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    Top 10 Most Depressing Powers in X-Men History

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    Unfortunately, not every mutant or member of the X-Men develops amazing powers. While every mutation comes with drawbacks, some mutants are just dealt a worse hand than others. Vastly altered appearances, incomplete biologies, or powers of mass destruction, these abilities can segregate and isolate mutants even within their own communities. Even worse off are the mutants whose powers destroy themselves.

    Over the thousands of generations that mutants have existed, long before Apocalypse was ever born, mutant powers have mixed and combined, creating wild combinations in the modern day. Some mutations have shifted into uncontrollable conduits for cataclysmic power. Others display incomplete evolutions or incompatible biology, in which case a mutant’s body isn’t able to handle the strain of their mutation. Then there are some whose mutations are “unfavorably” topical, isolating the mutant from general society. The X-Men and Marvel’s mutants have been around for a long time, but some just have worse powers than others.

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    ForgetMeNot

    Debuted in X-Men: Legacy #300 by Mike Carey, Simon Spurrier, Christos N. Gage, Rafa Sandoval, Steve Kurth, Tan Eng Huat, Jordi Tarragona, Craig Yeung, Allen Martinez, Ulises Arreola, Rachelle Rosenberg, José Villarrubia, and Cory Petit

    Comic book panel: ForgetMeNot appears in an X-Men coat with a large syringe.

    One of the most well-known, yet often forgotten, misfits of the X-Men is ForgetMeNot. While nobody remembers him, ForgetMeNot is one of the X-Men’s most crucial allies, and he has been with the group through nearly every major event since M-Day. Unfortunately, none of the X-Men actually remember. ForgetMeNot has the power of unmemorability; the moment someone looks away from him, they immediately forget he ever existed in the first place.

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    This cursed power also extends into the psychic and technological realms. No psychic power or A.I., no matter how strong, can detect ForgetMeNot the moment he’s gone from direct sight. On the surface level, ForgetMeNot is an incredibly comedic character, as he is often portrayed hanging around during key historical X-Men moments. However, his power affects every aspect of his life. Unable to make continuous friends, unable to visit most doctors, and once accidentally left behind to die on the battlefield, no one in the world remembers to care about him the moment they look away.

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    Skin

    Debuted in Uncanny X-Men #317 by Scott Lobdell, Joe Madureira, Dan Green, Steve Buccellato, and Chris Eliopoulos

    Comic book panels: Skin Leaves the X-Men after almost dying a few times.

    Skin has one of those powers that, at first glance, is absolutely pointless but that he has dedicated himself to developing. In fact, he has found ways to use his uncomfortable power heroically. Also known as Angelo Espinosa, Skin’s skin is, frankly, just long and stretchy. Possessing around six feet of loose extra skin, the X-Man can stretch, smoosh, wrap, and expand his skin in as many useful ways as he can conceive.

    Not every human is going to look at him and see the real hero that lies beneath his abundant epidermis.

    While he has proven himself a worthy and adaptable hero, garnering love and affection from those around him, Angelo is still forced to lug around loose, baggy, gray skin that hangs off of his gaunt body constantly. In essence, he’s Mister Fantastic if Reed Richards couldn’t go back to his original shape. During the Krakoa Saga, Skin found a home without prejudice, but now that Krakoa’s gone, not every human is going to look at him and see the real hero that lies beneath his abundant epidermis.

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    Wither

    Debuted in New Mutants #3 by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Keron Grant, Robert Stull, Dan Kemp, and Randy Gentile

    Comic book panel: Wither kills two officers in service to Selene.

    Kevin Ford’s powers are outright destructive and seemingly villainous in nature. Whenever Kevin touches any organic matter other than himself, the matter rapidly decays until all that is left is dust. For decades Wither’s power was nothing short of a curse. Like many young mutants with exceedingly dangerous powers, Wither was christened in chaos and death, as everything around him seemed to decay, including his clothes, once his powers developed. In an effort to console the boy, Kevin’s father rushed to his son, only to decompose within seconds in front of Kevin’s eyes.

    As expected, Wither, like Rogue, has spent most of his life in self-imposed isolation, unable to make physical contact with anyone. Fortunately, he did later find a home for himself with Emma Frost’s Hellions and, since being revived during the Krakoa Saga, has gained some control over his abilities. Even so, the mutant will never be able to fully escape from the dozens of lives he has taken or ruined simply by touching another living thing.

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    Mister Sensitive

    Debuted in X-Force #117 by Peter Milligan, Michael Allred, Laura Allred, and Nate Piekos

    Comic book panels: Mister Sensitive saves a young boy using his sensitive powers.

    Also known as Guy Smith, Mister Sensitive’s powers developed earlier than most mutants. At first, he thought he had been plagued with horrific allergies after his skin had become easily irritated and painful. Over time, the rest of his senses caught up, leaving Guy with superhuman senses without any way to dampen their intensity. Like exposed nerves, even the slightest breeze is felt as agonizing pain. The only way Guy can act as a hero is because his suit serves to dampen his powers and grant some semblance of relief.

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    Even so, in the more intimate moments of life where an X-Man suit isn’t needed, even the simplest or most pleasurable experiences are cut by the excruciating pain of his elevated senses. To make matters worse for Mister Sensitive, his perceptive abilities are relatively comparable to Wolverine’s, who doesn’t have to suffer just to smell or hear something well. Despite these drawbacks, Mister Sensitive has served as a fearless X-Man and even taught himself how to levitate through sheer will alone.

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    Beak

    Debuted in New X-Men #117 by Grant Morison, Ethan Van Sciver, Prentis Rollins, Hi-Fi, Saida Temofonte, Richard Starkings

    Comic book art: Beak Runs from Beast during a training session.

    Beak is one of those few examples where it feels like his mutation didn’t completely develop. His power grants him avian physiology in almost all facets of his body and life. While being a bird person could be cool, Beak’s biggest drawback is the effect his powers have on his skeletal structure. Just like birds, Beak’s bones are hollow. While still durable, they ultimately don’t have the same fortitude as normal human bones.

    The most glaring and obvious drawback of Beak’s abilities is his appearance. Depending on the artist, Beak’s visual appearance varies. But more times than not, he is portrayed as an unsettling combination of a human and a bird, looking too strange to belong to either side. Despite the considerable surface-level issues with his power, Beak compensates with his extraordinary charisma. Currently, he is happily married with many children.

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    Jesse

    Debuted in Ultimate X-Men #41 by Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch, Art Thibert, Frank D’Armata, and Chris Eliopoulos

    Comic book art: Jesse's classmates die all around him thanks to his powers.

    Though he is certainly one of Marvel’s mutants, Jesse does not come from Earth-616. Jesse was first introduced as a tragic side-story in the Ultimate X-Men’s quest to rally a new generation of mutants in need of a loving home to grow and prosper. Unfortunately, Jesse never gets to enjoy that fate. Seemingly a fan of the X-Men himself, when Jesse’s mutant powers first activated he became immediately suspicious when it felt like he was somehow the only person around. Seeing only a few piles of clothes and crashed cars, he found relief once he got to school and saw more people.

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    Horrifically, everyone around him began spewing hot smoke from inside their mouths and eyes before disintegrating – until nothing was left but dust and clothes. Jesse’s power, similar to Wither’s, radiates a combination of toxins and acids, effectively vaporizing all organic tissue nearby. Within the first half hour of his powers’ development, Jesse unintentionally kills around 256 people. Wolverine chose to kill the teenage mutant to ensure that no one learned that a mutant had caused that much death.

    4

    Glob Herman

    Debuted in New X-Men #117 by Grant Morison, Ethan Van Sciver, Prentis Rollins, Hi-Fi, Saida Temofonte, Richard Starkings

    Glob is one of the most aesthetically pleasing characters to have come from his generation of mutants. Almost universally loved by fans and even creators outside the world of the comics, Glob has, of course, faced intense feelings of loneliness and isolation thanks to the physical manifestation of his powers. After his X-Gene was activated, Glob’s skin was replaced with a dense bio-wax similar to beeswax, while his muscles, bones, and organs were left visible.

    As a hero, Glob is more resistant to physical attacks and can even light himself on fire without feeling a thing. Despite his fan-favorite status and his current job as the Alaskan X-Men’s personal chef, Glob has felt his fair share of rejection over the years. His frustrations and fears first led him to Kid Omega’s anti-human rhetoric. However, after some well-taught lessons from Spider-Man, Glob emerged on the other side with less hate towards himself and the world. Sadly, Glob still finds himself as an immediate outcast to anybody who isn’t a mutant.

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    Ugly John

    Debuted in New X-Men #114 by Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Tim Townsend, Brian Haberlin, and Comicraft

    Comic book panel: Ugly John asks Wolverine if he's supposed to be good looking.

    Admittedly, there’s not much to talk about regarding Ugly John. His extraordinary mutant ability is that he has three faces. That’s it. With no useful powers, Ugly John has only really been a hindrance in the past for the X-Men, frequently being captured by Sentinels and needing rescue. In one instance, Ugly John received such critical injuries that he begged Cyclops to kill him and put him out of his misery.

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    After Krakoa’s collapse, Ugly John has tried to make some semblance of a life for himself in Australia alongside other outcast mutants. He does seem like a genuinely okay person and keeps his chin up in the face of adversity, but perhaps to a fault. Despite seemingly having a group of mutant friends who can look past his differences, nobody even calls him by the right name. His name is Steve, not John. People just like calling him Ugly John.

    2

    Zeitgeist

    Debuted in X-Force #116 by Peter Milligan, Mike Allred, Laura Allred, and Nate Piekos

    Comic book panel: Zeitgeist kidnaps Katie on behalf of X-Ceptional.

    Axel Cluney is another mutant born with powers that his body isn’t entirely resistant to. Zeitgeist has the power to discharge super stomach acid from his mouth, effectively making him a vomiting superhero. Unlike human stomach acid, Zeitgeist’s is highly corrosive and can melt through nearly a foot of pure steel in seconds. To counteract his acid’s extraordinary corrosive strength, Zeitgeist wears a permeable face mask to protect himself and others from accidental catastrophes.

    When his powers first manifested, Cluney was in the middle of a drunken make-out with a girl before spewing acidic vomit all over her. However, Zeitgeist is not a good person and only had nightmares about the instance because he forgot her name. Having thrown away his fame as an X-Man for a life of anti-human domestic terrorism, Axel has reduced himself to an old man who vomits on people while waiting for the next “culture war.”

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    Xorn and Zorn

    Debuted in New X-Men Annual 2001 #1 by Grant Morrison, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Hi-Fi, Saida Temofonte, and Richard Starkings and X-Men #157 by Chuck Austen, Salvador Larroca, Danny Miki, UDON, Rus Wooton

    The Xorn brothers have two of the most terrifyingly powerful mutant abilities of all time, transforming them into walking solar apocalypses. When the twins’ powers first manifested, their heads were burned and eaten away, instead replaced by a star (Xorn) and a black hole (Zorn). In essence, the twins’ heads possess quantum singularities that, once released, could manifest as either a star or a black hole.

    Sadly, the twins have both been manipulated and used over the years for the phenomenal power their minds hide.

    Regardless, the consequences are fatal. To contain their cosmic power, the twins must wear specialized iron helmets, although they have existed without the devices before. Sadly, the twins have both been manipulated and used over the years for the phenomenal power their minds hide. That said, Xorn is getting a new chance at life as the Alaskan X-Men’s resident healer.



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