Her parents, Owen and Priscilla, married early in their relationship and lived in a back-to-nature hippie commune in Caldecott County, Mississippi.[2] Born as Anna Marie, she also enjoyed the attentions of her Aunt Carrie, on her mother's side. The commune's failed attempt to use Native American mysticism to reach the 'Far Banks' results in Priscilla vanishing. Carrie takes over raising Anna. Carrie, in her grief at the loss of her sister, was a strict and authoritarian guardian. Anna Marie was a rebellious child[3] and having an equally poor relationship with her father, prompted her to run away from home as a young teenager and to begin using the name "Rogue." Not long after, she is approached by Mystique, who sought her out on the advice of her precognitive partner Destiny. Mystique ultimately takes Rogue in as a daughter.

At some point, Rogue grew close to a boy named Cody Robbins. During their flirtation, she impulsively kisses Cody, at which point her latent mutant power to absorb the life energy and psyche of others with skin-to-skin contact emerges. Rogue was traumatized by the experience, and Cody was left in a coma from which he would not awaken. She began to wear clothing that limited the possibility of accidental skin contact. She wishes she did "not have to cover up so much around folks, to protect them from me," but utilizes appropriate acceptable circumstances to wear more normal, sometimes revealing clothing.

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Rogue is able to absorb psyches and abilities of individuals or several beings at once, though the experience can be confusing and disorienting for her. This includes their personality, memories, and often their physical characteristics. In the case of super-powered individuals, she also absorbs any extra abilities they might possess. This absorption usually leaves its victim weakened, and sometimes unconscious. Their powers may also be temporarily weakened or removed.

This transfer is usually temporary, lasting for a period of time relative to how long contact is maintained, but if Rogue holds on to her victim for too long, the transfer may become permanent, leaving the victim dead. Most often this process happens instantly when Rogue touches someone, but in certain instances where a being has possessed an extraordinary level of power they are able to resist her, and she may only share part of their memories and power.

As Rogue is absorbing the total psyche of a person, there is a risk of a personality overwhelming her and taking control of her body. It has also been shown that even though Rogue forgets the memories she has absorbed when a psyche returns to its body, 'echoes' of their personalities remain buried in her mind.

* Superhuman strength, capable of lifting up to 50 tons.
* Superhuman durability to most forms of physical harm, though she could still be injured in extreme cases.
* Flight
* Resistance to telepathy