With all the recent chatter of human allies and questions of her whereabouts, I feel it was time the Val army rose up and show some appreciation for the X-Men’s favorite frenemy/human ally/girlboss “the Bitch” Dr. Valerie “Val” Cooper!!!
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Such a complex and rich character not only in the X-Men universe but also in the Marvel universe in general, with her position in the Office of National Emergency as the liaison for superhuman affairs, Valerie started off as a primary antagonist to the mutants and then transitioned to one of the primary noteworthy human allies of mutantkind with X-Factor.
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Her character arc certainly has fluctuated throughout the ages depending on the writer, but one thing is certain is that Valerie is very much a scene stealer and a fan favorite based on how much people love/hate her. Say whatever you want about Peter David’s X-Factor Investigations series (I personally wasn’t a fan and I’ll leave it there) but there’s no denying he’s the definitive Val writer and really redeemed the character after she was essentially destroyed as a character during the 198 era.
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Now that Val is geared up to make her media debut in “X-Men the Animated Series 97” and hopefully will make a resurgence in the books after her hiatus since the US Agent miniseries back in 2020, where would you like to see this Queen appear next in the upcoming new Brevoort era? Do you want to see her still fighting for the rights for mutantkind or reset to factory settings as someone opposed to mutant rights with her governmental position? Or do you want her to just F off and join war criminal Abigail Brand wherever she’s at? Discuss.
Where my fellow Val stans at?