Little is known about the origins of the shapeshifting terrorist known as Mystique, the mutant name adopted by Raven Darkhölme, which itself is an assumed name. As a consulting detective, her services were enlisted by Irene Alder, a mutant clairvoyant who had written confusing passages concerning the future of mutantkind that needed to be deciphered. In their quest, Darkhölme became 'Mystique' while Adler became 'Destiny'.The more they attempted to control the future, the more they failed, a struggle that has made an angry Mystique embrace extremist and traitorous solutions to achieve her objectives. She was summoned to Reality Zero to fight against Galactus.