Aliyah Bishop is a fictional comic book character in the X-Men

X-Men

The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...

 mythos. She first appeared as an illustration in one of Destiny's Diaries in X-Treme X-Men #10, and was created by Chris Claremont

Chris Claremont

Chris Claremont is an award-winning American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on Uncanny X-Men, far longer than any other writer, during which he is credited with developing strong female characters, and with introducing complex literary themes into superhero...

 and Salvador Larroca

Salvador Larroca

Salvador Larroca is a Spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his work on various X-Men titles.-Early life:Salvador Larroca was born and raised in Valencia, Spain.-Career:...

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Fictional character biography

Born in a possible future, Aliyah Bishop is the daughter of Bishop

Bishop (comics)

Bishop is a fictional comic book superhero, appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, in particular the X-Men family of books...

 and Deathbird

Deathbird

Deathbird is a fictional character. She is a Marvel Comics supervillainess, an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, she first appeared in Ms. Marvel #9....

. The future version of Lifeguard

Lifeguard (comics)

Lifeguard is a comic book character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Salvador Larroca, she first appeared in X-Treme X-Men #6 ....

, a modern day X-Man, becomes her beloved bodyguard. An attack against Aliyah leads a badly wounded Lifeguard to send the girl to the Starjammers

Starjammers

The Starjammers are a fictional team of space pirates from the pages of the X-Men comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Starjammers first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #107 and were created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum...

 via a small spaceship. Aliyah, traumatized, is forced to watch as Lifeguard is left behind. Aliyah spends some time on the new Starjammers ship, with the integrated mind of Carol Danvers for companionship. The ship, many dozens of miles long, provides much surprises, including what seems to be another lifepod containing the stasis-held body of her mother, Deathbird. After recovering the Phoenix Egg, a mysterious pod containing a reborn Jean Grey

Jean Grey

Jean Grey-Summers is a fictional comic book superheroine appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix and is best known as one of five original members of the X-Men, for her relationship with Cyclops, and for her...

, Aliyah sets out for Chandilar, the Shi'ar homeworld. While battling a Brood Queen

Brood (comics)

The Brood are a race of insectoid, parasitic, extraterrestrial beings that appear in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, especially Uncanny X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, they first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #155 .The Brood possess wings, fanged teeth and...

, Aliyah becomes infected with a Brood larva, leading to the infestation of the Shi'ar homeworld. In the end Cassandra Nova rips the brood out of her when it tries attacking. She is later seen as the Majestrix-Shi'ar.