Let’s Talk About Storm’s Possible Future Daughter Furaha in “X-Men: Hellfire Vigil”

The X-Men Hellfire Vigil issue 1 special story compilation served as the first official appearance of Storm’s possible future daughter, Furaha. Of course, I have thoughts.

X-Men Hellfire Vigil allowed mutants from around the globe to gather and remember the heights reached by mutantdom during the Krakoan Era. The vigil was also about respecting the numerous mutants lost during the fall of Krakoa. Currently, mutantdom is scattered with Cyclops’s team trying to rescue who they can and Storm having announced the Storm Sanctuary to house anyone in need of refuge.

Storm’s story in the comic book opened with her accepting that she’s going to become a mother. The scene led to her walking into a pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test and having some words with the retail worker about making customers feel bad about their purchases. I don’t know why she didn’t pick up a pregnancy test from the Storm Sanctuary (as one would assume such a big space would have medical supplies and the like), but oh well.

While Ororo portrayed a strong image during her speech during the vigil, motivating mutantkind to remember the Krakoan Age, she’s shown internally struggling after the pregnancy test came back negative. A tearful Ororo is able to wipe away her tears when Eternity steps in to show her a vision of her daughter named Furaha (from the future).

I mean… yeah, I have thoughts.

I understand Ororo feeling that she’s fighting for an unwinnable future for mutants. Things have never been easy for her kind. However, I didn’t like how she seemingly lost hope in a future worth fighting for until Eternity showed her a vision of her daughter.

In my opinion, there’s a difference between wanting a kid to “enhance” your life and wanting a kid as the “reason” to keep living. As the Avatar of Life, Ororo should always have hope in the living and herself, regardless of her giving birth to a child down the line.

Also, insinuating that someone as iconic as Storm (in and out of comics) could only find some kind of “joy” or “light” in the future after seeing a vision of being a mother played into the harmful stereotype of how women in the real world are given value based on motherhood and how, no matter whatever else they have achieved or are working toward in life, it means nothing unless they birth a child.

I’m not saying that Ororo shouldn’t want to become a mother one day and raise a family. I enjoy reading the alternate universe storylines where she’s done that with T’Challa. It’s that I just didn’t like how Furaha was used as the “reason” for Storm to keep fighting for the future, as if wanting to live herself or fighting for life (for others) paled in comparison as a “reason” to the “feminine goal” of childbirth.

Other than that, with the events of X-Men Hellfire Vigil being set sometime after Storm issue 7, Ororo’s possible pregnancy came out of nowhere. We haven’t seen her bring up being possibly pregnant or wanting to be a mother in the solo series. And I’m not sure when it will come up again as the solo continues.

As for who fathered Furaha. Of course, the creative team didn’t reveal that. All we know is that Furaha got her black hair, fangs, and part of her powers from her daddy. The fangs part, and how Ororo slept with Logan early in her solo, had fans speculate it’s Logan. However, many are theorizing it’s T’Challa, especially with how the two reconnected in this week’s The Avengers issue 28.

I’ve been waiting for T’Challa and Ororo to begin talking to each other, especially with how they’re operating on the same team. I think writer Jed MacKay did a good job with their heartfelt conversation. Now, I’m looking forward to seeing how writer Murewa Ayodele will handle the dynamic between the two when T’Challa pops up in the Storm solo series.

Judging from Ororo’s hair, the events of the latest issue of The Avengers took place before Storm issue 7 and the X-Men: Hellfire Vigil chapter. Some fans are speculating that the reconnection progressed to the two rekindling their romance.

As of right now, I’m indifferent about the identity of Furaha’s father. Comic timelines are ever-shifting, and there are numerous possible futures. Not only that, knowing Eternity, I don’t trust him. Eternity’s messy as heck, and it could be revealed that he showed Ororo a fake vision to keep her going as his Host against the battle with Oblivion. 

Anyway, let’s see how all of this pans out and if we ever see Furaha again.

What did you think of Ororo having a possible daughter?

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Author: Farid-ul-Haq

Farid has a Double Masters in Psychology and Biotechnology as well as an M.Phil in Molecular Genetics. He is the author of numerous books including Missing in Somerville, and The Game Master of Somerville. He gives us insight into comics, books, TV shows, anime/manga, video games, and movies.

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