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Dazzler II

Real Name: Alison Blaire
Affiliation: X-Men
Previous Affiliations: Gladiators
Status: Married? (Longshot)
Relatives: Carter (father, deceased), Katherine (mother), Bella (patnernal grandmother), Lois London (half-sister)
Alternate-X Versions: Dazzler (AOA), Alison (Earth X), Dazzler (Team X 2000), Ali (Ultimate)
Codename Etymology: Pronounced dăz'lər [Frequentative of "daze," from Old Norse, dasask: "to become weary"]; One who blinds with light.
Powers & History: Dazzler can transform sound into any form of light. Her arsenal includes strobe blasts, solid photon blasts, and lasers. Once a professional disco singer, she was one of the first mutants to go public with her powers, a move which essentially ended her career. Ali didn't join the X-Men when first approached, but went a head with a movie on her life that brought many anti-mutant feelings to the surface. She was also the target of Rogue, who at the time was part of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Alison went into hiding in Lila Cheney's band as a backup singer, but her soloist experience and nature made that difficult. Ali finally joined the X-Men after she was possessed by Malice and realized that she could either fight evil or be its victim. She had a bit of a tough time dealing with Rogue, her former nemesis, especialy after a love triangle developed between the two of them and Longshot. When the team entered the Siege Perilous to escape the Reavers, Dazz found herself at Lila's Malibu beachhouse, amnesiac, but still in command of her powers. Stalked by a psychotic fan, she managed to calm him with her light powers before he hurt her. Ali then disappeared, and apparently found a way to rejoin her lover Longshot on Mojoworld. She returned to Earth to get the X-Men's help, and together they all defeated Mojo I. Ali remained with Longshot, and appeared to be bearing his child, but later, when she came to Earth to help save the X-Babies from termination, there was no trace of her pregnancy. In that encounter, Alison appeared to be the titular co-head of Mojoworld, preparing to rule beside Longshot, who was about to be elected President. She took the X-Babies to live with her and Longshot in the Royal Palace, where they remained.

Recently, Dazzler reappeared on Earth, fleeing from X-baby versions of Apocalypse and his AOA henchmen, who had taken over the Mojoverse. Ali didn't even know what happened to Longshot, but she joined Phoenix's mission to rescue Professor X from Magneto. In the first salvo of the battle against Magnus, Dazzler unleashed a huge laser blast, which Magneto bent back at her, apparently disintegrating her. However, this was only an illusion created by Phoenix, allowing Ali to free Xavier and take his place by projecting a holographic image of him around herself. Following the X-Men's return to the Mansion, Ali left. Whether and how she returned to Mojoworld is unknown.

In the House of M reality warp, Alison was a global talk show phenomenon, the most popular host in the world, who interviewed superhumans and mutants on a daily basis. Rumor had it that her powers were fading, but no direct evidence of such was seen.

Following M-Day, Alison retained her powers, but anti-mutant bias conditions forced her to play low-rent clubs in London to make a living. She had dyed her hair pink, but tended to wear her old disco costume and a wig when onstage. After one such performance, she witnessed an ersatz Archangel attacking a civilian and got involved in a melee with dark-side X-Men, ending in her heart being stopped by the evil Jean Grey. Fortunately, Pete Wisdom had called upon Captain Britain and five visiting X-Men, and Marvel Girl III and Shadowcat were able to save Ali's life. She was taken to a hospital and attacked again, but managed to help in the battle before being bumped out a window by Juggernaut. While falling, Dazzler used her photon bursts to propel herself upwards, enabling her to fly. She was then captured by the evil X-Men, but rescued by Captain Britain and the others. Together they re-formed Excalibur and fought the Warwolves, Albion and Lionheart and saved England from the anti-technology spell cast by Albion and his Sword Corps. During these missions Dazzler appeared to die and return a number of times, and no one as yet knew why.

Then, Dazzler met Longshot again when Excalibur brought a wounded Captain Britain to the Crystal Palace, but it was as if he didn't know her, throwing Dazzler off balance, especially since she had just been about to hook up with Pete Wisdom. However, after being attacked by Merlyn's assassin Rougemort, Longshot remembered more about his past with Dazzler, and after the day was won, they both returned to Earth with Excalibur.

Dazzler I