Astrid Bloom

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Astrid Bloom
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Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Emma Frost #14
Created by	Karl Bollers & Carlo Pagulayan
In story information
Alter ego	Astrid Bloom
Species	Human Mutant
Abilities	Telepathy

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Astrid Bloom is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Emma Frost #14.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Astrid Bloom was a college friend of Emma Frost and also a telepath. She began to school the then-inexperienced Emma in the more technical applications of her telepathic powers. Emma later found that Astrid's purported background history was a fraud: in truth, Astrid had mind-controlled her younger half-sister into killing their parents, and manipulated Emma in order turn her against both males and non-mutant humanity.

In a desperate effort to control Emma, while simultaneously framing Emma's male love-interest for the crime of assault; Bloom attempted to temporarily imprison Frost by trapping her psi-image with her (Astrid's) own psyche, a technique she'd no doubt utilized on others prior. This however proved to be a disastrous decision when used against another telepath, as it allowed Emma to instantly review and assimilate everything that Astrid knew about telepathic utilization and combat. Now armed with the technical skill to back up her far superior power level; Emma freed herself, then confronted and psionically lashed out against an incredulous Astrid. The confrontation was short, with Bloom having never stood a chance.

Astrid was last seen in a comatose state, after losing her psi-battle against Frost. It is unknown how long she remained in that state, and whether she retained or lost her mutant abilities after the M-Day.