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Dazzler
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Real Name
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Alison "Ali" Blaire
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First Appearance
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Uncanny X-Men #130 (February, 1980)
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Creators
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Tom DeFalco, John Romita, Jr., Louise Simonson, Roger Stern
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Team Affiliations
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Gladiators, New Excalibur, The 198, S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men, Wildways Rebellion
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Alias
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The Disco Dazzler
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Base of Operations
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New York City (though is often on tour)
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Powers
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Ability to convert sound into light beams of various forms and intensity
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Skills and Abilities
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Highly skilled athlete, Trained singer, actress, and dancer, Highly accomplished roller-skater
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Tools and Weapons
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None
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Dazzler is a superheroine in the Marvel Universe, a world-famous musician and a former member of the X-Men.
Origin[]
Alison Blaire was a talented young girl who dreamed of being a musician, but was ostracized when her mutant powers manifested at a concert. Afterwards, she dedicated her life to music, but also led a double life as the crime-fighting Dazzler.
Biography[]
Childhood[]
Dazzler’s earlier costume
Alison Blaire was born in the suburb Gardendale, New York (Long Island) to Carter Blaire (a serious-minded law student and Katherine Blaire (a free-spirited entertainer). Eventually, differences between the two parents lead to Katherine running off, leaving Alison to be raised by her father and her grandmother, Bella Blaire. Carter didn't tell Alison about her mother, as he felt shame about it. As Alison grew up, she expressed interest in becoming a performer, which her father, now a judge, disapproved of. Instead, Carter forced his daughter is focus her attention on academics, though her grandmother was more sympathetic and nursed the young girl's burgeoning creativity.
During a middle school dance, Alison's mutant power to turn sound into light manifested, resulting in her creating a light show that temporarily blinded everyone in attendance.
Powers[]
Dazzler has the power of sonic transduction, a mutant ability that lets her absorb the ambient sound around her and convert the absorbed sound waves into light waves. Dazzler can use the light wave energy she creates to project blinding flashes of light, fire powerful laser beams or photonic force blasts, create holographic images, and even fly short distances by lifting herself upwards with a rising pulse of compressed photons.
Media[]
Appears in X-Men cartoon, Wolverine and the X-Men and X-Men: Dark Phoenix.