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AVENGERS ANNUAL #10 (Battled the Avengers as
a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants II, revealed that
she had permanently absorbed Ms. Marvel I's memories and powers);
DAZZLER #22-24 (with Mystique and Destiny II, attacked
Angel and Dazzler, overpowered by Dazzler; defeated Dazzler but
was herself defeated by Power Man II and Iron Fist, fled; defeated
by Dazzler); UNCANNY X-MEN #171-172 (asked for
admission to the X-Men to learn how to control her powers, was
accepted, clashed with Carol Danvers' as Binary; teamed with
Wolverine in Japan); UNCANNY X-MEN #182 (Invaded
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier to rescue Michael Rossi, first fell
under the domination of the Danver's persona, was framed for
murder of a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent)
History: Rogue's mutant power is to absorb the memories,
abilities and physical characteristics of anyone with whom she
comes into flesh-to-flesh contact. However, she has no control
over this power, which first manifested when she kissed a childhood
boyfriend, and drained his energy and mind. Rogue was found soon
afterwards by Mystique, who recognized her abilities and adopted
her as a daughter. Rogue lived with Mystique and Destiny for
a few years, and became a member of her mother's Brotherhood,
engaging in many terrorist activities. After her battle with
Ms. Marvel, however, Rogue retained her opponent's powers of
strength, flight, invulnerability, the ability to fly in space
without protection, and a precognitive 7th sense, along with
most of her psyche. The conflict of emotions and thoughts raged
in her head, until Rogue was nearly insane. She left her home
and sought out the X-Men, who didn't exactly greet her with open
arms. However, Professor X saw that Rogue really needed help,
and that she was sincere, so she was allowed to join the team.
After saving Wolverine's life in Japan, and helping to defeat
Mastermind, Rogue was pretty much accepted by all. Although Rogue
never learned to control her power, she did gain more control
over her mind with Xavier's help. Carol's persona was submerged,
but acted as a backup at times when Rogue's persona was suppressed.
She remained with the X-Men through the Mutant Massacre, the
team's death and rebirth in Dallas, and "Inferno,"
getting into a sometimes volatile love triangle with former adversary
Dazzler and Longshot along the way. During a battle with the
Master Mold/Nimrod, Rogue was grabbed by the giant robot, and
told Dazzler to laser off its foot, so that it would fall into
the Siege Perilous gateway. When Dazz did so, the robot was sucked
into the portal, but it took Rogue with it. Months later, Rogue
popped back into existence in the Australian town the X-Men used
as a base, now occupied again by the Reavers, and discovered
that the powers and psyche she had absorbed from Ms. Marvel were
gone. She absorbed a little of Gateway, the aborigine teleporter,
to find out the last place he had sent the X-Men, and used his
bull-roarer to teleport to the Savage Land. While there, she
was mysteriously attacked by a horribly degenerated Ms. Marvel.
This doppelganger was the part of Ms. Marvel that Rogue had absorbed,
given form by the Siege Perilous, and not the real Carol Danvers,
who had become Binary years before, and who was a member of the
Starjammers. The two women shared one life force, however, so
as one weakened and degenerated, the other grew stronger. Eventually,
they were both felled by Magneto, who sized up the situation
and decided to save Rogue, transferring all of "Ms. Marvel's"
energy and powers back to her. Strangely, Rogue's powers didn't
work, even her own absorption ability, which had worked before
the transfer. She joined Magnus is his conflict against Zaladane,
and the two began a relationship the full extent of which is
uncertain. They then teamed up with Ka-Zar and S.H.I.E.L.D. to
defeat Zaladane, who had threatened to take over the world's
magnetic field. During the battle, Rogue's powers returned. After
Magneto killed Zaladane, Rogue went to Muir Island, where she
fell under the Shadow King's influence, and eventually fought
against her friends. When the Shadow King was defeated, Rogue
returned to the X-Men and became part of the Blue Team. She met
the new X-Man, Gambit, and the sparks started to fly, until his
wife Belladonna showed up. Bell almost died fighting the Brood,
and when Gambit returned to New Orleans to find a way to heal
her, Rogue went along, and once accidentally touched Belladonna,
seemingly absorbing some of her mind. Although this was hinted
at shortly afterwards, it was never really followed up. Just
before the crystalization of Earth by the M'Kraan Crystal, Rogue
finally kissed Gambit, figuring that the world was about to end
anyway, so what the heck? When Bishop stopped our timeline from
being disrupted in the past, however, Earth was not destroyed,
and Gambit wound up in a coma. Rogue, on the other hand, was
found by Iceman down in Florida, wearing Gambit's coat and trying
to steal things. She had absorbed some memories from Gambit that
were so powerful that she blocked them out, and couldn't figure
out what was happening to her. She felt she had to leave the
X-Men for a while, and went on a road trip with Iceman, ending
up in Seattle, where Gambit was waiting, having awoken from his
coma and knowing where his memories would take her. They got
into a small fight and broke up. Rogue went on by herself to
a small town, when she rented a room from a single mother and
began work as a hostess in a restaurant. Rogue's civilian life
was short-lived, however, as her landlady went to Humanity's
Last Stand and turned her in, fearing that she might harm her
and her boy. Rogue was captured and brought to the Stand's base.
She was about to be tortured when one of the guards turned on
the others, killed them and freed Rogue. The guard revealed himself
to be Joseph, and after clearing up the obvious case of mistaken
identity, the two of them stopped Humanity's Last Stand from
killing its own supporters, and then left to rejoin the X-Men.
They returned in time for Onslaught, and helped defeat the Sentinels
that he unleashed. Afterwards, Rogue found herself somewhat torn
between Gambit and Joseph, especially after Joseph reworked the
circuitry from the psi-shielded Z'Noxx chamber to allow her to
touch another person while underneath it. Later that night, the
X-Men were taken to the Shi'ar Empire to fight the Phalanx, and
Rogue was infected with the Transmode Virus, whereupon she confessed
that she still loved Gambit. After defeating the Phalanx, the
X-Men were sent home, but their ship crashed and they were captured
by Nanny. For one night, their powers were negated, and Rogue
and Gambit were able to touch and fulfill their relationship.
Unfortunately, the next morning Gambit was put on trial by Erik
the Red (Magneto), and he revealed that he had assembled the
Marauders and precipitated the Mutant Massacre. Rogue was horrified,
and although she saved Gambit from the collapsing citadel when
they escaped, she left him half-naked and alone in the Antarctic
wliderness where they had been. Rogue returned to the X-Men but
was having dreams of touching her friends and draining them dry.
She found out about a Dr. Agee who claimed to be able to remove
mutant powers, and was about to undergo the procedure when Mystique
showed up and tried to force her out of it. After a struggle,
Rogue finally realized that she couldn't go through with it,
because of the implications for other mutants. She returned to
the X-Mansion, and is trying to come to terms with her desires
and lack of control.
Rogue recently declared her love for Gambit, but Gambit has
rejected her claiming that the events of his past cannot allow
her to love him. After Gambit's return from his exile in Antarctica,
the two had a rocky relationship at best, neither sure of how
to proceed. After a time, Rogue and Gambit eventually broke up,
even though the pair now each lead a separate team of X-Men.
Rogue has since taken up a romantic relationship with Colossus,
somehow being able to touch and kiss him without absorbing his
powers. |
