Through the X-Men and his school, Professor X dedicated his life to building a world where mutants and humans could live together in peace. However, Cassandra Nova turned her psychic twin brother's dreams into horrific nightmares.
By killing millions of mutants on the island Genosha and publicly revealing Charles Xavier's secrets, Nova quickly established herself as one of the X-Men's most powerful and dangerous villains. From devastating the alien Shi'ar Empire to creating microscopic Sentinels to pushing Earth to the brink of all-out war, she delighted in cruelty and chaos.
Now, let's take a closer look at Cassandra Nova and how she became one of Marvel's deadliest villains. We'll also break down how she tortured Xavier and the X-Men before becoming one mutant team's most unlikely recruit.Effectively the evil twin sister of Professor X, Cassandra Nova debuted in NEW X-MEN (2001) #114 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Despite her human appearance, Nova is a Mummudrai, a psychic parasite from Shi'ar mythology that acts as a person's dark reflection.
When Xavier was in the womb, Nova used his immense latent power to create a body for herself from her brother's DNA. Sensing her innate evil, Xavier fought Nova and defeated her in utero, which cemented her lifelong obsession with defeating him. Despite this early loss, Nova survived and slowly grew a new physical body over several decades.
Since she copied Xavier's genetic code, Cassandra Nova possesses all of his immense telepathic and telekinetic power, making her one of the most powerful psychics in the universe. She has been able to use her powers in ways that Xavier has not, even outclassing telepathic powerhouses like Xavier, Jean Grey, Rachel Summers, and Emma Frost. Nova also has her Mummurdrai DNA manipulation powers, which allow her to duplicate or alter the genetic codes of others. With those powers, Nova can shift her molecules around to phase through solid matter, and she can break down the DNA of others on a molecular level.
CASSANDRA NOVA AND GENOSHA
Cassandra Nova introduced herself to the Marvel Universe by killing 16 million mutants. After mimicking the DNA of a descendant of Sentinel creator Bolivar Trask, Nova took control over several self-evolving Wild Sentinels built out of scrap machinery by an abandoned Master Mold. After mentally attacking Professor X, Nova sent the Wild Sentinels to wipe out the mutant-run nation Genosha in NEW X-MEN (2001) #115 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.
Subsequently, Cyclops and Wolverine confronted her and brought her back to the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, where she infected the X-Men with microscopic Nano-Sentinels that attacked the mutants on a cellular level. Set loose in the X-Men's headquarters, Nova used Cerebra—an upgraded version of Cerebro—to swap minds with Professor X.
Emma Frost, one of the only survivors of the Genoshan massacre, snapped Nova's neck without realizing that Xavier's mind was in her body. Before Professor X could explain, Nova shot her old body six times. While posing as Xavier, Nova revealed her brother was a mutant to the general public for the first time on live TV. When Beast started investigating Nova's body, he realized she had a connection to Xavier. Before he could tell anyone, though, Nova telepathically attacked him and forced the young Beak to beat him unconscious with a baseball bat.
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