Stencil (comics)
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Stencil (Maria) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Soviet Super-Soldiers #1.
[edit] Fictional character biography
Stencil hid out in a farmhouse in the Ukraine with other members of Blind Faith's underground mutant cell, but they were discovered by the cybernetic soldier Firefox. Stencil escaped with Darkstar through her teleporation powers, but the others were killed.
The mutants Ursa Major, Vanguard, Darkstar, Blind Faith, Stencil and Sibercat hid out in an apartment in Novosibirsk, Siberia, but were found by the military. Blind Faith kept Stencil from absorbing the soldiers' minds into herself. After a skirmish with them, they teleported away using Darkstar's powers.
With Firefox and the military decimating the safehouse system, they sought out the Underground Mutant Safe-System on the Black Sea, to convince them to abandon the safehouse system and join them in fighting back. However, the safehouse was again found by Firefox, and all of their mutant allies were slain. They fought back against Firefox and his men, and Stencil absorbed several of them into herself. Vanguard finally defeated Firefox, and Blind Faith forced him to admit the military's plans for mutant genocide to the press.
The six heroes hid out in another Siberian safehouse as they prepared to fight back. Stencil had put on a wig and dress as one of her female identities, Maria, was now in control. However, Sibercat stole the wig from her, saying that last time she had become Maria, she turned into Colonel Krychev in mid-sentence, and "he" blamed them for putting her in a dress and wig. Blind Faith christianed the six freedom fighters the Exiles, and stated their goal to be the overthrowing of the Russian government.
Stencil and the others, now calling themselves Siberforce, witnessed the effects of the Starblasters' Moon Thruster on Earth's moon. Stencil was strictly of the opinion that the moon looked lovely, but Darkstar and Vanguard set off to investigate.
It is unknown if Stencil lost or kept her mutant powers after the M-Day.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Generates a telepathic psycho-absorption field, "mindsucking" the thoughts and memories of others into herself for a limited time while turning her victim into a vegetable, permanently contains the consciousness of Colonel Krychev and possibly other personalities.
