Omegas Vrs. Omaybees (Marvels Strongest Mutants go toe 2 toe) · Comic Book 'Versus' Forum

Cosmic Flame Senior Member

Actually, the only thing that qualifies one as an omega is one's power, not what one is called. Just because Jean or Bobby or Quentin weren't called omegas on panel doesn't mean they weren't omegas until they were called such.

xmarksthespot CEO, BS Comics

Originally posted by Cosmic Flame
Actually, the only thing that qualifies one as an omega is one's power, not what one is called. Just because Jean or Bobby or Quentin weren't called omegas on panel doesn't mean they weren't omegas until they were called such.

Yes it does. Otherwise you can just label anyone who's powerful an Omega.

The writers decide who's what. Not the readers.

Cosmic Flame Senior Member

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Yes it does. Otherwise you can just label anyone who's powerful an Omega.
The writers decide who's what. Not the readers.

You're absolutely correct that it is up to the writers to decide, not the readers. So let me make sure I understand you:

Marvel writers say (on multiple occasions) that Rachel has virtually unlimited potential, which is the definition Xavier used for omega.

Marvel writers say that Rachel inherited her mother's psionic potential (who is a confirmed omega).

Marvel writers say that it is the province of omega psis to host the PF, which Rachel has.

Yet Rachel isn't an omega, despite having unlimited potential, inheriting her mother's omega power and hosting a force that is the ultimate power of omega psis, right?

But it's up to the writers to decide...

Cosmic Flame Senior Member

Oh, and Team 1 takes this.

xmarksthespot CEO, BS Comics

Post a scan, on panel it being written "Rachel Summers is an Omega mutant." As has been for all the other confirmed and accepted Omega mutants. Go on. Do it. 🙂

Well obviously they take this. The other team sucks.

ExodusCloak Senior Member

I have to agree with xmarksthespot a character is only an Omega mutant when they are labelled one on panel or in a Handbook anything else is just speculation.

BTW didn't Xavier(Alpha) host a PF fagment for a while? Starjammers #2

Swanky-Tuna Post-Crisis Balki

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Yes it does. Otherwise you can just label anyone who's powerful an Omega.
The writers decide who's what. Not the readers.

Your shtick with omegas sound like a person only has unlimited potential if they're called an omega by another character. As if the title enables unlimited potential instead of the potential being there and someone realizing it and labeling the character an omega mutant.

xmarksthespot CEO, BS Comics

Not really. There are a lot of characters who have either shown a whole lot of power and potential (Magneto, Scarlet Witch, Exodus, Rachel Summers), or who particular people seem to really want to be omega mutants (Storm, Rachel Summers), but haven't been called omega mutants and so aren't. It's really that simple. Thing is, it is a title, nothing more.

Unless they're labelled on panel or in a handbook, they aren't. The title really hasn't enabled anything in the comics. Those who've been given the title with the exception of Iceman and Jean Grey for the most part haven't been shown to have that much power or potential for power development. Elixir shorted himself out trying to harm people with his powers. Vulcan flew off into space. Mr M is dead.