Lorna Dane

## Background

### 1983 - 2000: Lorna Dane

Lorna was born to Suzanna & Arnold Dane in northern California. Her father was an expert pilot & her mother worked as an account executive. Lorna doesn't remember much of her early life & she's chosen not to remember due to the trauma it brings back.

At three years old, her father decided to take them all on a plane ride under the impression of being quality family time. In reality, Arnold chose to do a plane ride so he could confront his wife about her affair & Lorna's paternity. He knew that she could not run while they were on the plane but their arguments just made Lorna upset. In her desperation to her her parents to stop, her powers would manifest & cause a magnetic pulse to destroy the plane.

As a survivor of the crash, Lorna was then taken in by her father's brother & wife to be raised. She had believed that they were her real parents her whole life. She had begun looking at college during the summer before her junior year when they told her the truth. They didn't want her to go out on her own without knowing who she really was & believed the truth would have caused her extreme stress & trauma if they told her before. She responded that their lying caused her the same.

Not long after this revelation, Lorna was approached by Iceman, who claimed to be a mutant like her. As he told her about the school he attended, for kids like them, Lorna became more & more intrigued. She didn't need to hear anymore & went to tell her parents that she was enrolling at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning for the remainder of her high school years.

### 2000 - 2005: Polaris

Though Cerebro had identified her as mutant, Lorna had not been able to showcase her powers until she started attending Xavier Institute. Within the first months, Lorna was moving utensils around with her mind though it came with some side effects. Lorna's long & luscious brown hair soon turned a bright green. It definitely came as a shock but when her classmate Alex told her that he like it, she decided to let it grow on her.

Though she was unaware, Iceman had a longtime crush on the green-haired mutant but instead, she fell in love with Alex. From the moment she saw him, she was attracted to him though he constantly annoyed her by making fun of anything she did. Even though he liked her green hair, Alex still used it as a way to annoy & flirt with her. It wasn't long before Alex decided to admit his feelings & the two began a proper relationship. He even helped her reach her full potential when she used her powers to disrupt the Earth's magnetic field during a battle.

Eventually, Lorna graduated from the Institute but remained on the property as a member of the X-Men. Wanting to live a somewhat normal life, Lorna joined Alex at the Empire State University to pursue their mutual interest of geophysics. Though they led a happy civilian life for years, Lorna & Alex still returned from time to time to assist the team.

During an impromptu mission, Lorna's mind is overtaken by an evil being, known as Malice. Malice's energy matrix was very compatible with Lorna's powers & the two became grafted together, apparently inseparable. For months, she served as an adversary of the X-Men all while Alex worked to free her of Malice's grip. Over the following months, Malice's hold over Polaris weakened & Lorna was able to place a phone call to the X-Men in Australia for help. The team was able to arrive just in time to finally separate Lorna & Malice. During the encounter, her Secondary Mutation kicked in & she gained invulnerability & superhuman strength. Unsure of her powers, Lorna went to Moira MacTaggert for help. She discovered that her new mutation also affected those around her, amplifying negative emotions such as anger & hate. Upon examination, Moira explained that she would need to be in better control of her emotions as they affect her powers.

### 2005 - 2010: Polaris

Returning to the Institute, her & Alex relationship remained largely unresolved. Polaris had not only grown stronger but was also more sure of herself & more independent from Alex. For various reasons, Alex later left the X-Men & went to join X-Force. Lorna saw this as a betrayal as he not only didn't invite her to join, he didn't even talk to her about his decision. At the time, Lorna was also investigating the plane crash that killed her parents. To her shock, she discovered that all the metal on her parents' plane had been magnetized & that she was in fact the daughter of Magneto.

With the loss of Alex, discovery of her parentage & news that she caused her parents' deaths, Lorna had a complete mental breakdown. She even went as far to manufacture a Magneto helmet out of flatware & attack Alex. After she was returned to the Mansion under restraints, Xavier went into her mind & learned the truth of her recent discoveries. While under guard at the Mansion, her attitude drastically changed from a sweet loving woman into a "shoot first, ask questions later" fighter. She began playing the devil's advocate, supporting Magneto's view on humans & mutants. She even went as far as threatening to kill Xavier just to prove his own dream of peaceful coexistence wrong. When Xavier stated he would have rather died than kill his former student, Lorna could offer him nothing but respect.

After months of working with Xavier, Lorna begins returning to her former self & later starts a relationship with Iceman. During this time, Havok & the other members of X-Force were have believed to have died from a Vibranium bomb explosion. His death was hard on Polaris, who had still had yet to come to terms with her feelings for her first love. Out of respect to Bobby, she pushed it to the side & did her best to focus on the present. When Havok (and the rest of the team) was not only revealed to be alive but rejoined X-Men, it caused a significant amount of conflict between him, Polaris & Iceman. Lorna was still a little distant & somewhat concerned for her own sanity due to her recent traumas.

When Lorna was nearly killed in combat, she decided to take a break from the team & broke up with Bobby. Both Havok & Iceman attempted to accompany her but Cyclops told Bobby they still needed him. Now alone for the first time in awhile, the two of them were forced to control their feelings & the tension between them. When everything was said & done, both realized that they both still desired to be together. Lorna & Alex reunited as a couple then rejoined the ranks of the X-Men.

## Romantic Relationships

* Bobby Drake: Boyfriend (2006 - 2007)
* Alex Summers: Boyfriend (2001 - 2005); On & Off (2007 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology** - **Magnetic Field Manipulation:** She has the ability to manipulate magnetism. Although she has the potential to exercise all of the powers that Magneto has, as yet she has only used powers involving the manipulation of magnetic, electrical & gravitational fields. The main feat made possible by magnetism is Polaris' ability to lift & manipulate metal. She has shown such fine tuned skills as to nearly liquefy, mend & reconstruct metallic objects & has some level of influence on the ferrous metals that reside in everything.
	+ ***Electromagnetic Spectrum Manipulation*:** She has the ability to manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum & some energies like electricity, electromagnetic & magnetic. Polaris has a connection to the electromagnetic field, allowing her to handle various types of energies such as electric, gamma, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, lasers, and more.
	+ ***Metal Morphing*:** She has the power to physically bond metallic substances to other elements at an atomic level. This newly developed technique allows Her to blend alloys to earthen, watery, gaseous and even organic substances.
	+ ***Organic Iron Manipulation*:** She is able to manipulate the natural iron within the blood of living organisms. She can reverse the flow of someone's blood in order to render them unconscious.
	+ ***Geomagnetic Link*:** She is tied very closely to Earth's electromagnetic Field. She knows instinctively all that happens to it, and with this link, is granted an odd sort of immortality.
		- ***Enhanced Strength:*** Earth lends her strength by its existence & she draws on this strength unconsciously.
	+ ***Energy Absorption***
	+ ***Magnetic Pulse*:** She can focus her magnetic energy into powerful concussive blasts. She can also overload or short-circuit electrical systems.
	+ ***Electromagnetic Sight*:**By concentrating, she can perceive the world around herself solely as patterns of magnetic & electrical energy. She can perceive the natural magnetic auras surrounding living beings, as well.
	+ ***Flight***
	+ ***Magnetic Force-Fields***

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness:** Like her father, Lorna suffers from a form of bipolar disorder & depression. She has suffered mental breakdowns, episodes of mental illness & severe depression. It is possible that they are a natural side effect of her powers.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Might:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Quickness:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Gadgets:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Projection:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Tactics:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Battle:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 104 - Power Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* She once dyed her hair brown, which is also her original hair color.
* She is not up to par with Magneto's level of experience.
* It is unknown whether her powers are purely psionic or whether they derive from her physically.
* She once reconstructed silverware & metallic plates into a metallic suit identical to Magneto's costume.
* She once absorbed Storm's lightning blast, Cyclops' eye beam & Havok's energy beam at the same time.
* She is close friends with Crystal Amaquelin (her brother's ex), Jean Grey, James Madrox, Meggan Puceanu, Elizabeth Braddock & her sister Wanda Maximoff.
* She has an antagonistic relationship with Anna Marie due to making a pass at Gambit.

## Notes

* The original character of Polaris belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* Making a pass at Gambit is a nod to the *X-Men Evolution* series.