Magik

Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina (Russian: Ильяна Николаевна Распутина - typically anglicized to Rasputin), also known as Magik, is a Marvel Comics character and superheroine, associated with the X-Men. She is the younger sister of the Russian X-Man Colossus, and is a mutant with the ability to open interdimensional portals known as "Stepping Discs".
She was created Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, and first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men # 1 in May of 1975. The character then appeared as Magik in Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) #1 in December of 1983.
==Overview==
Illyana Rasputin was a mutant known as Magik in the New Mutants and Colossus' younger sister. Magik could create disks of energy that transported her through time and space. Magik was also a sorceress who could manifest her magical powers in her soulsword, a construct of mystical energy that could break spells and harm supernatural beings.
A few years after Piotr left their home in Russia and joined the X-Men, Illyana was kidnapped by Miss Locke, assistant to the assassin Arcade. Rescued by the X-Men, Illyana decided to stay with her brother at Professor X's school for mutants. Later the sorcerer Belasco brought Illyana and the X-Men to his extradimensional realm, Limbo. They escaped but Belasco managed to keep Illyana there as his captive. 
Illyana eventually mastered magic in ancient books and did battle with him using her soulsword, a construct of her magic power. With Belasco defeated, she returned to Earth and joined the New Mutants under the code name, Magik.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina was born in Siberia, Russia to Nikolai Rasputin and Alexandra Rasputina, and is the younger to Piotr and Mikhail Rasputin. Unbeknownst to Illyana and her brothers, they were born with the mutant gene, giving them superhuman abilities once they were older. When she was a child, Piotr stopped a tractor from killing his sister and was recruited by Professor Charles Xavier to join the new X-Men team. At some point, she and others were kidnapped by Miss Locke to force the X-Men to save the hitman Arcade from Doctor Doom's clutches. Following the incident, Piotr allowed Illyana to stay in the states with him since he didn't want her to be used by the government.
===Trapped in Limbo===
When the sorcerer Belasco wanted to escape from Limbo to help the Elder Gods, he captured Illyana and trapped part of her soul in the bloodstone. Trapped in the dimension, she was tortured by the Belasco's servant S'ym, but she was saved by alternate reality versions of Storm and Shadowcat. With the two X-Men members, she learned martial arts and magic to defend herself from Nightcrawler, but was corrupted by Belasco into becoming his apprentice. Despite this, Rasputina discovered her mutant ability to summon interdimensional portals and was forced to kill Storm and Shadowcat to stop Belasco's plans. After stopping the ancient sorcerer upon manifesting the soulsword, she returned to Earth but was thirteen years old due to her years in Limbo's dimension.
===Becoming Magik===
Once on Earth, she became close friends with her realities Shadowcat and joined Xavier's school under the professor's tutelage. Given the codename "Magik", Rasputina joined the New Mutants, a new team formed by Xavier to train them to use the abilities but without being sent on dangerous missions. While learning to control her powers, she struggled with hiding from her teammates since usage could turn her evil. She also encountered Belasco once again, but defeated him and made the sorcerer swear allegiance to her. When the Beyonder appeared, Professor X tasked Magneto to take in Magik to stop him, but the all powerful being unlocked Illyana's dark half, the Darkchylde.
==Personality==
Illyana is loyal friend, a good person, a hero determined to do the right thing no matter the cost. She is cold, ruthless, brutal and vengeful to her enemies, and is a constant flirt. She recognizes the use of her magical heritage and uses evil's own weapon against the bad guys.
==Powers & Abilities==
===Powers===
Mutantion: Magik's mutantion started when she was a little girl.
*Stepping Discs: Magik's mutantion and magical powers to create dimensional portals which can teleport herselfand others to Limbo.
*Sorcery/Magic: In Limbo/Hell Magik learned the power of sorcery. It became like the next part of her mutantion.
*Teleportation: Magik's mutantion and magical ababilities enable her to teleport between Limbo and where she is.
*Limbo Control: Magik's sorcery gives her the power to control Limbo and the demons that live there.
*Mystical Armor: Magik's sorcery allows make armor magical appear on her. Her magic gives the armor mystical powers making it different from normal armor.
*Psionic Shields: Magik's mutantion and magical powers make her resistant psychic, empathic and telepathic powers. It shields her mind from abilities that work on that mind.
*Immortality: Magik became immortal like all demons after her transformation in Limbo.
===Abilities===
*Swordsmanship: Magik learned how to use a sword after her soul was removed from her and turned into a weapon.
*Knife/Dagger Skills: Growing up in Limbo/Hell Magik had to learn how to fight using weapons.
===Weaknesses===
*Mystical Limitations: Magik's magic use are more limited when she is in Earth's dimension.
*Stepping Discs Burden: The father Magik travels, the less control she has, and if she doesn't concentrate while teleporting, she can accidently teleport through time and space.
*Dark Half: When Magikc uses dark magic, or have intense emotions, her demonic half "Darkchylde" can come out.
==Illyana's Possessions==
*SoulSword made from Illyana's soul
*Dagger
*Magical Armor
*Bamfy a Bamf doll
==Portrayals==
===Films===
*In the 2020 film, The New Mutants, she is portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy (who also played Casey Cooke in Split and Glass, Marla Brenner in Playmobil: The Movie, Margot Mills in The Menu and Imperator Furiosa in the upcoming titular film, and voiced Brea in The Dark Crystal and Princess Peach in The Super Mario Bros. Movie) and Colbi Gannett young.
===Television===
*In X-Men: The Animated Series, she was voiced by Tara Strong.
===Video Games===
*In X-Men Legends, she was voiced by Jeannie Elias.
*In Marvel Heroes, she was voiced by Tara Strong, who also voiced Timmy Turner in The Fairly OddParents, Harley Quinn in numerous media, Twilight Sparkle in the My Little Pony franchise and Raven in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
===Images===
Magik - Illyana Rasputin.jpg|Magik - Illyana Rasputin.
Magik_X-Men_Vol.5_6.jpg|Magik - Illyana Rasputin.
Magik & Black Widow.jpg|Magik vs. Black Widow.
Inferno_Vol.1_1.jpg|Magik - Illyana Rasputin.
Magik-TNM.jpg|Anya Taylor-Jay as Magik in The New Mutants.
462295C3-0AC6-43D2-8F12-C9E4B629BAE6.jpeg|Magik in New Mutants.
67486470-F319-420F-ACE0-359FA4998D5C.jpeg|Magik vs Demon Bear (1).
88343691-5103-4676-A1C2-3EDC0D7D3EF1.jpeg|Magik vs Demon Bear (2).
Illyana Rasputina animated.jpg|Illyana Rasputin in the X-Men animated series.
Magik marvel uni.png|Magik in Marvel Avengers Alliance.
==Trivia==
*Her name "Illyana" is the Bulgarian feminine of the name "Illya", meaning that her name doesn't exist in Russia's language.
*Magik was originally set to appear in the second season of Wolverine and the X-Men in the episode Russia Magik where she and Colossus tried to escape Russia during its Anti-Mutant Hysteria. Concept art of Magik was shown but the show ended up being cancel.
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