Mutations and Magic

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Re: Mutations and Magic Group: rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks Date: Sat,
Mar 6, 2004, 12:06pm (CST+15) From: mcclue DeleteThis @hotmail.com
(Patrick=A0McClue) "George Rodd" <SUPREMERANGER DeleteThis @webtv.net> wrote in
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Mutations and Magic Group: rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks Date: Fri, Mar
5, 2004, 12:23pm (CST-2) From: gls3609479 DeleteThis @yahoo.com (Glenn Simpson)
SUPREMERANGER DeleteThis @webtv.net (George Rodd) wrote in message
news:<3071-40468CDF-34 DeleteThis @storefull-3171.bay.webtv.net>... Why not have
some of the Mutants get mutated by science, then later get their powers
permently magically enhanced, like say Beast was summoned by Dr.
Strange, and Dr. Strange used his magic to boost Beast's powers beyond
what he can thru regular mutations! What do you feel out this idea? Time
to be evil!! Why would that happen? Ok lets say an enemy of the XMen is
too strong for them and the enemy hurts Beast, he ends up on doorstep of
his friend Dr. Strange, who heals him thru magic, and Beast asks him to
strengthen his mutant power beyond what he could get thru regular
mutation, thru magic Dr. Strange could fix it so Beast can use his
powers in many different ways, then he kicks enemy butt! Time to be
evil!! Beast's mutation is strength, super senses, and a non-human
physiology. How would magic make him use these powers in different ways?
I can see him becoming stronger, but different? Do you want Dr. Strange
to give him a different set of powers are the ability to detach his
claws and use them as projectiles? Cover his enemies in nasty, giant
furballs? Smile

Patrick

Yes, I want him to be able to detach his and use them as projectiles,
also yes on giant furballs, also I want his to have the ability to
absorb energy and redistribute it to all portions of himself!

Time to be evil!!

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On 6 Mar 2004 04:48:12 GMT, Dan McEwen <dannyboymcny DeleteThis @hotmail.com>
wrote:

>clJUNKv1@balcab.ch (CleV) wrote in
>news:4047a73a.4893546@news.hispeed.ch:

  >> On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:17:30 -0000, "Brian Doyle"
  >> <No_spam DeleteThis @freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

   >>>"George Rodd" <SUPREMERANGER DeleteThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
   >>>news:3071-40468CDF-34@storefull-3171.bay.webtv.net...

   >>>> Why not have some of the Mutants get mutated by science, then later
   >>>> get their powers permently magically enhanced, like say Beast was
   >>>> summoned by Dr. Strange, and Dr. Strange used his magic to boost
   >>>> Beast's powers beyond what he can thru regular mutations! What do
   >>>> you feel out this idea?

   >>>Bored rigid, to be honest.

  >> Come now, with a little latitude, that's exactly the origins of Magik,
  >> and the Scarlet Witch! Smile

>I think with Wanda, her powers just work best with natural substances -
>just like magic. As for Illyana, her teleportation powers somehow
>linked with Limbo, but probably because she was there and learning to
>use the power of that realm. Even so, what you're saying is
>considerably different than what George is suggesting. (I realize you know
>this from your smilely, but his ideas really are inane.)

Actually, I've realised that I misinterpreted what George wrote, but
let me explain where I was coming from ...

Both Wanda and Illyana are mutants - mutations which arise from the
tinkering of the Celestials (= George's "mutated through science"
bit). Note that both are part of families with a genetic
predisposition to mutancy, and Wanda at least was created when
mutation was effected by nuclar radiation.

Wanda's powers were changed (= George's "permanently magically
enhanced") by Cthon at birth so that she became a wielder of magic
instead of energy (source: Kurt Busiek)

Illyana always had the link with Limbo through being able to control
the stepping disks - that was why Belasco selected her as his way to
Earth. And she did learn magic there (= George's "permanently
magically enhanced") ...