Origins

Origin

Ricochet Rita was a very well known stuntwoman in Hollywood. When Longshot first came to Earth she befriended him and the pair eventually began dating. She was attacked by her future self when she attempted to help him return home. Rita was kidnapped by Mojo and held prisoner while all of Longshot’s memories of Rita were erased. After several years of forced servitude to Mojo guarding the X-Babies, Rita was taken to the Body Shoppe. The transformation by Arize left her with six arms, both cybernetic and organic, teleportation abilities and knowledge of the dark arts. While in the Body Shoppe she also learned the body modification skills that were used on her. Rita’s transformation into Spiral drove her insane. Spiral was then sent into the past by Mojo to attack Longshot and her past self, setting into motion the events that made her Spiral.

After failing to kill Longshot and Rita she was left stranded on Earth by Mojo. Sometime after this she joined Val Cooper’s Freedom Force and was a valued member of the team despite her madness. During their battle with the Avengers Spiral was instrumental in the defeat of Iron Man and Captain Marvel. They also battled the X-Men on numerous occasions and although stranded by Mojo she still kidnapped Rachel Summers (Marvel Girl) for him. Spiral resented Mojo’s treatment of her and while loyal to him she also helped the X-Men out on several occasions. While stranded on Earth Spiral began running the Body Shoppe supplying cybernetic parts and transforming many heroes and villains in the way she had been changed. Spiral was responsible for Psylocke’s cybernetic eyes that allowed Mojo to see everything that Psylocke saw. She also played a key part in Psylocke’s brain being transferred into the Asian assassin Kwannon's body. Although changed by writers later, Spiral originally was responsible for Donald Pierce's Reavers and Lady Deathstrike.

Freedom Force

Spirals loyalty to Mojo continued to switch back and forth. She often mocked him even while following his orders. On one such occasion she defied him by helping Longshot and Shatterstar. Mojo reduced Shatterstar to a digital form and Spiral helped Longshot and Shatterstar get to Earth. She then transferred his being into the comatose body of Benjamin Russell and left immediately afterwards. The source of her feelings for Shatterstar have yet to be revealed. Spirals dual nature resurfaced when she appeared with the mark of the Crimson Dawn on her. She helped Excalibur free Captain Britain from the The Dragons Of The Crimson Dawn and vanished just as mysteriously afterwards. Returning to Mojo’s side she was next seen when Nocturne possessed her in order to return to Earth along with Juggernaut. Nocturne's possession was not as complete as she thought when Spiral quickly recovered and turned the X-Men into the X-Babies once again.

In the Endangered Species storyline, Spiral and Mojo was one of the villains that Beast approach to in search for any solutions to prevent the mutants from being extinct. Spiral spoke to Beast and she told Beast that science cannot solve this kind of problem, and he should turn to magic for a solution.

Powers

Spiral is an accomplished swordswoman, she carries two swords of an unknown metal and numerous other weapons. Her transformation in the Body Shoppe has granted her enhanced strength, speed and reflexes. She has considerable knowledge in the fields of cybernetics and genetics. Her magical abilities allow her teleport, become invisible, stun or paralyze other people and remove superhuman abilities. Spiral casts many of her spells by dancing or using her swords, the more complicated the spell the more elaborate her dance is. Her immunity to some types of possession may stem from her magical abilities but that has not been revealed. She has a genius-level intellect.

Spiral

Status

Known Relatives:

Unrevealed.

Citizenship:

U.S.A.

Place of Birth:

Unrevealed.

Marital Status:

Single.

Occupation:

Servant of Mojo, executioner, spy, former stuntwoman, body shop owner.

Education:

Unrevealed.

Characteristics

Gender:

Female

Height:

5' 10"

Weight:

162 lbs (74 kg)

Eyes:

White

Hair:

Silver

Alternate Realities

Earth-1610

In the Ultimate Universe, Spiral has no magical abilities and her arms come from her mutant gene. Still a skilled swordswoman, she was Longshot’s girlfriend until she cheated on him in favor of Lord Scheele. Angered about this, Longshot killed him and Spiral knocked him out unconscious. The X-Men investigate the murder and thought that Spiral did it, but with Jean Grey's telepathic powers, it was proven to be Longshot. She is later emigrated to the US to be with her sister, who is also a mutant.

Creators

Spiral was created by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams.

Ultimate Spiral