Rogue is a fictional character.
A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . Rogue is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly in association with the X-Men . A runaway , she was adopted by Mystique of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and grew up as a villain . In the X-Men film series , she is portrayed by Anna Paquin .