Mary Zero

Mary Zero
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Agent X #3
Created by	Gail Simone
In-story information
Alter ego	Mary (surname unrevealed)
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Agency X
Abilities	Depowered, formerly: Imperceptibility (Ability to bypass all forms of detection)

Mary Zero (Mary) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe. Her first appearance was in Agent X #3. She was created by Gail Simone.

Fictional character biography

Very little is known about the past of this fourteen year old mutant, other than the fact that her mutation causes people to be totally unaware of her presence because of a psychic mental block she constantly emits. In a sense she does not exist, until she met Alex Hayden.

She lived in a house whose inhabitants were unaware of her presence so she effectively helped herself to their food and possessions. One day she was caught in an accident involving a foiled jewel heist. This accident was foiled by Alex Hayden who could see her and remember her.

For reasons unknown Mary's power had no effect on Alex. Because of this, she became instantly infatuated with him and follows him around everywhere. Mary has even decided that Alex is now her boyfriend (even though Alex didn't exactly agree to this).

Mary was instrumental in the takedown of the Four Winds by using her powers to get into places that a normal person could not and taking pictures of the members families. This gave the Four Winds proof that Agency X could get into anywhere any time they wished to. Mary is currently sticking by Alex and Sandi Brandenberg's side and is willing to help Agency X any way she can. At the end of the Agency X run, she goes on vacation with Alex Hayden, Outlaw, Sandi, and Taskmaster.

Mary Zero has been confirmed as depowered by SHIELD computers as a result of M-Day. However, it remains to be seen how SHIELD could have known this kind of thing, given the nature of Mary's power itself.

Powers and abilities

Although she is now depowered, Mary Zero's former power was that she constantly produced a psychic shroud that nullified her existence to the sensory perceptions of others, causing them to ignore seeing, hearing, or feeling her presence. Simply put, her power literally prevented almost everyone from noticing her existence. Her power even produced selective amnesia in the minds of the few people who did consciously register her.

Bibliography

• Agent X #3-7