Question: Do Rogue's powers stack?

[LordAllMIghty]

I remember talking to a Rogue fan and he said "What makes Rogue really dangerous is the fact that she can stack abilities.

Obviously, she can combine abilities (like telepathy, super-strength, teleportation etc...) but does her stolen/borrowed abilities stack? Like if she touched Thor a Class 100 character, then touched Spider-Man a class 25+ character, would she be able to lift the max weight of Thor, plus an extra 25+ tons?

I always assumed the greater ability just overlapped the weaker one. Like using the mental powers of Artie then upgrading to Professor X.

In my 30+ years of reading comics have I misunderstood Rogue's abilities?

[Phoenixx9]

I think Rogue's powers at least used to stack. I am not sure about current abilities.

For instance, when she first appeared, Rogue had the strength of Thor, Ms Marvel (Carol) and Captain America. She knocked out Vision with one punch. She easily tossed Wonder Man away into a dumpster after he fly into her with no affect.

[LordAllMIghty]

I think Rogue's powers at least used to stack. I am not sure about current abilities.

For instance, when she first appeared, Rogue had the strength of Thor, Ms Marvel (Carol) and Captain America. She knocked out Vision with one punch. She easily tossed Wonder Man away into a dumpster after he fly into her with no affect.

See, i don't know. I could contribute the tossing Wonder Man feat as just Thor's strength. Truthfully. I don't know...she went from 10 to 50 tons (Ms. Marvel) to max Human (Cap) to Class 100 (Thor)...I think.

[Phoenixx9]

See, i don't know. I could contribute the tossing Wonder Man feat as just Thor's strength. Truthfully. I don't know...she went from 10 to 50 tons (Ms. Marvel) to max Human (Cap) to Class 100 (Thor)...I think.

Rogue makes note of all of the super-human strength from the 3 absorbed characters and states Wonder Man doesn't have a chance because of that.

[useridgoeshere]

Rogue makes note of all of the super-human strength from the 3 absorbed characters and states Wonder Man doesn't have a chance because of that.

Exactly. It’s clear in the issue that she has the strength and invulnerability of Carol + Thor.

She also can’t absorb Simon’s abilities but now can, so things can change, I guess.

[Rnap22]

Did they maybe misuse “stacking”? She’s been able to absorb multiple powers to use them, so maybe that’s what they meant by stacking? Like if she absorbed Thor and then absorbed Spider-man, she would have Thor level strength and Spider-man’s spider powers, but I don’t think that ups her strength. I means she’s already a powerhouse with her normal stolen everyday strength. I think they meant stacking like when she’s absorbed Angel, X-23 and Nightcrawler with her own.

[LordAllMIghty]

Did they maybe misuse “stacking”? She’s been able to absorb multiple powers to use them, so maybe that’s what they meant by stacking? Like if she absorbed Thor and then absorbed Spider-man, she would have Thor level strength and Spider-man’s spider powers, but I don’t think that ups her strength. I means she’s already a powerhouse with her normal stolen everyday strength. I think they meant stacking like when she’s absorbed Angel, X-23 and Nightcrawler with her own.

No, it was "Stacking" cause I remember thinking how does that work?

[Rnap22]

No, it was "Stacking" cause I remember thinking how does that work?

I was saying that they misused stacking in describing what she’s doing, not that they didn’t say stacking

[ChronoRogue]

I've always understood it that she does stack, she'd adding to her strength. That's why she absorbed Colossus a lot in the 80s before hard battles.







Yea CC makes it clear she's augmenting or stacking her strength in addition to her own when she absorbs powers she already has.

Wait I just realized that Rogue fan was probably me and you want confirmation from other less biased people lol sorry. xD