Magma (comics)
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Magma (real name Amara Juliana Olivia Aquilla) is a fictional character, a superhero from Marvel Comics. She first appeared in New Mutants #8, and was first called Magma in #10.
Biography
Magma hails from the fictional country of Nova Roma, an ancient Roman colony hidden in Brazil and ruled by the immortal witch Selene. When the New Mutants visited Nova Roma, she joined them for a time. It was later apparently revealed that Nova Roma was not Roman, but was created by Selene using mind control on British citizens to recreate Rome, and that Magma's real name was Alison Crestmere. While still under the influence of the "Alison" persona, she briefly resurfaced as a members of the New Hellions.
Later, she was one of the mutants who appeared, crucified, on the X-Men's lawn. While she was saved by a transfusion of Archangel's blood, when she went to sleep, she lapsed into a deep coma. When she was revived by Elixir, against the wishes of Professor X, who believed that forcibly reviving her would prove exceptionally traumatic to her mind, her revival caused a huge explosion and she fled.
She eventually arrived in Los Angeles, Amara once more, to meet up with Cannonball, who had joined a splinter team of X-Men. She aided this team for a time, and when "Alison" was brought up by Cannonball, revealed that Elixir's healing had removed the deceptive personality - that had been the deception.
Powers
She is a mutant with the ability to turn into a being of lava and to generate and control magma.
In other media
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In the videogame, X-Men: Legends, Magma is a central figure who is a new inductee in Xavier's school in the game's storyline and is depicted as an American girl.
In the cartoon X-Men Evolution, Magma is a Brazilian student with no connection to Rome at all.