Shalimar Fox is a member of Mutant X, a team of New Mutants.
History
Created accidentally by Genomex, Shalimar went without food for five days thinking she was a monster before Adam Kane recruited her to Mutant X.[1]
She has a close friendship with her teammate, Jesse Kilmartin, and was led by Adam Kane. With the help of her team, and her feline abilities and incredible combat skills, Shalimar was able to save the life of Emma DeLauro from Genomex goons. After saving her life, Mutant X brought Emma back to their secret base, and explained her new-found powers, as well as their origins. Once Emma discovered the meaning of her new powers, she was coerced into leaving her old life and start a new one. However, Emma escaped, but was chased down once again by Genomex; until Shalimar and the rest of the team saved her.[2]Attributes
Powers
Feline Physiology: Shalimar is a Mutant Feral, who possesses various Feline characteristics, akin to that of a cougar. As a result, her strength, speed, agility, senses, instincts and metabolism are increased to a greater capacity than normal humans.
- Superhuman Strength: Shalimar's Feline abilities enhance her strength and athleticism; Shalimar is considerably stronger than a normal human being, allowing her to to easily overpower, lift and toss others, send doors flying off of their hinges, and knock a human unconscious with one punch. Shalimar's enhanced strength and athleticism grants her the ability to leap across tremendous heights and distances, and perform incredible acrobatic feats in the air.
- Superhuman Agility: Shalimar's speed, agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to levels beyond the human body's natural limits; being comparable to that of a cougar. Shalimar is able to run and move at speeds that are superior to even the finest human athlete, easily perform complex acrobatics and gymnastics, scale vertical surfaces, and move with gravity-defying grace.
- Superhumanly Acute Senses: Shalimar possesses heightened senses of sight, smell, and hearing; comparable to those of certain felines. She is able to see with greater clarity, even in near-total darkness. Shalimar’s enhanced vision allows her to see phenomena beyond the normal visual spectrum, like infra-red radiation. Shalimar’s hearing is similarly enhanced; and her olfactory senses allow her to hunt and track a target, and detect other feral mutants by scent. After further mutations, Shalimar can sense any danger or threat to herself, which she describes as being akin to having eyes in the back of her head.
- Accelerated Metabolism: Shalimar's metabolism is superior to a normal human; this allows her to heal more quickly, efficiently and extensively than any human.
Abilities
- Expert Martial Artist: Like all members of Mutant X, Shalimar is trained in various forms of martial arts. Shalimar is a highly skilled combatant, who effectively utilises her feline abilities to increase her prowess in combat.
- Expert Acrobat: Due to her feline traits, Shalimar is an exceptional athlete; being able to perform advanced acrobatic and gymnastic stunt.
- Expert Tracker: Shalimar’s feline senses and instincts make her an exceptional hunter and tracker; on more than one occasion she has been able to use her senses to track and stalk other feral mutants.
Weaknesses
- Pyrophobia: As a feral mutant, Shalimar is afflicted with an irrational fear of fire.[3]
- Hypnosis: As a feral mutant, Shalimar is susceptible to hypnosis.
Notes
- Victoria Pratt portrayed Shalimar Fox in Mutant X.