Hub (comics)

Hub
Hub from Excalibur (vol. 3) #3. Art by Aaron Lopresti.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Excalibur vol. 3 #2
Created by	Chris Claremont Aaron Lopresti
In-story information
Species	Human Mutant
Abilities	Depowered; formerly Teleportation

Hub is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Excalibur vol. 3 #2.

Little is known about Hub before she made her appearance on the desolate island of Genosha. She was one of the few survivors after Cassandra Nova programmed her Wild Sentinels to decimate the island, killing over 16 million mutants.

Somehow she found other survivors and allied herself with Unus the Untouchable and his gang. She was a very valuable asset on the island since all forms of transport were eradicated or made useless by the resulting electro-magnetic damage. Inside of the gang, she became close friends with Hack and the two of them began to doubt if Unus' exclusive, clique-like strategy was the best way.

When a mentally ill Scarlet Witch removed the mutant gene from over 90% of the mutant population, Hub was one of the many who lost her powers. However, Quicksilver—as an act of penance for his part in the worldwide depowering—stole some Terrigen crystals from the Inhumans in an attempt to repower some mutants. He started his mass efforts in Genosha and effectively restored the abilities of many on the island including Wicked, Freakshow, Purge, and Callisto. But in a cruel twist of fate, their abilities were amplified beyond control and quickly faded. Hub's fate since that time is unknown.

Hub had the ability to teleport herself and others over vast distances. In Son of M #5 it is also stated that she had some kind of internal radar enabling her to psionically "scan" her destination, preventing her from teleporting into solid objects and possibly, unlike most teleporters, enabling her to teleport to destinations she had never seen before.