Deadpool 3 Villain Cassandra Nova: Origin, Powers, and Abilities

Jul. 23, 2024

Deadpool and Wolverine has completed its theatrical run and it’s safe to say that this movie is by all means the best thing Marvel fans have watched since Endgame and Loki. Deadpool 3 introduced a new villain named Cassandra Nova and in this article, let’s talk about who Cassandra Nova is in Deadpool 3 and what her powers are.

Who Is Cassandra Nova in the Marvel Universe?

These beings copy the complete genetic structure of the fetus and grow alongside it as their perfect anti-self or an evil version of them.

When Charles Xavier was in the womb, Cassandra Nova, in its body-less form, attached itself to the womb and copied Xavier’s DNA to help generate a body and grew alongside him as an evil version of Xavier.

When Xavier sensed the evil presence alongside him, he attempted to kill this being, and it seemed that he did as well. However, that infant, thought to be stillborn survived andgrew up to become Cassandra Nova, a psychic as powerful as Professor X but purely evil and hell-bent on destroying everything dear to Charles.

Coming to her powers, Cassandra Nova essentially has every power that Charles Xavier possesses. Since she is a literal copy of Xavier’s DNA, she can do everything Professor X can do. However, in some aspects, she mightstandeven more powerfulthan him because of her extra-dimensional origin, granting her powers Charles Xavier might not have even developed yet.

In the comics, we see Cassandra Nova wielding powers like telekinesis, astral projection, the ability to detect any other mutant around her, and telepathy. We see her demonstrating her telekinetic powers in the new Deadpool and Wolverine trailer where she controls Wolverine like a puppet.

Along with these powers, she alsoboasts a healing factor, immunity to magic, soul gathering, and the ability to walk through or phase through solid objects, making her substantially stronger than Professor X.

Emma Corrin is playing the role of Cassandra Nova in Deadpool and Wolverine and the way she has carried the character is truly commendable. By the end of Deadpool and Wolverine, Cassandra Nova was seen using the Time Ripper to erase multiple timelines.

However, Deadpool and Wolverine were able to take her down and save Deadpool’s world along with multiple others.

Shashank Shakya is an Entertainment Writer and has completed his Bachelors(Honours) with English Literature. He is a published writer. He boasts incomparable knowledge about the Marvel and DC universes along with other branches of entertainment with substantial experience in the field of writing.