Gen X is my definitive Emma Frost and the best version
It sounds like everyone is basically saying they want Emma back as a villain and not as Scott's (or whoever's) gf. I also would like this and don't like her as an x-men. I like her better as a villain. As a x-men she's just catty and snarky, but as a villain she's threatening and fun.(IMO).
I think Emma Frost works best in the morally grey area on her own. Not a hero in the traditional sense, but still willing to work for mutant kind through whatever means necessary. I feel it adds to the X-men mythos and offers a side other than pure evil or good.
"This is starting to sound like a bad comic book plot"
-Spider-man
“Evil is evil...lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same."
-Geralt of Rivia
I can agree with this. At least in Gen X she had a motivation beyond "explode horses" and "kick puppies". Sadly, editorial missed the boat on this series, and the fans of X-Men are the most nostalgic in the history of comic books so we get her kicking puppies these days.
Well this is the unpopular/controversial opinion, so....
I liked her and Banshee as leaders in Gen X, but I also like her as a villain because she really isn't interested in world conquering, she just wants whats best for her. I also think because of her powers she's one of the few that can actually match professor x or jean.
Anyone remember this, btw?
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I think this beats jones portrayal. As sad as that is.
Even before Generation X, Emma hadnt done anything villanous for more than half a decade. At least from Secret Wars 2 (when the Beyonder leaves the New Mutants emotionally lobotomized)
IIRC Claremont even had plans for her to eventually have a heel turn because she hadnt done anything evil in years, with her first becoming the teachers of both New Mutants and Hellions, and later her heel turn.