Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Noriko "Nori" Ashida

Aliases
None

Identity
Known to certain government officials

Citizenship
Japan

Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan

First Appearance
New Mutants #8 (2003)

Origin
New Mutants #9 (2004); New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook

Prior to enrolling at the Xavier Institute, Noriko Ashida lived on the street and was reliant on illegally obtained prescription drugs to reduce her highly accelerated mutant brain functions to a manageable rate. Since joining the Institute, Ashida has been equipped with two technological gauntlets to control and regulate her abilities. Having run away from her parents in Japan when her father refused to accept her genetic mutation, Ashida has demonstrated that she is prepared to rebel against authority if she deems it necessary. Nonetheless, Ashida recently helped to oppose a group of Xavier Institute students intent on freeing one of their fellow students, who had been apprehended by F.B.I. agents in the process of an investigation. Due to Ashida's conflicting past behavior, a conclusive prediction of her reaction to restrictive measures against mutants is not possible at this time.