Monsoon is a fictional mutant

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

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 character in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. Aloba's first appearance was in X-Factor

X-Factor (comics)

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vol. 1 #99.

Fictional character biography

Monsoon, the brother of the best-selling author Haven

Haven (comics)

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, helped his sister in planning the Mahapralaya, or 'Great Destruction'. The intention of this was to have humans and mutants evolve into one race, by destroying three-fourths of the world's population.

Though Monsoon believes in the Mahapralaya, he found Haven's plans for this to twisted and wrong, considering how many lives would've been lost. To him, the Mahapralaya would come, but only when God decides it.

Monsoon still aided his sister in her work, but secretly conspired with Valerie Cooper

Valerie Cooper

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, who was pretending to be Haven's latest convert. Together, Monsoon and Val Cooper freed X-Factor

X-Factor (comics)

X-Factor is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is a spin-off of the popular X-Men franchise, featuring characters from X-Men stories. The series has been relaunched several times with different team rosters, most recently as X-Factor Investigations.X-Factor launched in...

, when they were Haven's prisoners, and teamed up to halt Haven's plans. In retaliation for her brother's betrayal, Haven renounced Monsoon, stating that she no longer has a brother.

After the Decimation

Decimation (comics)

Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...

, Monsoon lost his mutant powers.

Powers and abilities

Generate and manipulate violent weather patterns to create gale-force winds, torrential rainfall, and lightning bolts focused from the sky or through his fists. He can fly by riding summoned wind currents strong enough to support his weight to elevate himself.