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|real name = Vuk
  
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|alias = [[Margaret]]
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|alias = [[Margaret Smith]]
 
|species = [[D'Bari]]
  
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|gender = Female <small>(as Margaret)</small>
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|actor = [[Jessica Chastain]]
  
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|status = Unknown <small>(original timeline)</small><br>Deceased <small>(revised timeline)</small>
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{{Quote|Because of what's inside you? You're afraid of it because you think it makes you bad, evil... all the words you've been taught to keep you in line. Words created a very long time ago by men with very little minds. They can't begin to comprehend what you are. Even your X-Men.|Vuk to [[Jean Grey]]|X-Men: Dark Phoenix}}
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'''Vuk''' is the supreme leader of the [[D'Bari]], a race of manipulative highly intelligent shape-shifting beings from a planet far away from the regions of [[Earth]].<ref>[https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a27744130/jessica-chastain-x-men-dark-phoenix-vuk-dbari-explained/ X Men Dark Phoenix Jessica Chastain - Who is Jessica Chastain's character in X-Men: Dark Phoenix?]</ref>
  
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'''Vuk''' was one of the [[D'Bari]] who had escaped the destruction of their [[D'Bari planet|planet]] by the [[Phoenix Force]]. She and the surviving D'Bari followed the Phoenix Force across the universe to [[Earth]], where Vuk sought to absorb its power from [[Jean Grey]], who had merged with the Phoenix Force in space. Vuk and the D'Bari forces came into conflict with the [[X-Men]] and their [[mutant]] allies, with whom they battled in a bid to get to Jean. However, Vuk was ultimately destroyed by Jean using the power of the Phoenix Force.
   
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However, their planet has been destroyed completely by the unimagainable destructive entity known as [[Phoenix Force|The Phoenix]], causing Vuk becoming furious, violent and vengeful. Only Vuk and more other D'Bari managed to survive and escape from the planet's destruction, leading them to Earth, where the Phoenix has fused with [[Jean Grey]] ,a member of the [[X-Men]], with Vuk being interested with manipulating Grey only in order to take control of the Phoenix itself and destroy Earth, humanity and the mutants and later rebuild the planet as the new home for the D'Bari. Vuk's intentions have come to an end, as Grey and the Phoenix destroyed her body to death.
  
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
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After an all-powerful [[Phoenix Force|cosmic force]] destroyed their [[D'Bari planet|home planet]], Vuk and the surviving [[D'Bari]] followed the cosmic force across the universe in their spacecraft, watching as the force consumed everything in its path.<ref name="X-Men: Dark Phoenix">{{Cite film|X-Men: Dark Phoenix}}</ref>
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The being which would later be known as Vuk was born tens of years ago, as a member, later the supreme leader of the [[D'Bari]], a race of humanoid beings with the ability of shape-shifting and with high intelligence and psychological warfare skills, which originate from a planet far away from the regions of the [[Earth]].
  
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====Fall of Her Home====
  
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The unimaginable destructive cosmic entity known as [[Phoenix Force|The Phoenix]] wandered across the universe, and later used its powers to destroy the D'Bari and their planet. However, only Vuk and many few D'Bari survived and escaped, causing Vuk to vow revenge against the Phoenix and vowing to find a new home for her race.
  
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===Arrival to Earth===
  
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Upon losing her home and nearly all of her people, Vuk led the last surviving D'Bari straight into [[Earth]], the home planet for [[Humans]] and [[Mutants]].
  
   
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From the reason that she and her people are alien beings from an unknown planet, they took forms of humans, with Vuk taking the form of a young tall and white-haired human woman named [[Margaret]].
  
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In [[Timeline#1992|1992]], Vuk and her D'Bari allies tracked the cosmic force as it came close to the planet [[Earth]], where they witnessed the force entering [[Jean Grey]] in space. After Jean returned to Earth with the [[X-Men]], the D'Bari descended upon the planet in three groups. Vuk's group landed in the woods near the home of a woman named [[Margaret Smith]]. Their presence was detected by Luna, Margaret's dog that continuously barked as the D'Bari drew closer. When Margaret went to check on Luna, she saw Vuk and the D'Bari emerging from the woods. Both Margaret and Luna were subsequently killed, with Vuk shapeshifting into Margaret's form. She went into Margaret's house and started killing the party guests that were present there. Vuk's D'Bari allies then took on the forms of the house guests as part of their human disguises.<ref name="X-Men: Dark Phoenix"/>
   
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After picking up the English language with ease, Vuk later met with the other D'Bari who had landed on Earth. She learned from one of them, [[Jones (D'Bari)|Jones]], that the cosmic force was contained within Jean because she was a powerful [[mutant]]. Jones also informed Vuk that Jean had no idea what was happening to her, which Vuk planned to use to her advantage. She intended to harness the power of the cosmic force to resurrect the D'Bari race on Earth. Vuk then asked Jones where they could find Jean.<ref name="X-Men: Dark Phoenix"/>
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====Finding Jean Grey====
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Vuk and Jones arrived in Red Hook in the aftermath of Jean's battle with the X-Men outside her childhood home. Posing as [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agents, Vuk enquired information about Jean from her father, [[John Grey]]. When John said he would prefer to speak to a lawyer first, Vuk decided to torture the information out of him by telekinetically twisting his internal organs.
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Vuk found Jean drinking in a bar in [[New York City|New York]], using her telepathy to appear as an old man to the patrons. Seeing through the illusion, Vuk informed Jean that her powers won't work on her. She noted that Jean was the most powerful being on the planet, and that she shouldn't fear the power that was inside her. Vuk told Jean that no one, including the X-Men, could ever comprehend what she was. When Jean asked if Vuk could, she decided to take Jean to a house where the other D'Bari had gathered.
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At the house, Vuk assured Jean that her allies were not afraid of her. She led Jean to an upstairs bedroom, where she used her powers to create a visual sequence that explained the nature of the cosmic force that had inhabited Jean. Vuk reaffirmed the notion that Jean's loved ones would never understand her, and made her come to the conclusion that they would destroy her.
   
 
==Personality==
  
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==Powers and abilities==
  
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*'''D'Bari Physiology''': Vuk is a D'Bari, an extraterrestrial race of humanoids with shape shifting abilities.
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*'''D'Bari Physiology''': Vuk was a D'Bari, an extraterrestrial race of humanoids with shapeshifting abilities.
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**'''Superhuman Strength''': Like the rest of the D'Bari she too has superhuman strength.
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**'''Superhuman Strength''': Like the rest of the D'Bari, Vuk possessed incredible physical strength.
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**'''Shapeshifting''': Vuk has the ability to change her appearance at will. D'Bari can even use their shape shifting to heal themselves to a certain extent.
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**'''Shapeshifting''': Vuk had the ability to change her appearance at will. She notably used this to assume the form of [[Margaret Smith]] during her time on Earth.
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**'''Telekinesis''': Vuk has the soft ability to levitate, move, immobilize, and manipulate objects with her mind. It made her able to manipulate people's internal organs.
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**'''Telekinesis''': Vuk had the soft ability to levitate, move, immobilize, and otherwise manipulate objects with her mind. It made her able to control people's internal organs.
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**'''Illusion Casting''': Vuk possesses the ability to create strong and believable illusions. She used that power to show [[Jean Grey]] the origin of the [[Phoenix Force]].
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**'''Illusion Casting''': Vuk possessed the ability to create strong and believable illusions. She used this power to show [[Jean Grey]] the origin of the [[Phoenix Force]].
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**'''Telepathic Immunity''': Vuk's mind cannot be read by telepaths, possibly due to her extraterrestrial physiology.
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**'''Telepathic Immunity''': Vuk's mind could be read by telepaths, possibly due to her extraterrestrial physiology.
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*'''The Phoenix Force''': By briefly absorbing some cosmic energy of the Phoenix Force within Jean Grey, Vuk gained a number of advanced abilities.
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*'''Phoenix Force''': By briefly absorbing some cosmic energy of the Phoenix Force within Jean Grey, Vuk gained a number of advanced abilities for the rest of her life.
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**'''Regenerative Healing Factor:''' When [[Magneto]] tried to use machine guns in order to kill her, her skin layer began to fall apart, but she was shown to be able to heal it back.
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**'''Regenerative Healing Factor:''' When [[Magneto]] tried to use machine guns in order to kill Vuk, her skin layer began to fall apart, but she was shown to be able to literally grow it back.
 
**'''Energy Manipulation:''' Vuk could easily manipulate the lightning projected towards her by Storm and even redirect Cyclops' optic blasts against him.
  
**'''Energy Manipulation:''' Vuk could easily manipulate the lightning projected towards her by Storm and even redirect Cyclops' optic blasts against him.
   
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==Relationships==
  
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===Allies===
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*[[Margaret]] - Victim
  
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*[[D'Bari]] †
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**[[Jones (D'Bari)|Jones]] † - Subordinate
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*[[Margaret Smith|Margaret]] † - Victim
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*[[John Grey]] † - Victim
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*[[X-Men]]
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**[[Jean Grey]] - Former Ally turned Enemy and Killer
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**[[Professor X|Charles Xavier/Professor X]] †
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**[[Magneto|Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto]]
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**[[Beast|Hank McCoy/Beast]]
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**[[Cyclops|Scott Summers/Cyclops]]
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**[[Storm|Ororo Munroe/Storm]]
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**[[Nightcrawler|Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler]]
   
 
==Trivia==
  
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*Simon Kinberg initially debunked reports that Jessica Chastain's character would be named "Smith",<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/27/x-men-dark-phoenix-exclusive-photos-and-director-simon-kinberg-and-jean-grey-actress-sophie-turner-on-alien-villains Dark Phoenix: Exclusive Photos and Director Simon Kinberg and Sophie Turner on Alien Villains - IGN]</ref> but the ''Dark Phoenix'' Twitter emoji for Chastain's character was revealed to be #XMenSmith.
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*Simon Kinberg initially debunked reports that Jessica Chastain's character would be named "Smith",<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/09/27/x-men-dark-phoenix-exclusive-photos-and-director-simon-kinberg-and-jean-grey-actress-sophie-turner-on-alien-villains Dark Phoenix: Exclusive Photos and Director Simon Kinberg and Sophie Turner on Alien Villains - IGN]</ref> but the ''X-Men: Dark Phoenix'' Twitter emoji for Chastain's character was revealed to be #XMenSmith.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20190920215331/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/06/04/x-men-dark-phoenix-movie-spoilers-characters-twitter-emoji/ X-Men: Dark Phoenix Emoji Released on Twitter]</ref>
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*Lilandra, Emma Frost, and Mastermind were cited as influences for Vuk's character in ''Dark Phoenix''.<ref>[https://ew.com/movies/2019/06/07/dark-phoenix-jessica-chastain-character/ Dark Phoenix: Jessica Chastain's secret character explained]</ref>
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*Lilandra, Emma Frost, and Mastermind were cited as influences for Vuk's character.<ref>[https://ew.com/movies/2019/06/07/dark-phoenix-jessica-chastain-character/ Dark Phoenix: Jessica Chastain's secret character explained]</ref>
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*In the comics, Vuk is male. While the character took on the appearance of a woman in ''X-Men: Dark Phoenix'', Vuk's sex in alien form was never confirmed.
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*Vuk is the first and only female to be the main antagonist in an X-Men Film, as [[Mystique]], [[Viper]] and [[Phoenix]] were only secondary antagonists in their respective films.
  
   
 
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Revision as of 12:35, 24 April 2020

"Because of what's inside you? You're afraid of it because you think it makes you bad, evil... all the words you've been taught to keep you in line. Words created a very long time ago by men with very little minds. They can't begin to comprehend what you are. Even your X-Men."
―Vuk to Jean Grey[src]

Vuk was one of the D'Bari who had escaped the destruction of their planet by the Phoenix Force. She and the surviving D'Bari followed the Phoenix Force across the universe to Earth, where Vuk sought to absorb its power from Jean Grey, who had merged with the Phoenix Force in space. Vuk and the D'Bari forces came into conflict with the X-Men and their mutant allies, with whom they battled in a bid to get to Jean. However, Vuk was ultimately destroyed by Jean using the power of the Phoenix Force.

Biography

Background

After an all-powerful cosmic force destroyed their home planet, Vuk and the surviving D'Bari followed the cosmic force across the universe in their spacecraft, watching as the force consumed everything in its path.[1]

Revised Timeline

Arrival on Earth

In 1992, Vuk and her D'Bari allies tracked the cosmic force as it came close to the planet Earth, where they witnessed the force entering Jean Grey in space. After Jean returned to Earth with the X-Men, the D'Bari descended upon the planet in three groups. Vuk's group landed in the woods near the home of a woman named Margaret Smith. Their presence was detected by Luna, Margaret's dog that continuously barked as the D'Bari drew closer. When Margaret went to check on Luna, she saw Vuk and the D'Bari emerging from the woods. Both Margaret and Luna were subsequently killed, with Vuk shapeshifting into Margaret's form. She went into Margaret's house and started killing the party guests that were present there. Vuk's D'Bari allies then took on the forms of the house guests as part of their human disguises.[1]

After picking up the English language with ease, Vuk later met with the other D'Bari who had landed on Earth. She learned from one of them, Jones, that the cosmic force was contained within Jean because she was a powerful mutant. Jones also informed Vuk that Jean had no idea what was happening to her, which Vuk planned to use to her advantage. She intended to harness the power of the cosmic force to resurrect the D'Bari race on Earth. Vuk then asked Jones where they could find Jean.[1]

Finding Jean Grey

Vuk and Jones arrived in Red Hook in the aftermath of Jean's battle with the X-Men outside her childhood home. Posing as FBI agents, Vuk enquired information about Jean from her father, John Grey. When John said he would prefer to speak to a lawyer first, Vuk decided to torture the information out of him by telekinetically twisting his internal organs.

Vuk found Jean drinking in a bar in New York, using her telepathy to appear as an old man to the patrons. Seeing through the illusion, Vuk informed Jean that her powers won't work on her. She noted that Jean was the most powerful being on the planet, and that she shouldn't fear the power that was inside her. Vuk told Jean that no one, including the X-Men, could ever comprehend what she was. When Jean asked if Vuk could, she decided to take Jean to a house where the other D'Bari had gathered.

At the house, Vuk assured Jean that her allies were not afraid of her. She led Jean to an upstairs bedroom, where she used her powers to create a visual sequence that explained the nature of the cosmic force that had inhabited Jean. Vuk reaffirmed the notion that Jean's loved ones would never understand her, and made her come to the conclusion that they would destroy her.

Personality

To be added

Powers and abilities

  • D'Bari Physiology: Vuk was a D'Bari, an extraterrestrial race of humanoids with shapeshifting abilities.
    • Superhuman Strength: Like the rest of the D'Bari, Vuk possessed incredible physical strength.
    • Shapeshifting: Vuk had the ability to change her appearance at will. She notably used this to assume the form of Margaret Smith during her time on Earth.
    • Telekinesis: Vuk had the soft ability to levitate, move, immobilize, and otherwise manipulate objects with her mind. It made her able to control people's internal organs.
    • Illusion Casting: Vuk possessed the ability to create strong and believable illusions. She used this power to show Jean Grey the origin of the Phoenix Force.
    • Telepathic Immunity: Vuk's mind could be read by telepaths, possibly due to her extraterrestrial physiology.
  • Phoenix Force: By briefly absorbing some cosmic energy of the Phoenix Force within Jean Grey, Vuk gained a number of advanced abilities for the rest of her life.
    • Regenerative Healing Factor: When Magneto tried to use machine guns in order to kill Vuk, her skin layer began to fall apart, but she was shown to be able to literally grow it back.
    • Energy Manipulation: Vuk could easily manipulate the lightning projected towards her by Storm and even redirect Cyclops' optic blasts against him.

Weaknesses

  • The Phoenix Force: Ironically, her very obsession is also the very thing that kills her. Jean Grey manages to overload her with cosmic power, disintegrating Vuk into mere ashes within moments.

Relationships

Allies

Enemies

Trivia

  • Simon Kinberg initially debunked reports that Jessica Chastain's character would be named "Smith",[2] but the X-Men: Dark Phoenix Twitter emoji for Chastain's character was revealed to be #XMenSmith.[3]
  • Lilandra, Emma Frost, and Mastermind were cited as influences for Vuk's character.[4]
  • In the comics, Vuk is male. While the character took on the appearance of a woman in X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Vuk's sex in alien form was never confirmed.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019). Simon Kinberg (director) & Simon Kinberg (writer). 20th Century Fox.
  2. ↑ Dark Phoenix: Exclusive Photos and Director Simon Kinberg and Sophie Turner on Alien Villains - IGN
  3. ↑ X-Men: Dark Phoenix Emoji Released on Twitter
  4. ↑ Dark Phoenix: Jessica Chastain's secret character explained

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