Amber Hunt
Encyclopedia
Amber Hunt is a fictional character
from Malibu Comics
' Exiles
comic book
series, created by Steve Gerber
. She is a pyrokinetic super hero in the Ultraverse
and was once host to the Phoenix Force.
, under the alias of En Flame, until the damaged computer of an alien spaceship which had crashed on the moon
centuries ago, turned her into the "Moonchild". Amber had dormant psi-powers that allowed her to control electromagnetic frequencies, and the alien computer, also known as the Entity
unlocked those powers and used Amber to send a signal over the Earth, calling all superhumans (or "Ultras") to her. Unfortunately, the signal was lethal to ordinary humans, slowly driving them insane. After a hard battle, Amber was freed from the Entity's control, and Earth was saved.
Later, an interdimensional portal transported four villains from the Marvel Universe into Amber's home dimension, the Ultraverse
. Juggernaut
, Reaper
, and Siena Blaze
arrived in the Ultraverse, and actually became heroes, joining Amber on the Exiles team, where Amber began to have feelings for Juggernaut. But the Phoenix Force was pulled into the Ultraverse as well, and was critically damaged. Needing a human host to help heal the damage, the Phoenix Force bonded with Amber. The injury to the Phoenix Force made it insane, and Amber was unable to control it. She attacked her friends and would have destroyed the planet, if not for the arrival of the X-Men
and new Ultra hero Foxfire, who after a long battle were able to separate the Phoenix from Amber and send it back to the Marvel universe.
Afterwards, a portion of Amber's powers were stolen by Maxis (an alien being whose arrival on Earth coincided with the arrival of the All New Exiles and the Ground Zero events which caused massive destruction to portions of Manhattan), and thus is no longer as powerful as she'd been previously. That hasn't stopped her from joining the latest/final incarnation of Ultraforce.
, a psychic power that enabled her to mentally increase the speed of the atoms moving inside an object, causing the object's temperature to rise until it burst into flames. She could use her power to ignite the oxygen in the air around her, to create an aura of heat and flames that would surround her and protect her from harm. She could focus her fiery aura through her hands as streams of fire that were strong enough to melt steel, yet precise enough that she could cauterize
a bleeding wound. By focusing her flames downwards in a tightly focused jet, she could propel herself through the air and fly. She could psionically control flames in her vicinity, and was immune to heat and fire.
She also had a latent psionic power to manipulate the various frequencies of electromagnetic spectrum
, such as visible light and radio waves. This ability was activated by the alien entity on the moon, and when the entity was removed from Amber, the power went dormant again.
Amber also has limited precognition
, and can occasionally get glimpses of future events, such seeing that she would become the Phoenix. When the Phoenix Force possessed Amber, she gained the ability of telekinesis and could move objects with her mind. She also developed the power of astral projection
. She retained a small vestige of these powers even after the Phoenix left her, until Maxis stole portions of her abilities. The remnant of this power is now gone from Amber, but she retains most of her powers at a reduced power level.
Fictional character
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from Malibu Comics
Malibu Comics
Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
' Exiles
Exiles (Malibu Comics)
Exiles was the name of two American comic book series, both of which were published by Malibu Comics.-Exiles :The first Exiles comic was written by Steve Gerber and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, with plot contributions from Tom Mason, Dave Olbrich and Chris Ulm Exiles was the name of two American...
comic book
Comic book
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series, created by Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber
Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber was an American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck....
. She is a pyrokinetic super hero in the Ultraverse
Ultraverse
The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics. The Ultraverse was a shared universe in which a variety of characters — known within the comics as "Ultras" — acquired super-human abilities.-History:...
and was once host to the Phoenix Force.
Fictional character biography
Amber Hunt was your typical spoiled valley girl, a perfect "princess" who had everything she wanted in life. Until she was exposed to the Theta Virus, an alien disease that rewrites DNA, and gained fiery superhuman powers. She discovered that she could mentally create flames and even fly. At first, she joined a team of super-powered outcasts called the ExilesExiles (Malibu Comics)
Exiles was the name of two American comic book series, both of which were published by Malibu Comics.-Exiles :The first Exiles comic was written by Steve Gerber and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, with plot contributions from Tom Mason, Dave Olbrich and Chris Ulm Exiles was the name of two American...
, under the alias of En Flame, until the damaged computer of an alien spaceship which had crashed on the moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
centuries ago, turned her into the "Moonchild". Amber had dormant psi-powers that allowed her to control electromagnetic frequencies, and the alien computer, also known as the Entity
The Entity (comics)
The Entity was a fictional device from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. It first appeared in The Strangers #1; its origins were detailed in Ultraverse Future Shock, Phoenix: Resurrection, Ultraverse: Year Zero, and Break-Thru.Four billion years ago, an alien spacecraft exploded in our solar system...
unlocked those powers and used Amber to send a signal over the Earth, calling all superhumans (or "Ultras") to her. Unfortunately, the signal was lethal to ordinary humans, slowly driving them insane. After a hard battle, Amber was freed from the Entity's control, and Earth was saved.
Later, an interdimensional portal transported four villains from the Marvel Universe into Amber's home dimension, the Ultraverse
Ultraverse
The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics. The Ultraverse was a shared universe in which a variety of characters — known within the comics as "Ultras" — acquired super-human abilities.-History:...
. Juggernaut
Juggernaut (comics)
The Juggernaut is a fictional character that appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Men #12 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby....
, Reaper
Reaper (Marvel Comics)
Reaper is the name of several fictional characters in the pages of Marvel Comics, most notably the Reaper whose real name is Pantu Hurageb, a mutant in the X-Force comic book series...
, and Siena Blaze
Siena Blaze
Siena Blaze is a mutant in Marvel Comics's X-Men comics series. Introduced as a villain in the Marvel Universe, she later became a hero during her brief period in the Ultraverse. Following a long absence, the character returned in X-Force, vol...
arrived in the Ultraverse, and actually became heroes, joining Amber on the Exiles team, where Amber began to have feelings for Juggernaut. But the Phoenix Force was pulled into the Ultraverse as well, and was critically damaged. Needing a human host to help heal the damage, the Phoenix Force bonded with Amber. The injury to the Phoenix Force made it insane, and Amber was unable to control it. She attacked her friends and would have destroyed the planet, if not for the arrival of the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
and new Ultra hero Foxfire, who after a long battle were able to separate the Phoenix from Amber and send it back to the Marvel universe.
Afterwards, a portion of Amber's powers were stolen by Maxis (an alien being whose arrival on Earth coincided with the arrival of the All New Exiles and the Ground Zero events which caused massive destruction to portions of Manhattan), and thus is no longer as powerful as she'd been previously. That hasn't stopped her from joining the latest/final incarnation of Ultraforce.
Powers and abilities
Amber Hunt originally had the power of pyrokinesisPyrokinesis
Pyrokinesis, derived from the Greek words and , was the name coined by horror novelist Stephen King for the ability to create or to control fire with the mind that he gave to the protagonist Charlie McGee in Firestarter...
, a psychic power that enabled her to mentally increase the speed of the atoms moving inside an object, causing the object's temperature to rise until it burst into flames. She could use her power to ignite the oxygen in the air around her, to create an aura of heat and flames that would surround her and protect her from harm. She could focus her fiery aura through her hands as streams of fire that were strong enough to melt steel, yet precise enough that she could cauterize
Cauterization
The medical practice or technique of cauterization is the burning of part of a body to remove or close off a part of it in a process called cautery, which destroys some tissue, in an attempt to mitigate damage, remove an undesired growth, or minimize other potential medical harmful possibilities...
a bleeding wound. By focusing her flames downwards in a tightly focused jet, she could propel herself through the air and fly. She could psionically control flames in her vicinity, and was immune to heat and fire.
She also had a latent psionic power to manipulate the various frequencies of electromagnetic spectrum
Electromagnetic spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. The "electromagnetic spectrum" of an object is the characteristic distribution of electromagnetic radiation emitted or absorbed by that particular object....
, such as visible light and radio waves. This ability was activated by the alien entity on the moon, and when the entity was removed from Amber, the power went dormant again.
Amber also has limited precognition
Precognition
In parapsychology, precognition , also called future sight, and second sight, is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics...
, and can occasionally get glimpses of future events, such seeing that she would become the Phoenix. When the Phoenix Force possessed Amber, she gained the ability of telekinesis and could move objects with her mind. She also developed the power of astral projection
Astral projection
Astral projection is an interpretation of out-of-body experience that assumes the existence of an "astral body" separate from the physical body and capable of traveling outside it...
. She retained a small vestige of these powers even after the Phoenix left her, until Maxis stole portions of her abilities. The remnant of this power is now gone from Amber, but she retains most of her powers at a reduced power level.