Marvel Comics/Aurora

**Aurora** (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier) is a mutant from *Marvel Comics*.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Light Manipulation:** Originally, Aurora could only generate light when in physical contact with her twin brother Northstar. When linking hands with him, they were able to generate a light equivalent to a lighthouse beacon by each sibling varying the rate of acceleration of their molecules out of phase with those of the other. Currently, she can generate from her body a bright white light equivalent at maximum intensity to half a lighthouse beacon. She does so by varying the rate of acceleration of her body's molecules out of phase with one another, thereby generating a cascade of photonic discharges.

* **Empathic Manipulation:** She has the ability to send out a calming light that makes her target feel emotions and relive memories that make them at peace. This can be used to break telepathic control.
* **Energy Blasts:** She has the ability to project powerful concussive blasts that can do considerable damage. She can project these from her hands and out from her body in a series of concussive bursts.
* **Electricity Manipulation:** She can project lightning blasts with devastating results.

**Enhanced Speed:** Aurora possesses the ability to propel her body at superhuman speeds, becoming a living projectile. Through an act of concentration, Aurora can channel a portion of the kinetic energy of the atomic motion in her body's molecules in a single direction. This can accelerate her body in a velocity in direct proportions to the amount of kinetic energy she has tapped. It was once theoretically possible for her to reach 99% of the speed of light, although she never traveled at anywhere near that speed since if she did, she would wreak great damage upon herself and her environment. Aurora can move a portion of her body at superhuman speeds at a time. Sasquatch's actions in molecularly restructuring Aurora's body greatly reduced the potential limits of her speed. She now can move at speeds roughly up to the speed of sound. This reduction has made little difference in the use of her powers over short distances, since she can still move faster than the human eye can follow.

* **Enhanced Reflexes:** She possesses reflexes far above the average human. Her reflexes are so advanced that she can go through an entire apartment, check all the rooms, and take out any people inside in just mere seconds.
* **Enhanced Durability:** As a side effect of partially robbing her molecules of their atomic motion, the binding forces within and between her molecules increases. This enhances the sheer toughness of Aurora's entire body. This effect gives her skin enough durability to withstand the ravages of wind, friction, and turbulence.
* **Enhanced Regeneration:** She possesses a boosted metabolism that can be used to heal wounds quickly.
* **Flight:** She has the ability to propel herself through the air. To hover in mid-air, Aurora applies thrust downward in a carefully-controlled manner. When carrying another, unprotected human being aloft, Aurora does not move faster than 60 miles per hour so that her passenger may easily breathe and so they will not suffer harm from wind, friction, or turbulence.
* **Molecular Acceleration:** She has the ability to accelerate the molecules within an inanimate objects or living being by touch, causing the target to tear itself apart from the subsequent stress generated upon it.

**Technological Invisibility:** Sasquatch claimed that he made Aurora undetectable to gene-scan devices that scan for mutants.

### Weaknesses

* **Mental Illness:** Aurora is schizophrenic and has dissociative identity disorder.