Fictional Obituary: Irene Adler / Destiny, Marvel Comics (Spoilers through Uncanny X-Men #255)

Fictional Obituary: Irene Adler / Destiny, Marvel Comics (Spoilers through Uncanny X-Men #255) Irene Adler, known as Destiny, has died on Muir Island, where she was serving with Freedom Force during an attack on the island's research center. She was killed by David Haller, the mutant known as Legion. Adler was a longtime member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and remained with the group when it became the government-sponsored Freedom Force. Her closest association was with its leader, Raven Darkhölme, known as Mystique, with whom she also shared a home. An elderly woman who was blind, Adler possessed the ability to anticipate future events. Her warnings and advice were central to her place among her colleagues. She brought an awareness of approaching danger to people whose own abilities offered more immediate forms of protection. They depended on her judgment, although she could not always prevent the events she foresaw. In private, Adler was Mystique's trusted companion and confidante. Their shared life included the care that seldom appeared in accounts of their public activities: tea waiting after a troubled night's sleep, attention to injuries, and candid conversations about the people who mattered to them. Adler could question Mystique's decisions without withdrawing her affection or concern. Rogue, whom Mystique regarded as her daughter, was part of their household. Her departure to join the X-Men caused a painful division between Mystique and the team. Adler urged caution about that feud and continued to concern herself with Rogue's welfare. Their affiliations changed, but the young woman's safety remained important to her. Adler's public record included serious wrongdoing. As a member of the Brotherhood, she participated in the attempt to assassinate Senator Robert Kelly. Her subsequent government service brought official standing to an organization whose methods had often placed it in conflict with the X-Men. Those actions remain part of her life alongside the loyalty and care she showed those closest to her. Freedom Force has lost a colleague whose counsel helped guide it through both of its identities. Mystique has lost the person with whom she shared her confidence and her home. To her, Irene was the familiar voice in a private conversation, the companion who could offer comfort or speak an unwelcome truth, and someone whose concern for her endured to the end.