Laurie Tromette
Transonic
| Fighting |
Incredible |
| Agility |
Good |
| Strength |
Poor |
| Endurance |
Good |
| Reason |
Excellent |
| Intuition |
Good |
| Psyche |
Good |
| Health |
195 |
| Karma |
80 |
| Resources |
Good |
| Popularity |
10 |
Powers
- Laurie's primary ability is that of supersonic flight. Her body not only propels itself through the air at transonic speeds, but also possesses reactive properties that change her physical form to grant enhanced maneuverability. Her body has changed shape to become larger and winged when traveling at high altitudes and missile-shaped when traveling at high speeds.
Laurie also possesses "generalized physiological enhancement". Besides her blue skin and somewhat scaly appearance, the extent of these enhancements has not been revealed.
History
Laurie Tromette is a 19-year-old college student living in Vancouver when her X-gene first manifests. At first, her mutation takes no real form. She experiences hair loss, skin changes, and flu-like symptoms, but according to Cyclops, "nothing resembling anything." She becomes so distressed that she decides to commit suicide by jumping off of a building. In an effort to save Laurie's life, Hope jumps off the building with her—touching Laurie and activating her power of flight. Laurie pledges to follow Hope and eventually moves to Utopia with the rest of the X-Men.
After moving to Utopia, Laurie, like the rest of the Lights, both trains with Hope and takes classes with the rest of the student-aged mutant population. When Hope confronts Emma Frost during a class, Laurie is conflicted about following Hope from the room. While she ultimately goes with her team, Laurie is apologetic toward her teacher and is upset by her team's actions. Laurie contracts the "mutant flu" during the events of the Quarantine storyline. She presumably recovers like the rest of the X-Men when the virus is disabled.
When a Sixth Light is located in Germany, Hope and the Lights (including Transonic) go to retrieve it. However, they find that the Light is actually an unborn infant too scared to leave its mother's womb, who is able to knock unconscious or take control of anyone within his range. Laurie's powers appear to evolve, allowing her to transform into a flying mermaid-type form, which is able to fly through the effected area and into Kenji's telepathic protection before the infant can take control of her. The infant is eventually convinced to be born, and Light touches to and stabilizes its powers.
Before leaving Germany, however, Shadowcat informs Hope and the Lights that Teon's parents have sued for custody of their boy. Later, Teon gives a beautiful speech in court about how he is happier on Utopia with Hope than he would be with his parents, Kenji talks to Laurie about how Hope has changed all of the Lights. Specifically, he wonders aloud if Teon truly is happier on Utopia, or if he is faking it to remain close to Hope. The two agree that something is not right about it, and Kenji reveals that he had considered taking the codename Judas to counter their "messiah" Hope; Laurie wonders if they can both be Judas.
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