Unuscione

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caption=Unuscione using her powers by Humberto Ramos in "X-Men v.2" #202.
character_name=Unuscione
real_name=Carmella Unuscione
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut=Uncanny X-Men #298
creators=Scott Lobdell & Brandon Peterson
alliances=Acolytes
aliases=
powers=
*Psionoplasmic exoskeleton
*Bioelectric charges|

Carmella Unuscione, commonly known simply as Unuscione, is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Universe.

Fictional character biography

Carmella Unuscione first appeared as a member of the second intake of Magneto's Acolytes. She was often one of the more fanatical and violent members of the team, viewing the X-Men as traitors to their own race for defending humans. During the Acolytes' first mission, Unuscione, along with Cargill and the Kleinstocks, attacked a school for gifted children, searching for a mutant whose powers had not been established. Unknown to them, the child had Down's Syndrome, which caused Unuscione and the others to reject him and retreat in disgust after a skirmish with the X-Men. She was also one of the Acolytes responsible for recruiting the young mutant Neophyte into the ranks of the Acolytes.

Turning Point

When Avalon, the Acolytes' base of operations, was destroyed by Holocaust Unuscione used her power to protect her teammates and the X-Man Cyclops from being incinerated by reentry into Earth's atmosphere. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, the former enemies cooperated to survive without resources while Professor X and Amelia Voght struggled to find their teammates whereabouts. As an agreement from their rescue, Unuscione and the other Acolytes agreed to turn themselves over to government custody, but later escaped with her teammates and rejoined Magneto on the island nation, Genosha.

During a subsequent encounter with the X-Men, Unuscione was shown to be far more merciful than in the past. ["X-Men" v.2 #86]

Unuscione was commonly believed to have either been killed during Cassandra Nova's assault on Genosha, or, if she survived, to have been among the majority of mutants who lost their powers during the events of M-Day. However, she later resurfaced with with her powers intact. ["X-Men" v.2 #201]

After M-Day

Unuscione returned to action as a member of the newest incarnation of the Acolytes as they attacked the X-Mansion. The group attempted to retrieve Destiny's Diaries under Mister Sinister's orders, but were tricked into stealing fake duplicates. During a conflict against the New X-Men, Kitty Pryde, and her former teammate Colossus, Unuscione battled Armor. ["X-Men" v.2 #202]

Unuscione is present throughout the events of fighting alongside her teammates against the X-Men.

Powers and abilities

Unuscione is mutant with the ability to generate a tangible field composed of bioelectrical-charged psionic energy around herself. This "exoskeleton", as she calls it, acts as a highly effective body armor, protecting her from telepathic intrusion and a high level of physical damage. She is able to shape her exoskeleton into rudimentary forms, such as a clawed hand or a hammer-like bludgeon with which she can grip or strike with considerable force. She is sufficiently strong to shield herself and several others in a small escape pod from the heat and friction of reentry into Earth's atmosphere, or to squeeze the air out of a superhumanly strong being's lungs, causing them to fall unconscious. Through her exoskeleton, Unuscione can generate bioelectric energy charges that cause intense pain and a temporary disruption of a living being's neurosynaptic impulses, resulting in a loss of autonomic body function.

Unuscione is vulnerable to any force great enough to overcome or destroy her psionic exoskeleton, as proven when she was overcome by both the physical strength of Colossus and the telekinetic powers of Rachel Summers on separate occasions. The psionic backlash usually leaves her stunned or unconscious.

In other media

Unuscione appeared in the two-part episode of the X-Men animated series, "Sanctuary", as a prominent member of the Acolytes. As in the mainstream Marvel Universe, she was a devoted and passionate follower of Magneto and his beliefs.

Notes

It is rumored that Carmella Unuscione is either the daughter or sister of the mutant criminal Unus the Untouchable; the two have similar powers and the same last name.

Appearances

*"Cable Vol. 2" #9-11
*"Excalibur Vol. 1" #71, 106
*"Heroes for Hire Vol. 2" #8, 16
*"New X-Men Vol. 2" #44, 46
*"Quicksilver" #1, 11
*"Uncanny X-Men" #298, 300, 304, 315, 366-367
*"Weapon X: Days of Future Now" #4
*"X-Factor Vol. 1" #92
*"X-Factor Vol. 3" #27
*"X-Men Vol. 2" #25, 41-44, 86, 201-202, 205, 207
*"X-Men: Legacy" #210
*"X-Men: Magneto War" #1
*"X-Men: Prime" #1

References

External links

* - Marvel Database Project