Dr. Kavita Rao

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Real Name

Dr. Kavita Rao

Aliases

Petri-Girl^[1]

Affiliation

X-Men; formerly X-Club, Benetech

Base Of Operations

Utopia, San Francisco Bay, California; formerly Graymalkin Industries, Marin Headlands, San Francisco, California; Bentech

Status

Alignment

Good

Identity

Public Identity

Citizenship

Indian

Occupation

Bentech Researcher/Doctor

Characteristics^[2]

Gender

Female

Height

5' 9"

Weight

133 lbs (60 kg)

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Black

Origin

Origin

Kavita was born in India. The rest of her origin is unknown.

Universe

Earth-616

Place of Birth

India

Created by

Joss Whedon, John Cassaday

First appearance

Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 #1
(July, 2004)

HistoryEdit

The mutant strain can be eliminated. Safely and irreversibly. There is such a thing as a second chance.

-- Dr. Kavita Rao ^src 

Dr. Rao is a world-renowned geneticist from India who developed a serum (later called "Hope") which could "cure" mutants, turning them into normal humans.

Hundreds of mutants immediately signed up for the procedure at Benetech (the corporate backer of her research). One of the first was a little girl Tildie that was being kept under her supervision. The X-Men debated the merits of the cure and the significance of labeling the mutant condition a disease. The chance at shedding his "beastly" appearance and avoiding any further secondary mutations held significant appeal for Beast and he considered taking the serum.

It was later revealed that Rao had been working for the alien Ord of the Breakworld who also had in his custody Colossus who was, at that time, thought to be dead. The X-Men defeated Ord and Benetech, and Ord was delivered into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Dr. Rao's work was destroyed by Wolverine, leaving Hank with the last sample of "Hope".

Rao later joined the X-Club, a group of scientists gathered by Hank and Warren Worthington to assist in solving how to reverse the effects of M-Day.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

None

Abilities

Genius-level intellect, Master geneticist.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

Bentech equipment.

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