Omega Level Mutants-enough or more?

Hey guys, with all this Omega level mutants taking the spotlights, does it make you feel sick or do you hunger for more of them? In my opinion, sometimes, vast power and potential doesn't always equate to a great storyline, and besides, they kinda overshadow the other mutants.

I mean sure, Phoenix was fun, and the other omegas like Iceman and Elixir leave you guessing with their potential and it's all fun, but you know, I sometimes feel that some great stories can also be molded from other reasons and causes other than power play.

And I guess some omega mutants are just ridiculous if you think about it. I mean, Hyperstorm and Mister M are basically gods. I long for the days where the old X-Men kick asses as a team, but now basically some of them can practically annihilate the universe in a blink of an eye; which sometimes is cool, but all this power upgrades, how do you put this, is already kinda bores me to death. I know that powerful villains and all can formulate a great story but I just don't want the real and ORIGINAL X-Men/mutant characters (Cyclops, Storm, Gambit, Rogue, Xavier, Havok, Polaris, Wolfsbane, Siryn, etc) to be shoved back from the spotlight. I mean, some of these mutants can develop more and all and I just you know, would want to see them shine more than a new character introduced every other series.

Just my opinion though. 😎

i see were your coming from. all these level 5 mutants is become to much.in that case why not call them god men.it was more fun to see the x-men try.now it's like if they look at you blow up.yea some of the omega mutants but don't make alot of them.

there should be less omega mutants around. some of their powers are pretty limitless, like Mr.M for instance. he could destroy the world if he wanted and i don't understand the need for a character like that.

i have been absent of the x men story, i´ve been reading about this omega level mutants, like quentin, and iceman, and it seems nate grey and cable are not considered omega level mutants, maybe because nate´s dead and cable is´nt god like anymore, anyway some info on this?

and one question, was jean always a potencial omega level mutant or only after her powers being boosted by the phoenix force?

defining omega level mutants is hard. there should be 2 classes for them. one group for the likes of iceman, and another for Mr. M, jean grey etc.

There should be wayyy less. I mean come on, this is suppose to be an ELITE group. It can't be elite when you have some 10 mutants already.

Originally posted by eternitygoddess
There should be wayyy less. I mean come on, this is suppose to be an ELITE group. It can't be elite when you have some 10 mutants already.

Out of thousands of mutants? I'm sorry but 9 out of a thousand is still an "elite" group.

And don't say "oh, but there's only 198 mutants left..." because they were Omega level before Wanda had her tantrum.

isn´t wanda an omega level mutant too?

if see caused 90% of the world mutants to lose their powers she's more than an omega mutant she's an god

i was just asking because i saw an omega level mutants list and she wasn´t on it and nate wans´t too.

she wasn't with type of power she can do almost anything

Originally posted by Loot
isn´t wanda an omega level mutant too?

She hasn't been labeled as such....But it wouldn't be a stretch to say she is.

I think Wanda is not an omega level mutant. I think a lot of the effects of her powers are from her chaos magic, not directly towards her mutant powers, so they just kinda meshed together, I guess. Nevertheless, she can be a powerful alpha if her mutant powers acted alone on all the reality warping thing, but if she had help with her witch side, then maybe she's just the same one from the Avengers series. Although she could be included with the other powerful alphas such as Magneto, Xavier, and Storm. Powerful as they can be, they still have limits, I just want them to be really powerful BUT with limits. That's all.

Although it's fascinating to see some OMEGA mutants, but you know, sometimes, when they are on your team, it's like all things are anti-climactic.

Hyperstorm isn't an Omega. If I recall Wanda's powers are no longer defined as chaos magic... she simply has incredibly powerful reality altering abilities. Her powers set her far and above the likes of Xavier, Magneto and Storm and imo she is more powerful and has more potential for expansion of her abilities than some Omegas like Iceman and Elixir but nonetheless mutants are not Omegas unless they are specifically stated as so.

Thus far they're limited to:
Elixir (New Mutants v2, New X-Men: Academy X)
Iceman and Phoenix (X-Men: Forever)
Mr M and Franklin Richards (198 Files)
Vulcan (X-Men Deadly Genesis)
Kid Omega (New X-Men, Phoenix: Endsong)

Nimrod referred to Rachel using the phrase "Omega Level" way back in Uncanny but it didn't really mean the same thing back then the concept is fairly recent - so I don't really think it's valid.

There's already a really long thread discussing the Omega mutants:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=327723&perpage=20&highlight=omega&pagenumber=1

Anyone who can alter reality in an enormous scale should be set higher anyway. I think her potential is just showing.

Really? Hyperstorm isn't an omega? I mean he's the son of two omegas, and his powers are practically powerful, I'm surprised he's not.

He was around before the Omega concept came about.

Originally posted by RisingStorm
I think Wanda is not an omega level mutant. I think a lot of the effects of her powers are from her chaos magic, not directly towards her mutant powers, so they just kinda meshed together, I guess. Nevertheless, she can be a powerful alpha if her mutant powers acted alone on all the reality warping thing, but if she had help with her witch side, then maybe she's just the same one from the Avengers series. Although she could be included with the other powerful alphas such as Magneto, Xavier, and Storm. Powerful as they can be, they still have limits, I just want them to be really powerful BUT with limits. That's all.

Although it's fascinating to see some OMEGA mutants, but you know, sometimes, when they are on your team, it's like all things are anti-climactic.

Theres no such thing as Chaos magic... it doesn't exist... did you not reaed Avengers Disassembled??????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've also had enough of Omega mutants. It's the X-Men against the world that fears and despises them. They're struggling to survive and keep the peace.

That all goes out the window when half your team can nuke a planet....

They should depower alot of characters.

Originally posted by Draco69

They should depower alot of characters.

i was glad when alot of mutants lost their powers on M-Day. there were too many mutants around who were powerful enough to take out an army.

I've never understood what the big issue is with omega mutants. They're powerful, so what? So is Thor, Surfer, Supes, etc. There are quite a few characters, good and bad, that can cause damage on a global scale, yet I don't see a call for those characters to be killed off or depowered, certainly not from JLA fans.

And considering the number of "official" omega mutants, only one has wreaked havoc on a global scale. So what's the problem? Single celled organisms can develop into beings that can travel to the far reaches of the universe, but humanity itself shouldn't evolve further? I could see if all these omega mutants were causing tons upon tons of damage to the earth, but they're not.

And being ridiculously powerful doesn't change the fact that they're feared and hated. It underscores that hatred, if anything. Remember the reactions after Onslaught and HCT, not to mention House of M? Their struggle doesn't end because they have more power than other people. That's why the struggle began in the first place.

I really don't get it.