Former mutant and current member of the New Mutants squad, Danielle Moonstar has always shown exceptional leadership abilities and strength of will, even back in the character’s early appearances. She reminds me of the mid-80s version of Storm, but minus the inner conflict and repetitive agonizing. Like Storm, though, Dani lost her powers. That didn’t stop Storm from leading the X-Men, and similarly, that doesn’t keep Dani from being an integral member of her team.
She’s quick-thinking and is still an excellent combatant without her illusion-casting gift. She did gain new powers through the Asgardian goddess Hela during the Utopia arc, beating up proud Ares on live TV with them, but they faded not long after.
This page above is from New Mutants 20, released a few months ago. She was imprisoned in Limbo and was held captive by the mutant Inferno babies, all grown up and nasty. Tortured and her arm broken, she later escapes, and uses an enemy’s weapons against her captor.
“Look at me,” she calmly says to her torturer, who’s rushing to the busted cell.
“Good girl.”
“SHUNK!”
She kicks ass. No doubt about it.
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