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Skids
Real Name: Sally Blevins
Affiliation: X-Corporation (Los Angeles)
Previous Affiliations: Acolytes, Mutant
Liberation Front (M.L.F), New Mutants, X-Factor (ward), Morlocks
Alternate-X Versions: (AOA)
Codename Etymology: Pronounced skĭdz [Scandinavian Origin]; To slide sideways.
Powers & History: Skids projects a nearly impenetrable forcefield. After leaving
the Morlock tunnels, she was taken in by X-Factor. She and her boyfriend Rusty
hooked up with the New Mutants for a time, but were then captured and brainwashed
by the M.L.F. When Magneto returned after the fall
of Asteroid M, he rerouted the bloodflow to
Skids' (and Rusty's) brain to eliminate the mind-controlling implants. Skids remained
with the Acolytes until Rusty's life was drained by Holocaust,
and she fell to earth in a piece of Avalon alongside
Phoenix, who augmented her forcefield so they wouldn't
burn up on reentry. Sally has since entered college, where she is majoring in
bio-science and wants little to do with the super-hero life. Unfortunately, while
he friends in X-Force were crashing in her place, they
were attacked and captured by Reignfire. During the
battle for their escape, Skids got her forcefield in the way of Locus's
teleporting power, and the two of them were transported to some ice-covered, mountainous
locale. From there, they were captured by the witch Pandemonia, who controlled
them, allowing her to escape her 600-year imprisonment. After a battle with X-Force,
Skids was freed from Pandemonia's thrall, and has apparently returned to college.
Recently, Skids joined the Los Angeles X-Corp. office at Sunspot's request, and was drafted into a mission by the X-Men when they went up against Elias Bogan.
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