Mystique

Mystique is a fictional character appearing in the X-Men film series, beginning with the film X-Men in 2000. Based on the comic-book character of the same name, she was portrayed in the first three X-Men films by actress Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, in her first major acting role, while in four prequel films, starting with X-Men: First Class, she was played by actress Jennifer Lawrence. Fictional biography Original timeline Raven is found by young Charles Xavier when she breaks into his family mansion looking for food; she takes the appearance of his mother, but Charles, having manifested his telepathic mutant powers, is capable of telling the difference and invites the mutant girl to his family as a foster sister, declaring that she never has to steal food again. Charles later explains that he and Raven grew up together, and she later becomes one of the first of his new X-Men team of benevolent mutants and Division X, a government program to bring such mutants over to the side of the US government lest they become hostile instead. It is as this time that she comes up with the "Mystique" name as a superhero soubriquet for herself.