Editing Rogue (Marvel Comics) (section)

== Characterization ==
{{In-universe|section|date=March 2015}}

===Mutant powers===
[[File:Rogue_X-Men_(2021).jpg|thumb|Rogue gains the power of flight after absorbing [[Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers)|Ms. Marvel]]'s abilities]]
Rogue possesses the [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] ability to absorb the psyche and abilities of another human being or members of some sapient alien races through skin contact.<ref name="Smith">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Barrett Edwards |date=2022-08-25 |title=X-Men: 5 Things About Rogue the MCU Needs to Get Right |url=https://gamerant.com/x-men-rogue-mcu-needs-to-get-right/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> Rogue can absorb the memories, knowledge, talents, personality and physical abilities (whether superhuman or not) of the person she touches, as well as occasionally duplicating in herself physical characteristics of her victim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel Makes Major Change to Rogue's Powers |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-x-men-rogue-powers-change-mr-and-mrs-x/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Marvel |date=22 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Linyard |first=Taylor |date=2020-10-21 |title=X-Men: 10 Times Rogue Stole Another Hero's Powers |url=https://whatculture.com/comics/x-men-10-times-rogue-stole-another-heros-powers |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Chantel Von |date=2022-09-30 |title=10 X-Men Characters Fans Want In the MCU |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-characters-fans-want-in-mcu/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=2019-06-27 |title=X-Men: 10 Mutants Who Are Close To Being Omega Level |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-mutants-close-omega/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> As a young woman, Rogue permanently absorbs the superhuman powers and the psyche of [[Carol Danvers]], the original [[Ms. Marvel]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=If Rogue Touched Thanos, Would She Absorb Gauntlet Powers? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/rogue-xmen-thanos-infinity-stones/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref> This provides her with superhuman strength, stamina, durability, reflexes, speed and a seventh sense.<ref name="Connolly" /><ref name="Smith" /> In the ongoing comics, Rogue possesses [[Wonder Man]]'s essence, including his powers and psyche. Her organic tissues are permeated with ionic energy, granting her an array of superhuman abilities. She possesses superhuman strength sufficient  to lift well over 100 tons, as well as some degree of superhuman speed, agility and reflexes. In addition, Rogue is virtually invulnerable to damage and is capable of flying at high speeds. Rogue's eyes glow in the dark and her vision extends somewhat into the infrared spectrum, allowing her to see in the dark. Her new ionic physiology also grants her a form of immortality, protecting her from age and disease.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coolest Powers Rogue Has Absorbed |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/the-coolest-powers-rogue-has-absorbed |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Sideshow Collectibles |language=en}}</ref>

Following the conclusion of ''[[X-Men: Messiah Complex|Messiah Complex]]'', Rogue's slate is wiped clean. The touch of mutant baby [[Hope Summers (comics)|Hope]] erases all of the previous memories and abilities Rogue has absorbed, including those of the Hecatomb. It also cures her of the Strain 88 virus. Rogue's touch now simply steals the memories and abilities of individuals with whom she comes in direct skin-to-skin contact. She controls her powers, making her touch lethal — or non-lethal — at will.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashford |first=Sage |date=2021-11-20 |title=Marvel: The 10 Strongest Female X-Men |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strongest-female-x-men/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-08 |title=If Rogue Touched Thanos, Would She Absorb Gauntlet Powers? |url=https://www.themarysue.com/rogue-xmen-thanos-infinity-stones/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=The Mary Sue |language=en}}</ref>

Following the events of ''X-Men: Legacy'', Rogue appears to be able to activate her powers at will, as opposed to them being constantly active, as demonstrated when she kisses [[Gambit (comics)|Gambit]] without incident. [[Professor X]]avier hypothesizes that her inability to control her powers stem from mental blocks which separate her psyche from those she had absorbed, crippling the development of her powers in their nascent stage. When Xavier removes the blocks, her powers are allowed to develop normally.<ref name="X-Men: Legacy #224" /> With this new control, Rogue absorbs all the powers of the New X-Men to defeat a rogue Predator X, with no apparent harm to either them or herself.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #517">''Uncanny X-Men'' #517</ref> She uses this new control during her fight with the Avengers, making the [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]] and the She-Hulk immediately unconscious and absorbing their powers without any negative feedback (although she does acquire She-Hulk's green skin).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Coolest Powers Rogue Has Absorbed |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/the-coolest-powers-rogue-has-absorbed |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Sideshow Collectibles |language=en}}</ref>

=== Real name ===
For the first two decades of the character's existence, Rogue's real name was unrevealed; in ''X-Men'' #24 (Sept. 1993), she tries to reveal it to [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]] while on a date, but he stops her. The first media to give Rogue a real name was the [[20th Century Fox]] film ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'', released in the year 2000, in which her first name was "Marie" (with the official novelization of the film giving her surname as "D'Ancanto"). ''X-Treme X-Men'' #31 (Nov. 2003) has Rogue use the name "Anna Raven" while living a civilian life, a joint reference to actress [[Anna Paquin]], who played Rogue in the film series, and to her foster mother Mystique, whose real name is Raven Darkholme.

These two names were combined to create Rogue's real name, which was finally established as "Anna Marie" in issue #2 of her 2004 ongoing series.<ref name="GoingRogue"/> The name was subsequently listed in Rogue's profile in the ''X-Men 2005'' issue of the ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe]]''<ref name="AnnaMarie">{{Cite comic| writer = Moreels, Eric J.| cowriters = Ronald Byrd, Marc-Oliver Frisch ''et al''.| colorist = [[Chris Sotomayor|Sotomayor, Chris]]| editor = Grünwald, Jennifer| title = Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2005| date = November 2005| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York City]]}}</ref> and has been consistently used to refer Rogue both by other characters and by Rogue herself ever since.

Rogue's surname remains unknown; alternate-universe versions of the character have used the name "Anna Raven" (''Exiles'' #99, Oct. 2007) and "Anna Marie Darkholme" (''Secrets of the House of M'', Jul. 2005). Chris Claremont used the name "Anna Marie Raven" in reference to Rogue in [[Diegesis|non-diegetic]] establishing text in ''X-Men Forever: Alpha'' (May, 2009).