Faiza Hussain

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Publication information
Faiza Hussain
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain Britain and MI: 13 #1 (May 15, 2008)
Created by	Paul Cornell (writer) Leonard Kirk (artist)
In story information
Alter ego	Faiza Hussain
Species	Human
Abilities	Control over living organisms to an unknown existent

Dr. Faiza Hussain^[1], is a fictional comic book character within Marvel Comics' shared universe the Marvel Universe. Hussain was created by writer Paul Cornell, first penciled by Leonard Kirk. First appearing in Captain Britain and MI: 13 #1 (May 2008), Faiza Hussain is used as a the title's "point of view character"^[2].

1 Characterization
2 Fictional character biography
3 Powers and abilities
4 Notes
5 References

[edit] Characterization

Cornell has been aided in the development of this character by a panel of Muslim ladies ^[3]; Mona Bayoumi, Safiya Sayed Baharun, Farida Patel, and Sohere Roked^[4].

Faiza Hussain, originally written in early scripts as "Faisa", is named after the former England cricket Captain Nasser Hussain^[3] and although she is a British Muslim character, creator Paul Cornell has stated he doesn't want Faiza to be a pillar for the entire British Muslim community.

“	I think superheroes are too prone to being standard bearers for whole communities	”
—Paul Cornell^[5]

Not wanting her to say anything religious until in a situation where an everyday religious person would and steering her away from the normal cliches associated with Muslim characters.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Faiza Hussain is the only daughter of a family of Pakistani heritage who live in Chelmsford in Essex^[5]. A London based Muslim doctor, and British superhero fangirl, Hussain initially gets caught up in the Skrull's invasion as she is performing battlefield triage while the Skrull attack is going on around her^[1]. While attending to the wounded, alongside the Black Knight, Faiza Hussain is struck by a Skrull laser weapon, this weapon seemingly gives Hussain powers which she uses to help Black Knight fend off more Skrulls^[4].

[edit] Powers and abilities

Faiza Hussain is a trained doctor^[1] and appears to have a wide knowledge of the superhuman population. Although being an unpowered character in the first issue, Paul Cornell stated Faiza's power(s) would manifest during the first few issues of Captain Britain and MI: 13^[5]. In issue 2 this came to pass, when Faiza Hussain showed an extreme level of control over biological organisms, she was able to disassemble a human body into its component parts while keeping the subject alive and stopped a horde of of Skrulls by stopping the bodies from being able to move^[4]. The extend and classification of these powers are yet to be revealed.