Vortex

Cameron LaPrue (Vortex)

History

Cameron grew up in a remote area of Canada in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. His father was a logger and his mother a homemaker. When his mutant gene was activated at thirteen, he was detected by a mutant in the employ of Weapon X, a clandestine government project conducted by the Canadian Government's Department K. Weapon X is known to run programs that turn people into living weapons. Cameron was kidnapped and became an experimental subject in one of these programs. HIs mutant abilities were boosted to incredible levels. Later, an attack on the compound by Wolverine and other mutants freed Cameron. Emma Frost then implanted memories into the young boy's mind in order to allow him to live a normal life following the torment of the experimentation. He became a student at Academy X.

Cameron entered Academy X as a freshman. He was known for being impulsive, quick to use his powers, and laidback and carefree. His impressive abilities were detected and he was given an advanced training program compared to the rest of his classmates. It was widely believed he would became a member of the eXalts until his Weapon X brainwashing kicked in and he almost killed several of the Academy X students and staff.

Cameron spent the winter break of his freshman year at Xavier's school on the east coast where his memory was once again wiped in order to secure the safety of those around him. When Cameron returned to Academy X, he did not remember any of the events from the previous semester. When he began to figure out something was wrong, Cameron went to confront the staff and was accidentally transported to Limbo through the use of a device meant for David Goldberg (Mustang).

While in Limbo, Cameron trained and was taught by Illyana Rasputin. He aged three years and was able to override the Weapon X programming, thus no longer making him a threat. When he returned to Academy X, Cameron was promoted to the senior class and graduated later that year.

Cameron became a teacher at Academy X in its next school year. After killing a member of the Guardians, Cameron was wanted to murder. During Schism he fled to Wolverine's new mutant school (the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning) in Alberta, Canada.

Powers

Cameron has the ability to control air. He can generate a powerful thrust, creating a vortex of whirling air around him that deflects projectiles and allows him to fly. He can also generate powerful blasts of air to damage his enemies. He can trip his foes and utilize his air control for other uses as well. He most recently learned to turn into a body of air.