Tabitha Smith

Tabitha Smith, also known by the codename Boom-Boom, is a Class 3 American mutant and a student at the Xavier Institute.

Biography
Tabitha Smith, as a teenager, did not get along with her parents for most of her life. When her mutant powers manifested, her parents were appalled. Resentful towards her father, Tabitha put a small explosive ball of energy in his food. In retaliation, he beat Tabitha severely. After enduring her father's abuse for a short while, Tabitha learned of the Xavier Institute and ran away from home, journeying there by training and education.

Appearance

 * Height: 5'5"
 * Weight: 122 lbs
 * Eyes: Blue
 * Hair: Blonde
 * Skin: Caucasian
 * Other Features: Slim

Personality
Boom-Boom is a free spirit with an optimistic outlook mixed with self-destructive tendencies. She views the world as a place needing to "lighten up" and loves to play pranks, which is part of her efforts to dissociate herself from her own difficult childhood. With this devil-may-care attitude, she does not give a thought about the consequences of her actions, nor the wake of destruction she tends to leave behind.

Relationships

 * Marty Smith (father)
 * Amanda Smith (mother)
 * Wanda Jo Smith (step-mother)

Powers
Plasma Generation: Boom-Boom can create balls of plasma, which she calls her "time bombs". These "bombs" explode with concussive force. She is capable of producing marble-sized bombs which have littel concussive impact and which she uses for playing pranks. She has also produced time bombs ranging up to the size of beach balls, which can smash tree trunks and small metal objects when they explode. The amount of concussive force upon impact depends on the size of the bomb she creates.

After training with her ability and adventuring with the X-Men, she has gained increasingly greater control over the plasma energies she generates. She can now generate explosive plasma as streams that respond to her thoughts.

Abilities

 * Hand-to-Hand Combat: Boom-Boom is a fair hand-to-hand combatant, coached in unarmed combat by Cable.
 * Thievery: She is an accomplished thief, having been trained by Vanisher.

Weaknesses
Kleptomania: Boom-Boom is a kleptomaniac and has urges to steal things from others, especially from those who hold a position of power over her.