Sofia Mantega

## Background

### 1993 - 2005: Sofia Mantega

Sofia was born & raised in Caracas, the capital & biggest city in Venezuela. She was raised solely by her mother & was left in the dark about her father’s identity. Since a young age, she knew that she was a mutant & was proud to be one. She used her powers of aerokinesis to listen in on secret conversations & to secretly fly around the sky at night.

Whenever she was not with her mother, she hung out with her uncle & cousins. She sometimes took them with her when she went on her secret fly adventures. One time, her mother left them with him while she went out to the market but never returned after being killed during a riot.

She moved in with her uncle following her mother’s death. But after the funeral, he packed up Sofia’s stop & put her on a plane for a little trip. After landing & taking a bus, they pulled up to a huge mansion & her uncle said “Its time for you to meet your father.” From that day on, Sofia moved in with him.

### 2005 - 2006: Sofia Barrett

Sofia was ecstatic to meet her father. The head of a major supermarket chain located in the US, Walter Barrett was a man who didn’t have time for anything but business. Before she could even give her father a hug, he quickly gave her the ground rules of her living with him. She had to learn learn English before school started, get good grades & could not use her mutant power. In return, he promised her that she would want for nothing in life.

For the next year, Sofia stayed mostly to herself. Her father barely talked to her & her classmates ostracized her due to her inability to speak perfect English. Frustrated with her life, Sofia ran away to one of her father’s store to call herself down but ended up, growing more & more upset. Finally reaching her breaking point, Sofia let her powers lose. When the police arrived, she was in a fetal position & it looked as if an earthquake had hit.

Her father threatened to send her to prison, to take a paternity test or to send her back to Venezuela. Before he had a chance to do any of them, he was approached by Dani Moonstar who “persuaded” him to enrolling Sofia at Xavier Institute. Seeing it as a way for her to be far from him, he went with it.

### 2006 - 2008: Wind Dancer

Sofia was assigned to the Exemplars squad under the mentorship of Dani Moonstar. While the team debated on who should be the squad leader, Wind Dancer enthusiastically volunteered. However, she became increasingly isolated & irritable when the task of leadership proved difficult. On the plus side, she began a romance with Julian Keller, despite the rivalry between their squads. Her leadership skills continued to improve & her friendships grew deeper and stronger. Unfortunately, secrets & lies caused deep divisions among teammates while immaturity & different personalities ended her relationship with Julian.

Sofia had strong determination and character; yet she lacked the analytic mind & strategy required for leading a team. Over time, she developed the strategy to accomplish the tasks. In an attempt to mend bonds, Sofia tricked everyone into a camp-in on the grounds of the Institute. While bickering and even fist fighting broke out, Sofia was able to eventually reconcile her teammates.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology - Aerokinesis**: Sofia has the power of aerokinesis, which means she can mentally direct air particles, allowing her to amplify small vibrations in the air, disrupt the equilibrium of others with compressed air, lift herself off the ground for flight, create sharp forces of wind that can cut through material & create isolated whirlwinds or directed blasts of high pressure air control and manipulate the movement of air.
	+ ***Flight*:** She can use her powers to giveher the ability to fly.
	+ ***Long Distance Eavesdropping**:* Sofia could amplify small vibrations in the air, which allowed her to hear faraway conversations.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Strength:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Speed:** 4 - High / Trained
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Energy Projection:** 5 - Learned / Exceptional
* **Strategy:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Fighting Ability:** 3 - Average / Basic

## Trivia

* She is known to be extremely outgoing.
* Her likes are listed as dancing, flying, the wind & her dislikes as none.
* Sofia holds a U.S. Green Card.
* She is a member of the Exemplars Squad, mentored by Danielle Moonstar.
* Wind Dancer has a power ranking of 47, classifying her as Power Level 1 / Minimal Threat.

## Notes

* The original character of Wind Dancer belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* Her birthday is a nod to her first comic appearance, *New Mutants*Vol 2 #1(July, 2003).