Anna Marie

## Background

### 1985 - 1999: Anna Marie

Anna Marie was born to her loving parents, Owen & Priscilla in Caldecott County, Mississippi. Her parents were both hippies living on a "back-to-nature" hippie commune. Growing up, she was a rebellious child & had a somewhat poor relationship with both parents. No matter how hard they tried to connect with her, Anna just brushed them off. Being homeschooled, most of her friends lived on the commune but she also became friends with some kids in the city. She really became infatuated with a boy named Cody Robbins.

The two of them flirted but were never physical until one day, Anna impulsively kissed him. It was at that moment that her powers activated & she began to absorb his life energy with their skin-to-skin contact. Cody would then lose consciousness. She called the police then ran away back to the commune, hoping no one would know she was involved. When word spread that Cody was in a coma & would likely not awaken, Anna ran away after stealing some money from her parents.

Anna was traumatized to the say the least & began to cover her body completely, scared of what could happen if she accidentally came into contact with someone. Though she did her best, there were times when she came into contact with people & it was then she realized that not only was she obtaining their by the life force but some of their residual memories as well.

For the next year, Anna began staying wherever she could, usually able to talk people to let her stay in the motel if she did some work around the place. She worked various places, usually as a maid, waitress or custodian of some sort to keep herself fed.

### 1999 - 2002: Anna Darkholme

Not long after, Anna was approached by Mystique, who sought her out on the advice of her precognitive partner, Destiny. Mystique ultimately took Anna in as her daughter. In time, Mystique was able to turn Anna's loneliness, envy, bitterness & despair into anger & rage, thus recruiting her into the Brotherhood of Mutants.

Though a member of the Brotherhood, she did not actively participate when the team fought against various superheroes like the X-Men. Her anger soon disappeared over time & she became disenchanted by the Brotherhood's ideals & her mother's antics. Not sure what else to do, Anna sought out Professor Charles Xavier & the X-Men. Professor Xavier's charity towards all mutants led him to welcome her into his School for Gifted Youngsters, regardless of her former association with the Brotherhood. Professor X psychically examined Rogue, deeming her no threat to them & invited her to join the X-Men & live at the mansion. Though hesitant, the team gave her a chance as she had not actively participated in combat with them.

### 2002 - 2007: Rogue

Over time, Rogue eventually earned the respect of all the X-Men & became a valued, trusted member of the team. After a quick battle with Mastermind, Mystique attempted to rescue Rogue from the X-Men, thinking Xavier forced her to leave the Brotherhood, only to have Rogue tell her that she joined of her own free will.

After a particular mission, Rogue was kidnapped by the villain Wipeout, who had the powers to temporarily negate the powers of other mutants. While in captivity, Rogue was contained where the guards sexually assaulted her. As Rogue laid lying in the cell, Wolverine & the X-Men came to her rescue. When Wolverine saw her, he knew what had taken place & slaughtered all of the guards. This day started the beginning of a friendship with the two, with Wolverine acting as her protector for the years to come.

When the X-Men received a new member in the form of Gambit, many of them women, including Rogue, found him attractive. But due to her powers, she decided to not even make the effort. Despite these circumstances, Gambit expressed his attraction for her & they began dating. However Rogue & Gambit's relationship was often strained, much thanks to her inability to control her absorption power & his dishonesty. Not much later, her ex boyfriend & first victim Cody Robbins had passed away after being used as a pawn by Gambit's ex-wife, Bella Donna. Then she discovers that her long-time teammate, Nightcrawler, was the biological son of Mystique. Though this did not alter their friendship, they came to considered themselves to be siblings.

Rogue & Gambit soon left the team, since they both emerged powerless from another battle with Wipeout & wanted to further explore their relationship. They began to live normal lives & participate in regular activities that couples would do. They even got similar tattoos after getting drunk one night. Over time, Rogue's own abilities returned naturally then Gambit's followed. Deeming it their time, they returned to the X-Men. On their first mission back, the X-Men faced the Brotherhood in Philadelphia. Rogue was almost killed in battle Black Tom Cassidy but was saved by her teammate Northstar.

As they continued living at the Institute, she found that Foxx, a new student at the Institute, was attempting to seduce him. Foxx was actually Mystique in disguise, who sought to break up the couple as she believed that she found someone much better than Gambit for Rogue. When the X-Men made their discovery, Mystique was forced out of the Institute. Mystique then tried to repair her relationship with Rogue but was rebuffed. After the ordeal, Rogue stated she needed to be alone & not to follow her.

Rogue left to travel around the Australia on a motorcycle. As she drove around the outback, Rogue's former victims began to appear to her. Cody Robbins was the first, repeating his greeting from the night her powers manifested. Worried, Rogue returned to the mansion to speak with Xavier. He revealed that Rogue's powers never truly developed past their initial stages, which was the reason why they never functioned properly. Now aware of this fact, Xavier used his powers to tear down the mental walls that kept Rogue's powers from developing. When he finished, Rogue went to kiss Gambit with no ill side effect now that she was in control of her absorption power.

## Romantic Relationships

* Bobby Drake: Dated (2003)
* Remy LeBeau: On & Off (2003 - 2010); Husband (2010 - )

## Personality

Anna Marie fits the stereotype of a southern belle. She's a woman from Louisiana that is beautiful, flirtatious & chaste. She grew up in blissful ignorance of the outside world. After running away, she became an uncertain & insecure teenager. She isolated herself from other people because of her mutant ability, which prevented her from making any physical (skin-to-skin) contact with people. Her isolation leads her to be petulant, sarcastic & alarmingly defensive. As a result of her isolation, Rogue has trouble trusting people. Upon joining the X-Men, her personality changed. She opened up more to her teammates, becoming a voluptuous bombshell. She headstrong, loyal & a bit stubborn.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Mutant Physiology**
	+ ***Power Absorption*:** Rogue can absorb the powers, energies, memories, knowledge, talents, personality, & physical abilities superhuman or not) of another living organic being through physical contact of her skin with the skin of the other person. In absorbing another person's memories, Rogue also gains the emotional responses connected to them. She can possess the powers of several superhuman persons at once. Her physical appearance does not change when she absorbs abilities and memories from a normal looking human being. The victim's abilities & memories are absorbed for a time sixty times longer than the period of time Rogue was in physical contact with that person. Those touched are rendered unconscious by contact with her, though some beings have resisted this effect. Her power is potentially lethal. Her flirtation, Cody Robbins, was in a comatose state for roughly a decade after her powers first manifested when they touched. While for most of her life, her use of this power was involuntary, Rogue has recently gained full control over it.
* **Acrobatics:** She has displayed acrobatic skills she apparently learned from Gambit while they both recovered from a fight.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** She is highly skilled in combat, having been taught by both Mystique & many members of the X-Men.
* **Leadership:** She serves as leader & mentor to the Advocates Squad. Captain America once noted that Rogue would be a great asset to any team as leader or second in command.
* **Multilingualism:** She speaks fluent English & French.
* **Swordsmanship:** Rogue has proven herself to be an excellent swordsman, having been taught by her brother Nightcrawler.

### Weaknesses

* **Power Control:** Her powers allow her to suck the life-force out of a person. If she holds on too long, they will die. Though the powers & personalities fade after a period of time, an "echo" of each person she comes into contact with remain inside her mind.
* **PTSD:** Rogue suffers from PTSD from when she put her former boyfriend Cody into a coma when kissing him. She also suffers from this due to her former sexual assault.

### Ratings

* **Acumen:** 4 - Trained / Learned to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Might:** 4 - Trained / Learned to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Quickness:** 3 - Average / Basic to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Mysticism:** 1 - Nonexistent to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Gadgets:** 5 - High / Exceptional to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Projection:** 4 - Trained / Learned to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Tactics:** 5 - High / Exceptional to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **Battle:** 5 - High / Exceptional to 8 - Paragon / Proficient
* **TOTAL:** 93 - Power Level 2 / Low Threat (minimum); 400 - Power Level 8 / Severe Threat (maximum); 200 - Power Level 5 / Elevated Threat (average)

## Trivia

* She doesn't have a last name. She used to list it as Marie but now, she puts down LeBeau.
* She is of Romani descent.
* Anna Marie's powers are quite extraordinary. The victim of her power absorption will become unconscious though there are exceptions. However, it is potentially lethal. She has left people in comas (i.e. Cody) & in permanent vegetative states.
* The transfer of powers & abilities is mostly temporary.
* When speaking, her 'I' sounds more like 'Ah' due to her southern accent.
* She considers Logan to be one of closest friends & looks to him in a sibling like manner. She is one of the few that is unafraid to call him out, insult him, yell at him, argue with him, or threaten to fight him.
* She once heard Logan having a nightmare & tried to wake him. In his rage & confusion, Logan stabbed her in the chest with his claws. As Logan broke down & screamed for help, Rogue touched him to absorb his healing abilities but also drained his life force. Many of the students walked in on her draining & began to consider her a freak. In response, Logan told her she could do that anytime she was in grave danger.
* Her & Gambit share three cats. They are all named after cats from Disney films (Oliver, Lucifer & Figaro).
* She is a mentor of the Advocates Squad. The current members are Anole, Network, Indra, Loa, Rubber Maid & Nature Girl.
* Rogue's power ranking is unique as she can absorb the powers & abilities of another being. Without the possession of anyone's powers, Rogue is a Power Level 2 / Low Threat. Her maximum potential is Power Level 8 / Severe Threat but she has not reached that level. The unique ability of her powers leads to most classifying as a Power Level 5 / Elevated Threat.

## Notes

* The original character of Rogue belongs to the Marvel Universe.
* On Earth-44, Wolverine & Rogue's relationship more mirrors the movie than the comics as I never liked the romantic aspect of their relationship.
* Logan accidentally stabbing Rogue in his sleep is a nod to the X-Men movies.