Ororo Munroe
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ororo Munroe formerly Ororo Iquadi T'Challa |
| Occupation: | Superhero; teacher; Headmistress of the Jean Grey School formerly Queen, High Priestess, Thief |
| Relationships: | David Munroe (father), N‘Dare Munroe (mother) Evan Daniels (XME nephew), Azari T'Challa (NA son with T'Challa), Kendall Logan (AU!Earth 9811 daughter with Logan), Becka Munroe (AU daughter with unknown man), Kymera (AU daughter with T'Challa), Medea (AU daughter with Gambit) T'Challa (616 ex-husband and love interest), Wolverine (love interest), Forge (love interest), Gambit (friend), Thor Odinson (love interest, AU husband) |
| Fandom: | Marvel Comics, X-Men, The Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men: Evolution, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men Movieverse |
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Ororo Munroe is the alter ego of Storm from the Marvel Comics series The X-Men, and its related adaptations. She generally appears as a main character in almost all the X-Men universes. She was one of the first black comic characters and the first black female character to have a major role.
History
Storm was one of the first black comic book characters, and the first black female, to play either a major or supporting role in the big two comic book houses, Marvel Comics and DC Comics, which probably attributes to her being one of the more popular and well known X-Women. Within these two companies, her 1975 debut was only preceded by a few male black characters: Gabe Jones, Black Panther, Joe Robertson, Prowler, Falcon, John Stewart, Luke Cage and Blade.
Ororo is popular within X-men fandom and Marvel fandom in general, and is often ranked in fans top ten lists of best X-Men characters[1][2][3].
Canon
Ororo possesses the mutant ability of control of the weather and the power of flight. She also possesses the potential to do magic, as her female ancestors before her.
Ororo first appeared as in Giant Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). Her first ongoing solo comic book series began July 23, 2014.
Comics
Ororo has been apart of all the major Marvel Comics teams, The Avengers, Fantastic Four, and The X-Men. She's also been apart of the Morlocks and Hellfire Club.
X-Men: Evolution
Ororo is one of the original X-Men on X-Men: Evolution, and is a teacher to the younger generation. In this universe, she has a sister and a nephew, Evan Daniels, who joins the X-Men team in the first season. Instead of Ororo, like in the comics, Evan is the one that ends up joining the Morlocks.
X-Men Movieverse
She is portrayed by Halle Berry as an adult and Alexandra Shipp as a younger version in the X-Men Movieverse.
Fandom
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Mundane AU: where she is not a mutant, and meets other characters in a more conventional setting. A variation of this is Still has Powers, usually an AU where mutants are common and accepted, and therefore live more ordinary lives
- Families of Choice: the X-Men being her found family
- Crossover: usually with other comics and superhero properties
- Supporting Character: often a featured secondary character in stories focused on other members of the X-Men
- Fan Art: Storm is a popular subject for fan artists, many showcasing her weather controlling abilities, or her variety of style interpretations
Pairings
- Ororo Munroe/Logan Howlett (Wolverine) - canonical in some universes
- Kurt Wagner/Ororo Munroe (Nightcrawler)
- Ororo/T'Challa (Black Panther) - canonical in some universes
- Ororo/Killmonger (Black Panther)
- Ororo Munroe/Remy Lebeau (Gambit) - canonical in Earth 1005
- Ororo Munroe/Thor Odinson - canonical in some universes
- Ororo Munroe/Jean Grey (Phoenix)
- Scott Summers/Ororo Munroe (Cyclops)
- Ororo Munroe/Dracula
- Ororo Munroe/Callisto
- Ororo Munroe/Bobby Drake (Iceman)
- Ororo Munroe/Nathan Summers (Cable)
- Ororo Munroe/Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto)
- Ororo Munroe/Hank McCoy (Beast)
Discussion
Some fans were disappointed at how underrated and underutilized Storm has been in some adaptations[4], especially the live action films[5]
Fanworks
Fan Art
Comics
- Ororo by jasric
- Young Storm - Study by SunKhamunaki
- ororo munroe by Peter-v-Nguyen
- Ororo by BigChrisGallery
- The Bride by avidcartoonfans
- Storm Sketch Colored by ProtokittyG
- AH Ororo Munroe by danes-sweety
XMM
- Ororo Munroe by apfelgriebs
- Storm Xmen Commission by Carl-Riley-Art
- X-men The Last Stand - STORM by aaronwty
Fanfiction
- Messy Boots by Uzumaki_Rebellion, Ororo "Storm" Munroe divorces King T'Challa and takes up with his cousin Erik Killmonger as a dig at the news that the new King of Wakanda is marrying his old flame, Nakia. At a U.N. dinner honoring Captain America Steve Rogers, old hurts and new emotions spring forth as they all must band together with Cap and the Falcon to fight off an attack aimed at Steve.
Comics
- and even the gods know loss by echelons
- Day 18: Storm by BlackBeautyQueen33
- Force of Nature by Teaotter
- Intriguing Possibilities by Darlin, Rated Teen, Storm and Rogue's chance meeting with Quicksilver leads to intriguing possibilities for both Ororo & Pietro. Paired together in Age of Apocalypse so why not Earth 616? (Ororo/Pietro Maximoff)
X-Men Movieverse
- We Are Gods by TheLastMermaid, Not Rated, Secrets are revealed, and Phoenix and Storm battle it out on the school grounds. Lives are at stake, and Storm is willing to risk it all just to keep her friends and family alive. (Ororo/Jean Grey)
- Second Spring by Trovia, Rated Teen & Up, Storm can’t afford to fall in love. (Ororo/Jean and Ororo/Logan)
- Hurricane Eye by Andraste
Vids
- Number One, a tribute vid, by Ranitagoyle
Graphics and Gif Sets
- Danai Gurira as Storm manip by kevex777
- Aesthetic edit, Archived version by its-all-about-that-fan
Cosplay
Meta
- Storm, Archived version character profile by everycharacterisamarvel
Additional Art Gallery
Ororo - Colored by pixiekat (2012). This art based on Storm's look in X-Men: Evolution
Storm by arrodrea (2016), this piece featuring Storm's iconic mowhawk
Fan art by nenescribles (2018) this piece showcasing Storm's comic look from the 1990s and a dark colored variant of her costume in X-Men: The Animated Series
Archives and Fannish Links
- Storm works tagged on AO3
- Ororo works in X-Men Comics at FFN
- Ororo works in X-Men: Evolution at FFN
- Ororo works in Wolverine and the X-Men at FFN
- Ororo works in X-Men Movieverse at FFN
- The Storm Archive
- Storm Gates (defunct)
- Temple of the Weather Goddess (defunct)
Tumblr
DeviantART
Fansites/Other
- Storm Xpress (Geocities link via Wayback)
- Storm Links to mailing lists/fansites/etc
Resources
- Storm at the Marvel Database
- Storm at Uncanny X-Men.net
- Storm at Comic Vine
- Storm at Comic Book Database
- Storm/Ororo Munroe at World of Black Heroes
- Wikipedia
References
- ^ Who’s your favorite X-Men? posted to r/fanfiction, Jan 19, 2022
- ^ The 10 Best X-Men Characters, According To Ranker
- ^ Let's rank every X-Man ever, by Darren Franich at ew.com
- ^ "Underrated X-Men Characters posted to comicvine.gamespot.com/forums on May 2011". Archived from the original on 2019-02-27.
- ^ "Why Is Storm So Underutilized in the x-men live action movies? posted to r/xmen on 05-30-2017". Archived from the original on 2019-02-27.