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I have not one, not two, not three, but FOUR girls with light purple hair that I love (first one being my OC Illyana 💜), and that's very cool and epic of me
...to a ghastly scream from the shared room of Kitty and Illyana, where a psychic vision of the New Mutants' fate has been transmitted to Kitty by her "best friend" 😉–their bond so intense even Rachel is confused (jealous, probs) by it.
The X-Men don't leave their own behind...
...the Enchantress, forcing the Asgardian to drop her wards, allowing Illyana access to the full extent of her mutant powers.
With her darkness reincorporated, Illyana's vengeful streak–one likely retraumatized by having been held hostage by another powerful mage–takes hold...
...containing Illyana's dark nature, Karma leads the demon into the witch's dungeon, where she comes upon a badly beaten Illyana whose dark humor seems to have held her together during her capture: "About bloody time."
The two New Mutants work together to take possession over...
...to recapture the escaped New Mutants.
Doug is the first of the kids to face off against this warped, albeit prescient, version of Illyana, but is able to escape when Warlock arrives in time to rescue his self-friend.
Doug's weaknesses–which usually inspire protectiveness...
...team are planted early in issue, hinting towards the vices or insecurities each of the kids will later have tested in Asgard.
Of them, it's Illyana's self-importance, Doug's insecurity, and Roberto's waning interest in fighting for a world that hates and fears him.
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Commission for @chalycees of their cute OC, Illyana :)
After beheading Mr. Sinister, Illyana kind of predicts the Krakoa Era. (Extraordinary X-Men #5 in 2015)
Just a Kate and Illyana appreciation post. Canonical soulmates.
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...and personal relevance–the theft of a girl's body and soul by a wicked man–that makes her centrality in this story at least make some sense.
Using Warlock to impersonate her, "Illyana" submits to the Shadow King as all the while the true Illyana teleports the kids to Limbo...
...complain about Illyana's saturation in New Mutants' stories, her prominence as the solution to other characters' central villains (e.g. Dani & The Demon Bear) does undermine my investment in those characters.
Her fight against the Shadow King, at least, bears some thematic...
...to and begins to formulate how she might fight for the New Mutants' freedom.
The Shadow King releases Ororo from his thrall just long enough to taunt her personally with the helplessness of her situation as Illyana teleports into the Pharaoh.
While I'll never personally...
...apparently ready to bring Illyana's life to an end.
Claremont cuts the scene with powerful dialogue, couched within Leialoha's depiction of Illyana in what appears to be a little girl's dress instead of her New Mutants uniform.
The dress–perhaps intentional manipulation...
... its part to play in the Inferno, the introduction of the techno-organic virus to the demonic realm is another signal of the event's presence on the horizon.
In part cause by S'ym's sabotage, but also because of Illyana's own lack of transparency with her plan, Warlock is...
...ended with the escalating tensions between Illyana and Warlock, I called a lot of attention to the asymmetry between their personalties–but a quick moment in New Mutants #34 points to the danger of their worlds' collision.
As much as demonic influence will obviously have...
...of the outcome of the battle between her two natures. I'm a big fan of "show, don't tell", but the thought bubbles in these older books (I miss thought bubbles so much!) really helps us get into Illyana's head as we learn of her drive to join, rather than fight, Xi'an's evil.
...suggests that her decision to surrender Dani and Ororo to their opponent isn't as sinister as it appears on its face.
Illyana's heroism is defined by her pursuit of light in the face of her own burgeoning darkness, even if it is often stunted by her self-hatred and fears...