followed by her teammate Iceman.[104] Together, the two friends roamed the country as Rogue recovered. When touching Gambit, Rogue learned he hid a horrible secret, but could not fully make sense of the truth, which haunted her.[105] In torment, Rogue decided to solve the situation, meeting up with Gambit. She shared her inability to trust him as the house of cards their relationship was fell off. Gambit offered his hand to be touched again and uncover the full truth, but Rogue refused, parting ways with Gambit and the X-Men.[106]
Rogue rented an apartment in Pine Bluffs, South Carolina, to live an ordinary life[107] as a barista. Her landlady, Melody Watkins reported her to Graydon Creed's anti-mutant organization Humanity's Last Stand. Ambushed by Bastion, Rogue was apprehended. She was once again saved by Magneto, who was shockingly rejuvenated. Claiming not to be Magneto, but a man named Joseph, he convinced Rogue to join him against Humanity's Last Stand. Together, they destroyed the base.[108] With the rise of the psychic monster Onslaught, Rogue had Joseph join the X-Men in the final battle against the creature, immediately causing Gambit to feel jealous.[109][110] This caused Gambit to physically attack Joseph at the Xavier Institute, annoying Rogue.[111]
Having designed a device that could temporarily neuter Rogue's absorbing powers, Joseph gifted Rogue with a kiss on the forehead during Christmas, making her emotional about the experience. During this night, a group of X-Men were summoned by Gladiator to help free the Shi'ar Empire from the Phalanx.[112] Using Shi'ar technology, Rogue devised a suit that generated a force field that could prevent her from accidentally touching others.[113] Rogue was partially consumed by the Phalanx, learning their plans for the universe, but was saved by Gambit before succumbing.[114] The X-Men dismantled the Phalanx,[115] but faced adversities on their way home[116] and landed on the Savage Land.[117]
Trapped in a cave complex that once served as Magneto's headquarters, the X-Men were tortured by the robot Nanny,[117] who negated their mutant powers. Although tormented by his memories, Rogue decided to have one night of love with Gambit, their first and potentially their last.[118] The consummation of their love led Rogue to feel hope, clearing any doubts.[119] Her certainty was short-lived, as, after escaping Nanny, the X-Men were abducted by Erik the Red, who held a trial of Gambit's crimes. It was revealed Gambit had been responsible for recruiting the Marauders for Mister Sinister in order to massacre the Morlocks years prior, an incident that Rogue and the X-Men fought against. Erik the Red forced Rogue to kiss Gambit in order to recollect the events. Rogue broke free in rage, saving Gambit. However, she abandoned him in the frigid valleys of Antarctica, ending their relationship and declaring he did not have a place with her or the X-Men.[120]
Magneto Rex[]
Back to the X-Mansion, Rogue displayed anger and distress.[121] Experiencing nightmares in which she used her powers on Wolverine for personal satisfaction, she worried about her condition. When Wolverine was found drained and unconscious, the X-Men believed Rogue to be responsible. However, the vampiric creature Sauron appeared as the responsible one for it.[122] In fact, Rogue did take advantage of the situation to also feast on Wolverine's life force. Distraught by her own actions, she left the Xavier Institute.[123]
In Manhattan, she went to Dr. Agee, a scientist who promoted the possibility of erasing mutant abilities. After providing a sample of her DNA to Agee,[8] Rogue grew suspicious and investigated him.[124] She still chose to undergo the process, unaware of its potentially damaging consequences. The experiment was supervised by Senator Brickman and his wife, Mallory, who was in fact Mystique in disguise. Mystique interrupted the procedure, wounding Agee. Afterwards, Mystique expressed her disgust at Rogue's self-hate. Their fight escalated and Rogue touched Mystique to use her shapeshifting powers to infiltrate the Agee Institute. She learned from Agee the process was possible, but after considering the device could be used to depower mutants against their will, Rogue ultimately destroyed it.[125]
Gambit crossed paths with the X-Men and returned to the team.[126] In order to stay away from Rogue, he resettled to the boathouse. In Boston, Rogue and Gambit talked about their issues. They were attacked by Kali, an insane woman who wished to ascend as a goddess, but was promptly defeated. Afterwards, Gambit could not fully embrace Rogue's love, leading her to keep her distance.[127] After touching Gambit during a mission,[128] Rogue learned he had been blackmailed, which explained his behavior.[129]
Joseph was revealed to be a clone of Magneto during another attempt of the Master of Magnetism of unleashing his rage upon humanity. The X-Men intervened, with Rogue attempting to reason with Magneto one more time. However, the conflict ended thanks to Joseph's sacrifice as he relinquished his own body to restore Earth's magnetic field. As a result, Magneto was given rule over Genosha by the United Nations as a peace treaty.[130] As Rogue mourned Joseph's demise, all the other X-Men were abducted to a distant galaxy.[131] Having no place to go, Rogue arrived on Genosha, intrigued by Magneto's next course of action.[132] Rogue was captured by Magneto, but informed him she meant no harm and that he faced political opposition from Zealot, who had kidnapped Quicksilver. Although she wished to rescue Quicksilver, Magneto rejected her help. Rogue kissed Magneto to access his memories, being horrified by the suffering he had endured in his life. Despite being demanded to leave Genosha, she insisted on reaching Quicksilver.[133] Magneto ended the conflict by executing Zealot, once again horrifying Rogue. In disappointment, she left, this time giving up any potential Magneto could have for reformation.[134]
Destiny's Diaries[]
At the X-Mansion, Rogue welcomed the X-Men back as they returned from their long space adventure.[135][136] Fearing the X-Men might have been compromised during this mission, Xavier disbanded the team with no further explanations.[137] Rogue decided to enjoy life, being accompanied by Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler.[138] In Manhattan, they went to parties together. They were contacted by Mystique, who had been hunted by mysterious agents of Yakiba and asked for help. Mystique and Rogue were able to talk about Destiny's death and recollect their years together. Rogue investigated the situation, exploring many of Mystique's secret safehouses, only to be met by Sunfire,[31] who accused Mystique of being behind crimes in Japan. Rogue was able to vouch for Mystique's innocence, realizing other shapeshifters were among the X-Men. Moreover, thanks to Destiny's machinations, Pryde had access to one of her Diaries. Expressing her gratitude, Mystique disappeared without a trace.[139]
The X-Men reunited after learning Skrulls had infiltrated them in coalition with Apocalypse. The group emerged victorious, but with drastic scars.[140] Soon after, the High Evolutionary deactivated mutations all over the globe. Without powers, Mystique was easily caught and jailed.[141] Rogue usurped a fake identity Destiny had as a lawyer in an attempt to get Mystique out of prison.[142] Mystique could not tolerate Rogue's method, which involved not breaking the law to honor her status as an X-Man. As such, she chose to break contact with Rogue. The X-Men defeated the High Evolutionary, reverting his attack. Repowered, Mystique was on the loose again.[143]
The X-Men went through modifications, with the squadron Rogue was part of lacking an adequate field leader.[144] As such, by unanimous vote, the X-Men elected Rogue as the most qualified to fill in the position. Differently from previous leaders of the team, Rogue was unpredictable and erratic, gaining a new type of advantage in her leadership. She led the X-Men to battle clans of the Neo, ultimately deciding to contact the other faction of X-Men, that was led by none other than Gambit.[24] Gambit and his team seemed to be working with the Neo, sparking a fight between the two teams. Gambit asked Rogue to trust him, which she accepted and pretended to be knocked out. In the end, Rogue absorbed Gambit's powers to put a final act against the Neo Goth and the Crimson Pirates. The Goth perished in battle and, to cope with the experience, Rogue returned to Gambit's loving arms.[145] Rogue ultimately put an end to the threat of the Neo by forcing Domina to retreat.[146]
As Rogue coped with the experience, she crossed paths with Z'Cann, a psychic alien from Cadre K, Xavier's mentored group of Skrull mutants. Z'Cann was being attacked by the Blood Brothers as Earth functioned as a penal colony for numerous extraterrestrials criminals. Z'Cann purposely touched Rogue to activate the mutant's abilities as the two evaded bounty hunters. The process led Rogue to fully assimilate the Skrull physiology of Z'Cann.[147] In order to liberate Earth, the X-Men joined forces with the Avengers. Carol Danvers was a member of the team. Having Z'Cann's knowledge in addition to Danvers' expertise in Kree technology could allow someone to sabotage Ronan's plan of infecting Earth with Ego, the Living Planet. As such, Danvers voluntarily let Rogue borrow her memories through touch, which represented a first step in curing the difficult story between the two.[148]
After Earth was saved, Rogue struggled immensely with the consequences that Z'Cann left in her genetic make-up. She could know spontaneously manifest attributes and memories of any person she had previously touched, having her powers more unstable than ever. In this condition, the X-Men learned Mystique planned to execute her long-timed plan of murdering Senator Kelly, with Rogue immediately working to prevent it.[149] The X-Men went to Muir Island, where Mystique had Moira in danger. Rogue confronted her, being unexpectedly stabbed with a knife as Mystique tricked her. In retaliation, Rogue manifested Wolverine's claws and incapacitated Mystique.[150] Moira did not resist the wounds, despite Rogue attempting to save her life, Mystique was apprehended, and Kelly was ironically killed by one of his human supporters, who believed he was too tolerant with mutants.[151]
Mystique informed X-Men about the importance of Destiny's Diaries.[152] Storm decided to form a splinter group of X-Men to solve the mysteries surrounding the passages, inviting Rogue and Gambit to the initiative. Rogue begged Gambit to refuse, since she believed her erratic condition could be a danger to him.[153] Rogue retreated to the Rocky Mountains to be left alone, using her powers to assist in demolishing debris. When Storm finally recruited her, she was in turmoil.[154] Still, she joined the team, whose first stop in their quest was Valencia, Spain. Another researcher of the Diaries was the super-human known as Vargas, who read in the passages Rogue was destined to slay him in combat. This made Vargas obsessed with ending her and the X-Men.[155] As he attacked Rogue, Vargas was intercepted by Psylocke and Beast, murdering the former and critically wounding the latter.[154]
The following step of the journey was Sydney, where in a house that belonged to Destiny, Rogue learned she was Destiny's heir, inheriting the title of different properties and holdings.[156]
During an invasion of aliens from another dimension, Rogue begged Sage to use her jump-starting powers to evolve Rogue to a point where she could control all of the various powers inside of her. Sage agreed, and Rogue gained full control over her powers and became a one-woman army, able to use the powers of anyone she had absorbed in the past, exhibiting a multitude of powers at once.[157] Rogue was confronted by Vargas as Gambit was tied to a deviced that used him to power the trans-dimensional invasion gate. They were both stabbed by Vargas' sword. Wounded but still alive, Rogue pursued Vargas, ambushing him by manifesting Psylocke's identity. Both Gambit and Rogue survived by a near margin, though Rogue had to enter the Astral Plane to force Gambit to live.[158]
Following the repulsion of the invasion, Rogue realized that the Destiny Prophecies were only possibilities and that trying to follow them was more dangerous than ignoring them. She also learned that she had inherited a mansion in New Orleans from Destiny, and the X-Men retired there to recuperate. Rogue soon left the team with Gambit, since they both emerged powerless from their ordeals and wanted to further explore their relationship.[159]
Valle Soleada[]
As ordinary humans, Rogue and Gambit arrived at Valle Soleada, a coastal neighborhood in Los Angeles where mutants and humans coexisted, in an apparent peaceful way. This was soon proved to be false when the mutant gang known as the Spikes harassed Rogue for being a human at a local bar. In the ensuing fight, the vandals destroyed Rogue's bike. She and Gambit were cared for by Jack Freestone and his wife, Paint, who possessed the power to create tattoos by touch alone. Rogue complimented Paint on her tattoos and, in return, Paint covered Rogue's left arm with some tattoos of her own. Simultaneously, Rogue had become the interest of the sensationalist tabloid Spotlight due to her epic final battle against Vargas and, during the incident, she was approached by the reporters Manoli Wetherell and Neal Conan. At first, she attempted to hide from them, but ultimately agreed to be interviewed considering the fight with the Spikes. However, before she could help them, they learned Spotlight had been shuttered down due to the intervention of the mutant conglomerate X-Corp.[26]
Setting home at a beach house in Valle Soleada, Rogue worked as a mechanic and became known as Anna Raven in the neighborhood. Since X-Corp's influence in Los Angeles always favored mutants in the region regardless of their intentions, Storm's X-Men investigated Valle Soleada. Gambit accompanied Storm on official matters, while the other X-Men visited Rogue to investigate a series of mutant on human violence incidents. At a local bar, Rogue and the X-Men were surprised by a terrorist bombing attempt performed by Marie D'Ancanto, a mutilated human girl who had witnessed her family perish because of the Spikes.[160] Rogue was able to prevent the detonation and took the young anti-mutant activist to her house, where they shared personal experiences. Rogue and the X-Men learned D'Ancanto's motivations, which were related to X-Corp undermining any opportunity she could have to achieve justice.[161]
During D'Ancanto's trial, Rogue and Cannonball approached the Spikes due to her reckless actions while Sage linked the aggressors to X-Corp. Rogue contacted Evangeline Whedon to represent D'Ancanto. Meanwhile, Rogue was tormented by the dark psychic Revenant, suggesting a secret agent was behind the events taking place in Valle Soleada. Eventually, Rogue fought Revenant and decided to settle the problem by herself.[162] She invaded X-Corp's mansion to interrogate its director, Roberto da Costa. Rogue was kicked out by da Costa, giving the Spikes an opportunity to brutally attack her. She was assisted by the X-Men and the locals from Valle Soleada. This led D'Ancanto to have justice and the X-Men to identify who pulled the strings all along, the predator Elias Bogan.[163]
With Gambit back,[164] the X-Men focused on purging Valle Soleada from Bogan. With Bishop captured,[165] Rogue and Gambit investigated his disappearance. They learned Sage and Bishop had planned his kidnapping in secrecy, prompting Rogue to confront Sage for being facetious.[166] In an attempt to invade Bogan's hideout, many X-Men and X-Corp members were subdued.[167] Rogue, Sage and Kitty Pryde prepared themselves to counter Bogan and liberate their allies.[168] Inside Bogan's psyche, Rogue prevented Sage from sacrificing herself to end him.[169] Bogan then trapped the X-Men inside an illusion where they were forced to confront their monsters. Rogue resisted the fear of becoming just like her mother Mystique and allying herself with Vargas. Bogan was unable to corrupt the X-Men and vanished.[170] In the aftermath, with Storm granting her X-Men recognition as law-enforcement officers, Rogue had Sage jumpstart Gambit's mutation, restoring his powers.[171]
ReLoaded[]
Rogue and Gambit returned to the Xavier Institute. Through unexplained means, Rogue's original abilities returned; however, she no longer possessed the abilities she had absorbed from Ms. Marvel and lost her earlier control over her powers. Rogue and Gambit were both put on Havok's team. On their first mission back, the X-Men battled against a Chinese mutant team to rescue Xorn. They succeeded and brought Xorn back to the X-Mansion with them.[172]
The X-Men then faced a new Brotherhood in Philadelphia. The Brotherhood followed them back to the Mansion and attacked them at home. Rogue notably fought Black Tom Cassidy, while the other X-Men fought off the rest of the Brotherhood. Black Tom almost killed Rogue, but she was saved by Northstar.[173]
X-Treme Rogue
Rogue then traveled down south to save a young mutant girl from her powers. While there, she met Campbell Sainte-Ange, a young man who was immune to Rogue's lethal touch. Also, while there, Rogue forcibly absorbed knowledge from her aunt Carrie that explained that Rogue's mother had traveled to the Far Banks, a dream-realm, to stop her father from getting there himself. Rogue encountered the incorporeal spirit of her mother therein and absorbed her memories. After the reunion, her mother's trapped spirit could finally move on. Rogue subsequently went back to her Aunt Carrie and made amends with her.[174]
Rogue then returned to the X-Men and had to fight against the monstrous Golgotha, large creatures with limited telepathic abilities. During this ordeal, Rogue and Gambit got into a fight, and he left. While recovering from Logan's mind, Rogue received a call from Emma Frost, who tried to kill Havok, mistakenly thinking Havok to be Cyclops. Rogue absorbed both Havok and Polaris' powers when the X-Men fought a herd of Golgotha in space.[175]
She later gained Sunfire's powers after absorbing them when he was dying, subsequent to his battle with Lady Deathstrike, who amputated both his legs.[176]
Rogue returned to the Mansion and led the Advocates Squad in the school's new squad system. She soon found that Gambit was being seduced by latest X-Kid and Chevaliers Squad member Foxx. Foxx was actually Mystique in disguise, who sought to break up Gambit and Rogue. She believed she had found someone better for Rogue and was not particularly fond of Gambit. The X-Men voted, and Mystique was allowed to be a probationary member of the X-Men, a decision neither Rogue nor Gambit liked.[177]
Rogue X-Men[]
Rogue's X-Men
Gambit's transformation into Death radicalized much of Rogue's attitude in the X-Men. She channeled her pain by taking an aggressive and risky stance during missions, something that was made evident when the X-Men rescued Lady Mastermind and the Omega Sentinel Karima Shapandar from the Fordyce Clinic, an institution that experimented on mixing the mutant genome with viral vectors. Although Xavier worried for her recklessness, Cyclops vouched for her and gave her the command of an X-Men team. She initially recruited Iceman, Cannonball and Mystique, wishing to keep watch over her traitorous mother. Unexpectedly, Sabretooth approached the X-Men looking for sanctuary at the X-Mansion in order to protect himself from the deadly Children of the Vault.[178] Rogue decided to grant Sabretooth asylum and investigate matters.[179]
Wishing to erase records about their existence, the Children of the Vault attacked the X-Men to finish Sabretooth, using Northstar and Aurora as their puppet agents. When fighting Northstar, Rogue was assisted by Cable, who would also join her team.[180] Sabretooth revealed the Children of the Vault were temporally advanced humans awakened from inside a cargo ship named El Conquistador due to energies liberated during M-Day. They wished to overtake Earth as its inheritors.[181] Rogue assembled her team to stop them before El Conquistador could reach the X-Men, controversially joined by Sabretooth, Lady Mastermind and Omega Sentinel in her mission. Rogue's team failed to intercept them, and they arrived at the X-Mansion.[25] However, her plan was to sabotage El Conquistador without the Children of the Vault's knowledge. Rogue led her X-Men to her first victory, forcing the Children to retreat. As a result, her team left the X-Mansion, operating on field independently.[182] In order to restore Northstar's and Aurora's hurt psyches, Rogue brought her team to a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, fighting Exodus and the Acolytes in the process.[183]
Investigating Lady Mastermind's and Omega Sentinel's kidnapping, Rogue learned about Dr. Richard Palance's involvement. Palance was a colleague of Xavier Rogue knew from the past, as he had tried to help her with her lack of control over her powers. Palance, rebranded as Pandemic, tricked the X-Men and kidnapped Rogue[184] since he had been obsessed with her power-replicating abilities since they had first met. Pandemic infected rogue with the Strain 88, a virus that amplified her powers into an instantaneous death-touch. He was defeated by being in contact with Sabretooth's healing factor, but Rogue's condition was still critical.[185] Cable took Rogue to his own nation, Providence. There, she was medically treated. Unexpectedly, Lady Mastermind found a mental parasite in her psyche, the Shi'ar mummudrai Urizen. The mummudrai was followed to Providence by the living weapon Hecatomb, which feasted on minds.[186] Cable merged with the mummudrai and telepathically forced Rogue to wake up and fight the Hecatomb. In getting into contact with the Hecatomb, Rogue destroyed it, but also absorbed the psyches of the billions of entities that had been stored inside it.[187]
Rogue and Gambit
The X-Men moved Rogue to her family house in Caldecott to recover from the immensity of the voices in her fractured mind. The other X-Men arrived to help her and Emma Frost mentally probed into her mind with no success. Mister Sinister's Marauders then brutally attacked the X-Men very effectively thanks to the traitor Lady Mastermind. Moreover, Omega Sentinel was possessed by Malice, also attacking her teammates. It was revealed that Mystique was the Marauders' secret leader and in charge of the whole treacherous operation as she mortally shot Rogue.[188] Sinister wished to prevent the X-Men from having any information about the future, keeping Rogue alive at his base in Antarctica because she had a recollection of Destiny's Diaries within her chaotic mind. Gambit, who also worked as one of Mister Sinister's Marauders, was constantly protective of Rogue.[189] The fight against Mister Sinister permanently destroyed Rogue's team of X-Men.[190] Mister Sinister, Mystique and Gambit could not access Rogue's mind. Although Rogue momentarily woke up due to Gambit's presence, she soon fell into a coma again.[191]
The X-Men attacked the Marauders' Antarctic base in order to rescue Rogue and the mysterious first mutant baby born since M-Day. However, they were ambushed by Mister Sinister and failed. They learned from Gambit that the baby was in Cable's possession instead.[192] Eventually, the Marauders got hold of the baby after putting Cable out of commission.[193] Sinister relocated the Marauders and Rogue to Muir Island. While standing by Rogue's bedside, Mystique was visited by Mr. Sinister who told her that there would be no cure for Rogue's terminal condition. Without warning, Mystique ambushed Sinister and shoved his face onto Rogue's. The contact instantly killed Sinister.[194]
In keeping with the words of the Destiny's Diaries, Mystique placed the baby's face in direct contact with Rogue's, with the understanding that Rogue would be purged from her physical and psychic infection and awaken from her comatose state. Helping Rogue had been all along Mystique's and Gambit's motivation for betraying the X-Men and joining the Marauders. The baby was not affected by Rogue's power, but a healthy Rogue woke up shortly after. Realizing what Mystique had done at the risk of murdering a baby, Rogue incapacitated her with a touch, absorbing her powers and consciousness. Rogue shared with Gambit that the baby had rebooted her abilities, removing any intruding psyches. Mystique's, however, was unfortunately a new guest, prompting Rogue to seek for a time alone.[195]
Legacy[]
Rogue travelled around the Australian outback on a motorcycle. Rogue returned to the X-Men's former headquarters in Maynards Plains, Australia. She spoke to Mystique (who was in fact a copy of the real Mystique's mind, residing in Rogue's psyche) telling her that no one else could help her with her powers and that it was down to her to figure out how to control them.[196]
One day, a woman appeared in town claiming to be an anthropologist from Melbourne University. Rogue made it clear she could stay as long as she wanted, but to keep out of her way. The anthropologist approached Rogue with questions about some of the remains she had found in the town. Rogue said she didn't know and to leave her alone. The anthropologist followed her and explained she had a different identity. The anthropologist was then targeted by a low flying Shi'ar spaceship and revealed that she was really Danger and informed Rogue she was going to get her revenge on Professor Xavier for using her as a conduit. Danger was damaged by the Shi'ar and created an amalgamation of several past events in the X-Men's history prominently involving Rogue in the town using her hard light capabilities. As Professor Xavier and Gambit searched for her, Rogue evaded old versions of the X-Men and the Marauders that were part of Danger's creation. She was finally cornered by the Marauders and refused to let Mystique take control and save her as the fake Scalphunter shot at her. Mystique took over Rogue's body to save her and fought off the Marauders, returning Rogue's control over her body.[197]
Rogue then made her way to the top of a holographic Tokyo Tower and tried to use its height to find the Institute, deducing that the projections were changing at ten-minute intervals, altering the environment around her; however, Rogue didn't get far as she ended up in Antarctica, witnessing the moment she abandoned Gambit after his trial. She regretted her decision, telling Mystique that she really hadn't moved on. It was at this point that Cody Robbins, the first person to fall victim to Rogue's powers appeared before her, repeating his greeting from the night her powers manifested, leaving her speechless.[198]
Rogue continued travelling through areas connected to her past, speaking with and fighting Ms. Marvel, Mystique and Magneto until eventually the Professor, Gambit, and a group of Shi'ar pirates managed to shut down Danger; however, the Professor reactivated her, and she and Rogue defeated the pirates in turn. After this, it was revealed that Rogue's powers never truly developed past their initial "nascent" stage, which was the reason why they never functioned properly. The Professor, now aware of this fact, used his telepathy to tear down the mental walls that kept Rogue's powers from developing (the walls were created as a side effect every time she absorbed other people starting with Cody, and even more so with Ms. Marvel), as well as removing the mental echo of Mystique. Finally Rogue kissed Gambit, with no ill side effect, revealing that she was in control of her absorption power.[199]
Utopia[]
Rogue, Gambit, and Danger decided to go to San Francisco in order to regroup with the other X-Men. On their way there they were intercepted by Pixie who teleported them into the city, which was in a state of chaos due to the anti-mutant and pro-mutant movements. Cyclops sent all three out in order to locate several missing students and brought them home. During their mission Rogue faced off against the new Ms Marvel. Finding that she couldn't touch her opponent, Rogue resorted to a trick and fled the site.
Later on, she joined Gambit, who had been injured by Ares, along with Danger. Ares did not take her seriously and dismissed her both as an opponent and her attempts to calm things down. Rogue grabbed Ares and absorbed his powers. Ares was dismissive of her attempt and claimed that she couldn't absorb him, a boast that proved wrong as she weakened him enough for Gambit to blast him bloody and stunned. Having for the moment absorbed some of Ares' power, she easily dispatched a small group of H.A.M.M.E.R. agents with superhuman strength and proceeded to steal their tank, along with Gambit and Danger, in order to find the rest of the students.
Rogue found Trance as her powers flared out of control, creating powerful uncontrollable bio-electric blasts. Rogue tried to help calm Trance and help her gain control when Ms. Marvel appeared. After taking out Gambit and Danger, Rogue and Ms. Marvel fought; Rogue was losing until Trance regained control and jumped in to help Rogue. Trance learned that her astral form was able to punch Ms. Marvel when they were both intangible. After Gambit stunned Ms. Marvel, they teleported back to base where Trance received medical attention.[200]
When Emplate returned to find mutants to feed on, Rogue volunteered to enter his base and try to stop him, despite Gambits protests. Rogue finally managed to defeat him and saved Bling! who had been taken captive by Emplate.[201]
Age of X[]
After the events of "Age of X" Rogue became torn between her romantic feelings for Gambit and Magneto. Gambit stated that she had to be ready for him for good before he could be with her again, and that he would be waiting for her when she was ready. After Rogue confronted Magneto about his sordid past, she spent a night of passion with him and despite her declaration that it would be for one night only the two began a committed relationship. Afterwards, Rogue joined Professor X, Frenzy, Legion, Magneto, and Gambit on a mission to capture several of Legion's personalities that escaped after Age of X. The final battle with Legion's personality Styx resulted in Rogue temporarily absorbing many of Legion's powers, which led her to finding the location of Havok, Polaris, and Marvel Girl, the mutants that were left in space after the X-Men's mission to stop Vulcan.[202]
Jean Grey School[]
After the Schism between Wolverine and Cyclops, Rogue had great trouble deciding whether to stay on Utopia or follow Wolverine to Westchester. At Magneto's advice she went around Utopia getting the opinions of various different people to help her decide, but finally decided to go to Westchester due to her love of helping and teaching the children. She and Magneto agreed to keep in touch as they continued their relationship long distance.[203]
Rogue was reluctant to join the fight against the Avengers, despite being urged to do so by both her students and fellow X-Men. She refused to do so, due to it reminding her of the bad person she used to be, even after She-Hulk, Falcon, and Moon Knight came to monitor the school on behalf of the Avengers. After She-Hulk injured kids whom she mistook for monsters, however, Rogue finally attacked them.[204] The Avengers were all defeated and Rogue realized that she couldn't stay on the sidelines of the fight and decided to join the battle, together with several other members of staff.[205]
After the Phoenix chose Cyclops, Colossus, Emma Frost, Magik, and Namor as its hosts and they began fixing the world, Rogue assisted them, using her powers to replenish natural resources and aid people. She was approached by Ms. Marvel who wanted to talk to her. Rogue distrusted her, however, and attacked her. Ms. Marvel was captured by Magik who transported her to a prison she had built in a volcano. Here the Avengers were imprisoned in a piece of Limbo where demons kept them imprisoned by making them fight their worst fears in their minds. Rogue was horrified and attempted to break Carol free. Magik noticed, however, and sent Rogue away to an alien planet.[206]
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In the middle of the battle
While on the alien planet Rogue found herself in the middle of a battle between two races and in an act of self-defense, she attracted the attention of both races and fled the battlefield. While trying to find food she almost ate something toxic, if not for Chahr who warned her of the effect of the fruit. Chahr asked for Rogue's help to defeat the other race, called The Swarm, and in return they would do all they could to help her return to her world. That night the Swarm attacked her shelter and while fighting them she used up all Ms. Marvel's powers.[207] The Swarm attempted to assimilate her, but due to Rogue's experience fighting off foreign control and maintaining her state of mind, they failed and resolved to bring her before the Swarm's Queen. The Queen also attempted to assimilate Rogue but in doing so, Rogue was able to access a locked away memory in the Swarm's Hive Mind. This memory showed the Queen meeting with the king of Chahr's people. The two monarchs agreed to make war in order to make sure that their populations stayed thin enough for them to able to continue living off the planet.[208]
The Queen was enraged and attempted to kill Rogue, as well as exiling the Swarm member that had brought her there. Rogue and the exiled Swarm managed to escape and bonded together in an effort to survive. In the end, Rogue brought peace to both of the two races by showing the conspiracy between the King and the Queen. As promised, Chahr gave Rogue an item which brought Rogue back to Earth.[209]
Finally arriving on Earth, Cyclops had gone mad from possessing the Phoenix Force all by himself. Rogue tried to save civilians trapped under the rubble made by Cyclops' attack. With the help of Magneto and several normal people willingly to help, Rogue saved most of the civilians but one who was injured too much. While on the mission Magneto and Rogue discuss the distance their relationship has had since the schism. Climbing through the rubble Magneto, on one knee, tells Rogue he has a proposal for her. At her shock he corrects himself saying he is not proposing marriage, only that they find a way to be together. When the pair finds the last civilian the subway begins to collapse and against Rogue's wishes removes the injured man so the three can escape. The man dies and afterwards Magneto and Rogue talk with Rogue saying she wants to try to figure out who she is apart from someone else. The two kissed farewell and went their separate ways.[210][211]
Avengers Unity Division[]
During Charles Xavier's funeral, Rogue encountered the Scarlet Witch at Xavier's grave. Rogue took offense to seeing Wanda there, and the two began fighting. Their battle was interrupted by the arrival of the Red Skull and his team of altered humans. Rogue and Wanda were both captured and taken to the Red Skull's base.[212] Rogue managed to escape from her captors and encountered Wanda, who was now being mind-controlled by the Red Skull, who immediately attacked her. The two fought their way into Skull's laboratory where they found the now brainless corpse of Charles Xavier. This was enough to snap Wanda out of her mind control and Rogue vowed that she would kill the Red Skull for desecrating Xavier's corpse and taking his brain; however, they were immediately attacked by the Red Skull and his team.[213] Scarlet Witch and Rogue were mentally controlled into allowing their execution by the mentally-controlled mutant-hating crowd Red Skull gathered, but snapped back once the Avengers Unity Division appeared to fight Shmidt.[214] After Red Skull and his S-Men escaped, Rogue joined the Avengers Unity Division.[27]
In a divergent universe, the Apocalypse Twins' machinations led to the death of both Rogue and the Scarlet Witch[215] and the destruction of Earth,[216] with the only remaining human being the Wasp.[217] The remaining members of the Avengers Unity Division from that dire future transported their consciousness to the present,[218] and informed about what would happen if they didn't act different.[219] By absorbing the powers of almost every Avenger and X-Men, Rogue prevented the Celestial Exitar (who had been tricked by the Apocalypse Twins into punishing Earth) from literally stepping on Earth and destroying it, while Thor slayed him with the Jarnbjorn, his old magical axe which was in the possession of the Twins. The Avengers also destroyed the Twins' Tachyon Dam, a device which prevented any physical time-travel. By doing this, they accidentally allowed Kang (who had helped the future remaining Avengers to travel to the present) to arrive, along with his Chronos Corps, and absorb Exitar's blood, gaining enormous power.[219]
As the Infinity Watch arrived to help the Avengers fight the Chronos Corps, Havok and Sunfire confronted and ultimately defeated Kang, who was forced to flee along with his soldiers. After the crisis was over, Rogue was in the process of being driven mad by all the heroes she had absorbed. The Scarlet Witch cast a spell to return those powers to their owners, although Rogue still retained the powers and the very essence she absorbed from Wonder Man.[220] She had also lost her ability to freely touch others.[221] During the events of World War Hate, Rogue left the Avengers Unity Division and fought with the inverted X-Men against the Avengers and humanity. After the reinversion spell was cast, almost all returned to their normal state and Rogue rejoined the Unity Division as the team's new leader.[222] Their first adventure took them to Counter-Earth to look for Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. They were unexpectedly captured by the citizens of Counter-Earth and Rogue was stripped of Wonder Man's consciousness, but not his powers, by the Master Scientist.[223]
Following Steve Rogers' retirement, Rogue became the field leader of the Avengers Unity Division, although she accepted Steve Rogers' official oversight and recommendations for membership, such as Deadpool.[28] After flying through a Terrigen Cloud to rescue some mutants, Rogue began to suffer from Terrigen poisoning.[224] She required regular injections to stop herself becoming ill or dying.[28] Later on, the Red Skull attempted to mount a new attack on the team, but Deadpool was able to resist the telepathic attack long enough to get Magneto's old helmet on Rogue so that she could resist the Skull's telepathy. Rogue subsequently took the Skull to a new facility where Beast was able to extract the uniquely Xavier elements from the Skull's brain, depriving him of Xavier's telepathy, while Rogue and Human Torch incinerated the brain.[225]
As part of HYDRA's takeover of the United States, the Nazi duplicate of Steve Rogers that had been masquerading as Captain America disbanded the Avengers Unity Division, and imprisoned them, along with most of America's superheroes, in a Darkforce Dimension dome that covered New York City. Rogue and what was left of her team would team up with minor supervillains Shocker and Scorpia to protect civilians from the Darkforce's native fauna.[226]
The Unity Division would officially dissolve shortly thereafter, with Rogue's team defeating Graviton and the Juggernaut before it was merged with the other active Avengers teams to defeat Voyager, the Black Order, and the Lethal Legion.[227][228]
Mr. and Mrs. X[]
After they were united by a telepathic rally call from Psylocke, Rogue would join a ragtag group of X-Men (including her mother Mystique and ex-boyfriend Gambit) to delve into the Astral Plane, defeat the demonic psychic entity known as the Shadow King, and resurrect deceased X-Men founder Charles Xavier.[229] This team would stay together for a second mission, during which they would halt the threat of the reality-warping supervillain Proteus.[230] These missions would temporarily bring Anna-Marie closer to Mystique and Gambit, but Xavier would erase the memory of their adventure from the entire team's minds to keep his resurrection a secret.[231]
Rogue was called in together with Iceman to lead the X-Men and the Xavier Institute after Kitty Pryde had been arrested due to the machinations of anti-mutant activist Lydia Nance.[232] During this time, Rogue's romance with Gambit reignited when Kitty sent them undercover to couples' therapy, at the Paraíso Island Retreat Center, where Charmaine's powers forced them to confront the events of their past from each other's point of view.[233]
Not long afterwards, Kitty and Colossus held a wedding ceremony after becoming engaged; however, Kitty backed down at the last second and left Piotr at the altar. During the would-be reception, Gambit became inspired by Storm's words on marriage, and decided to propose to Rogue on the spot. She accepted, and they were married shortly afterwards by the rabbi hired to officiate the marriage that was originally planned for that day.[1]
The newlyweds had an eventful honeymoon, with their marital bliss being interrupted by a mission in space to rescue Charles Xavier's alien daughter Xandra from the Shi'ar Empire's Imperial Guard and the Technet, a team-up with Spiral against Mojo, a team up with Carol Danvers against the Nuclear Man, and a fight against Candra of the Thieves Guild. However, these adventures would also grant Rogue control over her powers.[29][234]
Excalibur[]
After the foundation of the mutant state on Krakoa, Rogue and Gambit would join the latest iteration of the England-based Excalibur, which would now operate to manage relations between Krakoa, the United Kingdom, and Otherworld.
Rogue would spend a while in a coma due to the complications of a spell cast by Apocalypse, but after being awoken, she would go on numerous adventures with the team, helping to defeat shapeshifter and mutant-hater Cullen Bloodstone, hunt a pack of Warwolves, replace the realm of Avalon's monarch Morgan Le Fay with a Krakoan puppet, Jamie Braddock, and fight against the threats of the Coven Akkaba, Malice, and Saturnyne.[235] However, she would leave the team after being voted onto Krakoa's new X-Men team.[236]
Fall of X[]
This new team's objective was to return to their original purpose as superheroes, operating across the world to help the nation of Krakoa gain respect on the international scale. The team would face intergalactic crimelord Cordyceps Jones, the cosmic threat of the Annihilation Wave, demented geneticist High Evolutionary, and anti-mutant schemer Doctor Stasis, greatly helping mutantkind's image across the world. However, Rogue would not be on this team for very long, and would leave it at the end of the third Hellfire Gala.[237]
After leaving the X-Men and receiving directions from Destiny, Rogue and Gambit would travel to Nevada to try and recruit mutant teleporter and former Avenger Manifold, with Destiny's visions seeing him as key to mutantkind's future. Anna-Marie and Remy would help Manifold investigate the kidnapping of numerous superhumans by former Excalibur nemesis Reuben Brousseau and Ant-Man villain Power Broker. After Manifold himself was kidnapped by the two criminals (who wanted to sell superpowered slaves to the highest bidder), the couple would find themselves at odds with the Black Panther, Forge, and a handful of kidnapped and enslaved supervillains, before eventually freeing the villains and bring Manifold to Destiny, who would place him in suspended animation until the opportune time.[238]
As the anti-mutant terrorist group struck against mutantkind, killing many and exiling most others to the White Hot Room, Captain America would invite Rogue to join an all-new iteration of the Avengers Unity Division, set on apprehending his evil duplicate who had taken over the United States and dissolved the Unity Division years prior after he perpetrated terrorist attacks while masquerading as Captain Krakoa (an identity formerly worn by Cyclops). The new Unity Division would be successful in stopping Captain Krakoa and his new Mutant Liberation Front, and its mutant members would later retrieve Manifold and join the X-Men in their final assault on Orchis.[239][240]Attributes
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Powers
Rogue is a mutant with the uncontrollable ability of absorbing the energy and psyche of living creatures through any slight physical contact. The result, which is usually temporary, leaves Rogue with memories, personality, talents, and even physical traits of her victims. In the case of superhumans, Rogue is able to manifest and deploy their superpowers as well. In some specific situations, the transfer was proven to be permanent. Most prominently, Rogue had the genetic makeup and mind of Carol Danvers added to her own for years, including her flight and super strength abilities.[14] Other long-lasting cases included Z'Cann[147] and Sunfire.[241] As of now, Rogue has the ionic-based powers of Wonder Man after permanently absorbing his essence[221] although his consciousness was eventually shunted off[223] and exorcised from her mind.[242] As such, Rogue fully enjoys Wonder Man's flight capacities and phenomenal strength and durability,[221] similarly to the abilities she absorbed from Danvers in the past.
Power, Life-Force and Memory Absorption: Rogue can absorb the powers, energies, memories, knowledge, talents, personality, and physical abilities (whether superhuman or not) of another human being (or members of some sentient alien races) through physical contact of her skin with the skin of the other person. She is not limited to absorbing superhuman abilities: for example, she has absorbed the strength, agility, and sharp reflexes of an enhanced human. She can also absorb psionic abilities. In absorbing another person's memories Rogue also gains the emotional responses connected to them. For the transfer of abilities to be accomplished, Rogue’s skin must contact the skin of her victim. Rogue can only absorb abilities and memories from living organic beings. She can possess the powers of several superhuman persons at once. No upper limit has yet been determined for the number of superhuman beings whose power she can maintain simultaneously, or for the amount of power that she can absorb.[243] Rogue can even absorb gross physical characteristics from a victim. Her physical appearance does not change when she absorbs abilities and memories from a normal looking human being. The victim's abilities and memories are absorbed for a time sixty times longer than the period of time Rogue was in physical contact with that person. Those touched are rendered unconscious by contact with her, though some beings, including Juggernaut and Mojo have resisted this effect. While for most of her life, her use of this power was involuntary, Rogue gained full control over it due to Xavier purging her barriers in her subconscious.[244]
This transfer is usually temporary, lasting for a period of time relative to how long contact is maintained, but the transfer may become permanent in certain cases. For example, she absorbed Ms. Marvel's powers permanently due to unknown reasons (Ms. Marvel's strange mix of human and Kree DNA may have had something to do with it)[14] and she absorbed Sunfire's powers permanently when she absorbed the last of his life force by accident.[241] Most often the process happens instantly when Rogue touches someone, but in certain instances where a being has possessed an extraordinary level of power they are able to resist her, and she may only share part of their memories and power.[245][246]
Her power is potentially lethal. Her flirtation, Cody Robbins, was in a comatose state for roughly a decade after her powers first manifested when they touched. He never fully awakened, and finally passed on instead of remaining on life support;[102] however, Rogue has never actually killed with her powers; even under the influence of Strain 88, she only sent victims into a permanent vegetative state.[187]
As Rogue is absorbing the total psyche of a person, there is a risk of a personality overwhelming her and taking control of her body, including Spiral and Mr. Sinister who both proved to be the dominant personality. It has also been shown that even though Rogue forgets the memories she has absorbed when a psyche returns to its body, 'echoes' of their personalities remain buried in her mind.[5]
Rogue is able to absorb psyches and abilities of several beings at once, though the experience can be confusing and disorienting for her.[247]
Robotic beings are mostly immune to her power. Depending on the number of organics left, she can usually affect cyborgs.[6] She seems able to affect techno-organic beings. Powerful enough beings can withstand her touch and attempt to impose their own will on her or cause a feedback loop. Rogue's power has grown over time. Initially she was unable to absorb the powers of Wonder Man, a being a living ionic energy;[14] however, now she can absorb him.[248]
Although she is capable of absorbing his powers, Colossus in metal form was able to make physical contact with her with no ill effects;[249] however, Rogue has shown the ability to absorb him while he was in metal form at various other times.[70]
Captain Marvel Powers: Due to unknown factors, Rogue permanently absorbed superhuman powers from Ms. Marvel. It has been suggested that Ms. Marvel's unique physiology played a role.[14] She recently re-acquired these abilities and learned she retained them, to an extent, and can recall them whenever she needs to.[250][251]
- Superhuman Strength: Rogue, thanks to her amalgamated Mutant/Kree physiology, was able to lift around the same amount of weight that Ms. Marvel was. Thus, she was capable of lifting about 50-100 tons at her peak.[252][250]
- Superhuman Stamina: Rogue's musculature produced considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of an ordinary human. She was able to physically exert herself at peak capacity for about 24 hours before fatigue began to impair her.[252][250]
- Superhuman Durability: The tissues of her body were considerably harder and more resistant to physical injury than those of an ordinary human, making her impervious to injury to an extraordinary extent. Rogue was capable of withstanding high caliber bullets, great impact forces, falls from great heights, exposure to temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury.[252][251]
- Superhuman Agility: Rogue's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athlete.[252][251]
- Superhuman Reflexes: Her reflexes are heightened in a similar manner and are superior to those of the finest human athlete.[252][250]
- Flight: Rogue was capable of propelling herself through the air at tremendous speeds, at just under the speed of sound.[252]
- Seventh Sense: Rogue was subconsciously able to anticipate the moves of her opponents, though this power was not exactly reliable and activated randomly. She once used it to predict where her teammate Nightcrawler would teleport, and from where Magus of the Technarchy would attack.[50] Rogue's seventh sense has recently returned in an empowered state, as she could sense strong energy signatures or whenever one of her bedfellows are hurting or in trouble.[253]
- Enhanced Constitution: Rogue possessed an amalgamated mutant human/alien Kree physiology that granted her a degree of immunity to toxins and poisons.[254]
- Telepathic Immunity: Rogue possessed a duplicate of Ms. Marvel's psyche, and her "double" consciousness made her resistant to telepathic probes from even the most powerful mind readers.[252]
Power Enhancements[]
Rogue's powers were greatly enhanced by Pandemic via Strain 88, making the effects of her touch instantly permanent and all-consuming.[255] Her powers returned to their normal levels after the mutant baby touches her in X-Men: Messiah Complex. This also returned her mental status to normal, as the baby purged all previous templates and mental impressions from her being.[195] It appears after the events in X-Men: Legacy #224 that Rogue is now able to voluntarily use her powers, now kissing Gambit and not hurting him or absorbing his powers. This appears to be because, before Professor Xavier helped her break them down, her power had formed many mental walls within her mind every time she used her abilities. As such her powers were crippled in their development freezing them in their nascent stage which severely limited Rogue's control. Yet when she, Gambit and Danger fought Ares in Utopia, her power absorption was still strong enough to weaken Ares to some level for Gambit to give the final blow, hinting that she can finally control her touch to be very deadly for enemies without hurting her friends. She later uses the much more debilitating version of her powers against the Avengers during her fight with the Avengers to defend Jean Grey School from Avengers' invasion, even making Falcon and She-Hulk immediately unconscious without any negative feedback on herself (besides the green skin from She-Hulk), stealing their powers and rendering them unconscious for quite a long time as she stated herself as "so it's time to get old school."[256]
A new twist in Rogue's powers consists of prompting her victims of skin-to-skin contact, for a consent on the process. Rogue's victim can either resist the absorption and suffer, like originally with Rogue's powers, or instead submit to the absorption, and so the process instead becomes entirely fluent without consequences. Rogue has used this twist extensively in the Legacy series; just two examples of it are when aiding the victims of a subway collapse absorbing all rescuers' abilities,[210] and also when quenching a riot in a prison of mutants absorbing the existence of some mutant-volunteers.[257]
Rogue now retains the powers and very essence of Wonder Man meaning that she and can no longer freely touch others with her power.[258] While she originally retained the consciousness of Simon Williams, the Master Scientist later removed it.[223]
Wonder Man's Powers: Currently, Rogue seemingly still retains some of Wonder Man powers and abilities even though he has been released from her body, possibly permanently.[259] Assuming a 1:1 comparison between their two power levels, she may possess the following:
- Ionic Energy Form: The tissue and bones of her entire body presumably have now been augmented in strength and to a certain extent. She is now composed of organic matter that is permeated with this form of energy.[260]
- Superhuman Strength: Rogue possesses vast superhuman strength, the limits of which aren't known, and she is listed as Class 100.
- Superhuman Speed: She can presumably run and move at speeds that are beyond the physical limits of the finest human athletes.
- Superhuman Stamina: Her ionic body presumably grants her unlimited stamina and is therefore immune to fatigue.
- Superhuman Durability: Her bodily tissues are presumably much harder and far more resistant to physical injury than the bodily tissues of a normal human. Rogue is thus presumably highly resistant to penetration wounds, even from high caliber machine gun shells. She can also presumably withstand tremendous impact forces, such as falling from great heights or being repeatedly struck by superhumanly strong opponents, without being hurt. She is also presumably resistant to extremes in temperature. Despite her great resistance to damage she is not completely invulnerable and the explosion of a nuke is potentially lethal to her.[261]
- Superhuman Agility: Her agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all presumably enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the finest human athletes.
- Superhuman Reflexes: Rogue reflexes are presumably similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human athletes.
- Flight: Rogue is able to fly through the air at great speeds, the exact limit of which isn't known; however, she can presumably now fly at speeds in excess of 700 mph.
- Immortality (presumably): Rogue is now presumably functionally immortal. Because of the ionic energy that empowers her, she presumably no longer ages and is immune to disease and infection. This same energy presumably sustains Rogue's physical vitality far more efficiently than the biochemical process that sustain ordinary human life. As a result, she presumably no longer requires food, water, or oxygen.
After her marriage to Remy in place of Kitty and Colossus' aborted wedding, Anna had her powers jump started again by the daughter of Shi'ar Empress Lilandra and mutant activist Professor X Xandra via telepathy.[262]
She now has the power to leech away both the abilities and life energy of others from a good distance away, eliminating the need to touch enemies to swipe their abilities and memories.[250]
Much like her regular abilities, these new powers were beyond her control. Rogue would randomly absorb raw energy from everyone around her with no real means of reining it in. At their most unfocused, the absorption would kill anyone she got too close to, leaving them a withered husk before reducing them to ashes in the wind.[263]
With the help of Spiral's Mojoworld device taking Anna Marie into her own subconscious, she discovered that she'd been inhibiting control of her own abilities in the back of her mind out of fear.[264] After realizing this, Rogue learned to turn her siphoning abilities, both tactile and remote, on and off at will once again.[265]
Due to the nature of her mutant powers, Rogue has possessed a number of superhuman abilities over the years.
One-Time Power Usages: Rogue displayed once the ability to absorb not only the power of the person she was touching, Nightcrawler, but also absorb the ability of the person Nightcrawler was touching, Cyclops.[266]
Template Recall: ability to recall any powers she had ever absorbed, in addition to the Ms. Marvel powers which always stayed "on." When she first developed this power, Rogue would sometimes randomly sprout claws, steel skin, or even optic blasts.[149] Through meditation she was able to gain a limited amount of control over the templates and kept them from haphazardly manifesting.[155] Sage later accelerated this ability; however, after the battle with Vargas, Rogue's templates apparently were lost.[158]
Rogue's fire powers
Sunfire Powers: After absorbing Sunfire, Rogue wielded his solar based powers. During this time, she demonstrated his abilities to fly, produce a fiery plasma aura around herself, and project ionized blasts of solar fire.[267] Sunfire possessed other abilities such as a psionic force field, energy absorption, and heat signature vision which Rogue did not demonstrate during her time wielding his powers. These powers were lost after X-Men: Messiah Complex.[195]
Electronic Surveillance Immunity: A "gift" from the goddess Roma rendered it impossible for her image to be recorded by cameras or other means of surveillance, appearing as a blur. Rogue possessed this power after being reborn by Roma, but it seems to have disappeared without explanation.[64]
Apocalypse Powers: Upon her awakening she attacked Apocalypse due to assuming that he was trying to kill her husband, but she accidentally killed him after absorbing his powers. She used her new powers to fight Morgan Le Fay's forces before losing them.[268]Abilities
Paraphernalia
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Notes
- The exact chronology of Rogue's origins have been revisited more than once.
- In Uncanny X-Men #185, Rogue first mentions how her powers activated when she touched Cody Robbins, prompting her to run away. It was not explicit whether or not she had already been taken in by Mystique by then.
- The story in which Rogue touches Cody Robbins is explored in detail in Classic X-Men #44. In this story, Rogue was already Mystique's protégée even before her powers had activated. Robbins is erroneously named "Freddy" in this story, a mistake that was explained in X-Men Unlimited #4 as Rogue's own confusion about the situation.
- In X-Men Unlimited #4, Mystique approached Rogue after her powers had already manifested by having touched Robbins. It is stated that Rogue had run away due to having harmed Robbins.
- The events depicted in Rogue #1 contradict Robbins' condition portrayed in Classic X-Men #4. Originally, Robbins was momentarily stunned by Rogue's contact while in later stories he never woke up from the coma she had put him in.
- In Uncanny X-Men #358, Rogue states Mystique was the one who baptized her with her mutant name.
- Rogue was seen in Cable #87 being lynched by a mob who attacked her in response to Robbins' coma. It was not revealed whether she had already met Mystique by that moment or not.
- According to Operation Zero Tolerance's Rogue sub-file 100349, after her powers manifested, she was attacked by a monster calling itself "Rogue", who absorbed her and took her appearance. The story reported in the file is only compatible with the interpretation of the events in which Mystique met Rogue after the incident with Robbins. However, the files, as represented in X-Men: Declassified #1, are usually considered to be false, with the purpose of misleading the X-Men.
- With the revelation of Rogue's biological family in Rogue (Vol. 3) #2, it was revealed that what drove her out of her own home as a fugitive was her relationship with her aunt.
- In the most recent depiction of her origins, in X-Men Blue: Origins #1, Mystique met a prepubescent Rogue due to Destiny's recommendation, arguing Rogue would fall into the hands of ill-intended manipulators. In this scenario, it seems unlikely that Rogue had already had her powers activated and her status as a mutant was only known due to Destiny's predictive powers.
- Steve Rogers considered that Rogue would be a great asset to any team as leader or second-in-command, and would benefit teams of new generation heroes like the Runaways or the Young Masters, and that she would be the perfect candidate to lead the Thunderbolts if Luke Cage was to step down from that position.[269] He would later make her leader of the Avengers Unity Division.[28]
Trivia
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In her 4th appearance, Rogue kisses Rom, and in doing so, absorbs more than just his powers.
- The first time it was suggested that Rogue could turn good was in Rom #32, where the mutant kisses the Spaceknight known as Rom in an attempt to steal his powers, but ends up absorbing his courage and heroism. While the effect is of course temporary, experiencing these emotions (perhaps for the first time) leaves an imprint on Rogue that becomes one of her biggest inspirations to correct her path and subsequently join the X-Men.
- Writers Bill Mantlo (Rom) and Chris Claremont (Uncanny X-Men) collaborated frequently during the 80's, so it's quite possible that it was Mantlo who originally proposed the idea of redeeming Rogue, and then Claremont played along. Likewise, there's also the possibility that Claremont had already conceived the concept beforehand, and Mantlo, knowing his future intentions for the character, simply decided to implement the first hints in Rom's pages.
- The briefly hinted romance between Rogue and Rom was never revisited.
- Rogue is known as "Malicia" in French, "Titania" in Latin American Spanish, "Pícara" in European Spanish, "Vampira" in Portuguese, "Шельма" in Russian (also "Руж" in X-Men: Evolution and Wolverine and the X-Men), Vadóc in Hungarian, and was known as "Parasit" in Danish and "Ruda" in Polish.
- The issue in which Rogue joins the X-Men Uncanny X-Men #171 was voted the 49th greatest Marvel Comic of all time.
- Rogue was #5 on IGN's Top Twenty-Five X-Men list, and #4 on their Top Ten X-Babes list and #3 on Marvel's list of Top 10 Toughest Females for 2009 and was given title of #1 X-Man on CBR's Top 50 X-Men of All Time for 2008.
- Depending on the writer, Rogue's dialogue usually has 'I' replaced with 'Ah' to emphasize her southern accent. This is not the case all the time, however.
- Rogue reflects the stereotype of a southern belle, a woman in the South who is beautiful, flirtatious, yet chaste.
- Rogue's absorption of Genis-Vell's cosmic powers during House of M #7 was meant to be a long-lasting consequence of House of M; however, the X-Men-related books weren't interested in following this plot point, so the power upgrade only lasted as long as House of M.[270]
See Also
- 1078 appearance(s) of Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 26 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 168 minor appearance(s) of Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 101 mention(s) of Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 13 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 1772 image(s) of Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 91 quotation(s) by or about Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 8 victim(s) killed by Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
- 1 item(s) used/owned by Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616)
Links and References
- Rogue (Anna Marie) on Marvel.com
- Rogue (Anna Marie) on Wikipedia.org
- uncannyxmen.net Spotlight On... Rogue
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 X-Men: Gold (Vol. 2) #30
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #210
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #33
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rogue (Vol. 3) #2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Uncanny X-Men #236
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Rom #31
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #236
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Uncanny X-Men #355
- ↑ Mr. and Mrs. X
- ↑ Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #11
- ↑ Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12
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- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Uncanny X-Men #227
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Avengers Annual #10
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Rogue #2
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 X-Men Unlimited #4
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 X-Men Forever #2
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Classic X-Men #44
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Marvel Super-Heroes (Vol. 2) #11
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- ↑ Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 6) #1
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- ↑ X-Men Blue: Origins #1
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- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Rogue #1
- ↑ Marvel Fanfare #60
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #141
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #158
- ↑ Dazzler #22
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- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #230
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #235
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #237–238
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #244
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #246
- ↑ 70.0 70.1 Uncanny X-Men #247
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #274
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #275
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #278
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 Rogue & Gambit #2
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #279
- ↑ X-Factor #69
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #280
- ↑ X-Factor #70
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #255
- ↑ 80.0 80.1 X-Men (Vol. 2) #1
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #2
- ↑ 82.0 82.1 X-Men (Vol. 2) #3
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #4
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #8
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #9
- ↑ Ghost Rider (Vol. 3) #27
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #12
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #297
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #17
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #15
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #19–20
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #24
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #25
- ↑ Gambit #1
- ↑ Gambit #2
- ↑ Gambit #3
- ↑ Gambit #4
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #28
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #33
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #38
- ↑ Rogue #3
- ↑ 102.0 102.1 Rogue #4
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #41
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #42
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #323–325
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #45
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #52
- ↑ X-Men Unlimited #11
- ↑ Avengers #401
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #55
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #58
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #341
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- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #71
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #353
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #354
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #356
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #359
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #361
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #81
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #82
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #83
- ↑ Magneto War
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #368
- ↑ Magneto Rex #1
- ↑ Magneto Rex #2
- ↑ Magneto Rex #3
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #371
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #91
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #372
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #92
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #94
- ↑ Apocalypse: The Twelve
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #379
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #99
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #380
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- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #385
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #106
- ↑ 147.0 147.1 X-Men (Vol. 2) #107
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- ↑ 149.0 149.1 Uncanny X-Men #388
- ↑ Bishop the Last X-Man #16
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #108
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #389
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #109
- ↑ 154.0 154.1 X-Treme X-Men #2
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- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #4
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #13
- ↑ 158.0 158.1 X-Treme X-Men #18
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #19
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #31
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #32
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- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #35
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #36
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #40
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #41
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- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #43
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #44
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #45
- ↑ X-Treme X-Men #46
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #157–160
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #161–164
- ↑ Rogue (Vol. 3) #1–6
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #166–170
- ↑ Rogue (Vol. 3) #7–12
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #171–174
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #188
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #189
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #190
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #191
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #193
- ↑ X-Men Annual (Vol. 3) #1
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #194
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #196
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #197
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- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #200
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #202
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #203
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #204
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 2) #205
- ↑ X-Factor (Vol. 3) #27
- ↑ New X-Men (Vol. 2) #46
- ↑ 195.0 195.1 195.2 X-Men (Vol. 2) #207
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #215
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #220–222
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #222
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #223–224
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #226–227
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #228–229
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #248–258
- ↑ X-Men: Regenesis #1
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #266
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #267
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #270
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #271
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #272
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #273
- ↑ 210.0 210.1 X-Men: Legacy #274
- ↑ Avengers vs. X-Men #11–12
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #1
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #2
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #3
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #14
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #17
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #18.NOW
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #20
- ↑ 219.0 219.1 Uncanny Avengers #21
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #22
- ↑ 221.0 221.1 221.2 Uncanny Avengers #23
- ↑ Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #1–7
- ↑ 223.0 223.1 223.2 Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 2) #1
- ↑ Avengers (Vol. 6) #0
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 3) #21–22
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 3) #24–25
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 3) #27–30
- ↑ Avengers #675–690
- ↑ Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 4) #1–8
- ↑ Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 4) #8–12
- ↑ Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 4) #12
- ↑ X-Men: Gold (Vol. 2) #23
- ↑ Rogue & Gambit #1–5
- ↑ Captain Marvel (Vol. 10) #4–5
- ↑ Excalibur (Vol. 4) #1–20
- ↑ Excalibur (Vol. 4) #21
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 6) #1–12
- ↑ Rogue & Gambit (Vol. 2) #1–5
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 4) #1–5
- ↑ Fall of the House of X #4
- ↑ 241.0 241.1 Rogue (Vol. 3) #11
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 3) #24
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #21–22
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #224
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #304
- ↑ X-Men: Legacy #226
- ↑ Uncanny X-Men #516
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #5
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- ↑ Uncanny Avengers #22–23
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 3) #23
- ↑ Rogue absorbed Wonder Man in Uncanny Avengers #21-22, retaining his essence until he was finally freed in Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 3) #22-23, though she continued to retain at least some degree of his powers thereafter.
- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 4) #5
- ↑ Mr. and Mrs. X #5
- ↑ Mr. and Mrs. X #8
- ↑ Mr. and Mrs. X #9
- ↑ Mr. and Mrs. X #10
- ↑ X-Men Annual #9
- ↑ Rogue (Vol. 3) #11–12
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- ↑ Heroic Age: Heroes #1
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- ↑ Uncanny Avengers (Vol. 3) #28 Trading Card Variant
- ↑ File:Uncanny Avengers Vol 3 28 Trading Card Wraparound Variant.jpg
