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Character Spotlight: Cecilia Reyes From Marvel's Uncanny X-Men, meet Cecilia Reyes. Don't remember her? Let's see what Wikipedia has to say... "Cecilia Reyes decided to become a doctor when her father was gunned down in front of her as a child, and she was unable to do anything to help him. The X-Men tried recruiting her when it was discovered that she was a mutant, but Reyes had no interest in being a superhero. However, when Operation: Zero Tolerance, a government-backed anti-mutant task force, targeted her, she was forced to join forces with the X-Man Iceman and other mutants to escape New York City and track down Bastion, Operation Zero Tolerance's leader." Cecilia's first experience with the X-Men was a bit rocky, but she managed to earn the respect and admiration of the team. Five scans after the jump. Welcome to the X-Men, Cecilia...you know the rest!

Posted on 03/29/10 @ 01:20 AM EST | Link