X-Men Prove That Jean Grey Is Their Heaviest Hitter
Warning: Spoilers for X-Men Infinity Comic #35 ahead!
One of Krakoa's most powerful mutants of all time, the telepathic Jean Grey, has just been confirmed as the X-Men's heaviest hitter in the pages of the X-Men Infinity Comic #32. The Omega-level mutant has not only near-infinite power, but also the rare ability to actually control it, making her the X-Men's best «closer.»
Jean Grey has one of the more complicated X-Men backstories, dying and being resurrected many times, mainly because of her otherworldly cosmic connection to the Phoenix Force, the power of «life incarnate,» which greatly increased her abilities in the 1980s. In fact Jean Grey, or Marvel Girl as she is sometimes called, is so incredibly overpowered that recent writers at Marvel have nerfed her abilities a bit, making her more aligned power-wise with other members of the X-Men, to keep her and their stories interesting.
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The new X-Men Infinity Comic #35 — written by Alex Paknadel with art by Julian Shaw and Dono Sanchez-Almara — follows the mutant Maggott, a rarely utilized but fascinating character, as he tags along on an official X-Men mission, apparently as back up and clean up crew. Japheth, whose ability manifested in him having two techno-organic slugs, Eany and Meany, in his stomach that can eat anything, is watching on as the X-Men battle what appears to be a human-turned-sludge monster whose touch decays anything. All of the X-Men are failing to destroy the monster, with Polaris and Rogue failing epically and Wolverine having half of her flesh horribly decayed. Finally, Jean Grey steps up, which prompts Maggott to say, "You want a show, you bring Gambit or Illyana…
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