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Real Name: Sofia Mantega Aliases: Sofia Mantega-Barrett Identity: Secret Occupation: Student Citizenship: Venezuela (U.S. green card) Place of Birth: Caracas, Venezuela Known Relatives: Walter Barrett (father), Miranda Mantega (mother), Paolo Mantega (uncle), three unnamed cousins Group Affiliation: New Mutants (formerly), New Warriors (Currently) First Appearance: New Mutants #1 (2003) History: Growing up in the streets of Caracas, Sofia was told by her mother to use her powers openly; and that they had been a gift to her, just as she had been a gift to her mother. Her mother had always showered her with love and caring; something that helped give Sofia an optimistic view on life. Her mother, however, would eventually be killed during a riot, leaving Sofia alone until she was sent to Colorado to live with her father; a man whom she had never met, and never got to know. Her father, Walter Barrett was an American Businessman who had very little time to deal with such things – like a daughter. Walter wanted little to do with his daughter, and thus left most of her fatherly needs to be tended to by his butler, a man named Derek Newton. Despite losing her mother in the riots, and despite having a father who gave her no time, Sofia maintained what her mother had taught her and kept a cheerful attitude. This however, would come to haunt her at the American schools where she was often mocked for it, and her unusual accent. When her uncaring father forgot her sixteenth birthday, the cheery façade that Sofia had maintained crumbled; this lead her to paying a visit to one of her father’s stores and destroying it with her powers. Just before her father had sent her away, the New Mutant Danielle Moonstar offered her a place at Xavier’s School for The Gifted. At Xavier’s School for the Gifted, Sofia was able to make new friends; and she found that here, it was much easier to be who her mother had always told her to be. Her optimistic attitude returned, and for once, in a long, long time, Sofia was finally happy again. Given the name Wind Dancer, Sofia would eventually come to lead the newest version of The New Mutants; but her headstrong ways often got in the way and made her an unlikely candidate. She eventually handed leadership over to Prodigy, her team mate with a genius level IQ; but Prodigy convinced Wind Dancer that, as Wind Dancer, she was the very heart and core of the team; and the two agreed to co-lead the New Mutants. As the New Mutants, they seemed to be plagued with trivial problems; such as Sofia being romantically interested in the Hellion leader, Julian Keller – but because he was the leader of the Hellions, she kept her emotions in check. Tragedy would find Sofia one more time, when the events of “M-Day” robbed her of her powers, leaving her powerless. While Julian, leader of the Hellions had hoped to keep seeing her; his remarks towards other de-powered mutants had ruined any chance of the two of them developing something more. Sophia adopted quickly to the change, becoming a waitress for a small diner. One day, while heading home, a homeless man told her he had been given one hundred dollars to hand a PDA to her. She took the PDA and came to find that someone knew who she was and how she had lost her powers. Later, a computer message on the screen tells her to meet them. She finally agrees, and it turns out to be the mutant, formerly known as Beak. He takes her, and together – they stand before a man believed to be dead – Night Thrasher. And so Sofia’s life, one chapter has closed; but another has clearly opened. Height: 5’5” Weight: 125 lbs. Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown Powers: None currently. The events before “M-Day” Sofia was able to do a number of things, with her ability to control air. She had, through experience, developed a wide variety of powers based off her ability to control air. She could fly on wind currents; use the wind to bring her sounds from a distance or create silence. She could also create intense winds that were capable of physically harming a human being. One final thing she was able to do is to “launch compressed air” into a person’s ear, disrupting their equal Librium. Accessories: None Note: Sofia speaks her native tongue (Spanish) flawlessly; and has also learned to speak English flawlessly (though with an accent). She is also capable of speaking some Portuguese. |
