Heather Hudson

A non-powered version of Heather appears as an old friend of Wolverine in the episode "Repo Man" from X-men: The Animated Serie. She is also has also ties with Alpha Flight, who tries to bring Wolverine back to Canada.

Origin
Heather was born into a large family in Calgary, Alberta. She has several siblings of whom she is the oldest. Her path in life was not at all geared towards heroics and had it not been for her employment at the AmCam corporation she likely would have lived out her life in relative obscurity. While she worked there, however, she met a man several years older than her and fell in love with him. This man was

James MacDonald Hudson

, who had been assigned to a project at the company. He was in charge of developing a mechanical suit which could be used for geological exploration. James eventually became opposed to the idea as he became aware that the suit would be eventually taken over for military purposes. He stole the suit and Heather soon found out that he had done it. The two were soon after married and Heather fully supported his goal in forming Department H and his goal of becoming a costumed hero. During this time she also aided

Wolverine.

Power and Abilities
As Vindicator, Heather employs a battlesuit that enables her to tap into the geothermal energy of the Earth, which enables her to fire blasts of heat, summon geysers and create volcanic eruptions. She can also manipulate gravity, and adequately enough to fly. For a period she was also given superhuman powers by Loki which included a heightened fighting ability and superstrength.