| Cerise | |
Cerise, by Alan Davis |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | (cameo) Excalibur #46 (Jan 1992) (full) Excalibur #47 (Feb 1992) |
| Created by | Alan Davis |
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| Alter ego | Cerise |
| Species | Shi'ar Mutant |
| Team affiliations | The Graces, Excalibur |
| Abilities | Ability to create and manipulate solid light constructs |
Cerise is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. Alan Davis (born 1956 is a British writer and artist of Comic books Biography UK work Alan Davis was born on June 18, 1956 Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Alan Davis (born 1956 is a British writer and artist of Comic books Biography UK work Alan Davis was born on June 18, 1956 The Shi'ar, pronounced /ʃiː'ɑːɹ/ ("Shee-ARR" are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. A mutant within the Marvel Comic books particularly those of the X-Men mythos is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an Excalibur is a Marvel Comics Superhero group an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place
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Cerise is an extraterrestrial from the planet Shaskofrugnon in the Shi'ar Empire. See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial She was accidentally transported to Earth after deserting the empire's brutal army, the Ghrand Jhar, refusing to fire upon innocents and as a result causing the death of her crew. She became a member of Excalibur upon encountering them,[1] and later became romantically involved with Nightcrawler. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics Superhero group an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Nightcrawler ( Kurt Wagner) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero in the Marvel Universe.
Alongside Excalibur, she battled the Anti-Phoenix's rock creatures. [2] She also fought Necrom alongside Excalibur. Necrom is a Fictional character created by Alan Davis for Marvel Comics. [3] She later encountered the Crazy Gang. Crazy Gang is a Fictional group of Supervillains appearing in Marvel Comics. [4] Alongside Excalibur, she was struck down by Jamie Braddock and Sat-Yr-9. James "Jamie" Braddock Jr is a Fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. Opul Lun Sat-Yr-9 (also spelled Sat-Yr-nin is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. [5] She next aided Excalibur and the X-Men against Troll Associates. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [6] Cerise and Nightcrawler then encountered the Knight Errant. [7] She was then attacked by the Sentinels and captured by Nigel Orpington-Smythe. The Sentinels are Fictional characters Robots in the. Most often encountering the team of mutants known as the X-Men, they were created by writer [8] She then met Khaos, and alongside Khaos and Excalibur she battled his foe Ghath on their planet Irth, and invited Khaos to join Excalibur. Khaos is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. [9]
During the Warpies Saga, wherein superhuman children were being manipulated, Cerise was baffled with the concept of "children". Shadowcat tried to explain to her how infants are born and grows up to become adults. But Cerise reveals that she "emerged from the source" as she is, hinting that she may have been engineered rather than born. [10] As she has revealed in her first appearance, she is the gene stock of Subruki, Zarstock, and Kuli Ka.
Eventually, Cerise was taken into custody by the Starjammers for her crimes against the Shi'ar Empire. The Starjammers are a Fictional team of space pirates from the pages of the X-Men Comic books published by Marvel Comics [11] She was sent to the pan-dimensional prison Krag, where she was revealed to have destroyed the Shi'ar recruitment vehicle (Ghrand Jhar) to prevent it from carrying out further acts of genocide. [12] She was forced to kill the second Fang in personal combat. Fang is a fictional Marvel Comics extraterrestrial character who first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #107 in October 1977 The Shi'ar empress Lilandra pardoned Cerise for her crimes, given their circumstances, and allowed her to serve out her prison sentence as a personal aide. Lilandra Neramani is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Cerise's role in the Shi'ar Empire is to investigate reports of brutality and violence among Shi'ar officials. [13]
During 2000's "Maximum security" crossover, Nightcrawler professed at one point that he still loves her, but at the time he was planning to become a priest, and thus could not rekindle their relationship.
Cerise recently appeared in Annihilation as a member of the Graces, a group of female warriors, led by Gamora. Annihilation is a Marvel Comics 2006 crossover storyline highlighting several relatively under-used Outer space -related characters Gamora is a fictional Comic book character in Marvel Comics ' Shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Her reasons for joining have not yet been revealed.
Cerise is a member of the alien Shi'ar race, making her physical abilities somewhat more powerful than an Earth human.
She also has the ability to generate and psionically manipulate energy fields of coherent red spectrum light force. She can project the light as simple brightness, or as concussive blasts, or use it to form "solid" objects such as swords, force fields, shields, funnels, and more. She was even able to make a light armor covering Nightcrawler as he trained with Captain Britain[14]. Cerise can create a bubble of coherent light around herself which she can levitate through the air. She once even used this energy to fly a whole broken Sentinel holding her friends within, across the Atlantic Ocean as a means of disguise. The Sentinels are Fictional characters Robots in the. Most often encountering the team of mutants known as the X-Men, they were created by writer She can also fly naturally (without use of her energy fields), and hold her breath for six or seven minutes.
Cerise wears gloves that contain broad-band sensor arrays which allow her to search for specific life-forms, energy, and temporal/dimensional abnormalities in a surrounding area. She also wore a "transit suit" permitting travel through hyperspace. Her equipment was designed by Shi'ar scientists and craftsmen.
Cerise is a superb warrior, having received intensive combat training in the Shi'ar military, and is a trained starship navigator.
Cerise is an undercover member of the Imperial Guard, but accidentally thwarts the plans of Empress Lilandra. She is then betrayed and killed by Sinister's Marauders.