50 Most Badass Women In Comics
28. Magik
Illyana Rasputin stands as proof that scary things come in small packages, especially when equipped with a Soulsword which, at its biggest, would put Cloud’s Braver to shame.
The younger sister of Colossus may stand at a pint-sized 5’5”, but physical attributes count for nought when all she tends to talk about is fire and hell and darkness and anything else that falls under the creepy sub-category.
Even when she’s on the X-Men team, it’s at times never truly clear who Illyana fights for, and even her allegiance to big brother Pyotr is one that’s put under scrutiny.
Magik is well-versed in the dark arts and was once ruler of Limbo, the alternate dimension in which she honed her crafts, perhaps spending too much time around the demonic..