Quote Originally Posted by PsychoEFrost View Post
Jean has died between 40 and 50 times. Xavier barely reached double digits.

It became mimetic because Jean died in high profile stories, while Charles's deaths are mostly swerves and fake outs.
This, really. The Dark Phoenix Saga is probably the single most famous X-Men story, and if not, it's in the top 3 along with Days of Future Past and God Loves, Man Kills. Then you add in her dying in Morrison's run, which set the table for the next decade plus of the comics.