Rogue’s Terrifying Upgrade is Captain Marvel’s Worst Nightmare
After Rogue became responsible for Captain Marvel losing her powers, Carol Danvers has kept her distance from the reformed villain turned hero. However, when their paths regrettably cross again, Rogue has a terrifyingly powerful upgrade–one that is Captain Marvel’s worst nightmare.
Rogue and Captain Marvel first crossed paths in Avengers Annual #10 by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. In this issue, Rogue had yet to become a member of the X-Men and instead was a member of Mystique’s villainous crew of criminals who were hellbent on dismantling the Avengers. The first step in that plan was to use Rogue to steal the powers of Ms. Marvel, thereby incapacitating one of the Avengers’ strongest members while also giving one of their own members immense power to use against the Avengers. Rogue’s mutant powers grant her the ability to drain the life force and superpowers of anyone she touches assuming the person she touches is superhuman, otherwise just their life force is drained. Mystique’s plan worked perfectly, though while she and Rogue ultimately failed in destroying the Avengers, the scheme left a lasting mark on Carol Danvers that has stayed with her from that moment on.
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In Captain Marvel #4 by Kelly Thompson and Carmen Carnero, Captain Marvel is trapped in an alternate dimension where the New York she knew is gone and all that is left is a post-apocalyptic wasteland ruled by a villain known as Nuclear Man. In this issue, Carol is forced to fight in a gladiator-like arena against Rogue who was also captured and brought to this world for the sole purpose of fighting Captain Marvel. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Rogue is being mind-controlled by
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