Ballistic is a fictional superhero from the Image Comics

Image Comics

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 comic book series Cyberforce

Cyberforce

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. Created by Marc Silvestri

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, she first appeared in 1991

1991 in comics

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Publication history

Ballistic made semi-regular appearances in the Cyberforce series, and subsequently appeared in a three-issue self-titled mini-series

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 in 1995

1995 in comics

-January:*After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse is launched. All X-titles change to different names for the next four months.* Thor marks his 400th appearance in Marvel Comics with issue #482....

. She also co-starred in a single issue crossover with Marvel Comics

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' Wolverine

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 in 1997

1997 in comics

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Fictional character biography

Ballistic is Cassandra Lane, the sister of Velocity

Velocity (comics)

Velocity, is an Image Comics/Top Cow Productions character from the comic series Cyberforce, created by Marc Silvestri in 1992. She is one of, if not the main character in the Cyberforce series, and often serves as the reader’s guide or eyes through the story arcs...

. The two girls were raised by their mother and abusive stepfather, until finally Cassandra killed him in self defense.

Cassandra was the star pitcher of her high school baseball

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team due to her mutant abilities, until Tony (her ex-boyfriend) and his gang seriously injured her. Some time later, she was approached by the Cyberdata company, who replaced her arm with a cybernetic one, simultaneously brainwashing her into becoming a SHOC (Special Hazardous Operations Cyborg) for the company. She was assigned to retrieve her sister, Velocity, who had defected to Cyberforce, but wound up having her own memories restored. Soon after she joins the team in their efforts to bring down Cyberdata.

Powers and abilities

Ballistic has superhuman hand-to-eye coordination. As such she has near-perfect aim with any thrown object or projectile weapon. Her implanted bionic arm, while superhumanly strong and durable, functions as well as (if not better than) her remaining natural arm.