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Catseye (character)

Field	Value
character_name	Catseye
image	CatseyeNM.JPG
image_size	160
caption	Catseye in human form
real_name	Sharon Smith
species	Human mutant
publisher	Marvel Comics
debut	The New Mutants #16 (June 1984)
creators	Chris Claremont
Sal Buscema
alliances	Hellions
New Mutants
powers	Can transform herself into a purple, humanoid feline or a panther-like wildcat.

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the Marvel character

Sal Buscema New Mutants Catseye (Sharon Smith) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a member of the Hellions, a group founded by Emma Frost who served as enemies of the New Mutants. Catseye is a counterpart to Wolfsbane, being able to transform into a cat-like creature while Wolfsbane can transform into a wolf. Catseye and many of the Hellions were killed in a battle with Trevor Fitzroy, but were resurrected long after their deaths when Krakoa was established as a mutant nation and developed a means of resurrection.

Publication history

Catseye was created by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema in The New Mutants #16-17 (June–July 1984).

Fictional character biography

Catseye is a member of the original Hellions recruited by Emma Frost to rival the New Mutants. Having been abandoned by her parents and grown up in the wilderness, she came to believe that she was a cat who could assume human form rather than the other way around.

Catseye possesses the ability to transform into a purple cat-like creature and serves as the antithesis of Wolfsbane, who can transform into a wolf. She engages in several battles with the New Mutants—mostly petty competition—but occasionally gets along with the students, becoming friends with Wolfsbane in particular.

Frost takes advantage of the New Mutants' emotional turmoil after the Beyonder kills and later resurrects them. She persuades the current headmaster of the school, Magneto, to send the students to the Massachusetts Academy for counseling. Catseye shares a room with Wolfsbane at the academy, but they are separated after Magneto realizes that Empath has been manipulating him.

Soon after, Frost throws a party which the Hellions and the X-Men attend. Trevor Fitzroy—a member of the Upstarts—crashes the party with the goal of killing Frost to gain points within the group. Some of the Hellions are killed in the initial firefight. The rest, including Catseye, are killed to fuel Fitzroy's portal.

During the Necrosha event, Catseye is temporarily resurrected by Selene and Eli Bard using the Transmode Virus.

In the Krakoan Age, Catseye is among the mutants resurrected by the Five following the establishment of Krakoa as a mutant nation.

Powers and abilities

Catseye's mutant power is ailuranthropy, the ability to partially or fully transform into a purple feline form ranging from a normal cat to panther-like form. In her panther form, she has superhuman physical abilities, powerful claws and fangs, a prehensile tail, a slight healing factor, and the ability to crawl up walls.

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

An alternate universe version of Catseye from Earth-295 appears in Age of Apocalypse #1.

Age of Revelation

A potential future version of Catseye appears in Age of Revelation as a member of the Seraphim, a group of mutants loyal to Revelation.

What If

An alternate universe version of Catseye from Earth-94040 appears in What If #60. This version is a member of the X-Men before being killed by Krakoa.

References

(2019). "The Marvel Encyclopedia". DK Publishing.
''[[The New Mutants (comic book). New Mutants]]'' #31 (September 1985)
''New Mutants'' #17 (July 1984)
Marnell, Blair. (October 13, 2020). "The History of the Hellions".
''New Mutants'' #53 (July 1987)
Fulton, James. (February 10, 2017). "Retro-Reviews: The New Mutants #35-54 By Claremont, Guice & Others For Marvel Comics".
''New Mutants'' #38-40 (April - June 1986)
''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #281 (October 1991)
''[[Necrosha]]'' #1 (October 2009)
''[[Hellions (Marvel Comics). Hellions]]'' #1 (May 2020)
Webber, Tim. (February 3, 2025). "Meet the Hellions, the X-Men's Dark Reflection".
McDade, Sean. (August 7, 2022). "MCU: 10 X-Men Characters Least Likely To Appear, According To Reddit".
''X-Men: Age of Apocalypse'' #1 (May 2005)
''World of Revelation'' one-shot (December 2025)
''[[What If (comics). What If]]'' (vol. 2) #60 (April 1994)

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