Foxfire (comics)
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Foxfire is a fictional character
from Marvel Comics
' original Squadron Supreme
series.
using the alias Foxfire. She was a member of the Institute of Evil
, a criminal organization opposed by the superhero
team called the Squadron Supreme
. This was complicated somewhat by the fact that Foxfire was in love with Squadron member Doctor Spectrum. However, he seemingly did not return her feelings.
She was among the Institute of Evil members who battled the Squadron Supreme in their final attempt to destroy the heroes. When the Institute of Evil was captured by the Squadron and its members mind control
led by the Behavior Modification device, Foxfire and the other former super-criminals became members of the Squadron, to assist them in their efforts to forcibly turn the world into a Utopia
. Her criminal record was pardoned, and she became a public crusader and government superhero. She accompanied Hyperion to supervise the behavior modification process at a prison. She finally later began a relationship with Doctor Spectrum.
However, the hero named Nighthawk opposed the Squadron and formed a rebel group, the Redeemers
. He undid the Behavior Modification of Foxfire and several others, and recruited them into his group.
During the final battle between the Redeemers and the Squadron at Squadron City, Foxfire, who was still in love with Doctor Spectrum, tried to gain his approval by betraying Nighthawk, thus allowing the Squadron to win the fight. She used her powers to kill Nighthawk by blasting his heart. Foxfire was then killed by fellow Redeemer Mink
, who had been in love with Nighthawk, when she was stabbed through the heart by Mink's artificial claws. The death of Nighthawk caused the Squadron members to realize that they had become the very thing that they had intended to oppose, and thus ended the fight, though not in the way that Foxfire had intended.
matter by breaking its molecular bonds. Her power manifested as a "glow" which she projected from her body, usually from her hands. She needed to touch an object in order to affect it.
Squadron member Tom Thumb designed a special pair of decay-retardant gloves for her to wear, which were immune to her powers.
She received standard Squadron hand-to-hand combat training.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
' original Squadron Supreme
Squadron Supreme
The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first appeared in Avengers #85 - 86 The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first...
series.
Fictional character biography
Olivia Underwood was born in Nexusville, New Brunswick, in the United States of Earth-712. She later became a criminal and supervillainSupervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
using the alias Foxfire. She was a member of the Institute of Evil
Institute of Evil
The Institute of Evil is a fictional organization, owned by Marvel Comics.-Fictional team history:The Institute of Evil existed in the Earth-712 universe and served as the Squadron Supreme’s arch-foes...
, a criminal organization opposed by the superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
team called the Squadron Supreme
Squadron Supreme
The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first appeared in Avengers #85 - 86 The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first...
. This was complicated somewhat by the fact that Foxfire was in love with Squadron member Doctor Spectrum. However, he seemingly did not return her feelings.
She was among the Institute of Evil members who battled the Squadron Supreme in their final attempt to destroy the heroes. When the Institute of Evil was captured by the Squadron and its members mind control
Mind control
Mind control refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator, often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"...
led by the Behavior Modification device, Foxfire and the other former super-criminals became members of the Squadron, to assist them in their efforts to forcibly turn the world into a Utopia
Utopia
Utopia is an ideal community or society possessing a perfect socio-politico-legal system. The word was imported from Greek by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt...
. Her criminal record was pardoned, and she became a public crusader and government superhero. She accompanied Hyperion to supervise the behavior modification process at a prison. She finally later began a relationship with Doctor Spectrum.
However, the hero named Nighthawk opposed the Squadron and formed a rebel group, the Redeemers
America Redeemers
The America Redeemers, or Redeemers, as the team is more commonly known, is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. The Redeemers existed in the Earth-712 universe, the same place from which the Squadron Supreme originated...
. He undid the Behavior Modification of Foxfire and several others, and recruited them into his group.
During the final battle between the Redeemers and the Squadron at Squadron City, Foxfire, who was still in love with Doctor Spectrum, tried to gain his approval by betraying Nighthawk, thus allowing the Squadron to win the fight. She used her powers to kill Nighthawk by blasting his heart. Foxfire was then killed by fellow Redeemer Mink
Mink (comics)
Mink is a fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comics series Squadron Supreme, and is based on Catwoman. She is a former criminal, who became a part of Nighthawk's America Redeemers, who attempted to stop the Squadron from taking over the world.Mink has no superhuman powers, but is highly...
, who had been in love with Nighthawk, when she was stabbed through the heart by Mink's artificial claws. The death of Nighthawk caused the Squadron members to realize that they had become the very thing that they had intended to oppose, and thus ended the fight, though not in the way that Foxfire had intended.
Powers and abilities
Foxfire had the ability to project some form of bioluminescent energy through her fingertips that could disintegrateDisintegration
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matter by breaking its molecular bonds. Her power manifested as a "glow" which she projected from her body, usually from her hands. She needed to touch an object in order to affect it.
Squadron member Tom Thumb designed a special pair of decay-retardant gloves for her to wear, which were immune to her powers.
She received standard Squadron hand-to-hand combat training.