Ororo Munroe

**Secondary:**
Royal Palace of Wakanda
Birnin Zana, Wakanda

## Background

### 1976 - 2001: Ororo Munroe

Ororo Munroe is the descendant of an ancient line of African priestesses, all of whom have white hair, blue eyes & the potential to wield magic. Her mother, N'Daré, was the princess of a tribe in Kenya. She got married the American photojournalist, David Munroe & moved with him to Manhattan before Ororo was born.

When Ororo was six months old, she & her parents moved to Cairo, Egypt. Ororo doesn't remember much about her parents as they were both killed as a plane crash destroyed their home when she was just five. Ororo survived but was buried under rubble near her mother's body. After three days trapped, she managed to escape the rubble of her shattered home with nothing but the tattered clothes on her back & her mother's ancestral ruby. Homeless and orphaned, Ororo was found by a gang of street urchins who took her to their master, Achmed El Gibár. Achmed trained Ororo in the arts of thievery & she soon became his prize pupil, excelling in picking both pockets & locks.

Itching to prove her skills as a thief, Ororo once stole a rare ruby-colored gem, the so-called “Heart of Eternal Darkness.” She did so against Achmed El Gibár’s direct orders.When she was fourteen, Ororo felt a strong urge to wander south & left Cairo. During her travels, Ororo naively accepted a ride from a complete stranger & was almost raped by him. Forced to defend herself, Ororo killed the man & she swore never to take another human life from that moment on.

Ororo continued to wander for thousands of miles, almost dying during her trek across the Sahara Desert. Wishing for some water, her mutant ability to control the weather emerged soon after & allowed Ororo to have some water. She soon used her powers to rescue T'Challa, a prince of the African nation of Wakanda, from his would-be kidnappers & killers. The pair shared a romance & spent much time together but T'Challa's duties as a prince prevented them from further exploring their burgeoning mutual attraction.

However, T'Challa took Ororo to her ancestors' homeland of the Kilimanjaro Valley on the Serengeti Plain in Kenya. She was taken in by an elderly tribal woman named Ainet, who taught her to be responsible with her powers. For years to come, Ororo became the object of worship for the local tribes, who believed her to be a goddess due to her gift.

## Romantic Relationships

* Forge: Boyfriend (*Unknown*)
* T'Challa: Lover (1990); Boyfriend (2006 - 2008); Husband (2008 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology:** Storm is considered to be one of the most powerful mutants on the planet. Her power is also mystical in nature, owing to her descent from a long line of sorceresses. Storm possesses the psionic ability to control all forms of weather manipulation. She has been able to control both Earthly & extraterrestrial ecosystems on several occasions. She can modify the temperature of the environment, control all forms of precipitation, humidity & moisture, generate lightning & other electromagnetic atmospheric phenomena & has demonstrated excellent control over atmospheric pressure. She can incite all forms of meteorological tempests, such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, blizzards & hurricanes. She can dissipate such weather to form clear skies as well. Her precise control over the atmosphere allows her to create special weather effects. Her control is so great that she can even manipulate the air in a person's lungs. She can also control the pressure inside the human inner ear, an ability she uses to cause intense pain. She can also bend light using moisture in the air and her manipulation of mist & fog to appear partially transparent & in some cases, nearly invisible. Storm is also able to manipulate earth & fire, create earthquakes & lava bursts.
	+ ***Telepathic Resistance*:** Through Ororo's time with the X-Men, she has one of the most powerful wills of them all & is a powerful opponent against telepathy in battle. Her resistance is further enhanced by the electrical forces she controls.
	+ ***Earth Link*:** Storm's mutant powers have created a psychic bond between herself & the life force of Earth's biosphere. This bond with the Earth & the universe gives Storm spiritual & material sustenance with an almost empathic sense towards living thing. Storm also possesses the ability to sense & detect life force & she has once sensed a dying tree in the Xavier Mansion. She can sense the Blackbird cutting the atmosphere even though the distance between them was thousands of miles.
	+ ***Thermal Variance*:** Ororo's body counteracts extremes of temperature, internally increasing or decreasing her temperature in contrast to its external environment to an unknown degree.
	+ ***Energy Vision*:** With a blink, Storm can see the physical world around her as energy, including the human body's nervous system, which in turn allows her to counter all but the fastest attack. She has also shown the ability to see in almost complete darkness.
	+ ***Magical Potential*:** Storm's ancestry supports the use of magic & witchcraft. Many of her ancestors were sorceresses & priestesses.
* **Aviation:** Storm is an accomplished pilot with experience in piloting advanced aircraft that include Wakandan Ships or the Blackbird.
* **Botany:** Ororo is also an excellent gardener owing to her supernatural abilities & has her own botanical gardens at the Xavier Mansion.
* **Diplomatic Immunity:** Because she is married to T'Challa, the leader of a sovereign nation, she often visits the United Nations for political reasons. She enjoys diplomatic immunity during these trips & the Wakandan Embassy is considered foreign soil.
* **Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts:** Ororo is a gifted & formidable combatant with years of close quarter combat experience. She was trained by Black Panther in her youth then later extensively trained by Wolverine & learned techniques from the ronin Yukio. She has bested more powerful fighters by using her prowess & her cunning.
* **Leadership:** Storm has strong natural leadership skills & has lead teams of X-Men multiple times.
* **Multilingualism:** Storm is fluent in English, Arabic, Swahili, Russian, Japanese, Wakandan & Yoruba.
* **Tactical Analysis:** She is a highly accomplished & skilled strategist, tactician & field commander.
* **Thievery:** Storm has possesses an extraordinary ability at picking locks & pockets, getting past advanced security systems & escape artistry. She is very stealthy & has the same degree of dexterity in her toes & mouth as she does with her hands. In her youth, she was one of the most skillful thieves in the entire city of Cairo.
* **Weaponry:** She is an excellent marksman with handguns & is experienced in the use of various firearms. Ororo is also highly skilled with wielding knives, experienced in the use of the bo staff & trained in sword fighting by the finest warriors in Wakanda.

### Weaknesses

* **Claustrophobia** Having been trapped under rubble for three days in Cairo while her mother lay dying, Storm's claustrophobia was once so severe that it rendered her completely helpless. However, she has somewhat conquered her fear, though tight spaces still make her uncomfortable.
* **Emotional Consistency:** Storm has been shown to be sensitive to the dynamics of the natural world & her powers over weather are affected by her emotions. One consequence of this connection to nature is that she often suppresses extreme feelings to prevent her emotional state from resulting in violent weather. Her mutant abilities are limited by her willpower & the strength of her body.
* **Naturally Occurring Limitation:** Storm respects the natural boundaries of the planet's biosphere & manipulates weather patterns as they naturally exist. For example, she could end a drought in one area by creating torrential rains there but that would necessitate robbing all available moisture from the surrounding area. Storm does not typically create atmospheric conditions that cannot exist naturally on the planet she is on.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Might:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Quickness:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Mysticism:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Gadgets:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Projection:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Tactics:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Battle:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 124 - Power Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* Her best friend is Jean Grey.
* Her white hair is not part of her mutation but instead, a part of her genetic legacy.
* She is a worshiper of Gaea.
* The name "Ororo" means "Beauty."

## Notes

* The original character of Storm belongs to the Marvel Universe.