Sunstreak
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Sunstreak is the code name of a fictional
comic book
character within Marvel Comics
' shared universe
the Marvel Universe
. She first appeared in Iron Man
#330 (Jul 1996), and was created by Terry Kavanagh
and Jim Cheung
.
, and Calico. She and the rest of the group attack Iron Man
and War Machine
. Iron Man froze her out of the fight with a sustained barometric field of air at absolute zero. War Machine took her to safety.
, she registered and started training at Camp Hammond along with Annex
, Gorilla Girl
and others. As her body is always red-hot, she severely burns anyone she touches. Upon learning that fellow new recruit Boulder was completely invulnerable and wouldn't be burned by physical contact, she made sexual advances towards him, but when he realized that, due to a side-effect of his powers, he'd unable to feel any physical sensation and, therefore, be unable to become sexually aroused, he became nervous and fled. In the course of her training, she became friends with fellow recruit Prodigy.
, Sunstreak was placed on a probationary period, rather than being assigned to an Initiative team. But after the Ragnarok
incident, at which Camp Hammond was shut down, Sunstreak has been placed on the Initiative team for Oregon, Force of Nature
. She was used by Norman Osborn as an example to justify that "reformed" villains can be placed on Initiative teams. When Prodigy made a public stand against the Initiative (along with the other Heavy Hitters except for Outback). Osborn sent the Force of Nature to take him down. Prodigy expected Sunstreak to help him, but instead she told him "Your ok for a dumb jock, but I've got a good thing going and I'm not going to blow it." She then attacked him, but he knocked her out.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
comic book
Comic book
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character within Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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' shared universe
Shared universe
A shared universe is a fictional universe to which more than one writer contributes. Work set in a shared universe share characters and other elements with varying degrees of consistency. Shared universes are contrasted with collaborative writing, in which multiple authors work on a single story....
the Marvel Universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
. She first appeared in Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
#330 (Jul 1996), and was created by Terry Kavanagh
Terry Kavanagh
Terrence "Terry" Kavanagh is an American comic book editor and writer.-Biography:Kavanagh was a Marvel Comics editor during the late 1980s and 1990s...
and Jim Cheung
Jim Cheung
Jim Cheung is a British comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as Scion, New Avengers: Illuminati, Young Avengers and Avengers: The Children's Crusade.-Career:...
.
Fictional character biography
Sunstreak appeared as part of the supervillain group Stockpile, alongside Brass, Joust, UnicornUnicorn (comics)
Unicorn is the codename of multiple supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The first Unicorn debuted in Tales of Suspense vol...
, and Calico. She and the rest of the group attack Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
and War Machine
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
. Iron Man froze her out of the fight with a sustained barometric field of air at absolute zero. War Machine took her to safety.
The Initiative
After the Civil WarCivil War (comics)
Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a self-titled seven-issue limited series written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time...
, she registered and started training at Camp Hammond along with Annex
Annex (comics)
Annex is a fictional character of the Marvel Universe, associated with Spider-Man. His first appearance was in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #27. Annex' powers were the result of prosthetics through computer technology. After losing a leg, he volunteered for this program...
, Gorilla Girl
Gorilla Girl
Fahnbullah Eddy, also known as Gorilla Girl, is a fictional comic book character within Marvel Comics' shared universe the Marvel Universe...
and others. As her body is always red-hot, she severely burns anyone she touches. Upon learning that fellow new recruit Boulder was completely invulnerable and wouldn't be burned by physical contact, she made sexual advances towards him, but when he realized that, due to a side-effect of his powers, he'd unable to feel any physical sensation and, therefore, be unable to become sexually aroused, he became nervous and fled. In the course of her training, she became friends with fellow recruit Prodigy.
Dark Reign
After the Skrull invasionSecret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008....
, Sunstreak was placed on a probationary period, rather than being assigned to an Initiative team. But after the Ragnarok
Ragnarok (comics)
Ragnarok is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Civil War #3 , and was created by Mark Millar and Steve Mcniven.-Fictional character biography:...
incident, at which Camp Hammond was shut down, Sunstreak has been placed on the Initiative team for Oregon, Force of Nature
Force of Nature (comics)
The Force of Nature is a group of super villains in the Marvel Comics Universe who each have elemental themed powers: earth, fire, water, and wind...
. She was used by Norman Osborn as an example to justify that "reformed" villains can be placed on Initiative teams. When Prodigy made a public stand against the Initiative (along with the other Heavy Hitters except for Outback). Osborn sent the Force of Nature to take him down. Prodigy expected Sunstreak to help him, but instead she told him "Your ok for a dumb jock, but I've got a good thing going and I'm not going to blow it." She then attacked him, but he knocked her out.