X-MEN

FIRST APPEARANCE: Night of the Sentinels (Part 1)
VOICED BY: Iona Morris (Season 1); Alison Seely-Smith (Seasons 2-5, X-Men ’97)

Ororo Munroe was born in Africa in a small village near Mount Kilimanjaro. She developed her powers early and used them to help her village. Although she has no children of her own she helped another woman give birth to her son. However, the child died so Ororo breathed life into him and the child lived. The child was named M’JNari and the two thought of each other as family [Whatever It Takes].

As a child Ororo was almost buried alive. This caused her to develop claustrophobia, which would continue to affect her throughout her life [Deadly Reunions].

She encountered a man calling himself the Shadow King. Professor Charles Xavier had to come and save her [Xavier Remembers]. Ororo then joined Xavier’s X-Men along with Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Morph, Gambit, and Rogue. She took on the codename Storm. She was third in command under Xavier and Cyclops. Wolverine arrived later and Storm noted how many on the team felt he could not stay there, but did anyway.

Rogue and Storm rescued Jubilee from a Sentinel attack at Salem Center Mall. When Jubilee awoke in the X-Mansion, it was Storm who took her to one side and explained the X-Men and their school. [Night of the Sentinels (Part 1)].

Storm was an active leader on the team, leading the X-Men into battle on more than one occasion [Enter Magneto, Deadly Reunions]. She battled Callisto and won, claiming the leadership of the underground Morlocks [Captive Hearts] and was also instrumental in exposing Genosha’s mutant slave trade [Slave Island].

The Shadow King also emerged, possessing M’Jnari, but Storm and Rogue stopped him. Her weather and temperature control was pivotal in battle against Russian super solider Omega Red [Red Dawn]. Red would continue to hate Storm as a result [A Deal with the Devil]. At some point, she even travelled to Battleworld and aided Spider-Man in a battle against the Beyonder, alongside other Earth heroes [Spider-Man: Secret Wars].

By the time Xavier had left Earth to recuperate from an assassination attempt, Ororo defended Magneto and the UN council from an attack from the Friends of Humanity, and was hit with the Neutraliser ray that removed her access to her mutant powers [Mutant Liberation Begins]. Storm fled the team, and encountered the Shaman Forge, who had sought her out [Lifedeath (Part 1)].

He had knowledge of the neutraliser, but they were attacked by the demon Adversary. Confronting the creature, Storm accessed her powers, wearing a new costume and with renewed control [Lifedeath (Part 2)]. She and Forge returned to the X-Men to battle Bastion, with Forge assuming Ororo dead after the final battle… [Tolerance is Extinction].

To be continued.

FILM SERIES

FIRST APPEARANCE: X-Men
OTHER APPEARANCES: X2; X-Men: The Last Stand; X-Men: Days of Future Past; X-Men: Apocalypse; X-Men: Dark Phoenix; Deadpool 2
PLAYED BY: Halle Berry (X-Men, X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Days of Future Past); Alexandra Shipp (X-Men Apocalypse, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2)

Storm, born Ororo Munroe, is a mutant with the extraordinary ability to control the weather. In the original timeline, she became a member of the X-Men and a teacher at Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters. She played a pivotal role in rescuing Wolverine and Rogue from Sabretooth and later joined the team in their mission to stop Magneto’s plan to mutate the human population of New York City. Storm’s powers were instrumental in various battles, including the fight against the Brotherhood of Mutants [X-Men].

While on a mission to locate and recruit the teleporter Kurt Wagner, known as Nightcrawler, she bonds with him, showcasing her compassionate side. The movie depicts her growing strength and leadership as she pilots the X-Jet, skilfully creating tornadoes to evade military aircraft, and helps save mutant children from William Stryker’s underground base. Storm’s steely resolve shines through as she works alongside Nightcrawler to save Professor Xavier and humanity from a devastating telepathic assault [X2].

After the loss of Jean Grey, Storm rises to a position of leadership within the X-Men. Following Cyclops’s grief-driven absence, she assumes a more prominent role under Professor Xavier’s guidance. Her beliefs about mutant rights come to the forefront as she voices her disgust over the development of a mutant “cure.” Storm leads the team in various critical battles, showcasing both her immense power and her firm moral convictions. She also plays a crucial part in the climactic fight against the Brotherhood of Mutants [X-Men: The Last Stand].

In a future timeline where mutants face extinction at the hands of the Sentinels. Storm assists in the effort to send Wolverine’s consciousness back in time to alter the past and prevent this grim future. Her determination and sacrifice are evident in her final stand against the Sentinels, leaving a lasting impact on the team’s mission [X-Men: Days of Future Past].

Following those events, the timeline is altered, resulting in a younger version of Storm emerging during the 1990s. Initially introduced as a follower of Apocalypse, this version of Ororo Munroe is recruited as one of his Four Horsemen. However, after witnessing the destruction and recognizing the nobility of the X-Men, she ultimately betrays Apocalypse and joins Professor Xavier’s cause [X-Men: Apocalypse]. She remains with the team and battles the Brotherhood and the alien D’Bari when they attempt to take Jean Grey. [X-Men: Dark Phoenix]. She was also present when Deadpool visited the mansion [Deadpool 2].

A deleted scene at the beginning of X-Men Origins: Wolverine saw a younger version of Ororo creating lightning at the camp where Logan leaves Team X behind.

X-MEN: EVOLUTION

FIRST APPEARANCE: Strategy X
VOICED BY: Kirsten Williamson

Storm, an American mutant, faced tragedy early in life when an earthquake in Cairo claimed the lives of her parents, leaving her orphaned. Following this, she journeyed to Kenya, where her extraordinary weather-controlling powers manifested. Revered as a goddess by the local people, she became a symbol of hope and renewal. Eventually, she returned to the United States to pursue graduate studies at a university.

Her path crossed with Professor Charles Xavier after she used her powers to create a targeted rain shower, preventing a crashed car from igniting and rescuing the trapped driver before swiftly departing. Impressed by her abilities, Xavier sought her out, and Storm soon joined him as an instructor at his institute.

As a teacher at Xavier’s Institute, Storm became a guiding force for young mutants. She also shares a familial bond with the X-Man Evan Daniels, known as Spyke, who is her nephew [Speed and the Spyke].

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN

FIRST APPEARANCE: Hindsight (Part 1)
VOICED BY: Susan Dalian

After the explosion in the X-Mansion, Storm was living in Africa, in peace [Hindsight (Part 1)]. The Shadow King telepathically took over her body and made her think the entire village was on fire. Using her powers to the best of her abilities she proceeded to create violent waves, strong winds, frightening lightning, thunder, and hailstorms resulting in turbulent wasteland. All this being the result of her being under the impression that she was saving Africa, when in all reality she was causing its destruction. The X-Men then came to recruit her back to the team and stop her from using her powers. After a telepathic probe of Ororo’s mind, Emma Frost discovered that she was under Shadow King’s control and a battle then ensued between him and Emma on the Astral Plane, with Emma being victorious. Storm was then released from the Shadow King’s mental control, realizing what she’d done and immediately using her powers to reverse the effects. After an invitation back to the team, she left Africa once more and rejoined the X-Men [Overflow].

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