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    Character » Songbird appears in 580 issues.

    Songbird is a founding member of the original Thunderbolts. She was formerly known as the super villain Screaming Mimi.

    Hows does she use her powers?

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    #1  Edited By WARLOCK2792

    Does she scream and the solid objects appear?

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    #2  Edited By geraldthesloth
    Powers
    Melissa's physical strength was slightly enhanced by treatments from the Power Broker, but this has since faded. Before she burned out her original sonic powers, Melissa's cybernetically enhanced vocal cords could produce super-sonic screams causing effects such as disorientation, hallucinations or unconsciousness. She can still produce inaudible ultrasonic waves with which she can subtly influence the emotions and conduct of people around her. Her other current vocal powers only function in concert with her high-tech harness.

    Sounds pretty logical
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    #3  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    geraldthesloth said:
    PowersMelissa's physical strength was slightly enhanced by treatments from the Power Broker, but this has since faded. Before she burned ... [more]
    But what about the "solid shapes" thing?  Does she scream while maintaining a shape?  I know about her original powers better than her newer ones (that aren't really new, but I just don't know anything about her).
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    #4  Edited By geraldthesloth
    White Mage said:
    geraldthesloth said: PowersMelissa's physical strength was slightly enhanced by treatments from the Power Broker, but this has since faded. Before ... [more]
    She works them through tech she got from Klaw to use the sound and turn it into constructs.

    so yeah
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    #5  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    geraldthesloth said:
    White Mage said: geraldthesloth said: PowersMelissa's physical strength was slightly enhanced by treatments from the Power Broker, but this has ... [more]
    Interesting.............thanks.

    If I'm gonna be playing as her, I wanna make sure I have a good idea of the basics.
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    #6  Edited By geraldthesloth
    White Mage said:
    geraldthesloth said: White Mage said: geraldthesloth said: PowersMelissa's physical strength was slightly enhanced by treatments from the Power Broker, but ... [more]
    are you talking about MUA?
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    #7  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    geraldthesloth said:
    White Mage said: geraldthesloth said: White Mage said: geraldthesloth said: PowersMelissa's physical strength was slightly enhanced by treatments from the ... [more]
    yup
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    #8  Edited By geraldthesloth

    nice

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    haven't u read thunderbolts

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    #10  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    reaper2923 said:
    haven't u read thunderbolts
    I've glimpsed.  When I saw her, I was confused.

    I only really fairly know about Green Goblin and Moonstone.
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    White Mage said:
    reaper2923 said: haven't u read thunderbolts I've glimpsed.  When I saw her, I was confused.I only really fairly know about ... [more]

    read thunderbolts #12
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    #12  Edited By pixelized

    Think of her as being Sue Storm-esque

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    #13  Edited By WARLOCK2792

    How does she fly though?  I've seen her flying without hitting a high note or anything like that.

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    #14  Edited By pixelized
    White Mage said:
    How does she fly though?  I've seen her flying without hitting a high note or anything like that.
    She doesn't have to scream to use her abilities. 
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    #15  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    pixelized said:
    White Mage said: How does she fly though?  I've seen her flying without hitting a high note or anything like ... [more]
    Ok, so she can just create solid light objects like Invisible Woman.......JUST like her?

    Also, what happens if she screams after her enhancements? 
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    #16  Edited By pixelized
    White Mage said:
    pixelized said: White Mage said: How does she fly though?  I've seen her flying without hitting a high note or ... [more]
    Twas what i said.

    She doesn't scream anymore. She ruined her vocal chords back when she was known as Screaming Mimi, that's why she uses the harness for her abilities. 
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    #17  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    pixelized said:
    White Mage said: pixelized said: White Mage said: How does she fly though?  I've seen her flying without hitting a ... [more]
    Oh.

    No longer screams, but has Invisible Woman-like powers.  Gotcha
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    #18  Edited By pixelized

    You should read thunderbolts, you may like her

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    #19  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    pixelized said:
    You should read thunderbolts, you may like her
    I'll pick it up.............I like the way her powers look.
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    #20  Edited By pixelized

    cause they're pink and pretty?

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    #21  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    pixelized said:
    cause they're pink and pretty?
    ....................................yes. 
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    #22  Edited By NeoAndroid

    Yeah i know she's in MUA2 im on there forums praying for Ms.Marvel lol. But songbirds powers intrested me when i saw her flying and it looked intresting with what she made. I wonder if she can make these objects a character that can fly and strong throw them at an enemy, would be cool fusion.

    A note though you can only play Pro-Reg when playing as her in MUA2, you can see it on her file.

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    #23  Edited By Speedy92286

    Yeah, Pro only is a bummer, because I may want to do an anti run! Bah, guess Storm or Thor will take her place. Neo, I am assuming you mean a fusion with Ms. Marvel? She is strong and can fly, after all! And she does seem to be a favorite of yours. Well, it can be similar to the one she has with Juggernaut, where she creates a wrecking ball around him, adding to the destruction he can unleash. Perhaps with  Ms. Marvel they can do a volley ball type move? Songbird can create the ball of sound, then toss it into the air where Ms. Marvel can spike it at an enemy or group of them?

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    #24  Edited By AngelFrost
    @White Mage: I'm not too sure, But I think her device works like Dazzlers powers ... Manipulating the sound around her and in her case, turning them into physical constructs.
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    #25  Edited By glforthewin

    she uses her sonic harness to manipulate sound waves which she can mold into constructs


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    #26  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @glforthewin said:
    "she uses her sonic harness to manipulate sound waves which she can mold into constructs

    "
    So she just needs sound, and the sound doesn't neccessarily have to be created by her?  Another question, does she store it up or somethin?
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    #27  Edited By pixelized

    she stores it in her harness, without it she's powerless

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    #28  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "she stores it in her harness, without it she's powerless "
    So she's like Dazzler, in that she stores some sound up for later?
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    #29  Edited By CellphoneGirl

    I don't think Dazzler's store's sound..

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    #30  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @xxCellPhoneGirlxx said:
    "I don't think Dazzler's store's sound.."
    I thought she created the energies from sound, and then harnessed them...
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    #31  Edited By CellphoneGirl
    @White Mage said:
    " @xxCellPhoneGirlxx said:
    "I don't think Dazzler's store's sound.."
    I thought she created the energies from sound, and then harnessed them... "
    ohh, i was thinking of something else... My bad..
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    #32  Edited By WARLOCK2792

    That was close.  I was here like: "Am I confusing her with Starfire?"

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    #33  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @glforthewin: Interesting........so is the harness the source of her powers?  Or is it the only way she can USE them?
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    #34  Edited By pixelized
    @White Mage said:
    " @glforthewin: Interesting........so is the harness the source of her powers?  Or is it the only way she can USE them? "
    it's the source
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    #35  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "@White Mage said:
    " @glforthewin: Interesting........so is the harness the source of her powers?  Or is it the only way she can USE them? "
    it's the source
    "
    She should've just learned magic.  I absolutely hate power sources that can be physically taken away.
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    #36  Edited By pixelized
    @White Mage said:
    " @pixelized said:
    "@White Mage said:
    " @glforthewin: Interesting........so is the harness the source of her powers?  Or is it the only way she can USE them? "
    it's the source
    "
    She should've just learned magic.  I absolutely hate power sources that can be physically taken away. "
    Bullseye stabbed her in her harness and she had to switch to her back up one in order to be useful.

    And i like how you, "she should've just learned magic" as though anyone can do it!
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    #37  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "@White Mage said:
    " @pixelized said:
    "@White Mage said:
    " @glforthewin: Interesting........so is the harness the source of her powers?  Or is it the only way she can USE them? "
    it's the source
    "
    She should've just learned magic.  I absolutely hate power sources that can be physically taken away. "
    Bullseye stabbed her in her harness and she had to switch to her back up one in order to be useful.

    And i like how you, "she should've just learned magic" as though anyone can do it!
    "
    The woman could've tried!  All the different healers/technology enhancers in Marvel, and she finds someone to make her a BELT?!  What sense does that make?
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    #38  Edited By pixelized

    She had just lost her boyfriend and her vocal abilities! she was desperate

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    #39  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "She had just lost her boyfriend and her vocal abilities! she was desperate "
    She uses the belt, WITHOUT shopping around for a permanent fix.  For that, she loses points.  I WISH I would live in a world where I have access to that many geniuses, GOVERNMENT FUNDED, and still end up wearing a damn HARNESS that makes sound.  I'd just join apocalypse, let him do the job the way it was meant to be done, and then have some superhero team save me.  Best of both worlds.  I have powers that are actually NOT vulnerable, and I get to go back to my team.
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    #40  Edited By pixelized

    if it ain't broke...

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    #41  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "if it ain't broke... "
    If it's BEEN broke......
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    #42  Edited By pixelized

    she keeps a spare, seriously.

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    #43  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "she keeps a spare, seriously. "
    face palm

    She NEEDS A SPARE?!  That is so sad.  Could she get someone to create an indestructible protective covering or SOMETHING?  Seriously...
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    #44  Edited By pixelized
    @White Mage said:
    " @pixelized said:
    "she keeps a spare, seriously. "
    face palmShe NEEDS A SPARE?!  That is so sad.  Could she get someone to create an indestructible protective covering or SOMETHING?  Seriously... "
    Yeah, it came in handy when Bullseye destroyed her first one... Not everyone has Dr. Strange/Reed Richards/Hank Pym in their list of contacts...
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    #45  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "@White Mage said:
    " @pixelized said:
    "she keeps a spare, seriously. "
    face palmShe NEEDS A SPARE?!  That is so sad.  Could she get someone to create an indestructible protective covering or SOMETHING?  Seriously... "
    Yeah, it came in handy when Bullseye destroyed her first one... Not everyone has Dr. Strange/Reed Richards/Hank Pym in their list of contacts... "
    She needs to get Reeds number.  She's funded by the Government for heaven's sake.  I'm sure he wouldn't mind, and I'm sure it would take him 4 hours.
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    #46  Edited By pixelized

    Oh yes, i'm sure reed is dying to give former villains more fire power.

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    #47  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized: It ain't for him to judge.  It's for him to invent.
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    #48  Edited By pixelized

    She's fine without it, not everyone can be storm where the only weakness is death

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    #49  Edited By WARLOCK2792
    @pixelized said:
    "She's fine without it, not everyone can be storm where the only weakness is death "
    LMAO True.
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    #50  Edited By Eyelash30

    Screaming Mimi has had different sources for her powers over the last near 40 years she's existed in the books. Screaming Mimi's mutagenic screaming powers, heal factor, and super-strength came from Power Broker/ Curtiss Jackson during her stint in the seventies and eighties against Captain America as the female wrestler/crook Screaming Mimi with the Grapplers of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Championship.

    Screaming Mimi's powers were also chemically derrived to equal the Daredevil foe Angar the Screamer/ David Allan Angar in the ability to emit screams or sound waves to cause hallucinagetic and dehabilitating or nauseating effects. This power had since been declined.

    When Songbird debuted as a Thunderbolt in an issue of Incredible Hulk, her vocal cords were fitted with an electronic voicebox derrived by Angar when he was aliased as Scream. Songbird can by force of will or derrived telepathy turn her voice waves into solid energy to equal the tenacity of a laser beam and can shape the energies to encase the Hulk telepathically to no damage to her body or throat. Songbird's harness for flight is an invention of Fixer/Techno/Paul Ebersol which could have also been modified by lesser known Thunderbolt and prior mutant terrorist inventor Ogre. The harness is theorized to work similar to the Fantastic Four foe Wizard's anti-grav discs and projects hologramatic-solid light-laser based wings by a back-up power source to enable Songbird to maneuver and fly on wind currents and maneuver for lack of proper telekinesis to her body. It's indetermined how Songbird activates the harness or whether Songbird can utilize low sound waves for flight similar to Siryn and Banshee in flying or if she has acquired an unrevealed telekinetic ability to lift her body into the air. The laser wings of her harness are assumed to be similar to the weapons technologies used in then Thunderbolt Joystick's gauntlets. Her light based wings are viable against projectile attacks or damage from windshear or weather from flight speeds.

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