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==Powers and abilities==
Deathbird is a genetic mutant who belongs to the Shi'ar species.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2019-07-07 |title=X-Men: The 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Xavier Family, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-10-powerful-members-xavier-family-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, flexibility, reflexes, coordination, balance, and endurance well beyond the average limits of her race. She shares the same avian-like physiology typical of her race, such as having hollow bones, but in her case the avian characteristics are more pronounced. This is because she is a "genetic throwback", meaning that she resembles the more primitive Shi'ar who were birds of prey. She has inherited atavistic characteristics such as fully functioning wings, which most Shi'ar lack, and is capable of self-propelled flight at a natural winged flight limit velocity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Kirsten |date=November 18, 2019 |title=X-Men: The 10 Most Powerful Female Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-powerful-female-villains-ranked/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Her wings are also very strong, as she could flex her wing to throw Ms. Marvel off the building or to the wall.<ref>''Ms. Marvel'' #9-10. Marvel Comics.</ref> Her fingernails are essentially talons which can score steel and tear through substances such as bone and tissue easily.

Aside from her natural physical advantages, Deathbird is a formidably trained warrior of great skill and cunning, having trained the likes of [[Gladiator (Kallark)|Gladiator]]. She is also skilled at hurling javelins. She uses a variety of javelins, some of which are designed for specific offensive effects. She carries the javelins as eight-inch (203&nbsp;mm) quills on twin wrist-bands; when removed from its sheath, a quill will telescope to about four times its original length. Her standard javelin can be used as a spear-like projectile to wound or kill her foes. She has also used a javelin that emits noxious, acrid fumes upon impact. Some of Deathbird's javelins are so designed that when their tips touch they emit a powerful, repeating 35,000 volt electrical charge. Deathbird has also used other equipment of Shi'ar design, including battle armor, and a large, advanced, one-woman energy cannon.