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The Man of Tomorrow
Something to keep in mind.
Regarding Pre Shaman and Shaman.
Pre Shaman X-Man, (Young Nate) as Moria puts it “An adolecent who is unprepared; physically, mentally, and emotionally to contain such devastating powers"
Pre Shaman Nate faces three major problems.
First - a fail safe device implanted in his genetic encoding made by AoA Mr. Sinister.
- It was meant to be used a safety percussion, in case Nate is left unchecked by Mr. Sinister (or in other words, If Mr. S cant have him. No one can).
Second - in a relax state, Nate faces a burn out. Eventually (upon reaching age 21), Nate’s body will not be able contain his power any longer, and his body would destroy itself. (this is a problem all alternate Nate’s deal with, including Nathan Summers *Cable*)
Third - His body faces limitation on the degree of power. Nate at all times (Pre Shaman, and Shaman), places restrains on his power out put. As is, (as Mr. Fantastic puts it) “his powers is staggering and off the charts”, yet he is still restraining himself. If Nate was to attempt to push father, it would be the end of him.
No human vessel is meant to carry such power.
So what is the significance of Pre-Shaman to Shaman?
Experience and problems 1 & 2.
Experience
Keep in mind that Nate is a test tube baby, and experienced an accelerated growth.
Upon reaching age 18 (in our standards), he has no formal training to cope with his powers.
We see how Nate copes with his inexperience, and progresses in his self knowledge.
Upon meeting an alternate reality Nate. Alt. Nate begins to merge with Nate Grey.
Exchanging genetic information with each other among other things.
The result? Nate Grey learns everything Atl. Nate has. Know Nate Grey has around 21 years of experience along with what he learned in the past few years. How experience and inteletec Alt Grey has will never be known. But we see a vast difference with Nate Grey;
Nate Grey is now calm, and collected of himself (thus gain the ideology of a Shaman)
Nate grey can now perform outrageous feats, that Pre-Shaman Nate has ever done.
Problems 1 and 2 are know solved. When Alt Nate merged with Nate Grey.
Nate Grey gained an “X” brand across his chest.
What this does is overrides Mr. Sinister’s fail safe device.
And the X brand can now keep Nates power from consuming its body (in relax form), thus expanding his life expectancy beyond age 21.
