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.
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.