Ernst (comics)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Ernst | |
 Ernest, by Phil Jimnez |
|
| Publication information | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New X-Men vol. 1 #135 |
| Created by | Grant Morrison (writer) Frank Quitely (artist) |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | unknown, possibly Ernst |
| Species | supposed Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Xavier Institute The 198 Brotherhood of Mutants Special Class |
| Abilities | supposed Superhuman strength |
Ernst is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in New X-Men vol. 1 #135.
Contents |
[edit] Fictional character biography
The curiously-named Ernst, whose physical appearance suggests that she may be a teenage girl suffering from progeria, became a student at the Xavier Institute not long after the psionic entity called Cassandra Nova had disappeared there. While Nova's disappearance and Ernst's subsequent appearance may or may not be connected, no information on Ernst's life before becoming a student in Charles Xavier's so-called Special Class could be obtained, nor could the nature of her genetic mutation be identified. Ernst, who appears to have befriended her disembodied fellow student Martha Johansson, briefly joined the so-called Brotherhood assembled by the mutant Xorn when he went on a drug-induced, destructive rampage as Magneto in New York. Ernst did not show any signs of aggression herself. Ernst is considered one of the few mutants who have retained their powers after the events of "M-Day". She continues living at the Xavier Institute.
[edit] Quest for Magik
During the Quest for Magik arc, she was transported to Limbo alongside the other students and was captured by Belasco, she returned to the school with the rest of her classmates when Magik/Darkchilde sent them all back to the human world.
[edit] Ernst = Cassandra Nova?
A main aspect on the character of Ernst is that she is alluded to be in fact Cassandra Nova. This is still debated by many fans to this date, as many felt that Grant Morrison had given enough hints and clues that Ernst was supposed to be Cassandra Nova who, after combing with the Shi'ar Superguardian Stuff, created a new, altered physical form.Joss Whedon's run of Astonishing X-Men has revealed Cassandra Nova was trapped in a protoplasmic blob deep below the Xavier Institute. However, this does not successfully rule out yet the possibility that she may very well in fact be a derived part of Cassandra Nova.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Diminutive body supposedly houses superhuman strength, though this has not yet been seen on-panel in the canon comics.
