Sage (comics)
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Sage by Salvador Larroca
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #132 (April 1980) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont (Writer) John Byrne (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Tessa |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations |
Multiverse X-Men X-Treme X-Men S.W.O.R.D. Exiles New Excalibur X-Men X-Treme Sanctions Executive The Hellfire Club |
| Notable aliases | Tessa, Lady Tessa, Diana Fox, Britannia |
| Abilities | Ability to jumpstart mutant powers, superhuman mental processing including perfect memory and data analysis, telepathy |
Sage, also known as Tessa, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She has most often been associated with the X-Men and the Hellfire Club, whom she spied upon for Professor Charles Xavier.
A mutant, Sage possesses a number of mental abilities and was originally presented as the personal assistant to the Hellfire Club’s Sebastian Shaw, but an extended retcon revealed that she was one of the first mutants discovered by Professor Xavier. She has been a member of the original X-Men teams, Excalibur, the Exiles, and a cross-dimensional X-Men team similar to the Exiles known as the X-Treme X-Men.
Tessa first appeared in The X-Men #132 (April 1980), and was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
Sage's exact country of origin remains unrevealed, but she claims to have come from a war-torn region. By the time she reaches young adulthood, she is living by herself in Afghanistan. Although she tries to keep out of the conflicts between the rebels and the government, she is willing to use her guns and other weapons on anything that poses a threat. One day, she hears a call from a cave which is considered haunted by the locals. The voice (in her head) guides her deeper into the cavern, where she finds Charles Xavier, who is trapped underneath a pile of debris. His legs have been crushed during his battle with the alien Lucifer. Xavier senses that Sage is a mutant, and explains the meaning of her abilities. Although Sage says that this was about the same time he located Beast, in other accounts he found Sage first.
Sage helps Xavier and tries to get him to a hospital, but during their journey down the mountain, they come across a United Nations relief convoy under attack by robbers, who have raped and killed the UN workers. Sage exacts revenge on their behalf and kills the robbers, though she later despises herself for being so brutal.
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