Sarah Ryall (Earth-616)

Scanner

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Real Name

Sarah Ryall

Current Alias

Scanner

Aliases

Screener, Surveyer

Affiliation

Formerly Acolytes, Genoshan Cabinet, Genoshan Unified Military Patrol

Base of Operations

Formerly Genosha, Avalon, Asteroid M

Status

Living Status

Alive

Identity

Public

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Terrorist

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Weight

159 lbs (72.12 kg)

Height

6′1″ (1.85 m)

Eyes

Irises:

• Blue

Hair

Blond

Origin

Origin

Depowered mutant

Reality

Earth-616

Creators and Appearances

Creators

Bob Harras, Steve Epting

First Appearance

Avengers #357
(December, 1992)
(as Screener)Uncanny X-Men #300
(May, 1993)
(as Scanner)

History

Scanner was among the many mutants recruited by Fabian Cortez to become a member of the second incarnation of the Acolytes. She was often seen as weak by the other Acolytes, and she lacked the confidence that the others had.

She was one of the few who survived not only the deadly attack by Holocaust, but also the subsequent loss of the Acolytes' orbital base Avalon thanks to an escape pod that also counted Cyclops among its fleeing passengers. Scanner survived with the help of Unuscione, Cargill, Sven and Harlan Kleinstock, and Cyclops. Upon their return to Earth, Scanner helped Cyclops find the X-Men´s base in the Australian Outback and willingly gave herself up to the authorities who sought her arrest. She later escaped, only to rejoin the Acolytes.

On M-Day, Scanner was depowered due to the Scarlet Witch.

Powers and Abilities

Power Grid

Intelligence		2
Strength		2
Speed		2
Durability			3
Energy Projection		2
Fighting Skills		2

Powers

None, Ryall is a depowered mutant.

Former Powers

Bio-electric Sense: Scanner could sense and distinguish between the bio-electric presences of humans and mutants from some distance away. She could also detect the normally invisible astral forms of others. Bio-electric Scramble: Scanner could scramble personal bio-electric rhythms to shock others and dissipate astral forms. She could also scramble neural activity and induce short-term amnesia. Electro-transitional State: Scanner had the ability to transform herself into a "living hologram" state which allowed her to travel invisible and intangible fly through the air at the speed of light/thought. She was capable of communication via thought projection while she was in her hologram state, allowing people to see and hear her only if she chose.

Physical Strength

Average Human

Trivia

• Later writers mistakenly wrote Scanner as transforming her body and clothing into an 'electro-transitional' state, instead of projecting it.
• Scanner's facial markings are apparently some form of makeup as she's not always seen with them and they aren't always the same when she does have them.

See Also

• 38 appearance(s) of Sarah Ryall (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Sarah Ryall (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Sarah Ryall (Earth-616)

Links and References

• uncannyxmen.net Character Profiles: Scanner

Footnotes

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