With that sleek purple-and-black suit, the confident stance, and the striking "X" over her eye, she radiates mystery and power. As Vanessa Blackwood, she could be a brilliant tech prodigy or a secretive urban mythologist by day—someone just grounded enough to conceal a double life.

When the lab exploded in sabotage, she shielded a child with her body—her right eye was seared by a burst of unstable energy, leaving her half-blind but forever marked.

When Vanessa got powers from her Rapunzel hair by Queen Medusalith, just like Cassie/Rapunzel Girl, Vanessa became “Shadow Vortex.”