Did Proteus get nerfed recently or by Hickman? Proteus in the past was always said to never be truly dead when defeats led to his death. His energy is just dispersed and it would take time for him to recover. Correct me if I am wrong on this because anytime the mutants or any form of X-men have thought he was dead, he would come back years later when his energy was gathered again. Definitely understand him needing to be away from combat, just curious to know if there people expect the story to lead to him finally being involved.
Nah, definitely not confusing the two. 616 Wanda was featured in the mini-series Darkhold before Trial of Magneto. Give it a read, I think it came out in late 2021, so it's not even a year old yet.
Written by Steve Orlando. I read it and figured someday they will need to talk about how she basically has all of the powers of the Darkhold and actually beat Chthon in his own realm, whom is said to be among the most powerful beings in Marvel when in his own realm/universe or whatever. Chthon should be lightyears ahead of Uranos and any eternal.
Synopsis of how she fuses with the Darkhold to finally overcome and defeat Chthon from Fandom:
"The Scarlet Witch then entered Chthon's domain with Doctor Doom to confront the demon directly. She betrayed Doctor Doom and took the Darkhold in order defeat Chthon herself. Fused with the book, she was able to defeat and possess Chthon entirely. Empowered by the Darkhold and Chthon, she undid the corruption. Afterwards, the Scarlet Witch taunted Doom for his past abusive schemes against her and proclaimed her freedom.[SUP]"[/SUP]
Also, not sure why you think she will be neutral. Kind of confused about how much you are reading Scarlet's stories since she is now labeled the "mutant redeemer" after the Magneto Trials. Can you explain further? Did something else happen to Scarlet for her to go back to removing herself from involving herself with mutants after Marvel clearly was trying to clean up her story and put M-Day behind her? Maybe I missed what she is up to post Magneto leaving Krakoa.
Yeah, that's what I briefly mentioned. Apocalypse told him to stay there and he would know when it is time to open up his territory. Guessing you think it isn't time for him to open it up even with the mutant genocide going on.
Ahh, kind of expected him to recover. He's one of my favs, so maybe he will get another shot with mutants several years from now.
Last I saw, I think Jamie was abducted by Merlin and was saved by his sister? I forget since Otherworld stuff is always confusing to me when it is happening on the timeline with other mutant comics.
Yeah, I brought that up earlier in the thread last week prior to X-Men Red #5 so didn't ask about it again haha. I guess could also go running back to Selene and resurrect her again or ask any of the Externals (all said to be immortal, too) to help against the Eternals. Gideon with the power to mimic other powers, Selene can life absorb any Eternal if she wanted, Burke is a precog so he wouldnt be of much help, Absalom more of a melee fighter due to bone manipulation, or White Sword with his healing powers -- guessing he would come along with Apoc if they were to return.
Also another two quick questions :
1 - chances of Mad Jim Jaspers getting involved in any of the current stories? He's another reality manipulator that has been on the sidelines for awhile and just makes quick appearances in Otherworld like Mister M and then disappears.
2 - Vulcan died a couple of months ago but it doesnt seem he will have resurrection protocols for him after his defeat to Tarn. Any reason why they are keeping one of their most powerful mutants and relative to Cyclops dead?
3 - Have we seen Gabriel Shepard return since Hickman's new Krakoa? I know he's a Proto-mutant, so technically not too involved with Krakoa mutants but he's another energy being that likely cannot die and has been able to manipulate time among other powers and hasn't been seen in years.
