Origin

Vertigo is a native of the Savage Land who obtained superhuman powers at a young age by genetic engineering from Magneto.Her powers enable her to render a person severely dizzy and even unconscious. She was initially a member of the Savage Land Mutates, with whom she first battled the X-Men and Spider-Man.

Origin

Later, she joined the Marauders, a group of mutants working as assassins for the mysterious geneticist known as Mister Sinister. Sinister wanted his assassins to destroy a large community of mutants, known as the Morlocks, who lived under New York City, as he had deemed them genetically useless. The Marauders did succeed in annihilating a large number of the underground mutants. While the Marauders were accomplishing this, they also clashed with the X-Men, Thor, X-Factor, and Power Pack. Soon after this, Sinister sent Vertigo along with the other Marauders to fight the X-Men in New York City just before the extradimensional incursion known as the "Inferno". Her alliance with Sinister was short-lived at that time, as she soon rejoined her Savage Land Mutate allies.

Vertigo encountered the Avengers in the Savage Land. Vertigo used her powers to render them all unconscious and they were all taken captive briefly.

Vertigo is a member of Mr. Sinister’s Marauders as well as living in the Savage Land. As a Marauder, she has been killed and cloned various times. It is unclear whether the Vertigo that appears in the Savage Land is another clone or indeed the original Vertigo. It appears the Savage land Vertigo never left the savage Land and doesn't have any ties with the Marauders. Also the Marauder Vertigo clones are much more cruel.

Vertigo later reappears as a member of the reformed Marauders. Whether this is the original or a clone has yet to be explored.During Messiah Complex, she aids the Marauders in search of the new mutant baby. After coming into a confrontation with Bishop and finally getting her hands on the baby, she joins the others in the final fight between the X-Men and X-Factor and the Marauders and the Acolytes, only to be eaten by Predator X, who was teleported in by the mutant Pixie

There's also another Vertigo, who is a member of Salem's Seven. She is an african-american woman who oddly enough possesses the same powers.

Powers

Possesses Psionic Equilibrium Distortion and can cause extreme disorientation, nausea and unconsciousness.

Vertigo

Status

Known Relatives:

Unrevealed.

Citizenship:

Unrevealed.

Place of Birth:

Savage Land.

Marital Status:

Single.

Occupation:

Assassin,Terrorist.

Education:

Unrevealed.

Characteristics

Gender:

Female

Height:

5'6"

Weight:

115 lbs (52 kg)

Eyes:

Blue

Hair:

Green

Unusual Features:

White streaks in her green hair. Eyes turn white when using powers.

Creators

Vertigo was creted by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden