X–Men Explorer v.02
Surge

Surge

Noriko Ashida

Created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Carlo Barberi
First Appearance
Appearances
145
Primary Team
New Mutants
Debut Era
2000s

A Japanese mutant who absorbs ambient electricity and must wear gauntlets to regulate her power output. Surge was a squad leader among the post-M-Day generation of Xavier's students and co-led the New X-Men alongside Hellion. Fierce-tempered and outspoken, she became one of the most prominent young mutants of the 2000s era.

Appearances Over Time

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Series

Most Appearances By Series

New X-Men (2004) 45 issues

Issues #1 – #9

45 of 46 issues (98%)

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X-Men: Legacy (2008) 12 issues

Issues #227 – #263

12 of 69 issues (17%)

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X-Force (2008) 9 issues

Issues #13 – #28

9 of 28 issues (32%)

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X-Force (2024) 7 issues

Issues #10 (300) – #7 (297)

7 of 10 issues (70%)

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X-Men (2004) 7 issues

Issues #165 – #207

7 of 51 issues (14%)

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The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 6 issues

Issues #461 – #529

6 of 405 issues (1%)

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Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) 4 issues

Issues #10 – #7

4 of 13 issues (31%)

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New Mutants (2003) 4 issues

Issues #10 – #9

4 of 13 issues (31%)

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Generation Hope (2011) 4 issues

Issues #12 – #5

4 of 17 issues (24%)

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Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler (2019) 4 issues

Issues #2 – #5

4 of 5 issues (80%)

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Events

Event Participation

Real Name

Noriko Ashida

Teams
Created By

Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Carlo Barberi