Top 25 X-men of all time!!!
Game Informer just finished a list of what they consider to be the top 25 X-men of all time; here are the criteria they used to make their decisions, some you will agree with, some you won't, but most make sense and they back up their choices nicely:
"Living the Dream: At the core of the X-Men is Charles Xavier's dream that mutants and humans can live in peace. The very best X-Men not only believed this dream, but promoted it through their actions. It doesn't mean they were a saint, it just means that, as best they could, they believed in Xavier's vision.
Personality: It's nice to believe in something, but it can also be quite boring simply to "believe." The characters that resonate longest are those with complex issues, interesting personalities and compelling stories.
Staying Power: Some of the newer mutants are beloved, but their place in X-Men lore is unknown. It's impossible to place someone like X-23 or Beak above some of the more proven characters of the X-Men Universe."
http://comics.ign.com/articles/708/708826p1.html
Here's the top five- rightly so- encase you don't feel like sifting through all 25:
#5= Rogue: "Rogue is the perfect example of why the Xavier Institute must exist..."
#4= Wolverine: "He may not be a team player, but Logan has the best interests of the X-Men at heart..."
#3= Kitty Pride: "She is the mutant everyman, the common girl turned superhero..."
#2= Professor X: "Without Xavier, there would be no X-Men and no unified opposition to Magneto..."
#1= *drum roll*= CYCLOPS: "He's lost two wives, reunited with his space pirate father, discovered two lost brothers, fought beside both a son and daughter from alternate futures, and defended The Dream as a knight might protect the Holy Grail. Through all of this, he's still standing."