Do you really feel that Emma became an iconic member of the x-men?

[phoenixzero23]

these days there was a thread saying that kitty was the last great addition to the x-men family. some people mentioned other characters and one of them was emma, this left me thinking...
Do x-fans really think she became a essential character for the franchice?? like an iconic member?

I honestly think she didn't. The only reason she came to the spotlight and got a tremendous push was because Jean was death and her relationship with cyclops. with jean alive and emma/cyclops not being a couple she almost disappeared of the x-books.

I know this is going to sound rude but it's just that i don't think she can have the same spotlight again with jean being alive.

edit: please don't make this a shipping debate, they suck. just try to be objective.
if possible please say why you think she became or not an iconic x-men.

[AbnormallyNormal]

these days there was a thread saying that kitty was the last great addition to the x-men family. some people mentioned other characters and one of them was emma, this left me thinking...
Do x-fans really think she became a essential character for the franchice?? like an iconic member?

I honestly think she didn't. The only reason she came to the spotlight and got a tremendous push was because Jean was death and her relationship with cyclops. with jean alive and emma/cyclops not being a couple she almost disappeared of the x-books.

She was put into both the 2009 cartoon and the 2011 anime so yes.

Anyone saying Kitty is the last icon is out of their ever-loving mind for a VARIETY of reasons

People just don't like how Emma has the "taint of villain" on her somehow and she was always snarky to everyone and sassy, and it's Jean-stans upset about her "stealing Jean's man"

[Maestroneto]

Yes, even though she is often written poorly.

[Harpsikord]

Yes. I do.

She's been the lead of multiple series and has been an X-Men staple ever since she was a part of Gen X in the early 90's. She was the first lady of the X-Men for nearly a decade. Even now her fanbase is remarkable, and she's had a role in the X-Books even while being antagonistic.

To say she's not is disingenuous.

Also - that's as a Jean stan who thinks that Jott is better than Scemma.

[Dementia5]

Yes. GenX Emma is my favourite Emma.

[Dante Milton]

Emma has been around for 38 years, for 23 of those years she has been on the X-Men or Gen X. She was basically the co-leader of the X-Men for about a decade. What qualifies as "iconic" is going to vary from person to person, but to me Emma is an important figure among the X-Men.

[CRaymond]

I think Emma is at her best when she's presented as a successful outsider.

It's intentional and significant that she's a telepath and teacher like Xavier.

The minute the X-Men begin to congeal around her presence and persona is the minute she's lost her usefulness to the universe. She needs to be a counterpoint, to be provocative, to be an agitator. In that role, she's an essential archetype.

[Diammandis]

Yes ofc...why wouldn't she be, for nearly 2 decades she has been a staple of X-Men comics. She has been the co-leader of many teams and was even a major character for many books/ events , even in her newly transitioned role into villainy she played an important role in SE and had a much larger role than any other x-character. Shes been introduced in mainstream media multiple times also

[berserkerclaw]

Yes Emma has become quite well known and iconic in her own right. She has honeatly done better things as a hero then a villian IMO. I hope her redeeming arc is a good one.

[Luckystar.]

Yes. She was the last great addition to the X-Men in my mind.

[Fantasy Free Me]

Yes.

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[SpiderClops]

Yes.101010

[SerCo]

Yes, post-Morrison Emma is iconic (before that she was C-list). She was the top x-woman for the past decade, Marvel made sure of it. And she has been featured in tv shows, movies and video games ever since.

[Sandfall]

Yes.
She balanced A character like Jean out.

[Confuzzled]

She was the brightest hope of the Morrison Era and then often the only bright spot in the dark years that followed thereafter.