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Archlight
 
Archlight
 
Personal Info:
 
Real Name: Philippa Sontag
Also Known As: No known Alias
Place Of Birth: Vietnam
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men Vol.1 #210 (1986) Modern Age Villain
Known Associates: Mister Sinister, Riptide Harpoon, Prism, Scalphunter, Sabretooth, Superia
Group Affiliation: Marauders, formerly 198, Femizons
Base Of Operations: Mobile
Grudges: X-Factor and X-Men
Creators: Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr.
Gallery: Click
 
Powers:
 
Arclight is trained in covert ops, and is an above average hand-to-hand combatant.
Enhanced Abilities: Arclight has super human strength, durability and endurance.
Invulnerability: Arclight has a high degree of protection against physical and energy attacks.
Shock wave Generation: Arclight can direct a wave of seismic energy by striking a victim with her hands or feet. This typically creates a massive shockwave, damaging and/or disorientating all within her line-of-fire, shattering objects, creating shock waves, and causing earth tremors. Her hands give off a bright light upon impact.
 
Origins:
 
Arclight was once a soldier serving in American peacekeeping forces during a conflict in Southeast Asia. The experiences there severely traumatized her, and she retains bitter memories of that place. She used her rage to fuel her bodybuilding, which she further used to augment her mutant abilities.
 
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Archlight at Marvel Database
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