XMen upgrades

Emerald Samurai wrote:
 > Should XMen upgrade their powers?

Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade their
powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
(typically).
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Re: XMen upgrades Group: rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks Date: Sun, Jul
18, 2004, 10:25pm (CDT+5) From: blakgard.RemoveThis@aol.coma.org
(The=A0Black=A0Guardian) Emerald Samurai wrote: Should XMen upgrade
their powers? Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should
downgrade their powers. The more powerful a character is, the more
boring they become (typically). -- -=3D[ The BlakGard ]=3D- "Somewhere
there's danger; somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea
is getting cold!"

I was thinking of technological boosting Mutant powers!

Time to be evil!!
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"The Black Guardian" <blakgard.DeleteThis@aol.coma.org> wrote in message
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 > Emerald Samurai wrote:
  > > Should XMen upgrade their powers?
 >
 > Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade their
 > powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
 > (typically).

Yeah, I miss the days when a limited power was actually a spur to _creative_
storytelling, plasma energy blasters bore me rigid, give me the likes of
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Emerald Samurai wrote:
   >>> Should XMen upgrade their powers?
  >>
  >> Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade their
  >> powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
  >> (typically).
 >
 > I was thinking of technological boosting Mutant powers!

Like I said...

"Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade their
powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
(typically)."
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In article <18763-40FB1246-54.TakeThisOut@storefull-3176.bay.webtv.net>,
Emerald Samurai <SUPREMERANGER.TakeThisOut@webtv.net> writes
 >
 >I was thinking of technological boosting Mutant powers!
 >
 >Time to be evil!!

Not tertiary mutation, then... (nor teratory...)

Well, they all have those television/intercom eyeglasses now.

I remember Dazzler, before she joined, had a Walkman-size
device to generate coherent sound, which would drive her sound-
to-light powers (and make a dandy panic alarm). But I think it got
busted.

Did Bishop ever use something similar? Did Cyclops?

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"The Black Guardian" <blakgard.TakeThisOut@aol.coma.org> wrote in message
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 > Emerald Samurai wrote:
   > >>> Should XMen upgrade their powers?
   > >>
   > >> Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade
their
   > >> powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
   > >> (typically).
  > >
  > > I was thinking of technological boosting Mutant powers!
 >
 > Like I said...
 >
 > "Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade their
 > powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
 > (typically)."

Yeah but this would be TECHNOLOGICALLY boosting them.. huge difference,
massive, enormous beyond words... trust me....

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Brian Doyle wrote:
   >>>>> Should XMen upgrade their powers?
   >>>>
   >>>> Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade
   >>>> their powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring
   >>>> they become (typically).
   >>>
   >>> I was thinking of technological boosting Mutant powers!
  >>
  >> Like I said...
  >>
  >> "Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade their
  >> powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
  >> (typically)."
 >
 > Yeah but this would be TECHNOLOGICALLY boosting them.. huge difference,
 > massive, enormous beyond words... trust me....
 >
 > Oh God just shoot me now!

Hey! Why not give one of them a Ultimate Nullifier cybernetic implant!
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"Robert Carnegie" <rja.carnegie.DeleteThis@excite.com> wrote in message
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 > In article <18763-40FB1246-54.DeleteThis@storefull-3176.bay.webtv.net>,
 > Emerald Samurai <SUPREMERANGER.DeleteThis@webtv.net> writes
  >>
  >> I was thinking of technological boosting Mutant powers!
  >>
  >> Time to be evil!!
 >
 > Not tertiary mutation, then... (nor teratory...)
 >
 > Well, they all have those television/intercom eyeglasses now.
 >
 > I remember Dazzler, before she joined, had a Walkman-size
 > device to generate coherent sound, which would drive her sound-
 > to-light powers (and make a dandy panic alarm). But I think it got
 > busted.

Somebody tell her to buy an iPod.

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Alex Peckover wrote:
 > "Robert Carnegie" <rja.carnegie RemoveThis @excite.com> wrote in message
  >>I remember Dazzler, before she joined, had a Walkman-size
  >>device to generate coherent sound, which would drive her sound-
  >>to-light powers (and make a dandy panic alarm). But I think it got
  >>busted.
 > Somebody tell her to buy an iPod.

I hate them because they are waaaay too expensive for comparable electronics, but you
can't beat size/power ratio than a Bose.
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SUPREMERANGER.DeleteThis@webtv.net (Emerald Samurai) wrote:

 >Should XMen upgrade their powers?

I always thought it would be cool if, due to some bizarre and
illogical plot twist that laughs in the face of continuity, the
X-Men all lost their powers for a time (a month or two), and then
regained them. But all the X-Men would regain someone else's power.

It's interesting to think about what would happen and how the
characters would change if they woke up with a new power and had to
start again training themselves from scratch. Given this scenario,
who do you think should get who's power, and to what extent?

~Chris (Icicle Child)~ (who had considered writing a fan fiction
based off of this concept, but it never got off the ground)
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In article <e6cqf016c65e771v1oj72kgkqu4qenkkg1.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>,
Christopher Hortin <iciclechild.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> sat on the sofa and said:

 >I always thought it would be cool if, due to some bizarre and
 >illogical plot twist that laughs in the face of continuity, the
 >X-Men all lost their powers for a time (a month or two), and then
 >regained them. But all the X-Men would regain someone else's power.
 >
 >It's interesting to think about what would happen and how the
 >characters would change if they woke up with a new power and had to
 >start again training themselves from scratch. Given this scenario,
 >who do you think should get who's power, and to what extent?

Gah. That reminds me of the six month gap where they did lose their
powers, and then Betsy and Jean had sort of switched powers.


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"The Black Guardian" <blakgard DeleteThis @aol.coma.org> wrote in message
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 > Brian Doyle wrote:
   > >>>>> Should XMen upgrade their powers?
   > >>>>
   > >>>> Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade
   > >>>> their powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring
   > >>>> they become (typically).
   > >>>
   > >>> I was thinking of technological boosting Mutant powers!
   > >>
   > >> Like I said...
   > >>
   > >> "Absolutely not. In fact, I can think of more that should downgrade
their
   > >> powers. The more powerful a character is, the more boring they become
   > >> (typically)."
  > >
  > > Yeah but this would be TECHNOLOGICALLY boosting them.. huge difference,
  > > massive, enormous beyond words... trust me....
  > >
  > > Oh God just shoot me now!
 >
 > Hey! Why not give one of them a Ultimate Nullifier cybernetic implant!
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Isn't the retcon version of that device used to wipe out anyone from the
Ultimate Universe?

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Kate the Short --- RCN Spamblocked! wrote:
  >> I always thought it would be cool if, due to some bizarre and
  >> illogical plot twist that laughs in the face of continuity, the
  >> X-Men all lost their powers for a time (a month or two), and then
  >> regained them. But all the X-Men would regain someone else's power.
  >>
  >> It's interesting to think about what would happen and how the
  >> characters would change if they woke up with a new power and had to
  >> start again training themselves from scratch. Given this scenario,
  >> who do you think should get who's power, and to what extent?
 >
 > Gah. That reminds me of the six month gap where they did lose their
 > powers, and then Betsy and Jean had sort of switched powers.

Reminds me of Power Pack, though in their case it made more sense.
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