Straight up legacies? Thunderbird has Warpath and Banshee has Siryn. Other than that I can't think of any.
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Jason and the two Mastermind sisters for sure, Pixie? Not so much. Legacies refer to more than just blood relation, if that was the case, Cyclops and Cable would be and example, but they are not. To me a superhero legacy refers to characters that clearly are honoring the hero that came before them
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no fear, there is power.
I am the heart of the Force.
I am the revealing fire of light.
I am the mystery of darkness.
In balance with chaos and harmony,
Immortal in the Force.
It seems to be somewhat of dice throw.
1. Gain roughly the same powers as one of the parents (more likely when only one parent is a mutant).
2. Gain a direct combination of both parents powers.
3. Gain vague combination of both parents powers.
4. Gain completely unrelated powers.
5. Gain completely different powers but with a thematic relation to one or both parents.
6. Gain completely different main powers than either of ther parents, but have secondary elements of either.
This kind of randomness to the mutant power inheritance is one of the prime reason the entire "seperated species" idea arguably makes no sense. Mutants are so in-uniform and different from one another, including often parents to their children, that the only thing actualy connecting them are their normal human traits.
i do not think x-men need legacy characters.
On the other hand I really like characters such as Ruby Summers, Nocturne, Cable, Kymera, Sora...
children of mutants from future or from alternative realities.
I would love being introduced with a future child of Rogue and Gambit and a child of Psylocke and Angel.
John Byrne agreed. He said if a mutant's child has the exact same powers as their parent, that means they're not a mutant but the start of a new species.
This is why Rachel was given her chronoskimming power from the get-go. Her tk and telepathy do not make her a mutant because she inherited them from Jean. What made her a mutant was her chronoskimming.