Originally Posted by
Ultimate Rogue
Absolutely, You brilliant being you, you get it.
Look, it ain't about fanboy gonna fanboy (me) it's rational reason, honest
I'm coming at this whole franchise through evolutionary mutations, it's always been the thing that caught my attention towards the X-Men and Marvel.
Any organism would find Rogues mutation to be crazy useful. She ultimately can sustain her life by absorption, she doesn't have to kill another being, she's gone through the worry and fear that she would and could, but she has now evolved (mentally and in aptitude) to be able to harness her mutation. (and this aint a recent development either, she's been able for years now)
When Hickman was announced, and that a new seminal X-Men moment was on the horizon, that would focus on powers and mutations I was bouncing off the walls with excitement, thinking that if he was a thorough and smart as people laud him to be then this would be where Rogues mutation got some spotlight shone on how freaking nuts it is.
That Hope shit is just a downright pile of steaming crap, She ain't the messiah, just a very naughty girl! I've been following Hopes story, because her and Rogue were close in the beginning, her only feat of note was the Scarlet Witch mimic in AVsX. But there she had the phoenix in tow and Wanda probably carried the lions share of that feat. She is noted as a Power Manipulation Omega in Hox, but that's what Rogue has been doing pretty well for the past 30 years of publication, I've got a whole cabinet of comics depicting it!
It's very early days for Hox and Hickman granted, and some of those Omegas are dubious, to say the least, there are some blatant overlaps to some of those categories, and powers like teleportation (another freaking useful mutation for any lifeform) have not been acknowledged either, but the book has fired a few blanks already. I don't want no hierarchy bullshit in my X-Men please.
This ain't about me wanting Rogue to be an Omega, I don't give a hoot about who's the most powerful, it's about wanting some realization from the creators of these mutants books of how some characters mutations truly are evolutionary advancements for humans, and to remind us that the fear and prejudice that these characters receive is unfounded and backwards.
And for the love of God, involve Rogue in some inspirational stories about her mutation and force of character.
PS Wow lots posts to read above, cool.