Originally Posted by
PsionicHero
1. Iceman
2. Colossus
3. Karma
4. Rictor
5. M
6. Psylocke (Kwannon)
7. Dust
So initially I wanted to avoid to slapping together a bunch of favorites and calling it a day. I wanted to pick a team that would make sense, and I could have done that, but I saw a lot of people were putting together teams that sort of fit the mold for a great super hero team. So instead, I picked some favorites, and some that I felt needed some development love, and try to figure out what interesting dynamics could come from it. What I noticed was the majority of the characters I chose, are often supporting characters and while they may have had plot threads that could have went somewhere, they never did...or another writer ignored them...or they've been put through a lot of bad writing, or trauma lately.
Iceman - I put him on the team because I wanted to give him a chance to be a leader. He is always a supporting comic relief type. Here I'd like him to focus on growing up. I thought Mike Carey did such a great job with him and Cannonball. Would like to see Iceman have the Rogue treatment during that era.
Colossus - This poor guy has not had an easy time lately. I would like him on this team as the big teddy bear he used to be. Try to get back to an easier time. I think have him and Dust develop a bond/friendship. Both originally a bit more pacifistic, but dealing with the reality...that can't always be the case and how they deal with those hard decisions. Would have an attraction to Kwannon.
Karma - Second in Command. She needs some development, I'm not a huge Karma fan so I don't have any ideas for her...but I would like for her to have some important develpment...also... this is grim, but she'd likely die first mission and be resurrected to get rid of that robotic leg.
Rictor - He's going to be our Earth Elementalist and Mutant Magic expert. He'd probably help Bobby with some personal stuff, but most importantly bond with Piotr and help him through his emotional issues. Rictor also tends to bottle things up, but I think having him help someone else is a way that he tends to heal himself as well.
M - I like M. I also think the exposure and juxtaposition between her and Dust would be excellent. Two Muslim women to show the readers how two women of similar faith can be wildly different and not shoehorned into stereotypes. Also, Bobby would have a HELL of a time trying to reign in her strong personality. M also has a somewhat similar personality to Emma, and a good deal of this team has either been trained, mentored or had some sort of connection with Emma. So it would be good to have someone like that around the rest of the team.
Psylocke/Kwannon - M and Psylocke will likely be the more blunt get the mission done types. Kwannon would serve as a 'out of the box' thinker to solve problems, while being excellent at spy like elements. If M doesn't call out something, Kwannon probably will, although less abrasively.
Dust - I want her back in X-books and I think her powerset is so cool. I think she'd be excellent support on the field. Able to create cover, or tear through enemies without having to worry about harming Iceman, Colossus or M/Penance. She is young, but she's wise beyond her years, and I think that might be some what comforting to some of these more tenured X-Men who have so much weighing them down.