One of the X-Men's Most Powerful Villains Was Wasted By Marvel

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While the X-Men have faced off against their fair share of incredibly powerful villains, from Magneto, to Mr. Sinister, and even the world-conquering Apocalypse, one bad guy stands out as one of the most powerful among them all, but Marvel wasted this character. This villain, who showed some of the greatest potential for catastrophic fallout upon his debut, was completely and utterly wasted by Marvel Comics, both in the exhibition of his power and amount of time present in a comic book.

In X-Men #63 by Scott Lobdell and Carlos Pacheco, the X-Men have teamed up with Shang-Chi to obtain the Elixir Vitae which was heavily guarded by Shang-Chi’s father during his life. The reason the X-Men were after the Elixir–which offers those who use it eternal life–is because they were working to stop the spread of a deadly mutant-killing disease known as the Legacy Virus. Even though the heroes know where this potentially life-saving serum is, it wasn’t going to be as simple as plucking it from its secure location, although, disappointingly, it wasn’t that hard for them to break through the initial defenses.

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While heading to the Elixir’s location, Shang-Chi and the X-Men are met by a gang of cyber-ninjas who were trained by Shang-Chi’s father with the added advantage of having cybernetic upgrades. Those upgrades gave these ninjas superpowers, and one of them stood out with an ability that was insanely powerful, at least in theory. The ninja known as Bludgeon had the ability to control gravity which is crazy powerful for a throw-away bad guy. While the power to control gravity is godlike, Bludgeon uses it to lift a car into the air. No worries, though, because the car