Comics Offiical PROFESSOR XAVIER discussion thread

[Kevin]

Professor X is the ****. I love that mother****er!

 

[Snikt 6]

t:

what's so bad about Jubs?

How about this - whats NOT wrong with Jubs?

^And COMICBOY I am sure if Prof X was real...he would think you were all that and a bag of cheetos. He would most likely ask if you kiss your mother with that mouth also......

 

[Abaddon]

she was a 90s character and was alright for her time as the new young cool character but she's not 13 anymore and that appeal of her is gone. I dont think the writers know what to do with her as an aged character bc she coudlnt stay young forever. I think she's had a tough time transitioning into a young adult

Fair enough, but I think the massive roster and the juggling of dozens of young characters made it difficult. It would have been interesting to see her training some of the new students.

 

[Manic]

she was a 90s character and was alright for her time as the new young cool character but she's not 13 anymore and that appeal of her is gone. I dont think the writers know what to do with her as an aged character bc she coudlnt stay young forever. I think she's had a tough time transitioning into a young adult

As much as I love Jubi, you're right. Nobody knows what to do with the girl. She was created for the 'Clueless' generation, and that generation is pushing 30. That's why she's actually been de-aged a couple of times (I think she was 15 when she joined the X-Men, 16 and 17 during Generation X, 16 again during Austen's Uncanny run, and 15 again during her 'miniseries'). I guess I miss her so much because I have tons of ideas on what to do with her. Oddly enough, almost none of those ideas involve the rest of the X-Men.

 

[Kevin]

t:

How about this - whats NOT wrong with Jubs?

^And COMICBOY I am sure if Prof X was real...he would think you were all that and a bag of cheetos. He would most likely ask if you kiss your mother with that mouth also......

t: When it comes to telepaths, I would be okay with him kicking even Jean's ass. I love all telepaths, they should all be different. Emma is a telepath in her own right. Jean, what has she really done? Really? She's kinda pointless. If someone tells me what she's done with that power, then I may change my mind, but the only good telepaths I've seen are Prof X, and Emma.

 

[Valechan]

I can't believe I'm doing this...

Telepathy Jean:

a) Took her entire Mind and passed it into Emma's body to avoid dying (Uncanny 282-283)

b) Found out who Onslaught was (X-Men 54)

c) Shielded the entire X-Men from Onslaught's power (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

d) Searched the entire globe WITHOUT Cerebro (uncanny 352)

e) Took Charles Xavier's mind and "held it" in herself, latter she dispersed it into every mutant on Earth and then put it together to save him from Nova (Imperial arc in X-Men)

Just to name a few. And bear in mind I HATE Jean Grey

 

[Kevin]

Dude, you made me love Jean again.:heart: PHOENIX, *****ES!!!

 

[Kevin]

Her being dead makes me bored of her.

 

[Valechan]

She is boring when she's alive, no wonder she's boring when she's dead

 

[Canemacar]

I think Xavier should always be the #1 telepath in the world, but that's just me. I mean Cable's got TK and guns, Emma's got the diamond thing, Jean's got the Phoenix, but telepathy is all Chuck has going for him.

 

[Valechan]

I second that. Xavier is and HAS TO BE the World's foremost telepath.

 

[Havok83]

I can't believe I'm doing this...

Telepathy Jean:

a) Took her entire Mind and passed it into Emma's body to avoid dying (Uncanny 282-283)

b) Found out who Onslaught was (X-Men 54)

c) Shielded the entire X-Men from Onslaught's power (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

d) Searched the entire globe WITHOUT Cerebro (uncanny 352)

e) Took Charles Xavier's mind and "held it" in herself, latter she dispersed it into every mutant on Earth and then put it together to save him from Nova (Imperial arc in X-Men)

Just to name a few. And bear in mind I HATE Jean Grey

thank you for that. Jean was stated as the most powerful telepath when Xavier lost his powers to Onslaught and you just proved why

 

[Valechan]

ACtually I bet the most powerful telepath back then was Nate Grey, he just lacked her training

 

[javon]

Which issue is "e)" from?

 

[Snikt 6]

ACtually I bet the most powerful telepath back then was Nate Grey, he just lacked her training

As much as I love Chuck, I think Nate COULD have been the most powerful telepath....but now that he is gone I still feelt he Charley is da best. Jean is amazing though....I miss her.....

 

[Havok83]

Which issue is "e)" from?

I beleive New X-men 126. It was when Cassandra Nova staged her attack on the Shiar empire and brought it to earth

 

[OutcryX]

Nate Grey ripped Xavier's 'Astral Projection' from the Astral Plane into reality then proceeded to choke him out. X-Man PWNED Xavier in the telepathy department and could do the same to Cassandra, Jean, Cable, Rachel and Emma and any other challenger as well.

 

[Abaddon]

Cable could've done the same if not for that nasty technoorganic virus.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

I could have sworn there was already a Professor X thread..but i think the character has been written poorly since the 90`s..since Onslaught.

 

[Manic]

I could have sworn there was already a Professor X thread..but i think the character has been written poorly since the 90`s..since Onslaught.

Pretty much. Onslaught was the result of previous writers constantly writing Xavier as perhaps a bit too goody-goody. So they made him into one of Marvel's toughest villains. Since then, however, writers have been having a ball by turning Chuck into a devious, underhanded mastermind. One or two of those "big reveals" about his past were enough. "Deadly Genesis" was taking things about 10 steps too far.

 

[Abaddon]

They did it to death and they suck for that.

 

[Valechan]

I think the original premise for the Onslaught saga was that Xavier was Onslaught, and they changed it to "Xavier and Magneto begat Onslaught". That's why Mark Waid left the X-Books... isn't it?

 

[Cdnmouse]

You know, I kinda like him crippled. Brings him down a bit..makes him humble. I also agree that X was powerful enough.

This is soo true. him being crippled took him from being omnipatent to being relatable. It balanced the scales. And Prof X i think shouldn't be given any more power then he has....i mean come on, he has an infinity gem and the worlds strongest telepathic mind. How much stronger can you get?

 

[Snikt 6]

This is soo true. him being crippled took him from being omnipatent to being relatable. It balanced the scales. And Prof X i think shouldn't be given any more power then he has....i mean come on, he has an infinity gem and the worlds strongest telepathic mind. How much stronger can you get?

I agree. The thing with mutants is either they have too much power, or not enough. Phoenix was awesome - then they had her eating worlds for mid-afternoon snacks. Wolverine is the BEST character out there...IMO...and they have him healing from his flesh being burned off his skin. They started that whole power thing with Iceman too....but they pulled back quick. I think Chuck is good enough with the power he has had in the past.

 

[iamlegend]

I agree. The thing with mutants is either they have too much power, or not enough. Phoenix was awesome - then they had her eating worlds for mid-afternoon snacks. Wolverine is the BEST character out there...IMO...and they have him healing from his flesh being burned off his skin. They started that whole power thing with Iceman too....but they pulled back quick. I think Chuck is good enough with the power he has had in the past.

Hero power levels are tricky things to deal with... If they get too high it's hard to write the character into the story. That's why Iceman never reached his so called "potential." Thus, most overly powered mutants wind up crippled in some way (Prof. X), exiled/disappeared (check out the recent happenings regarding the Hulk and Thor) or just straight up dead (Mainly Jean Grey).

Personally, though, I just wish they'd stick with one thing when it comes to Xavier. I don't care if he's in his chair or walking, but don't go back and forth. Stick with one thing and roll with it... I still wish they'd of left him powerless.