Originally posted by leonidas
if that is her current level then i tend to agree with you in regards to her tk. i remembered the sisterhood arc after your refresher course. thanks. her best bet is still tp i think, but with his willpower it's far from a sure bet. i think when push comes to shove i'd take vader. this thread renewed my interest in some of the older x-men stuff though and i'm going through some while i'm on vacation. if i find anything that i think might shift opinion, i'll throw it up here. funny how interesting a thread can be when discussion is civil, open-minded and troll-less.
Yeah, the Sisterhood arc sucked, so it's easy forget. The Sisterhood with Echantress/Deathstrike/TyphoidMary/Arkea was alright though. Oddly, there was a brief period between then and Remender's run where Claremont-era TK feats were possibly still applicable. She displayed flight and fairly strong TK at times, but writers differed. It was almost a gag, and they made in universe references to it being a "long story" and such. Colossus commented on it too.
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That's why I think Remender's Uncanny X-Force is the perfect cutting off point. Her TK came back, but she's been relatively the same. Strong TP, flightless, Tk bursts, deflection abilities. She's definitely not blocking orbital satellite cannons nowadays. I'd place her above Monet and below an all out Julian.
I agree. Civility and open mindedness are best. 👆 I've looked at some old X-Men stuff too. The X-men are one of those teams I can't quit, even if they aren't in their best form currently. They got me into comics, so I've got a special affection for them. Even in this post-Bendis era of new mutants like Hope being totally pushed aside for time-displaced copies of the original 5...