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Rogue is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men. She first appeared in The Avengers Annual #10 (1981).
Powers: Ability/memory absorption through skin to skin contact that causes physical drain on victim; later also invulnerablity, flight, and super strength (gained through a full, and fatal, ability absorption).
Family Ties: Step-mother, Mystique; step-brothers, Nightcrawler and Graydon Creed.
Love Interests: Rogue's first crush was Cody Robbins, a childhood friend. Rogue has been in an on and off relationship with Gambit for years. They finally slept together in Uncanny X-Men #348. Rogue has also been in reltionships with Colossus (whom is immune to her in his metal form) and Joseph. She also had a brief romance with Magneto in Uncanny X-Men #274-275.
History
Rogue's real name is unknown. She is a mutant with the ability to absorb the memories and abilities of others, including superhuman abilities. This transference renders the subject unconscious, and is usually temporary. Rogue does not know her true parents; she was adopted by a couple who lived on the Mississippi River. Rogue's childhood friend, Cody Robbins, kissed her in a moment of passion and excitment (this was the first time Rogue's powers had appeared to her) and fell into a coma. Rogue had absorbed all his memories and even believed she was Cody for a while. In a fit of anger and sadness, Rogue ran away from home.
Rogue was raised by Mystique, and was a member of her Brotherhood of Evil Mutants early on. During this time she encountered Ms. Marvel and through prolonged contact absorbed her powers and memories permanently. As a result, Rogue has super-strength, is nearly invulnerable, and can fly.
Not long after, Rogue learned that her powers were uncontrollable: Any skin-to-skin contact would cause her power to trigger, whether she wanted it to or not. Desperate, she turned to Professor Charles Xavier and the X-Men (X-Men #171), and Xavier's charity towards all mutants led her to join the team. Although her initial months with the team were rough, she eventually became a trusted member of the team.
A note on Rogue's real name: Rogue is one the few mysterious comic characters who started out without a real name that remains that way. In the films X-Men and X2 her real name is Marie D'Ancanto, but this is not confirmed by the comics. In fact, writer Chris Claremont (one of the key creators of most X-Men, including Rogue), has recently introduced an un-powered human character named Marie D'Ancanto in the series X-Treme X-Men (in which Rogue also appears). In this series, Rogue has taken up the alias of Anna Raven, though there is nothing to particularly indicate that this is her birth name.
In TV and film, because of the potency of her powers, Rogue was key to both the plans and the downfall of Magneto (in the X-Men movie) and Apocalypse (in X-Men: Evolution).
Television & Film
She was voiced by Lenore Zann in the animated series X-Men.
She was voiced by Meghan Black in the X-Men: Evolution animated television series.
Rogue was depicted by actress Anna Paquin in the 2000 film X-Men and its sequel. Although her first name is given as "Marie" in the first film, the comic book character's name is as of yet unrevealed.
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