Do you think Cassandra Nova should be forgiven since she's a mutant?

[LP22]

Professor X has apparently forgiven past enemies like apocalypse and shaw and went to seek help from mister sinister.

Do you think he'll forgive Nova or there's a limit to his agenda?

[houndsofluv]

isn't she actually a parasitic alien or something ? she probably would've been forgiven if she was a mutant

[salarta]

However Prof X would approach it, I think Polaris would have some words (and hands) to share about it on account of the Genoshan genocide.

[staptik777]

She is not a mutant

[Dante Milton]

Well, they left reformation as a possibility twice now. First when Morrison had her imprisoned in Stuff for rehabilitation as Ernst (which subsequent writers flubbed hard), and more recently when (exasperated sigh) Jean dosed her with empathy. But it's not really clear whether Cassandra is a mutant, as a genetic clone of Xavier she should have an active X-gene, but she is usually classified as a mummudrai.

[ExodusCloak]

Shes not a mutant in the homo superior sense, she copied X-genes

[Alan2099]

Shes not a mutant in the homo superior sense, she copied X-genes

So did Mr. Sinister and they're cool with him now.

[Kingdom X]

So did Mr. Sinister and they're cool with him now.

This. Ultimately if she served some larger purpose/ added some huge advantage I think they would let her in.

[PrezValentine]

Well, they left reformation as a possibility twice now. First when Morrison had her imprisoned in Stuff for rehabilitation as Ernst (which subsequent writers flubbed hard), and more recently when (exasperated sigh) Jean dosed her with empathy. But it's not really clear whether Cassandra is a mutant, as a genetic clone of Xavier she should have an active X-gene, but she is usually classified as a mummudrai.

I don't think she even actually has X-Gene hard copied on herself. She copied Charles, but also Donald Trask and I'm pretty sure it's mentioned in New X-Men by Beast that she's unlike any living being that ever existed. So she doesn't fit even in the Sinister loophole.

[ExodusCloak]

So did Mr. Sinister and they're cool with him now.

Mr Sinister cloned a body with Thunderbirds gene making him a mutant. The other Sinisters don't have one. Cassandra Nova is one step above homo superior. She's the next stage in evolution. She's a shapeshifter that can copy powers by copying the x-gene. She could do the same with non-mutants theoretically

Additionally, Sinister serves a purpose according to Moiras experiences

[Glio]

Cassandra Nova is not a mutant or has a mutant gene like Sinister. Recruiting her is like recruiting Onslaught. She has mutant origin but is not a mutant, she is a astral creature.

[akiresu_]

Well, they left reformation as a possibility twice now. First when Morrison had her imprisoned in Stuff for rehabilitation as Ernst

This is the line. The question is clearly set up as some kind of "GOTCHA", but doesn't work since the character chosen is one explicitly stated as redeemable by its creator in her debut storyline.

[Beetle]

I'd say no because she's a mummudrai, not a mutant

But that'd be hypocritical of me because I still want Ev Teel Urizen to come back

[Zelena]

You want her to be forgiven, she's a mutant.
You don't want her to be forgiven, she's not a mutant.
Personally, I don't care about her, mutant or not.

[Devaishwarya]

I don't think she even actually has X-Gene hard copied on herself. She copied Charles, but also Donald Trask and I'm pretty sure it's mentioned in New X-Men by Beast that she's unlike any living being that ever existed. So she doesn't fit even in the Sinister loophole.

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She's actually another "Pretender", when you think on it.