Shard (comics)

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Shard Bishop
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Shard as depicted in X-Factor #147 (July 1998). Art by Mike S. Miller.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance (Illusion) Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (December 1993)
(First full appearance) Uncanny X-Men #314 (July 1994)
Created by Scott Lobdell (writer)
John Romita Jr. (artist)
In-story information
Species Human mutant, later holographic
Team affiliations Xavier Security Enforcers
X-Factor
Partnerships Chronomancer
Notable aliasesAskante
AbilitiesEnergy blasts, intangibility (holographic Shard only)

Shard Bishop is a mutant fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Shard was created by Scott Lobdell and John Romita Jr., and first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #314 (July 1994). She is a mutant with the ability to manipulate light into energy blasts.

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Shard is the younger sister of the X-Man Bishop, hailing from a future where mutants are hunted or put into concentration camps. She is initially a member of the X.S.E., before joining the present day X-Factor as a hologram.

Shard appears in X-Men: The Animated Series, voiced by Sandi Ross.

Publication history

Created by Scott Lobdell and John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #314 (July 1994).

Fictional character biography

Shard is a Lieutenant in Xavier's Security Enforcers (X.S.E.) with her older brother Lucas Bishop in the 2080s. Shard was born and raised in a mutant concentration camp, in which mutants were branded over their right eyes with the letter "M" for recognition. In Uncanny X-Men Annual #17, Shard is stated as having the mutant ability of "transubbing ambient light into concussive force".[ volume & issue needed ]

Shard becomes the youngest X.S.E. graduate a year after Bishop attains the position. She serves under Bishop as a member of the Omega Squad (which included Bishop and his officers, Randall and Malcolm), until her promotion.[ volume & issue needed ]

Together in the X.S.E., Shard and Bishop are responsible for apprehending criminal mutants. During a battle, Shard is partially infected with a vampire-like affliction originating from the present-day mutant Emplate. Bishop takes Shard to the New York Stark/Fujikawa building inhabited by the Witness to save her life by transmitting her essence into a holographic matrix. Shard's physical body dies, while her essence survives in the matrix. [1]

Bishop eventually travels to the present day to track down Trevor Fitzroy, one of his time's most-wanted criminals and Shard's ex-lover. Shard is recreated as a computer construct and joins the government-sponsored team X-Factor.[ volume & issue needed ]

After X-Factor disbands, Shard is transported into an alternate future. There, she is killed a second time while saving Bishop from Trevor Fitzroy. [2]

Powers and abilities

Shard is able to absorb ambient light particles and use it to perform various light-based attacks. While she was a photon-based life form, she could also become intangible.

Reception

In 2014, Entertainment Weekly ranked Shard 75th in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list. [3]

In other media

References

  1. ↑ XSE #3 - 4 (January - February 1997)
  2. ↑ Bishop the Last X-Man #14 (September 2000)
  3. ↑ Franich, Darren (June 9, 2022). "Let's rank every X-Man ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shard Voice - X-Men '97 (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 28, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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