Personality: Samantha is a charming little girl who, in spite of her situration, is very cheerful, and inquisitive. She has a tendancy to talk a lot, and sometimes, it can be hard to get a word in edgewise. Her father, Sam Guthrie, calls her Magpie because of this.
Personal Interests: Helping to educate people on the struggles of individuals with neuro-muscluar diseases, and is an active spokesperson for equal rights for the handy capable. She hopes to see a cure for MD in her lifetime, and often dreams of becoming a superhero, like her father.
History: Joyride was a surprise pregnancy for Cannonball and his wife since they had been told he was unable to father children. They soon found out that Samantha had Muscular Dystrophy and would eventually be confined to a wheelchair. After Samantha jumped the first time Lindsay was no longer able to deal with the situation and divorced Cannonball, and gave him full custody of Samantha. He accepted Angel's offer to run the Museum and he and Sammie moved in. For the past few years she has been treated by Dr. Richard McCoy, Beast and Trish Tilby's son. With help from Roger Bochs (Box) and Walter Langkowski (Sasquatch), they were able to create an artificial body for Samantha based on Alpha Flight's Box technology. This unit give Samantha mobility that she would otherwise be denied. She is not expected to live past her early teen years.