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Rapture (Sister Joy)

The Religious Affiliation of
Rapture
Sister Joy

Religion: Catholic nun (former) CBR Scale: D

Name: Rapture

Alter Ego: Sister Joy

Classification: villain villain   hero hero   clergy/religious leader clergy/religious leader  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #360 (Oct. 1998): "Children of the Atom"

Creators: Steve Seagle, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Jordi Ensign, Aaron Sowd, Jon Sibal, Peter Palmiotti

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 2

Teams/Affiliations: X-Men (Cerebro)

Gender: female

Note: nanotech creation

Rapture has blue skin, wings, and wields a sword. Based on her appearance, she may be based on the winged X-Man named Archangel (Warren Worthington) and the blue-skinned recurring X-men foe Mystique. Rapture's personality has been described as reminiscent of Phoenix (Jean Grey).


This character is in the following 3 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #360 (Oct. 1998): "Children of the Atom"
X-Men


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Rapture_(Sister_Joy)
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/raorau.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/x0xmxz.htm