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Catseye
Catseye in human form
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe New Mutants #16 (June 1984)
Created byChris Claremont
Sal Buscema
In-story information
Alter egoSharon Smith
SpeciesHuman Mutant
Team affiliationsHellions
New Mutants
AbilitiesCan transform herself into a purple, humanoid feline or a panther-like wildcat.

Catseye (Sharon Smith) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

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Catseye was created by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema in The New Mutants #16-17 (June–July 1984).[1]

Fictional character biography

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Catseye is a member of Emma Frost's Hellions who can partially or fully transform into a purple cat.[2] Having been abandoned by her parents and grown up in the wilderness, she came to believe that she was a cat who could assume human form rather than the other way around.[3][4]

Throughout her appearances, Catseye battles the New Mutants, but befriends Wolfsbane, whose powers are similar to her own.[5][6][7][8][9][10] She is later killed by Trevor Fitzroy, but is resurrected years later following the establishment of Krakoa as a mutant nation.[11][12][13]

Powers and abilities

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Catseye's mutant power is ailuranthropy, the ability to partially or fully transform into a purple feline form. In her panther form, she has superhuman physical abilities, razor-sharp claws and fangs, a prehensile tail, a slight healing factor, and the ability to crawl up walls.[14]

Other versions

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  • An alternate universe variant of Catseye from Earth-295 appears in Age of Apocalypse #1.[15]
  • An alternate universe variant of Catseye from Earth-94040 appears in What If #60. This version is a member of the X-Men before being killed by Krakoa.[16]

References

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  1. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. ^ Marnell, Blair (October 13, 2020). "The History of the Hellions". Marvel.com. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  3. ^ New Mutants #31 (September 1985)
  4. ^ New Mutants #17 (July 1984)
  5. ^ New Mutants #38-40 (April - June 1986)
  6. ^ New Mutants #53 (July 1987)
  7. ^ New Mutants #56 (October 1987)
  8. ^ New Warriors #9-10 (March–April 1991)
  9. ^ Fulton, James (February 10, 2017). "Retro-Reviews: The New Mutants #35-54 By Claremont, Guice & Others For Marvel Comics". Inside Pulse. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Morrell, Jack (April 22, 2016). "X-Men: 10 Characters That Must Appear In The New Mutants Movie". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  11. ^ Uncanny X-Men #281 (October 1991)
  12. ^ Hellions #1 (May 2020)
  13. ^ Webber, Tim (February 3, 2025). "Meet the Hellions, the X-Men's Dark Reflection". Marvel.com. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  14. ^ McDade, Sean (August 7, 2022). "MCU: 10 X-Men Characters Least Likely To Appear, According To Reddit". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  15. ^ X-Men: Age of Apocalypse #1 (May 2005)
  16. ^ What If (vol. 2) #60 (April 1994)
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