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...have also impacted Rahne as well.

Part of Rahne's reaction is certainly the discomfort her dress brings in contrast to her chaste nature, but the following scene, in which she tries to literally scrub her possessor's violation from her body.

The imagery bears a haunting...

...captives isn't unbreakable, as Dani is able to leverage Illyana's distraction and her psilink with her *soulmate* Rahne to break the young Scot free from Xi'an's hold.

The biggest hints to the culprit behind are dropped throughout New Mutants #33, beginning with the reveal...

...toy with the married couple for her own entertainment speaks to the fully sinister nature of her possessor–the casual cruelty for entertainment purposes a dimension not only of its evil, but its sense of superiority over others.

The kids learn that Karma's hold on her...

...to has her entire identity been stolen by her possessor.

Yes, part of their masquerade as Karma is to maintain their cover and stay incognito, but there is also the [redacted]'s clear enjoyment of dispossessing its victims of their entire selves.

The way "Xi'an" has Sam...

...without the intervention of a caring and (relatively) moral adult in their lives.

New Mutants #32, in reminding us that they are children, acknowledges that the threat of their corruption still remains...

...perfect timing for Ororo, mother among X-Men, to come to their aid.

...missing, but I appreciate that the issue takes the time to put the emotional strain of the role–especially for a child–directly on the page.

All of the black and yellow spandex, fights against cosmic forces of evil, and even a lot of the art can really understate the fact...

...could be looked at as a "yaaaas demon girlboss bad ass" moment, but it reads to me like her progressing corruption, even as the book purposefully doesn't call too much attention to it as its happening.

Dani has really come into her own as the team's leader since Xi'an went...

...but it remains a plot beat I wish we could skip altogether.

The back half of the issue focuses on Dani and Illyana, who have inarguably become the team's protagonists, as they escape the possessed-Xi'an's thrall.

Illyana's growing comfort with ruling the demons of Limbo...

...I had with Sienkiewicz's rendering of Xi'an.

It won't be long before this storyline is behind us–and while its conclusion is lacking (for more on *that* story, stay tuned for more in a couple of weeks or go listen to @CerebroCast and @saracentury's episode on Xi'an ASAP)...

...of the series' current trajectory without addressing Claremont's openly fatphobic and Orientalist tendencies–at the center of which lies the transformed and possessed Karma.

I don't want to beat the dead horse here, but Leialoha's art does little to mitigate the discomfort...