Pixie (Megan Gwynn) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Michael Ryan, the character first appeared in New X-Men: Academy X #5 (November 2004). She belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities, and to the species of humanoid magical beings named fairies, who are born with supernatural powers. Her hybrid mutation grants her pixie-like eyes, colorful wings that allow her to fly, and "pixie dust" which causes hallucinations. After a confrontation with the revived former member of the New Mutants, Magik, she gains the ability to use magic and a magical weapon called the "Souldagger." Her main use of magic is a massive teleportation spell, which makes her a key asset to various X-Men missions and teams and places her as one of the titles' primary magic users. She was first introduced as a student on the Paragons training squad at the Xavier Institute in New X-Men: Academy X #5 (November 2004), later joining the New X-Men team, and then graduating to the Uncanny X-Men team. Pixie has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes. Publication history Pixie made her debut in New X-Men: Academy X #5 (November 2004) and was created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Michael Ryan. Though only a side character in her initial appearances, she has since become a prominent character in various X-Men titles. Fictional character biography Megan Gwynn is a Welsh teenager from a fictional mining town called Abergylid. Her father died in the mine and because of that she developed a fear of it and left Wales. She would later discover that he wasn't really her father, but the villainous Mastermind. Lady Mastermind and Mastermind II are her half-sisters. In her original inception, she had short pink hair, pure black eyes and butterfly-like rainbow wings. After enrolling at Xavier Institute, Pixie is assigned to be part of the Paragons training squad under the tutelage of former New Mutant member Rahne Sinclair. She wears a bicycle helmet during training sessions, due to her uncertainty with flying. During this time, she develops a crush on the X-Man Cyclops and is considered a cheerful girl who fits in well with other students; she was voted Friendliest Student. M-Day Following the events of House of M, almost all of the Institute's students