Lorelei Travis
Lorelei Travis is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Her first appearance was in District X #1.
Lorelei Travis is a young exotic dancer at the Wildkat Klub, a club in Mutant Town. While Bishop and Ismael Ortega are investigating Daniel Kaufman, a mobster and the owner of the club, Lorelei survives a bombing of the Wildkat Klub perpetrated by Kaufman's enemies.
Lorelei is among the 198 mutants who retain their powers after M-Day, when the Scarlet Witch depowers most mutants on Earth. However, she is attacked by members of Purity, an anti-mutant military group, and has her hair cut off before Mister M restores it. Toad brings Lorelei to the X-Mansion, where she stays for protection.
During the "Civil War" event, the villain Nitro devastates Stamford, Connecticut during a battle with the New Warriors, causing the public to turn on superheroes and eventually igniting a superhero civil war. Domino, Shatterstar, and Caliban break out the 198 and take them to a bunker in the middle of the desert. The X-Men become involved with a fight against Bishop and the Office of National Emergency, and Domino wants to help them. Lorelei notices that Cyclops is being controlled by Johnny Dee and recounts the story of the first few days at the 198 encampment. She is used by Dee along with Outlaw and other mutants to attack Domino and Shatterstar. When Dee's efforts are revealed, the bunker is sealed by the military. Eventually, the 198 are freed from the bunker.
Dark Reign
Lorelei reappears in San Francisco, meeting with Hellion, Match, and several others when Norman Osborn institutes a curfew on the city. Believing this to be a last stand for mutant rights, Hellion gathers the group at a bar, intending to break the curfew and get arrested in a non-violent protest. The group fails to make its intended point as Match torches the surrounding area with his powers, and Lorelei is arrested by Emma Frost and the Dark X-Men. Lorelei and the other imprisoned mutants are freed by X-Force and teleported to the island of Utopia.
Powers and abilities
Lorelei has prehensile hair, which allows her to animate her hair through mental control and accelerate its growth.
Other versions
An alternate universe version of Lorelei Travis from Earth-58163 appears in House of M. This version is an employee at the Centre for Transformation and Illumination, which seeks to unlock mutant potential.