The Official 15 Questions Thread

[Elijya]

yes

 

[deemar325]

yes

Is the nature of his powers an accident?

 

[Elijya]

no.

 

[Elijya]

Male. Flying. Avenger. REALLY not that hard guys....

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Falcon?

 

[Elijya]

YES! finally! good going, CS

I said "some people may call him a mutant", because at one point they tried to retcon that his telepathic link to his bird Red Wing was a mutant power

 

[Roughneck]

But we all know in fact that the link was caused by Wanda

 

[Elijya]

Colossal, since you've never played before, if you didn't realize, it's your turn

 

[Anubis]

son of a b***h I should have got that one.

 

[Elijya]

yeah, you should have

see, the thing even was, I was tossing between Namor and Falcon the whole time, since every question you guys asked could have gone for either one of them. Even the specification "some people might call them a mutant, depending who you ask" would have gone for both of them. When CS said Falcon, I coulda just said "no" and jumped on the Namor wagon, but you guys were taking too long

 

[Anubis]

But, Namor definatly is a Mutant.

 

[Elijya]

depends on your definition. Mutant in the Marvel universe doesn't mean the same thing as it does in the real world. In the real world, a mutation is ANY genetic change from a previous state. And technicly, since we're constantly being bombarded by UV rays and other forms of radiation, we're all mutants. A tumor is a mutation. Evolution is a mutation. Every creature on this planet mutated from some other creature. so, Namor could very easily be a mutant under those categories, one who has, due to his unusual birth, mutatated into an extremely strong being

however, in the Marvel universe, mutants refer specificly to people who have an active X-Factor gene, which is very different

so the question is: Are Namor's powers the result of a mutation in the traditional scientific sense, or does he actually possess the x-factor gene?

 

[Anubis]

.....but......Namor is a mutant....

 

[Anubis]

See

Powers
Because of his unusual genetic heritage, Namor is unique among both ordinary humans and Atlanteans; he is sometimes referred to as "Marvel's first mutant," because, while the majority of his observed superhuman powers come from the fact that he's a hybrid of Human and Atlantean DNA, his ability to fly can't be explained by either side. (Atlanteans are an off-shoot of "baseline" humanity.) Namor has superhuman strength and is the strongest Atlantean ever, with a lift capacity of 85 tons (Source: Official Marvel.com Website, 2005: http://www.marvel.com/universe/index.htm ) and slightly more while submerged. Official Marvel Handbook, Avengers 2004 lists his strength level as 100 tons. Namor has lifted more than this numerous times, though. (The Feat List of the Sub-Mariner)

However, Namor's strength requires frequent submersion in water. The longer he's away from a water source, the weaker he becomes over the long run, though even an extended period on dry land does not result in death, as it would for an Atlantean. Unlike Atlanteans, who have gills, Namor breathes with his lungs like a human, though his lungs contain special alveoli that extract oxygen from water, so Namor can also breathe underwater. Namor also possesses vestigial "wings" on both of his ankles, by which he seems to fly. Since the "wings" by themselves could never carry Namor, much less anything else, it has been speculated that he uses the wings for steering and flies in some other manner, perhaps by telekinesis. In the past, he has exhibited the ability to generate a massive electric charge, much like an electric eel. He uses this in an offensive capacity. This is a seldom-used power and appears to require a long recharge time between uses. This power has sometimes been portrayed as an ability to absorb and redirect electricity, rather than generating the charge himself.

 

[Elijya]

wikipedia is not always right.

Namor being a mutant was a huge retcon, I'm not even sure when it took effect, and I specified "depending on who you ask"

 

[Anubis]

Uh huh, doesn't matter I guess. Go ahead Spoons, your turn.

 

[Elijya]

marvel mutants weren't even INVENTED until 25 years after Namor appeared (adding to that, Namor was created by Bill Everett, and Mutants by San Lee.) Up until then, his power were always explained as simply a by-product of his mixed heritage

 

[Elijya]

further evidence: Namora and Namorita:

Namorita ("Nita") is a clone of her mother, Namora. Namora was the first cousin of Namor, and like Namor was a hybrid by having a human mother and Atlantean father

Now, why did two unions between two human/atlantean couples produce offspring with exactly the same abilities?

 

[Anubis]

marvel mutants weren't even INVENTED until 25 years after Namor appeared (adding to that, Namor was created by Bill Everett, and Mutants by San Lee.) Up until then, his power were always explained as simply a by-product of his mixed heritage

It was a Retcon. Just like Bucky's "death". Once it's canon, its in the established continuity until overwise retconned again. Like Bucky's "death".

further evidence:, Namora and Namorita:

Namorita ("Nita") is a clone of her mother, Namora. Namora was the first cousin of Namor, and like Namor was a hybrid by having a human mother and Atlantean father

Now, why did two unions between two human/atlantean couples produce offspring with exactly the same abilities?

Because the writer wanted to make a female Namor. Duh

 

[deemar325]

Can I try one?

 

[Elijya]

technicly the rules are whoever got the last oen takes the next one. give Colossal another 24 hours to respond, then you can take it if you want

 

[deemar325]

technicly the rules are whoever got the last oen takes the next one. give Colossal another 24 hours to respond, then you can take it if you want

 

[Anubis]

Well, screw it, if nobodies gonna take it.


1.) Male
2.) Villian

Go!

 

[Elijya]

mutant?

 

[Harlekin]

Created before or after 1990?