STATIC

Real Name: Gianna Carina Esperanza

Identity/Class: Human mutant

Occupation: Terrorist

Group Membership: Acolytes (Kamal al Alaoui, Barnacle/Mortimer Everett, Fabian Cortez, Exodus/Bennett du Paris, Frenzy/Joanna Cargill, Gargouille/Lavinia LeBlanc, Katu, Kleinstock Brothers/Harlan & Sven Kleinstock, Neophyte/Simon Hall, Polaris/Lorna Dane, Projector/Zachary Williams, Rem-Ram/Marcus Andrews, Scanner/Sarah Ryall, Seamus Mellencamp, Senyaka/Suvik Senyaka, Spoor/Andrew Hamish Graves, Unuscione/Carmella Unuscione, Vindaloo/Venkat Katragadda, Amelia Voght, others)

Affiliations: Mayor Böerke (mayor of Carrion Cove)

Enemies: Frenzy (Joanna Cargill), Philip Moreau, Jenny Ransome, Scanner/Sarah Ryall, X-Men (Colossus/Peter Rasputin, Gambit/Remy LeBeau, Marrow/Sarah, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Professor X/Charles Xavier, Rogue/Anna Marie, Shadowcat/Kitty Pryde, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Wolverine/James 'Logan' Howlett)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Meat (nickname given by Marrow)

Base of Operations: Genosha

Powers/Abilities: Static can fire neuro-synaptic impulses from her fingertips that cause temporary paralysis. As an added effect, the pulses are also capable of briefly denying the victim any and all access to his or her parahuman abilities.

Height: 5'8"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

History:

(X-Men: Magneto War#1 - BTS) - Rumors of the imminent return of Magneto led to an ideological rift within the Acolytes. Unbeknownst to Fabian Cortez this schism was instigated by Amelia Voght under orders from Magneto himself who only wanted the most loyal of his flock by his side. New member Static sided with Cortez and left the fold, along with Barnacle, Projector, Rem-Ram, the Kleinstocks, Senyaka and Spoor.

(X-Men: Magneto War#1) - Hoping to find some answers on the status of Magneto and Joseph, his mysterious young lookalike, Fabian Cortez took the Acolytes to the Xavier Institute. In the middle of the night, Cortez boosted the young Acolyte Rem-Ram's mutant dream reading powers to enter the minds of Charles Xavier, Rogue and Wolverine. Rem-Ram's presence in his mind was enough to wake Xavier and he quickly became aware of the Acolytes' presence on the school grounds. Alerting the X-Men, the battle was soon joined.

   Static used her scrambling powers to briefly take out Storm and Gambit, but was so distracted that she almost was eviscerated by Marrow. She was saved by Cortez, who then ordered her to scramble Charles Xavier's powers. With his psi-shields down, Cortez figured the professor would be helpless against Rem-Ram's powers. However, the far more experienced Xavier took out Static with a mindblast before she could target him.

   The battle ended when Cortez almost killed Rem-Ram by willfully overloading his powers. Professor Xavier's display of selfishless aid convinced Static and the others to stand down. Cortez ran off, leaving Static to formally request asylum along with the other Acolytes. When Xavier denied this request and turned them away, the disappointed Static left with the others

(Magneto: Dark Seduction#1 - BTS) - The Genoshan fishing port Carrion Cove was the last town to actively resist Magneto's rule. Mayor Böerke had a valid reason for doing so: Carrion Cove housed a device that could boost mutant powers. Böerke feared what Magneto would be capable of he got his hands on it. Rather than simply destroying the machine, Böerke enlisted the aid of Static and several other lapsed Acolytes to help protect the city. Böerke exposed them to the device, which granted them increased powers.

(Magneto: Dark Seduction#1) - Thanks to their power boost, the renegade Acolytes were able to hold their own against the large number of forces sent against them, including their former teammate Frenzy and Genosha's freedom fighters Philip Moreau and Jenny Ransome. When Scanner tried to reason with Static (who had died her hair blonde), she blasted her former teammate away with her electrostatic impulses.

(Magneto: Dark Seduction#2 - BTS) - Properly powered up, Static was effortlessly beating both soldier and Acolyte alike. However, she and the other renegade Acolytes lost their additional powers when they were cut off from the device's influence via remote control.

(New X-Men I#116 - BTS) - Static was on Genosha when Cassandra Nova's Sentinels laid waste to the island. She did not survive the massacre.