WIND DANCER

Real Name:

Sofia Mantega

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

Krakoa

Category:

Mutant

Alias:

Sofia Barrett, Renascence.

Nationality:

Venezuelan

First Appearance:

New Mutants (2nd series) #1

Powers & Abilities:

manipulate wind to fly, create high-velocity air currents, razor-sharp winds, induce vertigo in others, and draw sounds to her from far away or create zones of silence

Affiliation:

New Mutants Squad, New Warriors, X-Men Students, Marauders (Krakoa)

Notes:

Sofia became Wind Dancer in New X-Men (2nd series) #2. She lost her powers on M-Day in House of M #8, and later became the tech-based super-heroine Renascence in New Warriors (4th series).

As Renascence, she wore a powersuit equipped with a skin-tight force field and six retractable octopus arms, each capable of lifting heavy weights and firing electrical discharges, carries pulse pistols, anti-gravity platform disks enabling her to fly.

Sofia died on Mojoworld prior to X-Factor (4th series) #2-3 and was restored by Krakoan Resurrection Protocols as a living mutant in #5.

Check our in-depth Character entry:

WIND DANCER

Last Updated:

11th January 2023 by Monolith