sˌɪlʊwˈɛt ænd hɜː bɹˈʌðɚɹ ˈɛɹən kˈɔːɹd mˈɪdnaɪts fˈaɪɚ ɑːɹ mjˈuːtənts wɪð mˈædʒɪkəl pˈaʊɚz ɡˈeɪnd fɹʌmðə blˈʌdlaɪn ʌv ðɛɹ mˈʌðɚ, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ əvə tˈɛmpəl kˈʌlt ɪn sˈaʊθiːst ˈeɪʒə hˌuː mˈæɹid ɐn ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈoʊldʒɚ fɹʌmðə vˌiːətnˈɑːm wˈɔːɹ.
Silhouette and her brother Aaron Chord (Midnight's Fire) are mutants with magical powers gained from the bloodline of their mother, a member of a temple cult in Southeast Asia who married an African-American soldier from the Vietnam War.