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Zoe Laveau (Earth-616)

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History

A descendent of Marie Laveau, Zoe came from a long lineage of female magicians with gifts handed down by their ancestors. Unlike those that came before her, however, Zoe struggled with her magic skills, which led her down a path of depression over potentially ending her family's legacy. In order to live up to her parents' expectations, she turned to Gaslamp, a dark magic user who granted wishes and sold them like drugs. Zoe got stronger as planned, but the magic didn't last long, forcing her to continuously return for more wishes. The dark magic took a toll on her, but neither she nor her parents noticed until it was too late, and she died.[6]

Zoe Laveau (Earth-616) from Strange Academy Vol 1 13 001

Young Zoe struggling with magic

Hoping to save their daughter, her parents then took her body to Marie Laveau's grave to request her help and were successful in getting her attention. Marie granted their wish and brought Zoe back to life, but the damage caused by Gaslamp's wishes had been too extensive and she was left with an undead appearance, being forced to use a magical amulet to look human.[6]

Sometime after, she became one of the first students of Strange Academy, a school created by Stephen Strange to teach the youngest generation of magicians, and she had the demon Dessy as her roommate.[5]

On the first day of school, when the two roommates were getting to know each other in their room, Dessy revealed she knew her secret, but wouldn't tell anyone.[5] Over the next few days, however, Zoe would often find Dessy staring at her, until one time in the library when she removed Zoe's necklace to reveal she was actually dead, "yet alive". After realizing her friend was not comfortable showing her real self, she returned the amulet and apologized, just in time for Zoe to hide her true appearance before anyone else noticed.[7]

Zoe Laveau (Earth-616) from Strange Academy Vol 1 6 001

Revealing her true form to her classmates

Despite Dessy's weird behavior, Zoe still had a good relationship with her roommate and even told her parents she had a crush on her. On Family Day at the academy, Zoe's parents had a chance to meet Dessy and accidentally revealed their daughter's feelings in front of her. However, Dessy surprisingly seemed to feel the same way.[4]

When some students went to Marie Laveau's grave one night while exploring New Orleans, Zoe told her classmates the story of her and Gaslamp and how her great-great-grandmother saved her life. Her classmate Calvin Morse became interested in Gaslamp since, after losing his magic jacket, he'd been feeling like he didn't have a place at Strange Academy, and he continuously tried to get more information from Zoe regarding Gaslamp, brushing off her insistence that it would only bring him pain.[8] One day, Calvin showed up to a magic defense class with his powers drastically improved seemingly overnight and showing uncharacteristic behavior such as brutally attacking Alvi. Worried, Zoe went to Doctor Voodoo and told him her suspicion.[9] Before long, Voodoo caught Calvin dealing in black magic and expelled him from the school.[10]

Calvin's expulsion led Zoe's classmate Emily Bright to rally the students into a whole school walkout protesting their attitude toward Calvin.[11] At first, they stayed hidden in the Sanctum Sanctorum, but when their teachers confronted them, Emily attacked them and escaped with everyone to the Dark Dimension.[12][13] Zoe was a strong supporter of Emily, staying with her even as many students returned to Strange Academy. As time passed, however, she came to believe Emily was becoming corrupted by the Dark Dimension and confronted her on it. This led to an altercation between the two and Dessy turning on Zoe, resulting in her departure.[14]

Back on Earth, Zoe was welcomed back at the Academy and teamed up with her friends to rescue Calvin from Gaslamp, after his dealings with him went sideways.[15] Things seemed almost back to normal when Emily and Dessy finally launched an attack against Strange Academy with Dormammu's help.[16] The assault was thwarted by the combined efforts of the teachers and students of Strange Academy, but not without losses, as Iric made the ultimate sacrifice. In the end, Dessy was welcomed back to Strange Academy, but Emily fled to parts unknown.[17]

After Doctor Doom became Sorcerer Supreme,[18] Zoe was one of the students chosen to enroll in Doom Academy. After getting her parents' approval, she traveled to Latveria to start the semester, and became roommates with the mysterious Marta.[19]

At Doom Academy, it was mandatory for students to join an after-school club, so Zoe and her Strange Academy colleague Doyle Dormammu joined the school's paper, called the "Doom Academy Dispatch", with the only other member being Scoop.[19]

Attributes

Powers

Sorcery:

  • Hypnosis: Zoe has demonstrated some hypnotic abilities to calm other people.[20]
  • Necromancy: Zoe is capable of sensing death and, despite taking a toll on her, she's capable of animating the dead to create zombie-like creatures capable of fighting for her.[21]

Paraphernalia

Equipment

  • Magical Necklace: Her magic necklace prevents people from seeing what she really looks like.

Trivia

  • Zoe is the only student at Strange Academy who is allowed to visit Earth-2149.[22]

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