Beautiful Dreamer (Marvel Comics)

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comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Beautiful Dreamer
real_name=Ilona BeanFact|date=March 2008
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Power Pack" vol. 1 #12 (Jul 1985)
creators=Louise Simonson
June Brigman
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
status=Depowered
alliances=The 198
previous_alliances=Morlocks
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powers=Ability to psionically alter the memories via special "dream smoke"|

Beautiful Dreamer is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Beautiful Dreamer's real name and her past prior to joining the Morlocks remain unknown. She followed the terrorist Morlock leader Masque for a time and committed criminal acts by manipulating others with her mental powers at his behest. However, Beautiful Dreamer's primary motivation for doing so, as with most of her fellow Morlocks, is presumed to be her desire for company and community.

Publication history

Beautiful Dreamer's first appearance was in "Power Pack" #12 (July 1985), and she was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman.

The character subsequently appears in "The Uncanny X-Men" #195 (July 1985), "Power Pack" #27 (December 1986), "X-Men: The 198 Files" #1 (March 2006), "X-Men" #183 (April 2006), and "X-Men: The 198" #4 (June 2006).

Beautiful Dreamer appeared as part of the "Morlocks" entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" #9.

Fictional character biography

Dreamer, along with several other Morlocks, confronts the Power Pack, when the young team enters the New York sewers to look for their lost school books. The empathic Annalee, mourning her deceased children, wishes to have Beautiful Dreamer alter the memories of Power Pack. The goal is to have the Power Pack believe Annalee is their mother. Two of the X-Men, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde, stop this plan.

When the Morlock leader Callisto had left for a time, Masque decides to re-implent Annalee's desires. The Power Pack's parents have their memory altered and ultimately, three of the Pack. The last member, Energizer, summons help from the X-Men. Callisto returns in time to undo the plan and Beautiful Dreamer restores the minds of all affected.

Beautiful Dreamer was among the few members of the Morlocks to survive the Marauders' "Mutant Massacre", during which most members of her community were killed. She stays with X-Factor, for a while, along with her friends, B.D., Tar Baby, Ape and Erg.

There was a brief conflict with another group of Morlocks, as all of them do not get along. Dreamer's group eventually returns to the sewers in an attempt to create a new life for themselves.

Beautiful Dreamer is one of the 198 mutants who have retained their powers after the events of M-Day.

Powers and abilities

She possesses the ability to psionically alter the memories of others using her special "dream smoke" as a focus.