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| Cassandra Nova | |
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 Portion of the splash page of X-Men: Red #4 (May 2018). Art by Tom Taylor. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New X-Men #114 (July 2001) |
| Created by | Grant Morrison Frank Quitely |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Cassandra Nova Xavier |
| Species | Mummudrai |
| Team affiliations | Shi'ar Imperium Marauders |
| Notable aliases | Charles Xavier / Professor X, The Immensity |
| Abilities | Telepathy, Telekinesis, DNA Duplication, Spontaneous cell regeneration, Intangibility, Cosmic fire and infernal control, Immunity to magic and mimicry, Premonition, Mind and body exchange, Mind Control, Soul gathering, Dematerialization |
Cassandra Nova Xavier is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely, the character first appeared in New X-Men #114 (July 2001). She is a mummudrai, a parasitic life form born bodiless on the astral plane.
Cassandra is the twin sister of X-Men founder, the telepath Professor X (Charles Xavier). While in the womb together, Charles recognized her evil presence and killed her, resulting in her stillbirth.[1] The mummudrai that became Cassandra became telepathically entangled with Xavier, granting Cassandra some psionic powers herself, including the ability to exit the womb and create a body, with which she sought revenge on Xavier. As Xavier's ideological dark shadow who is bent on destruction and genocide, Nova is most infamous for being responsible for the massacre of 16 million mutants within the mutant homeland Genosha. In 2009, Cassandra Nova was ranked as IGN's 50th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time,[2] the only villain from the 21st century to make the list.
The character made her live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), portrayed by Emma Corrin.
- ^ Mendez, Moises (April 22, 2024). "Everything to Know About Cassandra Nova, Marvel's Latest Villain in Deadpool & Wolverine". Time. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Cassandra Nova is number 50". IGN. Retrieved September 15, 2014.