Heather McNeil (Earth-616)

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Real Name

Heather McNeil Hudson

Current Alias

Vindicator

Aliases

Guardian

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

Alpha Flight

Relatives

James Hudson, (aka Guardian, husband), unnamed daughter, Ramsey McNeil (father), Claire (mother), Becky (sister), 5 unnamed brothers

Universe

Earth-616

Base Of Operations

Ottawa, Canada; formerly Tamarind Island, British Columbia; Maison Alpha, Edmonton

Characteristics

Gender

Height

Weight

Eyes

Hair

Unusual Features

None

Status

Citizenship

Canadian

Marital Status

Married

Occupation

Adventurer, former secretary, researcher, housewife

Origin

Heather's battlesuit was constructed from the remains of Delphine Courtney by Madison Jeffries and Roger Bochs

Place of Birth

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

First appearance

Last appearance

X-Men #139
(November, 1980)

New Avengers #16
(April, 2006)

History

Heather grew up as a neighbor to the Twoyoungmen family. Michael's daughter Elizabeth was like a sister to Heather and moved in with the MacNeils after her mother died and Michael went in retreat, eventually becoming Shaman.

Heather was working as a secretary when she met James Hudson. She learned he had resigned from the company after learning his suit was to be sold as a weapon. She too resigned, and followed him. The two were attracted to each other and soon married. Heather also explained that the Canadian government could help them.

They also encountered Wolverine while he was only known as a rampaging 'wild man.' Heather had a calming influence on Logan. However, he left rather than cause difficulties with the Hudsons' relationship.

After Alpha Flight's initial disbanding, Heather secretly called the members together to battle Omega Flight, which was led by the Hudsons' corrupt former employer, Jerome Jaxon. James appeared to die in the battle when his power pack was sabotaged by Jaxon.

After a subsequent battle with Omega Flight (Villain Team), Heather acquired Delphine Courtney's suit, which had been based on James's Guardian suit. She began to use it as Vindicator, hoping she could keep his legacy. Upon James's return, the two switched codenames.

While James was again presumed dead she was in command of Alpha Flight until a younger clone of Hudson emerged. She found it odd to be working with a much younger James until the real Hudson returned with several other Alpha Flight members to confront the current team about Department H's dealings.

Heather has proven herself as both a leader and a capable combatant. The Hudsons continue to serve alongside each other, although his absence and cyborg conversion caused some difficulty in their relationship.

Heather recently gave birth to a daughter. Like the rest of Alpha Flight, She and James were temporarily abducted by the Plodex.

Heather is presumed dead after Alpha Flight's disastrous bout with the Collective.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

Heather is an excellent combatant. She also conducts research with her husband.

Strength level

Normal human female with moderate regular exercise; increasing to 25-75 tons while wearing her battlesuit.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: Electromagnetic suit

Supersonic flight
The ability to let gravity propel the suit westward at a high speed. The visual effect is confusable with teleportation and/or cloaking. It is most effective when used close to Earth's magnetic poles.
Body armor
Protective forcefield which automatically triggers if the gravity ability is used
Flares
Ultrasound
Concussive electromagnetic beams. These were originally designed to bore through rock.
Electromagnetism for 'dispersal beams', electrostatic charges and other effects
Lift objects via a 'graviton beam'
Limited ability to generate and control plasma, often in the form of a funnel or vortex
Able to interface with computers

Vindicator (Heather Hudson)

Geothermal suit Heather's powers come from a modified version of the suit her husband designed. This suit uses geothermal effects rather than electromagnetic effects. her suit also contained all of the weapons that her old electro-magnetic suit contained, except for her electro-magnetic based attacks. The only difference is that they tap into two different power sources.

* Flight: able to reach speeds above Mach 1

* Superhuman Durability: wears a body armor that projects forcefield capable of withstanding injury to a certain extent

* Heat Manipulation: the suit absorbs various forms of heat and is capable of projecting it as blasts.

* Hydrokinesis: ability to generate water in the form of hot steam or cooled spring water

* Geokinesis: ability to affect volcanic and seismic activity, such as a lava geyser or clouds of ash. Heather's powers come from a modified version of the suit her husband designed. This suit uses geothermal effects rather than electromagnetic effects. her suit also contained all of the weapons that her old electro-magnetic suit contained, except for her electro-magnetic based attacks. The only difference is that they tap into two different power sources.

* Flight: able to reach speeds above Mach 1

* Superhuman Durability: wears a body armor that projects forcefield capable of withstanding injury to a certain extent

* Heat Manipulation: the suit absorbs various forms of heat and is capable of projecting it as blasts.

* Hydrokinesis: ability to generate water in the form of hot steam or cooled spring water

* Geokinesis: ability to affect volcanic and seismic activity, such as a lava geyser or clouds of ash.
Transportation: Alpha Flight "Omnijet"
Weapons: No known weapons

Notes

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Trivia

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