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Candra (Earth-616)

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Real Name
Current Alias

Aliases
Benefactress, Candra of the Floating Spire

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation
Externals, New Orleans Guilds

Universe

Base Of Operations
New Orleans

Characteristics
Gender

Hair

Status
Occupation
Power Broker

Origin
Origin
Chandra was a mutant and an Immortal

First appearance
Appearance of Death

Contents

History

Candra was an immortal, so her exact origin was unknown. Candra never joined with the other Externals, and preferred to play the power broker alone. To that end, years ago she placed the sum total of her power into a gem, which a young later Storm stole.

She had a deal with the Thieves' and Assassins' Guild of New Orleans, in which she provided them with power in exchange for monetary tributes. This deal was broken by Gambit, whom she encountered when he journeyed back to the past to stop the Thieves' Guild from giving her the secrets of Apocalypse.

Candra was also behind Belladonna's abduction of Cody, the boy sent into a coma by Rogue's first kiss, in an attempt to torture Gambit by trapping Rogue and having her killed. Fortunately, Rogue survived the attempt.

Candra

Some time later, Candra's 'heart gem' was stolen by one of Karima's illusions. Due to one of the illusions claiming to be involved with the Shadow King and Storm's former master in Egypt, the X-Men investigated. When Storm's teacher Achmed-el-Gibar died, Candra convinced the young thief Jamil, who seemed to be a powerful mutant, to join her, promising him even greater power. However, when Candra used Jamil to lure Storm to her and reacquire her Heart (the power gem), it was discovered that Jamil was only a psychic projection of Karima, another young thief, who was the true mutant. Cyclops destroyed Candra's Heart, and it appears that Candra may have died as a result.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Candra was a very powerful telekinetic. As an External, she was immortal.

Immortal: her aging process is greatly retarded and she can apparently regenerate injured or missing cells from even near-fatal injuries.

  • Rapid Healing: ability to endure injuries (within unknown limits) without lasting harm or even feeling pain such as knife wounds.

Telekinesis: ability to move objects with the mind. Telekinetic powers allow her to levitate and direct nearby objects, project psionic force bolts, propel herself through the air, cloak herself and others from detection.

  • X-Factor Activation: Candra can use this ability at a molecular level and often uses it to activate latent mutant genes in individuals, granting them active mutant powers. She has also implied that, once given, she can also take these abilities away, presumably by returning the appropriate genes to their latent states.

    Abilities

Seemed to have knowledge of alchemy and medicine.

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