A six year old Ororo Monroe is left an orphan by an African priestess, and an American journalist in Egypt, becomes a skilled theif in Cairo. This gives her an outraged outlooked in life. She is later recruited by Professor Xavier fo rthe X-Men.

Storm is one of the most powerful mutants on Earth and has demonstrated a large number of abilities, most of which are facets of her power to manipulate the weather. Storm has also demonstrated the ability to control natural forces that include cosmic storms, solar wind, ocean currents, and the electromagnetic field. Her ability to change the weather has rendered her emotional, and extremely sensitive. Because she is an expert thief, and a skilled, cunning and gifted hand-to-hand fighter, it makes her an excellent combatant.