Snowbird
Real Name: Narya Easton
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Powers: Snowbird can mystically assume the form of a female human being, as well as that of any animal native to northern Canada, gaining each animal's special abilities. If she holds an animal shape for too long, her personality may become animalistic. Snowbird also has mystical senses that allow her to detect magical energies, sense the presence of great mystical evil, and achieve limited postcognition. Furthermore, Snowbird possesses superhuman strength and is capable of flight.
Bio: Narya's origins trace back to ancient times when the Eskimo Gods of the North battled the mystical Great Beasts for the fate of the world. Ultimately both parties were exiled from Earth, and as such the Gods sought to create an agent to prevent the Beasts' return. To that end, Nelvanna, goddess of the Northern Lights, mated with a human. With the midwifery assistance of Sarcee mystic Michael Twoyoungmen, Nelvanna gave birth to a daughter, Narya. Twoyoungmen bound the infant to the lands of Canada, allowing her to assume human form; however, she would weaken if she left Canada's borders.
Twoyoungmen raised the rapidly maturing Narya as his own daughter, and both were soon recruited into Alpha Flight as Shaman and Snowbird. Narya was given the human cover identity of RCMP Records Officer Anne McKenzie, as whom she met and fell in love with fellow officer Doug Thompson. Snowbird and her teammates protected Earth from the Great Beasts, but when Narya married Thompson and became pregnant with his child, the outraged Eskimo Gods banned her from their realm. When Narya went to the Arctic alongside Doug and Shaman to give birth, the necessary magic accidentally revived the evil Pestilence, who had lain dormant underground there. Pestilence possessed Snowbird's newborn son and aged him into an adult, intending to menace Earth with his powers of death and decay. In the ensuing battle, Thompson and the baby were killed by Pestilence, and Vindicator was forced to kill a Pestilence-possessed Snowbird. The souls of Narya, her husband, and their child were then welcomed into the Gods' realm.
Snowbird's spirit occasionally returned to Earth until she was resurrected through a combination of science and magic by the terrorist organization Advanced Idea Mechanics. Rescued by Alpha Flight, she rejoined the team.
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First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men (1963) #120 Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: Alpha Flight (1983)
Annual 01 - 'Homebody!' #1 - 'Tundra!' #2 - 'Shadows of the Past' #3 - 'Yesterday Man' #4 - 'Resolutions!' #6 - 'Snowblind' #7 - 'The Importance of Being Deadly' #8 - 'Cold Hands, Cold Heart' #11 - 'Set-Up' #12 - '... And One Shall Surely Die' #13 - 'Nightmare!' #14 - 'Biology Class' #15 - 'Blind Date' #18 - 'How Long Will A Man Lie In The Earth ‘Ere He Rot?' #19 - 'Turn Again, Turn Again, Time in Thy Flight...' #20 - 'Gold and Love Affairs!' #21 - 'Love Wrought New Alchemy ...' #23 - 'Night of the Beast' #24 - 'Final Conflict' #27 - 'Betrayal' #28 - 'Cross-Over' #29 - 'Cut Bait & Run!' #30 - 'Enter...Scramble!' #31 - 'The Grateful Dead!' #33 - 'A Friend in Need' #34 - 'Honor' #35 - 'The Child is Father to the Man' #36 - 'Labor Pains' #37 - 'Death Birth' #38 - 'Pestilence!' #39 - 'The Invasion of Atlantis!' #40 - 'Love' #41 - 'It's Not Easy Being Purple' #42 - 'Auction' #44 - 'Plague!' #45 - 'Resurrection' #52 - 'Specters!' #64 - 'Where There's a Will There's a Way' #67 - 'The Ties That Bind' #68 - 'All That We Are...' #92 - 'Compromising Positions' Alpha Flight (1997)
#19 - 'Alpha: Omega, Part 2' #20 - 'Alpha: Omega, Part 3' Alpha Flight (2004)
#2 - 'You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me 2 of 6' #6 - 'You Gotta Be Kiddin' Me 6 of 6' #12 - 'Days of Future Present, Past Participle Part 4' Alpha Flight (2011)
#0.1#1 - 'Pride of a Nation' #2 - 'Born on the First of July' #3 - 'Powered & Dangerous' #4 - 'With Many, Strength' #5 - 'The Last Refuge' #6 - 'A Murder of Crows' #7 - 'Re-Union' #8 - 'Pride of a Nation (Redux)' Alpha Flight Special (1992)
Astonishing Tales: Snowbird (2009)
Astonishing X-Men (2004)
Black Panther (1998)
Chaos War (2010)
Chaos War: Alpha Flight (2011)
Citizen V and the V-Battalion (2001)
#3 - 'From a Whisper to a Scream' Classic X-Men (1986)
#26 - 'Wanted: Wolverine! Dead or Alive!' #27 - 'Shoot-Out at the Stampede!' #44 - 'Elegy & Her First and Last' #45 - 'Something Wicked This Way Comes!' Der Unglaubliche Hulk Comic-Taschenbuch (1980)
#24 - 'In den Klauen des Monsters' Fantastic Four (1961)
#405 - 'Terror is Tomorrow!' Fantastic Four Roast (1982)
#1 - 'When Titans Chuckle!' Fun and Games Magazine (1979)
Generation X (1994)
Hercules: Fall of an Avenger (2010)
Heroic Age: Heroes (2010)
Hulk (2008)
TPB vol. 12 - 'Red Hulk: Mayan Rule' #53 - 'Mayan Rule: part 1: Bloodletting' #54 - 'Mayan Rule: part 2: Reunion' #55 - 'Mayan Rule, Part III: Kukulcan' #56 - 'Mayan Rule IV' #57 - 'Mayan Rule Conclusion' Incredible Hercules (2008)
#117 - 'The God Squad Part One Of Sacred Invasion' #118 - 'Dream Time Part Two Of Sacred Invasion' #119#120 - 'Infinite Names The Finale To Sacred Invasion' L'incroyable Hulk (1968)
#136/137 - 'Le monde observe, l`incroyable Hulk apprend a quoi servent des amis!' #138/139 - 'Tout le monde aime une parade, non?' Les Mystérieux X-Men (1981)
27/28 - 'Chaos au Canada!' 47/48 - 'Face a la Fureur Sauvage de WEN-DI-GO!' Marvel (1988)
Marvel Age (1983)
Marvel Encyclopedia (2002)
Marvel Fanfare (1982)
#28 - 'Murder By Numbers 1, 2, 3...' Marvel Heartbreakers (2010)
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982)
#1 - 'A Gathering of Heroes! Chapter 1' Marvel Universe: The End (2003)
Mephisto Vs. ... (1987)
O Incrível Hulk (1985)
#31 - 'Guerra Nas Estrelas: A Maldicao Do Infinito' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
ROM Spaceknight (1979)
#56 - 'Clear Waters Remembered! [Total War part 5]' #57 - 'Scenes of Destruction on Every Hand! [Total War part 6]' #58 - 'A Plague of Insects! [Total War part 7]' Ryhmä-X / X-Men (1984)
Secret Wars II (1985)
#4 - 'Love is the Answer!' #9 - 'God in Man, Man in God!' Silver Surfer: The Enslavers (1990)
The Avengers (1963)
#272 - 'Assault on Atlantis' The Best of Marvel Comics (1987)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
#277 - 'What Friends Are For!' #278 - 'Amnesty!' #279 - 'Everybody Loves a Parade, Right?' The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006)
HC - 'The Marvel Encyclopedia' The Mighty World Of Marvel (2009)
#12 - 'Here Come The Thunderbolts!' #13 - 'The Skrull God!' #35 - 'A new epic! The chaos war begins now!' #38 The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
#1 - 'A: From Abomination to Avengers Quinjet' #10 - 'S: From Shi'Ar to Sub-Mariner' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985)
#19 - 'Book of the Dead (Nuke to Obadiah Stane)' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Women of Marvel 2005 (2005)
The Very Best of the X-Men (1994)
HC - 'The Very Best of the X-Men' Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica (2009)
Uncanny X-Men (1963)
#120 - 'Wanted: Wolverine! Dead or Alive!' #121 - 'Shoot-Out at the Stampede!' #139 - '...Something Wicked This Way Comes!' #140 - 'Rage!' #421 - 'Rules of Engagement, Part 1 of 2' #422 - 'Rules of Engagement, Part 2 of 2' Universo Marvel (2005)
What If...? (1989)
#23 - 'What If the All-New All-Different X-Men Had Never Existed?' #59 - 'What If Wolverine Had Remained a Captive of Alpha Flight?' #62 - 'What If Logan Battled Weapon X?' Wolverine (1988)
#129 - 'Survival of the Fittest, Part One: Whatever it Takes...' #143 - 'Rebirth' #171 - 'Stay Alive, Part 2 of 3' #172 - 'Stay Alive! Conclusion!' #173#179 - 'Of Lesser Demons...' Wolverine and Deadpool (2004)
#170 - '"I Want My Logo Bigger. You Hear Me? BIGGER!!!"' Wolverine And Deadpool (2010)
#12 - 'The X-Men Strike!' Wolverine Saga (1989)
#1 - 'Book One: Beginnings' #3 - 'Book Three: The Man Reborn' Wolverine: First Class (2008)
Wolverine: Origins (2006)
#33 - 'Weapon XI: Part 1' Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Handbook (2010)
X-Men (Portuguese) (1988)
X-Men Unlimited (1993)
X-Men/Alpha Flight (1985)
#1 - 'The Gift - Part 1' #2 - 'The Gift - Part 2' X-Men/Alpha Flight (1998)
#1 - 'Survivors' #2 - 'Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot' Group Affiliation(s): Alpha Flight (Marvel) God Squad (Marvel) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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