Setting Like previous writers Brian K. Vaughan and Joss Whedon, Moore continues to make cultural references: YouTube, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), movie director Kevin Smith. The films Psycho, Jurassic Park, and Rocky Balboa from the Rocky film series are also referenced. Characters Nico Minoru leads the team. She is a witch who controls magic. Karolina Dean is an extraterrestrial, who controls solar energy. Chase Stein has a psychic link to a dinosaur and owns fire/electric-manipulating gauntlets. Molly Hayes is a mutant whose powers include super-strength and invulnerability. Victor Mancha is a cyborg who has the ability to control metal and electricity. Xavin, a shape-shifting alien has the abilities of the Fantastic Four. Klara Prast, the latest member, has the ability to control plants. Notes References External links Who Are The Runaways?: The Newcomer’s Guide to Volume 3 Marvel Page on the Runaways Runaways at Merging Minds Marvel Next