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What mutant in X-Men has the coolest/best powers?
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Lol...
Dude married Rachel Summers on three different alternate realities, has lead the X-men on the future, has been a part of Generation X after the Onslaught saga.
I think it's safe to say that he is eligible.
You mean magnetos kid; the scarlet witch.
Oh wait. Legion has reality warping powers as well.
MisterNugNug
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Gambit's powers are cool but when he fights New Son its OP:
"Gambit was temporarily given the full strength and potential of his mutant abilities to battle his counterpart New Son.[volume & issue needed] At his full strength and power, Gambit can control all aspects of kinetic energy down even to the molecular level, allowing him to manipulate the potency of his bio-kinetic energy to burn, cause molecular discomfort, incinerate, create timed detonations (and manipulate the potency of the energy release), fire energy blasts, defy gravity, heal wounds, charge objects within his line of sight without contact, and effectively exist as an energy being.
Under such conditions, he holds sufficient power to cause another being to be unable to moveor unable to stop if in motion. He has been able to cause or simulate various energies by manipulating the kinetic energy present, such as infrared and microwaves, by increasing molecular agitation, or cold by reducing it. He was also able to use his powers to travel through time by transforming himself into living energy which joined with the kinetic flow.[volume & issue needed] Finally, Gambit was able to heal himself by stimulating his cellular activity.
These enhanced powers were burnt out after fighting New Son,[volume & issue needed] and Gambit has since returned to his original, somewhat lower power levels.[volume & issue needed]. However, after Sage jumpstarted his powers again, he was able to heal his blinded eyes[volume & issue needed]thus implying he is again able to heal himselfand is also able again to charge living things with energy, as when he teamed up with Sebastian Shaw to destroy Mr. Sinister's machines.[volume & issue needed]"
"Gambit was temporarily given the full strength and potential of his mutant abilities to battle his counterpart New Son.[volume & issue needed] At his full strength and power, Gambit can control all aspects of kinetic energy down even to the molecular level, allowing him to manipulate the potency of his bio-kinetic energy to burn, cause molecular discomfort, incinerate, create timed detonations (and manipulate the potency of the energy release), fire energy blasts, defy gravity, heal wounds, charge objects within his line of sight without contact, and effectively exist as an energy being.
Under such conditions, he holds sufficient power to cause another being to be unable to moveor unable to stop if in motion. He has been able to cause or simulate various energies by manipulating the kinetic energy present, such as infrared and microwaves, by increasing molecular agitation, or cold by reducing it. He was also able to use his powers to travel through time by transforming himself into living energy which joined with the kinetic flow.[volume & issue needed] Finally, Gambit was able to heal himself by stimulating his cellular activity.
These enhanced powers were burnt out after fighting New Son,[volume & issue needed] and Gambit has since returned to his original, somewhat lower power levels.[volume & issue needed]. However, after Sage jumpstarted his powers again, he was able to heal his blinded eyes[volume & issue needed]thus implying he is again able to heal himselfand is also able again to charge living things with energy, as when he teamed up with Sebastian Shaw to destroy Mr. Sinister's machines.[volume & issue needed]"
I like you.
Jean Grey has like, flashy psychic fire birds and cosmic ominous portent. She's my favorite.
Excluding Jean, though, Either Magneto or Cyclops for me. Power over metal is incredibly useful these days, and the power to shoot lasers from my eyes is classic.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Oh please, Marvel fucks their own lore up so much it's not even worth talking about. I mean Marvel at one point had the Inhumans listed as mutants, as well as the kids from Avengers Academy despite them specifically saying they aren't mutants because while they were born with their powers and they didn't activate till puberty they don't possess the X-gene (just like Franklin...).
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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I'd go with Iceman. Never have to worry about cold drinks, and pretty much invincible at this point. "Let's stay frosty team!"
This is a moot point.
Dude is a mutant, he has the X-gene. Cosmic rays made him manifest still at the womb instead of manifesting at puberty.
Origins can be changed but for now he is still considered a mutant even by his own father. Call me when they retcon everything.
Marvel Comics consider him a mutant. He is labeled as a mutant on their official wiki.
He is eligible.
Soodanim
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I'm not very clued up on X-Men outside of the main ones that people know (I know Nate Grey is supposed to be very powerful, but I know nothing about him), so my initial thought was "It's gotta be Magneto".
I forgot about Gambit, too. Didn't he have to have his powers limited? [Edit: I read a few posts up and got my answer]
Are the Iceman answers joke answers, or is he actually quite powerful?
I forgot about Gambit, too. Didn't he have to have his powers limited? [Edit: I read a few posts up and got my answer]
Are the Iceman answers joke answers, or is he actually quite powerful?
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
franklin has been a mutant for decades, they havent fucked with that part of him ever.
he has the potential, but lacks the confidence
Winterfang
Banned
If I have the powers of Franklin Richards (he is not the one from the fantastic 4 right?) can I moved planets and entire galaxies in the sky so that the words "SUCK MY DICK att:Winterfang" can be seen in the skyline of the entire world every night?.
If so, then that guy.
If so, then that guy.
Boss Riovane
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Franklin Richards, Darwin or Kid Omega.......
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Regardless of how I started out, I assure you if I had Mystique's power I would be some kind of super villain or criminal very quickly.
I loved Mimic. But he's not a mutant. (He was the first non-mutant to join the team). I guess his powers of mimicry are sort of a cheat.
My other favorite is Banshee. I love the idea of the sonic scream and being able to use it to fly.
(In his early appearances, he could also use his scream to hypnotize people.)
My other favorite is Banshee. I love the idea of the sonic scream and being able to use it to fly.
(In his early appearances, he could also use his scream to hypnotize people.)
Mac the KNife
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Doop.
Doesn't really count. Summoning lightning is like, a racial trait for blacks. We can all do it, but there are only so many lightning based superhero names that also remind the reader that we're black that we can come up with...
Anyway, I've always been partial to Rogue and Magneto's powers. I think, given total mastery of their powers, they are insanely powerful. Even at whatever their current power levels are, they are crazy. Gambit is another one that has a really great power that isn't utilized as fully as it could be.
ChubbyHuggs
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Phoenix - Eats stars, is beyond death, beats up Galactus, has the added protection that if you killed me the universe would die and I'll simply be reborn.
Next is:
Magneto
Synch - Said to have omega potential. Could track any mutant over vast distances and recall any power he synched with.
Rogue
Gambit
Psylocke
Next is:
Magneto
Synch - Said to have omega potential. Could track any mutant over vast distances and recall any power he synched with.
Rogue
Gambit
Psylocke
Vermillion
Banned
Jean Grey, Franklin Richards, or Gambit.
Hell, I'd take Cyclops's too, if I could control it.
Hell, I'd take Cyclops's too, if I could control it.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Iceman
He used that and pee before.
enigmatic_alex44
Whenever a game uses "middleware," I expect mediocrity. Just see how poor TLOU looks.
for me it's Storm. She's my favorite Marvel character and love her variety of flashy as well as useful powers
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Him and Banner are the only invulnerable characters who'd be capable of having sex, so they've got that going for them.
Ahaha this still kills me.
Gambit has always been my favorite x-men so I'll go with him.
Mrs. Manky
Banned
Storm.
I was going to be an asshole and say "Darwin...oh wait."
But seriously, Storm.
I was going to be an asshole and say "Darwin...oh wait."
But seriously, Storm.
Boss Riovane
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Whats wrong with Darwin.
It's too easy to pick the most ultra-powerful mutants, so I'll stick with Storm. I'd be perched on my rooftop, watering my garden in my perpetual bubble of Spring time.
As for shape-hifting mutants, I was always under the impression that not only are they unable to mimic things like Wolverine's claws (because they would essentially be an actual portion of their body), but that their mass could not change, meaning that you couldn't morph into anything larger or smaller than you without having a noticeable size discrepancy. Well, at least for those that knew you well enough to recognize that you'd changed in stature.
As for shape-hifting mutants, I was always under the impression that not only are they unable to mimic things like Wolverine's claws (because they would essentially be an actual portion of their body), but that their mass could not change, meaning that you couldn't morph into anything larger or smaller than you without having a noticeable size discrepancy. Well, at least for those that knew you well enough to recognize that you'd changed in stature.
Host Samurai
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I'm gonna be boring and generic with my answer but I'm gonna go with Wolverine.
1) doesn't age
2) regeneration
Seal the deal for me. Having blades as weapons is just an extra that comes with these tip tier powers.
1) doesn't age
2) regeneration
Seal the deal for me. Having blades as weapons is just an extra that comes with these tip tier powers.
EleventhDoctor
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Multiple Man is easily the answer here. It's so useful. He sent out dupes years ago to do things like learn different languages, law, fighting abilities, various medical degrees, etc. they come back-he re-absorbs them and he has all those memories and abilities now. He can even open any locked door by putting his hand under the door and creating a dupe on the other side.
He's never outnumbered or alone-Peter David has been coming up with creative uses for Jamie's powers now for over 20 years.
The only downside is when your dupes go bang other chicks when you're drunk.
He's never outnumbered or alone-Peter David has been coming up with creative uses for Jamie's powers now for over 20 years.
The only downside is when your dupes go bang other chicks when you're drunk.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Just think about the mechanics of it for a second. You're talking about people who aren't affected by the friction of being dragged under a train.
And Wolverine would be able to enjoy sex in a diminished capacity, but could never cum. Because of his healing factor every stroke would be like the first one.
Winterfang
Banned
triplestation
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if i could choose whose i could possess it'd be nightcrawler's abilities
So this.
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