History Characters / MarvelComicsStorm

Storm later married Black Panther and taken on a new leadership role in Wakanda. The marriage lasted a long time, but came crashing during ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' in which Storm reluctantly took the mutants' side and caused Namor to flood Wakanda. This act enraged Black Panther that he, being both King AND High Priest of Wakanda, announced divorce even if Storm defected to the Avengers' side afterwards. After Wolverine reopened the X-Mansion in New York, Storm became Headmistress of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and lead the first [[AmazonBrigade all-female team]] of [[ComicBook/AdjectivelessXMen X-Men]] in April 2013. In July 2014, Storm gained her first ongoing self-titled comic, written by Greg Pak. In 2015, with both Wolverine and Cyclops gone, she leads the whole team again in ''ComicBook/ExtraordinaryXMen''.

* MundaneUtility: Would frequently use her weather powers to generate small rains to water her plants or give herself a natural shower, playing into her InnocentFanserviceGirl and MsFanservice qualities. She'd even do this ''in front of the other X-Men'', using weather-power-generated CensorSteam. . . or not.

* NotQuiteFlight: She flies by controlling a wind strong enough to support her weight.

* TheAce: Storm is ridiculously, unapologetically good at EVERYTHING. First she’s an Omega level mutant who controls the weather and [[StrongAndSkilled she’s trained herself to absolute precision]]. Think taking those powers away will keep her from kicking your ass? [[BroughtDownToBadass Guess Again]]. She’s a master at hand to hand combat and has handed many their asses without her powers. She’s also such a good leader that Cyclops considers her his role model. She’s also whip smart. Brilliant tactician and able to assist Moira and Beast in their science. And as a child she was a great pickpocket who survived on her own. It would actually take less time to name the things she’s not good at.

* AmicableExes: She and [[ComicBook/BlackPanther T'Challa]] had to hash out their issues, but they are on excellent terms post-divorce. [[spoiler: They are romantically involved as of the Ta-Nehisi Coates BP run, but WordOfGod holds that they won't get married again.]]

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: She leads the the more liberal side of Arakko against Genesis' side in a civil war. She got her position and her respect, partially by beating 3 people who at one point or another sat in it's Great Ring as ruling members of Arakko (Nameless, Tarn and Kobak).

** As of Black Panther Vol 1 #172 (2018), Storm became an actual weather goddess by drawing upon the faith of Wakanda to help her ascend to godhood.

* PowerLossDepression: Storm had her powers accidentally removed by Henry Gyrich with a gun invented by the mutant machinist, named Forge. It took some time for her to overcome her depression over this, especially since she was in a relationship with Forge before learning he created the gun that de-powered her. Her journey of self-discovery across Africa in ''Uncanny X-Men #198'' explores how shattered she feels before coming to terms with what happened to her.

* {{Retcon}}: When she first appeared in Giant-Sized X-Men #1, it was implied that she had never left her tribal lands before. Xavier convinces her to see the world beyond the tribe that worships her, and she replies that it may be time for her to leave the nest. But once her background was expanded on, it turned out she was born in the United States, spent her early childhood in Egypt, and spent her teen years travelling across Africa before reaching her mother's tribe in Kenya. Assuming she was 21 or so when she was recruited by Xavier, she couldn't have been with her tribe longer than 5-6 years.

* TookALevelInBadass: She started off as a fairly strong Claremont Woman, but a bit unsure of herself. After some time with the team and a radical makeover in Japan, however, she became less an African ProperLady and more of an ethnic ActionGirl. She still used SpockSpeak, however, and continues to do so to this day. Also, when it comes to her {{claustrophobia}}, finding herself in an enclosed space went from "instantly paralyzed by post-traumatic flashbacks to her parents' death" to "really uncomfortable, but the desire to get the hell out makes her all the more motivated to get the job done." Also during the early days she actually had some power limitations, nowadays said limitations are gone and she got a status Omega-level mutant.

** It should be noted that each of these instances was unique in some fashion; N'Astirh had started a HatePlague among the X-Men that was affecting everyone, Ororo included, the Brood violate every principle she believes in by being an all-conquering race that deliberately parasitizes other sapients to reproduce, and Dracula had attempted to brainwash her into becoming his concubine. And, in the case of the Brood, she did debate with herself rather extensively if she had the right to kill the Brood larva maturing within her, even knowing that it's birth would kill her. The {{Angst}} of this started her BreakTheHaughty arc.

* AnIcePerson: Comes with her control of the weather. She is typically the most prominent ice elemental user after ComicBook/{{Iceman}} himself, especially in the 90s animated series, where she often summoned the colds of the arctic north.

* ButNotTooBlack: Black, variably dark skin, but with white and Asian features, and blue eyes. She was supposed to have features of many races, to resemble Gaia. However, this largely depends on the artist. It's important to mention that this is not due to racism, but rather to late artist Dave Cockrum's intention to make her a "woman of the world".
** This has extended to the live-action films, where the casting of biracial actress Halle Berry is criticized by fans. The casting of Alexandra Shipp, who is also biracial like Halle Berry and looks remarkably like a younger version of her, has been similarly criticized as well.

With the rise of the new mutant nation of Krakoa in ''ComicBook/XMen2019'', Storm was selected for one of the twelve seats on the ruling Quiet Council in recognition of her long history of leadership and accomplishments. She split her time between council business and aiding Kate Pryde's ComicBook/{{Marauders}} before being chosen was one of the swordbearers of Krakoa during ''ComicBook/XOfSwords'', an event that caused further damage to her relationship with Black Panther and Wakanda when she had to steal Skybreaker from Wakadna's vaults. In the aftermath of the Arrako and its mutant population being brought to Earth, Storm helped take the lead in the terraforming of Mars into a mutant planet and the transfer of Arrako's population there. In doing so, mutantkind declared Planet Arrako the new capital of the Sol System, with Storm as the Queen Regent of Mars and Voice of Sol.

* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: She's one of team leaders of X-Men, she was worshiped as a Goddess, and was also queen of Wakanda.

* ChainsOfCommand: During her time as Headmistress of the Jean Grey School. With Jean, Charles and Logan dead and Scott an outlaw (who also eventually died, Ororo begins to feel a lot of pressure on her shoulders. Increasing stressors such as increasing anti mutant sentiment and M-pox caused her to grab the JerkassBall and falter in her leadership. She eventually steps down and gives leadership to Kate Pryde.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: She was barefoot in her years in Africa. She still occasionally goes barefoot.

Storm later married Black Panther and taken on a new leadership role in Wakanda. The marriage lasted a long time, but [[ShipSinking came crashing]] during ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'' in which Storm reluctantly took the mutants' side and caused Namor to flood Wakanda. This act enraged Black Panther that he, being both King AND High Priest of Wakanda, announced divorce even if Storm defected to the Avengers' side afterwards. After Wolverine reopened the X-Mansion in New York, Storm became Headmistress of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and lead the first [[AmazonBrigade all-female team]] of [[ComicBook/AdjectivelessXMen X-Men]] in April 2013. In July 2014, Storm gained her first ongoing self-titled comic, written by Greg Pak. In 2015, with both Wolverine and Cyclops gone, she leads the whole team again in ''ComicBook/ExtraordinaryXMen''.

!!!'''Nationality:''' American, Krakoan

* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' (2019) appears as playable hero. Voiced by Creator/MaraJunot

* TheAce: Storm is ridiculously unapologetic let good at EVERYTHING. First she’s an Omega level mutant who controls the weather and [[StrongAndSkilled she’s trained herself to absolute precision]]. Think taking those powers away will keep her from kicking your ass? [[BroughtDownToBadass Guess Again]]. She’s a master at hand to hand combat and has handed many their asses without her powers. She’s also such a good leader that Cyclops considers her his role model. She’s also whip smart. Brilliant tactician and able to assist Moira and Beast in their science. And as a child she was a great pickpocket who survived on her own. It would actually take less time to name the things she’s not good at.

* ''Storm'' Vol. 1 (1996)
* ''Storm'' Vol. 2 (2006)
* ''Storm'' Vol. 3 (2014)

* BareYourMidriff: Some of her more sexy costumes.

* ''VideoGame/XMen'' (1992): appears as playable hero.

* ''X-Men: Mutant Academy'' (2000): appears as playable hero. Voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith.

* ''X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse'' (2005): appears as playable hero. Voiced by Dawnn Lewis.
* ''X-Men: The Official Game'' (2006): appears as NPC. Voiced by Debra Wilson.

* ''Black Panther'' (2010): Voiced by Creator/JillScott.
* ''Anime/XMen'' (2011): Voiced by Creator/DanielleNicolet.

* {{Archenemy}}: The Shadow King.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She's one of team leaders of X-Men, she was worshiped as a Goddess, and was also queen of Wakanda.

* ElementalBaggage: This was used to (sort of) explain that she can ''control'' weather, but not really ''create'' it. (For instance, when she makes it rain ''inside'' a room, it becomes much drier ''outside''.) Compare [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], who can make it rain ''anywhere'', because his powers are explicitly magical. It was also originally stated that her ability to shoot lightning bolts out of her hands was because her body naturally generated a strong [[CriticalResearchFailure positive]] electrical charge. This was rather swiftly dropped.

* ShesGotLegs: She wears outfits that expose her long toned legs.

* [[DarkSkinnedBlond Dark-Skinned (Very) Blonde]]