MAGMA II

Real Name:

Amara Juliana Olivia Aquilla

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Other

Category:

Mutant

Alias:

Alison Crestmere.

Nationality:

Nova Roman

First Appearance:

New Mutants (1st series) #8

Powers & Abilities:

convert into living magma, draw upon geothermal power to ignite flames, project magma blasts, fly on thermal updrafts, and induce earthquakes and seismic activity

Affiliation:

Bratpack, Gladiators, Hellions I, Hellions III, New Mutants, Paragons Squad, The 198, X-Corporation Los Angeles, X-Men, X-Men - Clean-up Team, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants VI, X-Corporation (Krakoa)

Notes:

Magma I was a Spider-Man villian.

Magma hails from Nova Roma, purportedly a Roman colony established centuries ago in the Amazon rain forest, untouched by time. In New Warriors (1st series) #31, Nova Roma was supposedly revealed to be a lie, populated by brainwashed kidnap victims of the immortal Selene, who enjoyed Rome and sought to recreate that era. Amara was actually "Alison Creatmere", daughter of a British ambassador. The "Nova Romans" were seen undergoing identification and repopulation to their native lands.

Chris Claremont chose to reverse this retcon when he got ahold of Magma again, essentially having her wake up from a coma and say, "I remembered my memories of Nova Roma were real and Alison Crestmere was a lie". It has never been clarified whether Selene, or Empath, or some other factor was involved in the confusion. Nova Roma has since been seen repopulated by Magma's father and original citizens, with no further explanation.

Alternate Versions:

MAGMA (AoA).

Check our in-depth Character entry:

MAGMA

Last Updated:

30th August 2024 by Monolith