Domino, an acrobatic mutant bodyguard, is a skilled marksman and expert in martial arts. She is also a skilled thief and mercenary who works for various clients, including the mutant X-Corporation. Her skillset includes the use of advanced weaponry, though she prefers more traditional weapons like guns and knives. She is also a proficient driver and pilot who has flown various planes and automobiles. She once had a relationship with Milo Thurman, another skilled mercenary, but the two were separated after an attack by AIM terrorists. She has since worked for both the Hong Kong branch of X-Corporation and with the time-traveling mutant Cable, and has even fought alongside her former mercenary team mates in a new incarnation of X-Force.
Domino possesses the ability to alter probabilities, which gives her “good luck” and causes others to have bad luck. It is a subconscious power that can vary in effect, from making equipment malfunction to providing an opening for escape when trapped by opponents. In addition, Domino generates a psionic aura that can make it difficult for her enemies to touch or harm her.
As a kid, Domino loved dominoes and spent hours building lines of them. When one small movement caused the entire line to fall, it was mesmerizing. She has brought that same passion to her career as a superhero, building massive domino walls and creating 3D structures like towers and pyramids. Domino also uses her domino art to show off her athleticism, forming curved lines and grids that form pictures when they fall, and demonstrating how quickly she can move when she needs to.
In a nod to her childhood favorite, Domino’s introduced the Domino Designer in 2016 to let customers create their own domino artwork online. The site allows users to create a design and calculate how many dominoes are needed to complete the structure. It allows users to choose from straight or curved lines, 2D or 3D designs and a theme to customize their creations. It even lets them draw arrows to show the way they want their dominoes to fall.
While the Domino Designer has been a huge hit, it is not the only tool that Domino’s is using to change its culture. It is also implementing new digital strategies to encourage more frequent and longer visits, such as giving people the opportunity to order non-pizza items on their digital ordering platforms. These innovations are designed to address Domino’s biggest customer complaints — people visit the chain less than four times a year.
Having fun with dominoes is one thing, but applying that joy to student learning is more complicated. Many students who struggle with learning disabilities find themselves compensating for their weaknesses instead of learning the basic skills they need to be successful. The problem is that over time, this compensation begins to impact their learning just as a single domino can have an overwhelming effect on the whole pile. The result is a cycle of frustration and failure to learn.