Lorelei Travis was an exotic dancer at mob leader Daniel Kaufman's Wildkat Klub in the district of New York City commonly referred to as Mutant Town. Constantly exposed to the harassment of rivaling mutant gangs, bigoted humans and capricious members of the police, Travis has nonetheless managed to become one of the Wildkat Klub's household names through the artistic use of her genetic mutation. During a recent investigation into Kaufman's businesses by Special Agent Lucas Bishop and Detective Ismael Ortega, Travis survived a bombing of the Wildkat Klub perpetrated by Kaufman's enemies, sustaining minor injuries.