Originally Posted by
SugarMan
Its not that they can’t clone her, it’s just that they can’t replicate the original. Only Jean Grey will have the full abilities of Jean’s potential. Which really defeats the purpose of having a Jean Grey clone.
Umm... Madelyne had to be an exact clone or the Phoenix Force would not have mistaken her as being the original Jean Grey.
Originally Posted by
Uncanny X-Man
My take, which is party head-canon probably, is the following:
- Madelyne didn't really come alive until a portion of the Phoenix Force entered her. This has been established during the original Inferno. So you could say Sinister didn't fully clone Jean considering her clone wasn't really alive until a cosmic force intervened.
- the Madelyne army was short-lived, subject to degeneration and spliced with someone else's genes to try and make them stable (head-canon admittedly)
- Jean has been resurrected in the Krakoan age because her cloned body was powered by her own mind and soul.
Actually, According to Madelyne's recollection, she
was alive but lacked consciousness --
-- the Phoenix Force gave bestowed upon her the portion of Jean's, and that is how she came into full being.