Nico Minoru (Earth-616)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Weaknesses 3 Paraphernalia 3.1 Transportation 3.2 Weapons 4 Notes 5 Links 5.1 Discover and Discuss

History

Minoru thought she was normal. Her parents neglected her, she acted out by becoming a goth, otherwise perfectly normal. One night she and her friends interrupted their parents sacrificing a girl. "Normal" died that night. The children fled from their homes. Their parents framed them for the murder of the girl. In defending themselves, each child learned that she or he had unusual powers and abilities. They became the Runaways, led by Alex Wilder. At first Nicoru used her IM handle, Sister Grimm, as an alias, but she later went back to using her real name.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Minoru has some magical aptitude, but she has never received proper training. So far she has relied on the Staff of One to work magic.

Weaknesses

Whenever the Staff of One is taken from Nico, she has no powers. Also, she cannot repeat spells or they either won't work or cause something completely to happen.

Paraphernalia

Transportation

Leapfrog

Weapons

• The Staff of One: This ancient magical item has become a part of Minoru. She can call it forth by shedding blood (through cutting herself, menstruating, or being wounded) and reciting, "When blood is shed, let the Staff of One emerge." The staff appears out of her chest, passing through her skin and clothing without harm. Once summoned, the staff will work for anyone. Minoru can cast spells by invoking painful memories, thinking of an effect, and giving the spell a name. There are no "standard" spells; in fact, casting any spell a second time produces an unpredictable (and usually undesirable) effect. Minoru's spells can affect the elements (earth, air, fire, water), time and/or space, matter and/or energy, light, biological processes, and mental processes, and can apparently summon creatures from other dimensions; in short, the staff allows Minoru to do anything she can imagine, short of raising the dead. After the staff has expended a certain amount of power, it disappears inside Minoru again. The Staff has been recently updated into a version of the Witchbreaker's Staff, Nico's magical powers considerably augmented.

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  Minoru in Mystic Arcana
  Minoru is scheduled to star in the fourth issue of the miniseries Mystic Arcana.

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