Sketch is a fictional character

Fictional character

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, a mutant

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 in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. Her first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #383.

Fictional character biography

The mutant known only as Sketch was at some point taken captive by Ransome Sole

Ransome Sole

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, and forced to serve him as a slave in "The Slash" nightclub.

When the X-Men

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 came to the Slash in search of Debra Levin, who had been taken captive while investigating the club, Ransome Sole had Sketch create tendrils around the chair in which Levin was strapped, and Cable

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, Phoenix

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 and Gambit

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 were all quickly taken prisoner.

When Storm was turned over to Ransome Sole by Simyon Kurasov, Sketch was instructed to ensnare her and the other X-Men inside of metal shells while he auctioned them off as slaves to Tullamore Voge and the Shockwave Riders. However, the "Storm" Kurasov had given Ransome was a robot decoy, and when the real Storm attacked, Sketch quickly released the other X-Men to help her. Revenant threatened Sketch, but Phoenix defended Sketch. Ultimately, Sketch's captors were all either defeated or fled, and she was set free.

Powers and abilities

Sketch has the mutant ability to reshape reality by altering it upon her sketchpad; she can only affect non-organic matter with this power, fashioning metallic tendrils and metallic sheaths. She needs to be able to see an object in order to affect it. Sketch carries bags full of sketchpads and pencils with her at all times.