Lifeforce is a mutant

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

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 super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. Most notably a member of the second incarnation of the Dark Riders

Dark Riders (comics)

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, her mutant ability enabled her to suck the life out of her enemies and absorb their strength into herself. She was also well-trained in hand-to-hand combat.

Fictional character biography

Along with the rest of the Dark Riders, Lifeforce was sent to hunt down mutants found unfit by their leader, Genesis

Genesis (comics)

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. Their first target was former Dark Rider, Foxbat. Lifeforce maliciously sucked the life out of him, leaving him for dead. Later, as the Dark Riders went up against a few of the X-Men

X-Men

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, Lifeforce battled Domino

Domino (comics)

Domino is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld, she first fully appeared in X-Force, vol...

, but was defeated. Lifeforce eventually joined her comrades, Spyne

Spyne

Spyne is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. The character, unlike many mutants, is more monstrously deformed and reptilian as opposed to other mutants somewhat human appearances . His first appearance was in Cable vol. 2 #17.-Fictional character biography:Spyne was one...

 and Hurricane

Hurricane (comics)

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, in breaking the mutant Cyber

Cyber (comics)

Cyber is a fictional comic book supervillain appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of Wolverine of the X-Men. Created by writer Peter David and artist Sam Kieth, he first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #85 , though his appearance was obscured by a trench coat and hat...

 out of prison. She was killed during the adamantium process on Wolverine

Wolverine (comics)

Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...

after he rejected the adamantium, causing shrapnel to stab into her body. Genesis, unaware of her death, continued to order her until he saw her corpse (pierced with adamantium shards) lying in the rubble.

Powers and abilities

Lifeforce was born a mutant with the ability to drain the life force of others, thus revitalizing her own energy or firing the energy from her hands in the form of concussive blasts. It is unknown, however, if she had her powers augmented by Apocalypse.