Created in 1991 by Rob Liefeld, Domino is a mutant who can telepathically alter probability.
While most may remember her from the comics, primarily X-Force, Domino has been getting
a whole lot of hype lately, due to her upcoming appearance in the Deadpool 2 film. So today,
we’re diving into some interesting things about the character you may not have known,
with our list of the top 10 Domino Surprising Facts.
10 Her First Appearance While Domino first appeared in 1991’s The
New Mutants issues 98, that technically wasn’t her real debut. It wasn’t the real her - instead,
it was a shapeshifting mutant named Copycat, assuming Domino’s identity. It wasn’t
until X-Force vol 1 issue 8, a year later, that the actual Domino made an appearance,
in a flashback story of Cable’s.
9 Genetically Engineered Mutants are often born with their powers,
but in some cases, their powers are engineered. Domino is one of those cases - she is the
result of a top-secret government breeding program called Project Armageddon whose goal
was to develop the perfect weapon by using a precognitive mutant named Beatrice - Domino’s
biological mother. She was the only ‘test subject’ who survived, but she was deemed
a failure since her powers only worked subs-consciously. Her mother smuggled her out of the program,
and it wasn’t until years later that she learnt what Project Armageddon was.
8 Power of Luck Speaking of those powers, Domino has the power
of luck. As we mentioned at the start of this video, she can telepathically alter probability,
meaning she can cause unlikely things to happen, or likely things to not happen. In addition
to this, she has a few other notable skill sets - she has master marksmanship, she’s
an expert martial artist, and she has enhanced reflexes and agility. The latter is a byproduct
of probability gift - her cerebral cortex emits a current of bioelectric pulses down
her spine that instinctively guide her movements.
7 Metal & Men It seems that Domino has a thing for metal.
Her most notable relationship in the comics is with Cable, who she was not only teammates
with, but married to. She also hooked up with Wolverine, and Colossus. All of which share
something in common - Cable has techno-organic body parts, including one hell of a metallic
arm. Wolverine’s has an adamantium plated skeleton. Colossus can turn his entire body
into a form of organic steel. Seeing a pattern here?
6 Part of Six Pack Domino is best known for being a part of X-Force,
the mutant team created by Rob Liefeld. But it’s not the only team she’s been a member
of. Cable forms the group while chasing doing Stryfe. He initially calls it Wild Pack but
has to change the name to Six Pack due to hero Silver Sable already having a group called
Wild Pack. Typically, their missions were fairly bloody, with high body counts. The
original team consisted of Domino, Cable, Grizzly, Hammer, Garrison Kane and G.W Bridge.
The team disbanded when Cable abandoned them during an explosion after putting them in
danger due to his obsession with Stryfe.
5 X-Corp Another group that Domino is well known for
is X-Corp. In between being a member of X-Force at different times (the first being led by
Cable and the second led by Wolverine), Domino joined X-Corp, a group of mutants founded
by Charles Xavier that acted as a search and rescue team for mutants in trouble. It had
branches all over the world, and Domino was a part of the Hong Kong branch.
4 Killed Grizzly Domino made close friendships with everyone
from the Six Pack; friendships that lasted long after the group disbanded. One of those
was with Grizzly - Theodore Winchester, a mutant with superhuman strength, speed, stamina,
senses, and size, who had razor sharp fangs and claws. The two would work together again
to search for X-Force alongside another Six Pack member, Hammer. When their mission was
a success - and they managed to take down Copycat - they parted ways, with Grizzly leading
a quiet life and Domino joining X-Force. Years later, the character would become a serial
killer - mind controlled by Cable’s son Genesis. Domino confronted him, and knowing
that the only way she could free him from Genesis’ control was for him to die, she
was forced to murder him. Upon his death, Grizzly’s control of his mind returns, and
he dies in her arms, asking her not to tell Cable that Genesis was responsible.
3 Cult Beatrice, Domino’s mother, who was used
by Project: Armageddon, started a cult called the Armajesuits in order to take down the
government program. This cult is who is responsible for smuggling Domino out. They left her with
a Chicago priest, who she stayed with until around puberty when her mutant powers started
to manifest. She ran away, using her luck to survive, and eventually became a mercenary.
While the cult seems to be not all that terrible, they did try to do something Domino wasn’t
a huge fan of.
2 Family Relations Beatrice’s cult tried to murder Domino’s
brother. Let’s backtrack a sec here. When Domino hunted down the truth about her past,
she tracked down Project Armageddon to the Florida Everglades. Not only did she uncover
what she was looking for, but she also discovered that she has a brother, Lazarus. Lazarus was
also born to Project Armageddon, and was put into stasis, eventually brought out for further
experimentation. He was considered a success by the project, having the ability to manipulate
minds. Domino rescued him from the project, right when the Armajesuits showed up with
the intention of killing him in order to prevent him from growing to his full potential as
a weapon. Domino kidnapped him, and left him with the same Chicago priest who adopted her.
Except Beatrice knew where the priest was, and went after Lazarus herself.
1 Fear of Chickens Not much scares Domino. But one thing in particular
does. Chickens. It’s actually called gallinophobia - a fear she admitted to Deadpool, and that
he thought was hilarious. She comes face to face with this fear in Deadpool Vol 2 issue
17 when she teams up with Wolverine to track down the mere with a mouth, and finds a chicken
in an air vent.
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