History ComicBook / Dazzler

The musically-inclined Alison Blaire is introduced as a young mutant who has no desire to be a hero or villain, but just wants to use her powers to entertain and further her IdolSinger career. Although initially popular, after coming out as a mutant to help quell anti-mutant sentiment, the public rejects her. After a short stint as a back-up keyboard player, she joined the ''Comicbook/XMen'' and developed a romance with Longshot. After a long time in limbo, she resurfaced as a successful techno-trance musician and rejoined the X-Men.

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The musically-inclined Alison Blaire is introduced as a young mutant who has no desire to be a hero or villain, but just wants to use her powers to entertain and further her IdolSinger career. Although initially popular, after coming out as a mutant to help quell anti-mutant sentiment, the public rejects her. After a short stint as a back-up keyboard player, she joined the ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' and developed a romance with Longshot. After a long time in limbo, she resurfaced as a successful techno-trance musician and rejoined the X-Men.

* SpecialGuest: In many of the early issues, popular established Marvel heroes such as Franchise/{{Spider Man}}, the X-Men and ComicBook/TheAvengers as well as such villains as Dr. Doom. Also, her first appearance was as a guest star in X-Men.

Billed as the first disco-themed superhero, Dazzler was originally created as a cross-promotional stunt, by Creator/MarvelComics and Casablanca Records. The latter had previously found a niche when Marvel made a comic book about Music/{{KISS}}, one of the most popular artists on Casablanca's label. The character first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #130 (February, 1980). She gained her own magazine in 1981.

Billed as the first disco-themed superhero, Dazzler was originally created as a cross-promotional stunt, by Creator/MarvelComics and Casablanca Records. The latter had previously found a niche when Marvel made a comic book about Music/{{KISS}}, one of the most popular artists on Casablanca's label. 'The character first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #130 (February, 1980). She gained her own magazine in 1981.

* MakeWeWannaShout: On one occasion released all her stored sound energy in a scream.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Has died multiple times and resurrected without much of an explanation (even for ComicBookDeath). This was discussed by her teammates when this occurred twice in quick succession while on [[Comicbook/Excalibur Excalibur]] but so far nothing has come of it.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Although she lost that specific title to the Enchantress twice, she has won the title of best singer on both Earth and Asgard.

* FantastForbiddingFather: Her father wanted her to be a lawyer like him because he didn't want her to go into music like her mother who walked out on them for it.

* AntiHero: Type I

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** When people realized just how powerful her abilities really are, she became more badass as well. The more sound or light there is, the more energy she can charge and release, meaning enough light can make her sound powers {{Black Bolt}}-level, and enough sound can make her light powers WaveMotionGun-level. She's fine-tuned her light powers enough to make holograms, and the HardLight ability means while it's extremely difficult for her, she can be the poor man's GreenLantern. At one point Galactus had her absorb the sound of ''an exploding solar system'' so she would be charged enough to retrieve something out of a black hole for him. She also gets immunity to sound or light attacks as a bonus; bad news for your average FrickinLaserBeams-wielding opponent.

** When people realized just how powerful her abilities really are, she became more badass as well. Dazzler is immune to being deafened or otherwise affected by any kind of sound and immune to being blinded or otherwise hurt by any form of light, and the more sound there is the more energy she can charge and release. At one point a villain had her absorb the sound of ''an exploding solar system'' so she would be charged enough to retrieve something out of a black hole for him.

* [[spoiler: LaserGuidedAmnesia: It had been implied that she was Shatterstar's mother (with Longshot as the father). But this was later forgotten, only for it to be revealed that she ''did'' give birth to Shatterstar, and as part of a StableTimeLoop he, as an adult, wiped her memory of giving birth before taking his infant self to be [[KidFromTheFuture raised in the future]]. She still has no idea that he is her son]].

* SuperCuteSuperPowers: There is "Dazzler:[[FadSuper Disco Queen]]" whose mutant power is effectively to make shiny bright sparkling lights in time to music. In reality, her ability is turning sound into light which [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower has staggering implications]], but for the most part it's used for her disco image.

* AntiHero: Type I [[ClassicalAntiHero off-and-to]]

* ShoutOut: There are now actual weapons [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzler_%28weapon%29 called Dazzlers]] that actually use light to temporarily blind or disorient people.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Casablanca was going to produce a movie and album to coincide with the comic book. The movie was going to have Bo Derek in the title role and feature other Casablanca artists such as Music/{{Cher}}, Music/{{KISS}}, Music/DonnaSummer and Creator/RobinWilliams. The album and movie got canceled right before the first issue was published.