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Katherine Pryde (Earth-1610)

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Real Name
Current Alias

Aliases
Kitty Pryde, Kitten, Katzchen

Identity

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Relatives
Theresa Pryde (Mother)

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Occupation
Student, Adventurer

Origin
Origin
Kitty is a Mutant, born with her powers.

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History

Katherine "Kitty" Pryde was born to Theresa Pryde, a strong, independent woman who is hinted to be a single mother. Kitty's powers began to manifest at a young age, causing her a myriad of problems, such as headaches. Her mother sought help from Professor Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men. Xavier was eager to have the bright girl, but her mother would only allow her to attend Xavier's school under one condition: that young Katherine not take part in any X-Men missions, nor train in any "Danger Room." Xavier agreed and Kitty was quickly enrolled in the school.

Kitty was an eager student and she quickly decided on Shadowcat as a codename for herself. She was so ambitious that she even desired to accompany Cyclops and Wolverine on a mission to the Savage Land, but Cyclops rebuked her. Ignoring him, Kitty stowed away on the Blackbird and showed herself when Cyclops and Wolverine landed. The pair immediately sent her back to the jet to wait, however, Kitty ignored Cyclops' orders and ventured into Magneto's old base, coming across Wolverine and Cyclops just as there were going to be attacked by the manifestation of Magneto's super-computer. Kitty inadvertently phased through the robot, destroying it instantly, and allowing the X-Men to escape.

X-Man

Kitty became a full-fledged member of the X-Men and participated in several team missions, including subduing the mutant known as Geldorf, and helping to defeat Magneto and shut down the device he would use to reverse the Earth's magnetic poles.

Relationship with Peter Parker

Peter Parker and Kitty Pride kissing from Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1
Kitty had a long-standing crush on Spider-Man which was recently fulfilled [1], where they paired after ending their relationships with their respective ex-partners, Iceman and Mary Jane Watson. Kitty and Peter began to date officially [2], and Kitty often accompanied Spider-Man in New York City.

The two spent much of their time hunting criminals [3], effectively making Kitty Spider-Man's crime-fighting partner. However, they passionately kissed soon after [4], showing that the probable reason the two fought crime was to keep their relationship to themselves, and still be seen together in public without questions arising, though Kitty eventually adopted a full masked costume to fight crime with Spider-Man so when seen with Peter Parker, people would be less likely to figure it out.

When the X-Men were kidnapped by the mercenary Deadpool and his team of Reavers, Kitty sent an X-Plane to Spider-Man for help. Spider-Man boarded the plane and was taken to the X-Mansion, where he, too, was subdued and kidnapped. The X-Men and Spider-Man were taken to Krakoa where they fought Deadpool and the Reavers on Genoshan television. Because their entire fight was televised, their romantic relationship was revealed to the world. While this caused the two to rank as a "Hot Couple", it effectively prevented them from being able to date without compromising Peter's secret identity. This placed a strain on their relationship, though both insisted that they wished to continue dating. When Peter Parker was confronted by his ex-girlfriend, Mary Jane, with a picture of him and Shadowcat together, he admitted that he was not in love with Kitty but that he was "working on it." On her side, Xavier "grounded" everyone until everyone forgot about the show.

Peter soon ended his relationship with Kitty when she noticed him reconciling with Mary Jane. She then went out with Kenny. But she continued to be Peter's partner in crime-fighting.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Kitty is capable of generating a form of molecular repulsion that causes her molecules to move away from and around other molecules, avoiding actual physical contact with other forms of matter. This renders her body ephemeral, allowing her to pass through solid objects, walk on thin air, utilize her magnetic distortion to scramble electronic systems, and extend her intangibility to anything she touches.

Notes

  • Kitty is a devoted Jewish person. Like her mainstream counterpart, her devotion to her Jewish faith is evidenced by her everpresent Star of David.
  • In Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1, Kitty began dating Peter Parker, better known as Spider-Man, even joining him in his crimefighting duties under a different costume.

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  1. ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1
  2. ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man 87
  3. ↑ Ultimate X-Men 66
  4. ↑ Ultimate X-Men 67
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