Pixie (Morlock)

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This article is about the Morlocks member. For the Xavier Institute student, see Pixie (comics).

Pixie

Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Ghost Rider III #8 (December, 1990)
Created by

Characteristics
Alter ego	unknown
Species	Human Mutant
Affiliations	Morlocks
Abilities	fairy-like appearance, butterfly wings that able her to fly, empath.

Pixie is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Ghost Rider III #8 (December, 1990).

Pixie was one of the mutants called Morlocks. Pixie's right leg was deformed by Masque when she opposed him. Masque used his powers to deform a number of normal humans to "recruit" more Morlocks. Pixie came to be a maternal figure and/or leader to this group, who dwelled in the caverns beneath Cypress Hills' Salem Fields Cemetery.

When Masque planned to start using his powers to disfigure children of the surface, Pixie instructed her Morlock allies to abduct children so that they could keep them protected from Masque. Ghost Rider came to Cypress Hills to investigate the disappearances, incorrectly assuming them to have been caused by his enemy Blackout. There he fought "Sally" and Alex, who both escaped.

Returning to the cemetery, Ghost Rider encountered and battled Blackout as well as the mercenaries of HEART, but one of the Morlocks led him into the catacombs beneath the cemetery, telling him they could take him to the children; however, their entry was observed by Blackout. The Morlocks promised Ghost Rider that the children were safe. Because the night was ending, Ghost Rider had to leave so that Dan Ketch could take care of his daily life, but Ghost Rider returned to the catacombs the following night. The Morlock Bertram happily led Ghost Rider to Pixie, who showed him the children and explained why they were kidnapping them. However, their meeting was interrupted by the arrival of HEART, X-Factor, and Blackout, who had tracked the missing children and/or Ghost Rider there. While the heroes were distracted with senseless in-fighting, Blackout went after Pixie. Ghost Rider tried to stop him, but Blackout dodged his attack, grabbed Pixie, and tore her throat open with her teeth. As the catacombs began to collapse, Pixie used the last of her fading strength to beg Ghost Rider to save the children over going after Blackout. Ghost Rider summoned his motorcycle and used it to send the children to the surface while he attacked Blackout. The tunnels collapsed on the two as they fought, but the children (and at least Bertram) made it to the surface. X-Factor promised to return the kids to their parents. Both Ghost Rider and Blackout survived the collapse.

[edit] Powers

Pixie had a fairy-like appearance, with antennae and butterfly wings, but it is unclear whether she had empathic powers, could fly, or possessed any superhuman powers whatsoever. Her right leg was misshapen.