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| Catseye | |
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 Catseye in human form | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Mutants #16 (June 1984) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Sal Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Sharon Smith |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Hellions New Mutants |
| Abilities | Can transform herself into a purple, humanoid feline or a panther-like wildcat. |
Catseye (Sharon Smith) is a fictional character, amutant appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. She is a member of theHellions, a group founded byEmma Frost who served as enemies of theNew Mutants. Catseye is a counterpart toWolfsbane, being able to transform into a cat-like creature while Wolfsbane can transform into a wolf. Catseye and many of the Hellions were killed in a battle withTrevor Fitzroy, but were resurrected long after their deaths whenKrakoa was established as a mutant nation and developed a means of resurrection.
Catseye was created byChris Claremont andSal Buscema inThe New Mutants #16-17 (June–July 1984).[1]
Catseye is a member of the originalHellions recruited byEmma Frost to rival theNew Mutants. Having been abandoned by her parents and grown up in the wilderness, she came to believe that she was a cat who could assume human form rather than the other way around.[2][3]
Catseye possesses the ability to transform into a purple cat-like creature and serves as the antithesis ofWolfsbane, who can transform into a wolf.[4] She engages in several battles with the New Mutants—mostly petty competition—but occasionally gets along with the students, becoming friends with Wolfsbane in particular.[3][5][6]
Frost takes advantage of the New Mutants' emotional turmoil after theBeyonder kills and later resurrects them. She persuades the current headmaster of the school,Magneto, to send the students to theMassachusetts Academy for counseling. Catseye shares a room with Wolfsbane at the academy, but they are separated after Magneto realizes thatEmpath has been manipulating him.[7]
Soon after, Frost throws a party which the Hellions and theX-Men attend.Trevor Fitzroy—a member of theUpstarts—crashes the party with the goal of killing Frost to gain points within the group. Some of the Hellions are killed in the initial firefight. The rest, including Catseye, are killed to fuel Fitzroy's portal.[8]
During theNecrosha event, Catseye is temporarily resurrected bySelene andEli Bard using theTransmode Virus.[9]
In theKrakoan Age, Catseye is among the mutants resurrected bythe Five following the establishment ofKrakoa as a mutant nation.[10][11]
Catseye'smutant power isailuranthropy, the ability to partially or fully transform into a purple feline form ranging from a normal cat to panther-like form. In her panther form, she has superhuman physical abilities, powerful claws and fangs, aprehensile tail, a slight healing factor, and the ability to crawl up walls.[12]
An alternate universe version of Catseye from Earth-295 appears inAge of Apocalypse #1.[13]
A potential future version of Catseye appears inAge of Revelation as a member of the Seraphim, a group of mutants loyal toRevelation.[14]
An alternate universe version of Catseye from Earth-94040 appears inWhat If #60. This version is a member of the X-Men before being killed byKrakoa.[15]
In New Mutants (1983) #16, the Hellions debuted as Frost's answer to that team. Jetstream, Tarot, and Catseye even had similar powers to Cannonball, Mirage, and Wolfsbane.
Catseye surprises Rahne and they decide to have some fun together in their animal forms. Dani and Proudstar decide they should find them, after they are alerted through Dani and Rahne's mindlink.
Based out of Frost's Massachusetts Academy, the first group of Hellions included Empath, Tarot, Roulette, Catseye, Jetstream, and James Proudstar, the brother of the late Thunderbird.
Catsye's power is ailuranthropy which gives her the ability to become a cat. She can turn into a cat or a cat-human hybrid.
