Bora is a fictional mutant

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...

 character in the Marvel Comics

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 Universe. Her first appearance was in Moon Knight vol. 1 #35.

Fictional character biography

Bora is a young mutant who possesses the ability to summon arctic winds through psionic spatial rifts. Her mutation also made her grow to over seven feet tall, which ruined her dreams of a career as a ballerina.

After the caped crusader known as Moon Knight

Moon Knight

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 was crippled in battle with the villainous Fly

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, he sought the help of the X-Men

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 and the Fantastic Four

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 in stopping Bora's murderous rampage.

Later, Bora joined Painter and Spark in the Avant Guard and clashed with Spider-Man

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. Painter enhanced her powers when they were creating their masterpiece, an ice age presentation, in New York

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, but in the end turned Bora and her beloved Spark into a painting.

Recently, Bora lost her mutant powers after the M-Day

Decimation (comics)

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 (confirmed in New Avengers

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#18).

Powers and abilities

Bora is able to summon freezing winds. She does this by opening a portal from the arctic to wherever she wishes them to go. These are powerful enough to incapacitate an ordinary human, or even blow them off the ground. After enhancement by the Painter Bora was able to blanket Manhattan with snow.

Television

Bora appears in the episode "Winter Wonderland" in from the Spider-Man

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show.