Slipstream (comics)

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Slipstream
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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance (As Davis Cameron)
X-Treme X-Men #6 (October 2001)
(As Slipstream)
X-Treme X-Men #10 (April 2002)
Created by Chris Claremont
Salvador Larroca
In-story information
Alter egoDavis Cameron
Species Human Mutant/Shi'ar hybrid
Team affiliations X-Men
AbilitiesLimited space-time manipulation and reality warping capabilities that enables him to conjure a "Warp Wave"
Psychic navigation
Use of a shortened metal surfboard
Ability to take other people through the Warp Wave through increased concentration to maintain the wave

Slipstream (Davis Cameron) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a superhero associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Salvador Larroca, he first appeared in X-Treme X-Men #6 (December 2001). [1] [2]

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He is a mutant, able to generate a "warp wave" for the purpose of teleportation. He and his sister Lifeguard were briefly members of the squad of X-Men featured in the series X-Treme X-Men.

Fictional character biography

Davis Cameron and his sister Heather lived normal lives at Surfers Paradise in Australia, respectively being a surfer and lifeguard. [3] They did not know that their actual father was the underworld crime lord Viceroy. Upon his death, they were attacked. [4] When Heather's life was endangered, Davis was informed by Sage that although he was never meant to be a mutant (his latent mutant gene was supposed to be passed down to his children), his mutant power might be helpful to her. He agreed to let her activate it, gaining a teleportational ability in the form of the "warp wave". [5] Together with Storm and Thunderbird, he and his sister defeated their attackers. Following these events, both siblings join Storm's team of X-Men. [6] [7] Davis had a brief romance with Storm. [8] [3] [9]

Later, when infiltrating the ship of the intergalactic warlord Khan, Heather develops a more avian look, leading to speculation that the two have Shi'ar heritage. [10] [2] Ultimately, Davis is unable to see past his sister's alien appearance and leaves the X-Men. [11] [7] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Slipstream is confirmed to be among the mutants who lost their powers as a result of M-Day. [17] [1] [3] [7] [15] He later regains his powers under unspecified circumstances and becomes a citizen of Krakoa. [18]

Powers and abilities

Slipstream can teleport using trans-spatial energy funnels also referred to as "warp waves". [16] [19] He can can take other people through the warp wave, but requires increased concentration to maintain the wave when traveling with others. [20] Additionally, Slipstream uses his surfboard to traverse his portals and increase the accuracy of his teleportation. [1] [14] [21] [22]

Other versions

An alternate timeline variant of Slipstream from Earth-41001 appears in X-Men: The End . [23] [24] [2]

Reception

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The 16 Most Useless X-Men Of All-Time". CBR . November 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Benns, Tristan (March 16, 2024). "1 Underappreciated Mutant Could Return to Play a Key Role in the Future of the X-Men Franchise (Theory Explained)". Screen Rant . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Harn, Darby (January 16, 2021). "10 Mutants Everyone Forgets Used To Be In The X-Men". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ X-Treme X-Men #6 (December 2001)
  5. ↑ X-Treme X-Men #8 (February 2002)
  6. ↑ X-Treme X-Men #9 (March 2002)
  7. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Gary (August 20, 2017). "15 Superheroes Marvel Wants You To Forget". CBR. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ X-Treme X-Men #10-14 (April - August 2002)
  9. ↑ Harn, Darby (August 27, 2020). "Every Love Interest Of Storm, Ranked". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ Heroic Age: X-Men one-shot (February 2011)
  11. ↑ X-Treme X-Men #19 (December 2002)
  12. ↑ "X-Men: 10 Forgotten Mutants We'd Love To See Return (And 10 That We Hope To Never See Again)". CBR . January 20, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  13. ↑ "The 15 Worst New X-Men From The '00s". CBR . September 29, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  14. 1 2 Elsmere, George (December 17, 2021). "10 X-Men You Forgot Existed". CBR. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  15. 1 2 Lealos, Shawn S. (August 28, 2018). "Ex-X-Men: 15 Heroes (And Villains) Everyone Forgets Were X-Men". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  16. 1 2 Webber, Tim (November 9, 2016). "X-Men: 15 Team Members You Forgot Existed". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  17. ↑ New Avengers #18 (June 2006)
  18. ↑ X-Force (vol. 6) #11 (October 2020)
  19. ↑ Snellgrove, Chris (December 6, 2018). "The 20 Most Controversial Mutants To Ever Join The X-Men". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  20. ↑ Murray, Kirsten (March 23, 2019). "10 X-Men Characters Who Shouldn't Make It To The MCU". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Beta Level: 20 Mutants That Look More Powerful Than They Really Are". CBR . November 24, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  22. ↑ Allan, Scoot (July 18, 2020). "X-Treme X-Men's 10 Strongest Members, Ranked". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  23. ↑ X-Men: The End #1 (October 2004)
  24. ↑ Zachary, Brandon (May 10, 2020). "X-Men: How Did The Mutant Heroes Fall During X-Men: The End?". CBR . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  25. ↑ Franich, Darren (June 9, 2022). "Let's rank every X-Man ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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