Domino (character)
Mutant mercenary with probability-altering luck powers.
Domino (Neena Thurman) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, best known as a member of the mutant team X-Force. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld, she made her first full cover story appearance in X-Force #8 (March 1992) as an original member of the Wild Pack team led by the mutant Cable. Domino possesses mutant probability-altering powers, exceptional marksmanship, and hand-to-hand skills, often working as a mercenary and serving as partner, confidante, and love interest of Cable.
Quick Facts
- Character Name
- Domino
- Real Name
- Neena Thurman
- Species
- Human mutant
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Debut
- Impersonated by Copycat: / The New Mutants #98 / (February 1991) / Herself: · Cameo: / X-Force #8 / (March 1992) · Full appearance: / X-Force #11 / (June 1992)
- Creators
- Fabian Nicieza / Rob Liefeld
- Alliances
- X-Men / X-Force / The 198 / X-Corporation / Underground / Six Pack / Weapon X / Weapon X-Force
- Partners
- Cable / Deadpool
- Aliases
- Neena Beatrice Thurman / Beatrice Thurman / Samantha Wu / Tamara Winter / Elena Vladescu / Jessica Marie Costello / Luisa Mendoza / Christina Elizabeth Alioso / Priscilla Sutherland / Hope Eldridge
- Powers
- Subconscious telekinetic probability manipulation / Enhanced reflexes and agility / Expert martial artist / Expert markswoman
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Domino gained her powers from a top-secret government breeding program intended to develop the perfect weapon; she was the only test subject to survive, though her luck power was deemed a failure. Her biological mother broke her out and left her with Father Rudolpho Boschelli in the Church of the Sacred Heart in Chicago. Domino later became a mercenary, helped found the Six Pack, and met the mutant time-traveler Cable. She was impersonated for a time by the shapeshifter Copycat, who joined the New Mutants and later X-Force in her place. The real Domino was a prisoner of the supervillain Tolliver for over a year before being freed and joining X-Force.
Reader's Guide
Domino's significance lies in her long tenure as a core member of X-Force and her unique probability-altering powers, which set her apart from other Marvel mercenaries. She has starred in multiple limited series, including a 1997 three-issue run and a 2003 four-issue series, as well as the 2018 ongoing series leading into Domino: Hotshots. Her character has been explored in depth through stories like X-Force: Sex and Violence, which focused on her past. Domino's legacy extends beyond comics: she was portrayed by Zazie Beetz in Deadpool 2 (2018) and has appeared in video games and minor animated television appearances. Her black-and-white visual design, inspired by the game dominoes, remains iconic.
Did You Know?
- Domino's powers were inspired by the game of dominoes, as creator Rob Liefeld noted it is a game of chance.
- The first Domino to appear in Marvel comics was an imposter, the shapeshifter Copycat, in The New Mutants #98 (Feb. 1991).
- Domino was the only test subject to survive a top-secret government breeding program designed to create the perfect weapon.
- She was portrayed by Zazie Beetz in the 2018 film Deadpool 2.
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