Bel Babineaux

> *"Do you really want our kind to grow up in cages for decades to come? We need to do something, and we need to do it now."*
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**Isabel Célestine Babineaux** is one of Earth's oldest living and most powerful mutants. Formerly a test subject of the Canadian Weapon X program, she joined the Avengers after helping them in the fight against Thanos.

## Biography

Isabel was born on December 9th 1989 in the Canadian province Quebec, as the youngest of four children. Her father was a mechanical engineer and her mother was a teacher before they both stepped back from their respective jobs to take over the farm of Monique's deceased brother. Bel grew up surrounded by various animals, finding it much easier to befriend them than her classmates and other children.

At the age of only eleven years, she firstly discovered that she had certain abilities she couldn't explain. Painfully aware that her parents would not take the news too well, she only trusted her then fifteen year old brother with this secret.

After graduating from high school, she did some traveling before beginning her journalism degree at a local university. By 2013, Isabel was an aspiring investigative journalist. Driven by both the recent appearance of the Avengers and her own powers, she often worked on cases independently because her employer saw no real potential in her "crazy stories".

## Personality

Isabel is undeniably a stubborn and curious individual, two traits that come with both positive and negative consequences. She hardly ever gives up, even when she probably should. Logan has teasingly described her as a "creative revolutionary".

She is quite compassionate, despite her sarcastic and at times rough attitude. She's stated that she considers her consuming feelings an issue, particularly in combination with her powers.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

**Magneto- and Electrokinesis:** Bel can manipulate magnetism and electricity, which gives her access to a wide range of tricks. Especially in modern times, she is constantly surrounded by metal and technology, almost always offering her an opportunity to utilize her powers.

* **Magnetic Force-Fields:** She can create and control electromagnetic fields, using them as shields or to move non-metallic objects without touching them, simulating telekinesis.
* **Magnetic Flight:** Using either the aforementioned fields or metal on her own body, Isabel learned how to "fly" when she was a teenager.
* **Gravity Reduction:** By reversing the polarity of the Earth's magnetic field, she is capable of altering or even shutting down gravity in a limited radius.
* **Organic Iron Manipulation:** A more recent addition to her skill set, Isabel has discovered that she can control the iron traces in the human bloodstream.
* **Limited Atmokinesis:** Her power over electricity effectively allows her to affect the weather to a certain degree.

### Abilities

**Martial Arts:** Isabel began taking Krav Maga classes at age 14. Between that and the training she received from Logan later on, she's quite the fighter.

**Multilingualism:** She grew up speaking English, French, Italian and German, and has since learned key phrases in Finnish, Russian, Spanish and Latin.

## Facilities

* **Babineaux Farm**
* **Weapon X Laboratory**
* **Avengers Compound**

## Relationships

### Family

* **Marisoleil Babineaux** (biological daughter)
* **René Babineaux** (father)
* **Monique Babineaux** (mother)
* **Vanessa Greenwald & Alexis Jokela** (sisters)
* **Leandre Babineaux** (brother)
* **Michael Greenwald & Tyko Jokela** (brothers-in-law)
* **Danica Babineaux** (sister-in-law)
* **Ruby Greenwald & Anja Jokela** (nieces)
* **Blake Greenwald** (nephew)

* **Crescentina Barnes** (future adoptive daughter, see 2025)
* **Gwenseren Barnes** (future daughter, see 2028)

### Significant Others

* **Logan Howlett**
* **Bucky Barnes** (future husband, see 2024)