Oya (comics)

Oya
Generation Hope #2 variant cover Art by Greg Land
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men #528 (September 2010)
Created by	Matt Fraction Kieron Gillen
In-story information
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	The Lights X-Men Jean Grey School Students Hellfire Academy
Notable aliases	The Girl Who Wouldn't Burn, The Third Light
Abilities	Temperature manipulation

Oya (Idie Okonkwo) is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #528, in the third chapter of the "Five Lights" storyline, and was created by Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen. She is one of the "Five Lights"—a group of mutants who manifested their abilities after the events of "Second Coming".

Oya first appeared in Uncanny X-Men as newly manifested mutant who is deeply conflicted about her powers. Following her introduction, she, along with Hope Summers, Velocidad, Transonic, Zero, and Primal, began to feature in the series Generation Hope. She made appearances in Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men, and is currently featured in All-New X-Men.

Idie is a fourteen-year-old girl from Cross River State, Nigeria when her powers manifest. The first manifestation of her powers causes her village to burn down, and when she starts to freeze things as well, she is considered by the locals to be a witch. By the time Storm and Hope arrive, Idie's family and friends have been killed. Hope stabilizes Idie's powers, and Idie uses her new abilities to drive away the paramilitary group that was attempting to kill her.

From her introduction, Idie is shown to have deep religious reservations with respect to her status as a mutant. She has viewed herself as a "monster" and has wished her mutation was as obvious as Laurie's, so that her "sin" would be just as obvious. When deciding not to be called "The Girl Who Wouldn't Burn," Idie describes herself as "a witch child," "a blasphemy," and "a heretic." She states that if she cannot burn in this world, she will burn in the next. She later tells Wolverine that she has made peace with the fact that she is a monster.