Kahina Eskandari (Dakotaverse)

Iron Butterfly
Dakotaverse‎ (Milestone Media‎)
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Real Name	Kahina Eskandari
Main Alias	Iron Butterfly
Affiliation	Shadow Cabinet
Base Of Operations	Shadowspire
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	Palestinian
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Shadow Cabinet field commander, former corporate translator
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Dakotaverse · New Earth
Creators	Dwayne McDuffie · Denys Cowan
First Appearance	Hardware #11 (January, 1994)

A Palestinian ferrokinetic, Iron Butterfly is the Shadow Cabinet's field commander.

History

Iron Butterfly introduced herself to Hardware during the events of the Shadow War. She claimed to be a Palestinian refugee who was the unwilling subject of experimentation that gave her superhuman abilities. Although her origins are uncertain (she's given conflicting accounts), it is known that her family was murdered and that she is seeking to avenge this. She is secretly in love with Dharma, the team's leader, which might explain why she didn't try to escape when he decided to imprison the entire team in their base.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Ferrokinesis: Able to psionically move and shape metal and metallic objects. She can apparently feel the details of composition of the metal. She can also shoot the metallic feathers in her wings like blades.
  • Flight: Iron Butterfly can fly at speeds exceeding 250 mph.
  • Magnetic Blast: Iron Butterfly is capable of projecting powerful blasts of green energy.

Abilities

• Leadership
• Tactical Analysis
• Swordsmanship
• Multilingualism
• Skiing
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Iron Butterfly wears a suit of plated armor that she can manipulate with her ferrokinesis.

Weapons

• Iron Butterfly wields a sword.

Recommended Reading

• Shadow Cabinet (Volume 1)

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Footnotes

Shadow Cabinet member This character is or was a member of the Shadow Cabinet, a centuries-old secret order of superheroes dedicated to protecting humanity at all costs. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Shadow Cabinet members" category.

Milestone Media This article is related to Milestone Media, a sub-division of DC Comics, that published the self-contained "Dakotaverse", and later Earth M, under its own logo. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Milestone Media" category. Related Articles Featured Hardware • Blood Syndicate • Icon • Rocket • Static • Shadow Cabinet • Xombi • Kobalt • Heroes Blood Syndicate Tech-9 • Wise Son • Aquamaria • Boogieman • Brickhouse • DMZ • Dogg • Fade • Flashback • Kwai • Masquerade • Third Rail Shadow Cabinet Dharma • Iron Butterfly • Donner • Blitzen • Iota • Sideshow • Twilight • Plus • Starlight • Payback • Mechanic Villains S.Y.S.T.E.M. • Edwin Alva • Holocaust • Harm • Star Chamber • Aquamaria • Puff • Deathwish Titles Static • Icon • Hardware • Blood Syndicate • Shadow Cabinet • Xombi • Kobalt • Heroes • Deathwish • Long Hot Summer • My Name is Holocaust • Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool • Wise Son: The White Wolf • Milestone Forever Events Big Bang • Shadow War • Worlds Collide • Long Hot Summer Founders Dwayne McDuffie • Denys Cowan • Michael Davis • Derek T. Dingle • Christopher Priest