Mystique

Mystique's exact age remains unknown. However her earliest meeting with her friend Destiny (Irene Adler) is stated to have occurred at "the dawn of the 20th century." At the time, Mystique's physical form was of a man and worked as a consulting detective. It is unknown whether her original form was male, or if she adopted this form because it was more adventageous for her. Because a Sherlock Holmes character named Irene Adler from the same time period is romantically linked to Holmes, this can be interpreted to mean either that she was Holmes or that Holmes' apparent death in The Adventure of the Final Problem was real and that she replaced him afterwards; however, no comics story has yet confirmed this.
Irene was an Austrian mutant with precognitive powers. She was more accurate in predicting near-future events concerning her present environment. But in a period of 12 months during her adolescence, Irene had produced 13 volumes of prophecies concerning the late 20th and early 21st centuries. When that period ended, Irene was left physically blind and haunted by disturbing images of uncertain meaning. She enlisted Raven's services in pursuit of two goals: the deciphering of her recorded prophecies and a mission to prevent the most terrifying of them from ever being fulfilled.
The two women would soon become life-long friends and lovers. But they both discovered that their set goals were difficult to achieve. Their abilities would easily allow them to achieve personal success but to shape the future was stated to be "next to impossible" as it would require "social engineering."
Early espionage activities and contacts*
Their decades-long quest apparently required them to constantly travel. They encountered Shadowcat and Rachel Summers, who had time traveled from the future and sought to prevent a plot by Nazi agents Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and Geist, "Ghost", a member of Nazi intelligence and their ally Amahl Farouk, Shadow King. The three had conspired to question the rights of the British Monarch to the throne and then to replace him with Oswald Mosely of the British Fascist Party, a likely ally for Nazi Germany. Irene and Raven contacted an acquaintance of theirs, called Logan, Wolverine, to help the time travelers. Irene and Raven advised Shadowcat and Logan against proceeding in their contemplated assassination of Adolf Hitler and other prominent leaders and officials of the Nazi party. Raven was laconic in only stating: "All of us have learned to kill, Logan. But more importantly, we have learned not to kill. And to know the difference."
At some point Raven reportedly lost contact with Irene. She managed to locate her working as an archivist in the Alamogordo nuclear research facilities in New Mexico. Raven was uncertain of Irene's motivation but apparently trusted her enough not to press for answers.
Double agent* Cover to Mystique ..15. Art by Mike Mayhew.Charles Xavier was later forced to make Mystique his double agent, as his previous one had died and Mystique was the only one suitable enough to complete the missions. The two never truly trusted each other, but as long as Mystique completed the missions Xavier would keep her safe from the authorities, who were out to execute her. Working with Xavier was Forge, who Mystique had had a brief romance with while she was in X-Factor.
One of Xavier's enemies, the Quiet Man contacted Mystique and offered to give her an interference transmitter, the same type of device Xavier was using, which would keep her safe from the authorities if she killed Xavier. Creating a plan that would free her from both the men, Mystique pretended to try killing Xavier secretly working with the mutant thief Fantomex, who she had alert Forge to stopping her at the last moment. Her plan was on having the Quiet Man see this and believe that she really had attempted to kill Xavier and was still working for him. However, the other X-Men also believed that Mystique had tried killing Xavier.
Rogue managed to track her down. She disowned her surrogate mother, saying she had tried to forgive Mystique for stabbing her but that this was too much. She went on to say that Mystique wasnt her mother, that she was a monster. Mystique tried apologizing to Rogue for how she had hurt her but Rogue was distraught with rage and attacked her foster mother. Mystique managed to escape by blowing up the house and going through the window, changing her form to shield her fall.
Mystique went to the Quiet Man, who was planning on having her killed due to outliving her usefullness. After a battle Mystique killed the Quiet Man and discovered his interference transmitter had been a fake all along. Later, Forge caught Mystique trying to steal his interference transmitter. After some angry words, he smashed it and told her he never wanted to see her again. The two shared a sad good-bye kiss and Mystique left. After Mystique was gone, Forge realized that she had already switched his transmitter for the fake one.
Affair* Mystique was later on the run from hunters. Taking form as a young mutant girl named Foxx, she infiltrated the Xavier Institute.
As Foxx, she flirted with and attempted to seduce Rogue's boyfriend, Gambit. When Gambit, albeit tempted, refused, Mystique finally revealed herself to him, saying that she was trying to get him to sleep with her so he could blow off steam and thus repair his troubled relationship with Rogue. Gambit and Rogue were unable to have sex due to her mutant ability to absorb someone's essence upon skin-to-skin contact. Gambit still refused, unwilling to cheat on Rogue. Mystique then morphed into Rogue's form and told Gambit that she knew he only wanted Rogue and it wouldn't be cheating this way.
Later, Rogue confronted her mother and demanded to know if she had slept with Gambit. Mystique admitted that she created the Foxx persona to seduce him, but remained vague on whether or not she slept with him. She told Rogue that if Gambit loved her he wouldn't have been tempted and that she deserved better than him. After being unable absorb Mystique's memories, Rogue stormed off and confronted Gambit, who denied he had done anything with Mystique.
The next day Mystique gave a speech to the X-Men, telling them how tough it was for her when her mutant powers emerged and how she only did bad things because life had been hard for her. The X-Men decide to vote on her; Rogue was vehemently opposed. After Mystique was escorted back to her cell, Nightcrawler asked her to disappear for a while no matter how the vote went, saying he wanted more time to get his head around the idea of her being a member first. Mystique agreed and snuck out of the mansion, believing the X-Men wouldn't have accepted her anyway, unaware they had decided to give her a probationary membership contingent on her sustained good behavior.
Mystique later met up with her new associate, a thief named Augustus. Augustus asked her if she slept with Gambit, but Mystique refused to answer saying that "The details hardly matter. I've wounded Rogue and Gambit's relationship. That wound will fester."
Powers and abilities*
Mystique is a mutant, a shape-shifter able to alter the formation of her biological cells at will and thereby assume the form of other humans. Originally, it was clearly stated that Mystique's powers were limited to appearances only, as she could not assume the powers of the people she morphed into or alter her body to adapt to different situations.
This changed in 2001's X-Men Forever mini-series, in which Mystique was exposed to dangerous levels of radiation in order to save the life of Toad. The process morphed Mystique's appearance to match her more reptilian physique from the movies, and boosted her powers so that she could now morph her body into taking certain desired physical traits depending on her situation at the time. Examples of this new ability include: night vision, wings on her back, talons in her fingers and natural body armour. In addition, damages to her biological tissue are known to heal at a relatively fast rate and she can form a resistance to poisons upon contacting them. While she retained her advanced powers, the new look wore off quickly and she regained her normal appearance.
Her constantly rearranging the formation of her cellular structure seems to have suppressed her natural aging process and she has retained her youthful figure despite being alive for over a hundred years. Her natural form is that of a young woman with red hair, yellow eyes and dark blue skin.
It should be noted that in the X-Men movie, Mystique was shown changing her shape into a statue and in the animated X-Men: Evolution TV series, Mystique could change shape into animals - particularly ravens - eventually gaining the ability to morph into multiple animals when her powers were enhanced by Apocalypse.
Some about me-
::Profile::
:Code Name: Mystique
:Real Name: Raven Darkhlme
:Aliases: Mallory Brickman, B. Byron Biggs, Surge,
Jakob Eisen, Ronnie Lake, Dale Fyfe, Leni Zauber,
Holt Adler, Millicent Hardwick, Amichai Benvenisti,
Nick Fury, Kurt Wagner, Janet Van Dyne Pym,
Val Cooper
:First Appearance: Ms. Marvel ..16
(as Raven Darkhlme, 1978)
Ms. Marvel ..18 (as Mystique, 1978)
:Place Of Birth: Unknown
:Year of Birth: 1813 (Revealed in UXM 170)
:Universe/Timeline: Marvel Universe
:Nationality: Unknown
:Height: 5'10"
:Weight: 125 lbs
:Eyes: Yellow with no apparent pupils in her true form
:Hair: Red
:Legal Status: Citizen of the United States
:Marital Status: Single
:Parents: Unknown
:Known Relatives: Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler, son), Graydon Creed (son, deceased), Rogue (foster daughter), Ralph Brickman (husband), Gloria Brickman (adoptive daughter), Nocturne (grand-daughter)

:Known Occupations: Terrorist; Deputy Director, Defense Advanced
Research Planning Agency, United States Department; German Freedom Fighter; special operative in the Weapon X Project Team
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::Vital Stats::
:Intelligence: 3
:Strength: 2
:Speed: 2
:Durability: 2
:Agility: 2
:Reflexes: 2
:Fighting Skills: 4
:Stamina: 4

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::Quick Bio::
Not much is known about Mystique's past, we have learned though that as a
child she loved the circus and it is assumed that she learned to use her powers at a very early age. Its not known what her true form is, wether its the blue mutant form, the dark haired Raven Darkholme or the fair skinned, normal red head that she looked like when her powers were stripped from her. Like Msytique, much of her history is shrouded in mystery.
Mystique is a smart, forceful, shape-shifting diva. She has been a part of
several mutant groups and the founder of an incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as well as Freedom Force. While she has been affiliated with a lot of different groups, Mystique mostly sticks to her own agenda and works mainly for herself. In her early days, Mystique was portrayed as more affectionate, in her relationships with Irene Adler, her lover of many years and her adopted daughter, Rogue. But after Irene's passing, she has become more vengeful and has found it hard to establish a meaningful relationship with anyone else.
She is manipulative and brutal when it comes to getting what she wants and
has no problems with killing a few people who stand in her way. With her power to be anyone, at any time, she is a worthy foe of the famed X-Men.
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::Known Aliases::
Raven Darkholme (others)
KNOWN AFFILIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Current Affiliation: The Brotherhood
BACKGROUND INTEL:
Date of Birth: Unknown
Place of Birth: Presumed Germany
Height: 5&..39;11"
Weight: 145 lbs Hair: Red
Eyes: Yellow
Build: Medium
Complexion: Scaled, blue skin
Sex: Female
Nationality: Presumably German
Known Occupation: Current: Covert ops for The Brotherhood
Remarks: Mutant X107 may be one of the most dangerous mutants that we are currently tracking; it is believed that she has gone deep into our Nations Government, accessing military secrets and advanced weaponry systems. Very little is known of X107's history and with her shapeshifting abilities, surveillance is next to impossible.
Mutant X106 has displayed fierce loyalty to Mutant X103 AKA Magneto [currently incarcerated].
Intelligence believes that she may have fostered two sons.
CAUTIONS: NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT LEVEL: !Security Threat Level: Extremely High!
It cannot be stressed enough how dangerous Mutant X107 can be, her stealth abilities are in a league of their own. SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AMD DANGEROUS.
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::About My Powers::
I am a mutant metamorph capable of shifting the atoms and molecules of her body and clothing to mimic the appearance of any human, humanoid or semi-humanoid of either sex. My powers of duplication include being able to exactly replicate a person's retina, finger, palm and skin-pore patterns as well as their vocal cords. Though I'm able to look like other mutants, I do not also take on any powers they possess. I'm also unable to increase or diminish my body mass. While I can duplicate a person of a heavier build, I continues to weigh the same as normal. The longer I maintains the form of someone larger than MYself, the greater strain I puts on my body. My powers of shape shifting also suppress my aging process which makes it near impossible to determine how old I am. My powers also give me some degree of a healing factor which has been used in a few issues.
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::My other Identities::
"So close---to total disaster! But this is only a temporary reprieve. I have to make certain Forge's scanner is never used or, failing that, to disguise my real nature from it. And finally, most assuredly, to repay our host in full for his little 'jest'." -Mystique"Whatever's happened to Raven's sense of humor? If looks could kill, my troubles'd be over. I really spooked her---I wonder why? She got something to hide?" -Forge :(Uncanny X-Men 184):"Sometimes it seems like each of those people was someone else. Someone hiding from the world and from the pain of the life I've created. But they were all me." :(Mystique, X-Factor 139):It is assumed that I learned to use my shape-shifting
powers at an early age, most likely just to keep my true self hidden from the world. As an adult I used MY powers to my advantage as a covert operative. Assuming many identities to protect myself, when necessary, from getting caught after my criminal activities.
More recently, some of my alter-identities have been compromised, making things difficult for this metamorph who uses them to operate in a variety of highly sensitive fields.
Raven Darkholme
Leni Zauber
German Woman
Amichai Benvenisti
Valerie Cooper
Mallory Brickman
Ronnie Lake
Surge