Alias

Surge IV

Nick Name
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Civilian ID
Noriko Ashida
Occupation

Adventurer

Mutant Rights Activist

Student

Legal Status
Citizen of Japan with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Tokyo, Japan
Group Affiliation
New X-Men
Base of Operations
Xavier Institute, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York
Height
5' 7"
Weight
135 lbs.
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Blue
Skin Tone
Mongoloid
Known Powers
Mutation resulting in an ability to absorb ambient electricity and channel it into bursts of superhuman speed and electrostatic discharges.
Accessories
Stabilizer Gauntlets: Equipment designed to regulate absorbed energies.
Common Enemies
(The) Reavers
Regularly Appearing

New Mutants Vol. 2

New X-Men Vol. 2

First Appearance
New Mutants Vol. 2 #8 (Jan. 2004)
Creator
Nunzio Defilippis, Christina Weir, Carlo Barberi & Khary Randolph
Origin
Running away from her home in Tokyo Noriko Ashida lived on the streets of New York, resorting to illegal narcotics to keep her mutation under control.  Discovered by a group of students from the Xavier Institute, they made it possible for her to control her abilities in a more benign way.  When the headmaster Scott Summers (Cyclops) decided to form a new team she was chosen, using the nickname she was given on the street - Surge.