Codename: Shadowcat
Real name: Katherine (Kitty) Pryde
Past: Kitty passes the molecules of her body through matter, rendering her insubstantial. This ability also allows her to "walk on air." She can phase other people and objects along with herself, as well as only part of an object. Her phasing through any electronic equipment causes it to short-circuit. She is also a fully-trained ninja, thanks to Ogun, and is a computer and electronic hardware whiz. She had a huge crush on Colossus almost from the day they met, and the two did fall in love, but Peter dumped Kitty after his experiences with Zsaji during the Secret Wars. During the Mutant Massacre, Kitty was injured by Harpoon, whose energy harpoon interfered with her power. She was unable to stop her phasing, and her molecules began to drift farther and farther apart. If not for the assistance of the Fantastic Four and Dr. Doom, Kitty would have completely dissipated. Soon after, the X-Men "died" and Kitty helped form Excalibur. Little by little Kitty has regained control over her power, and is now substantial on a regular basis, although it is sometimes a strain. While a member of Excalibur, Kitty discovered that she had become the holder of her best friend Illyana's (Magik) Soulsword, an item of great mystical power, when Illyana reverted back to her true age of 6. The sword was coveted by Dr. Doom, but ended up in the possession of Darkoth. However, after Illyana's death, the sword returned to Kitty and was actually incorporated into her body, though she didn't know it until months later. In the meantime, she befriended and then fell in love with Pete Wisdom, a former spy who joined Excalibur. Then a magician named Darkmoor came to find the Soulsword, which was affecting Kitty's personality. Kitty and Daytripper  managed to defeat the demon, and Kitty handed the Soulsword over to Daytripper. Kitty's relationship with Pete continued, even through the return of Colossus to Earth after the fall of Avalon and his subsequent joining up with the Excalibur team. However, after an adventure as a temporary agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., in which she not only fought the disembodied spirit of Ogun, but also met a really nice guy her age, who was subsequently killed, Kitty broke up with Pete Wisdom and he left the team. Shortly therafter, Kitty, along with Colossus and Nightcrawler left Excalibur to rejoin the X-Men in America. Recently, Kitty underwent a large personality shift. She is more rebellious and hard-edged than before, and started carrying one of Wolverine's broken bone claws as a weapon. She got involved with the Neo Seth, who believed she was Neo, too. During Seth's attempt to sabotage the High Evolutionary's space station, which was appropriated by NASA, he knocked Kitty out and planned to save her life. Kitty escaped and knocked him around until they had to flee the station, but she went back out into space to phase a falling beam that would have crushed the shuttle. Kitty found her way inside and found a suit that Seth had intended for her to use. She put it on and it took her to Earth, but where she landed is unknown. Recently, Kitty apparently showed up back at the X-Mansion, only to find that Colossus had sacrificed his life to host the cure for the Legacy Virus. She volunteered to take Peter's ashes back to the Ust-Ordinski Collective where he was raised. Afterwards she returned to college, where she apparently had been for some time, and wrote a letter to Professor X stating that she needed to fulfill her own dream in her own way, and asking that the X-Men not contact her. Professor X agreed, and deleted all references to Kitty from the X-Men's computer system.