KARMA | uncannyxmen.net

Publication Date:

30th Mar 2023

Written By:

Peter Luzifer, Ruth, Daytripper

Image Work:

Peter Luzifer, Gremlin

Real name

Xuân "Swun" Cao Manh

Aliases

Xi'an "Shan" Coy Manh

Height

5’ 4’’

Weight

119 lbs. (prior to amputation of her leg)

Hair

Black

Eyes

Brown

First appearance

Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #100

Known relatives

Unnamed father,
Unnamed mother (deceased),
Leong Cao Manh (brother),
Nga Cao Manh (sister),
Da'o Cao Mahn/Susan Hatchi
(half-sister, deceased),
Nguyen Ngoc Coy (uncle),
Tran Cao Manh (twin brother)

Profession

CEO, former teacher and librarian

Group affiliation

New Mutants, Hatchi Corporation, X-Men,
Utopians, Jean Grey School teaching staff,
The 198, Hellions, Alpha Squadron, Gladiators

Powers

• Projects a psionic energy beam that overwhelms her victims'
consciousness while placing her mind in command, allowing
her to alter their perceptions and memories, command
entranced opponents to divulge information, or operate their bodies as if they were an extension of her own, also can generate a psionic deflector shield that disrupts incoming psi-signatures, protecting her from all manner of psychic assault

Note: Known as Xi'an for decades, Karma's civilian name in English was an imperfect translation of the original Vietnamese. In Love Unlimited Infinity Comic #31, a Marvel writer and Vietnamese speaker had Karma make the correction on-panel.