Spectrum (Marvel Comics)

**Monica Rambeau**, also known as ***Spectrum and or pulsar***, is a human mutate from New Orleans, Louisiana, who developed powers when she was exposed to an energy disruptor device.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

Spectrum was considered an Alpha-Level Threat by Falcon and Iron Man.

**Energy form:** Due to bombardment by extra-dimensional energies, Spectrum can transform herself into any form of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum. Among the many energy forms she has assumed and is able to control are gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, electricity, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves. She apparently accomplishes this transformation by mentally shunting the matter of her body into the dimension from which she draws her energy and replacing it with a corresponding amount of energy. Her mind remains in the dimension to the control the energy-parcel that has taken the place of her body. By assuming an energy form, she gains all of that energy's properties. Spectrum is apparently unlimited by the amount of time that she can remain in her energy form. She can seemingly only transform herself into one wavelength of energy at a time, but she can transform between one energy-state and another in a fraction of a second. As noted above, the limit to the amount of energy she can transmit through her body at a given time is not known. Extensive energy transformation and manipulation can be physically taxing once she returns to her physical form.

* ***Appearance alteration:*** Spectrum can use her facility over light to modulate her energy and modify her appearance to outwardly take the form of other people. However, when she does so, she does not actually change her physical space nor can she emulate their biometrics.
* ***Flight:*** She is capable of flight in many of her wavelengths.
* ***Superhuman speed:*** Spectrum is capable of moving and reacting at superhuman speeds ranging from the speed of sound to lightspeed while in her energy form.
* ***Intangibility:*** She can phase through solid matter and certain energy fields depending on their wavelengths.
* ***Invisibility:*** She is often invisible in most of her forms but can make herself appear visible.
* ***Immortality:*** Spectrum is a being of pure energy which makes her functionally immortal. She does not age beyond her prime.
* ***Energy duplication:*** When she encounters a new or unfamiliar energy, Spectrum can often duplicate it given enough time for analysis.
* ***Energy absorption:*** She is capable of absorbing energy given her own energy form is of the right type and at the right wavelength.
* ***Energy blasts:*** She mentally controls both the type and quantity of energy she wishes to transmit. It is not known the maximum amount of energy she can transmit at a given time. Spectrum can also divert energy for use as force beams, which have the equivalent of 300 tons of TNT of explosive force.

**Hyper-cosmic awareness:** Blue Marvel mentioned that while she takes on a hardlight semblance to resemble human form, she does not process sensory reception like a regular being anymore. Her consciousness perpetuates approximate human senses, allowing her to know just what she is seeing, hearing, or feeling and translating it to something her physiology recognizes. To this extent, she is also aware when something is grievously wrong with the universe as well, having prophetic dreams of a cage around the universe.

* ***Eidetic memory:*** Ever since she acquired her powers, Spectrum's photographic memory improved, allowing her to have total recall of everything she sees. Blue Marvel theorized that this is an effect of a latent cosmic awareness that she has due to being an energy consciousness.

### Abilities

**Skilled leader:** Spectrum has strong leadership skills and law enforcement experience.

**Master combatant:** She is a master at hand-to-hand combat. Her skills are increased due to her law enforcement training.

**Skilled detective**

**Strong swimmer**