10 Superheroes You Didn't Know Had Shameful Origins
2. Rogue
Aw, sweet gentile Rogue. If shes not crushing on Wolverine, shes shyly pushing her white streak of hair from her face and fluttering her eyes at Bobby. Theres no chance in hell she ever had a regretful past. She did. Before joining the X-Men, her very first comic appearance was in the 1981 Avengers Annual, where Rogue served alongside Mystique in the Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants. Being a part of such a coalition permits a mutant the reign to cause any number of headaches for the good guys. Following orders from her foster mother/impossible boss, Mystique, she tracked down Ms. Marvel and waited for her to return home from shopping - you know, so she could usurp all of her highly-sought after abilities. Once their struggle had ended, and Rogue was green-lit at 100% fully charged, she chucked Ms. Marvel off the side of the Golden Gate Bridge! If that wasnt bad enough, she also nicked Thors powers at one point during a battle. In general she made life very, very difficult for The Avengers and X-Men. That is, until she started to lose grasp on her powers and turned to Professor X for help...
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