From: daikerjohnc@bvc.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics
Subject: Re: X-Men Traitor 
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:53:30 CDT
Organization: Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, IA


About that pesky X-Traitor...

>>Wolverine - too popular

Of course.  But if it DID happen, how much do you wanna bet it's blamed on his
"programming" by Cornelius and Co.?  Shades of Psylocke...

>>Cyclops - Original member wouldn't betray dream

AAHHHH yes, a good soldier. But wouldn't it be a shock?

>>Jean - ditto

>Ahhhhhh, but where's the White Queen's psyche? Emma is *still* in a coma, and
>Jean "oh so suddenly" manifested a possesion power, much like Emma's.
>MY THEORY: Emma, now  living down the hall from all the other personalities  in
>           Jean's head, asserts control and wipes out ye olde X-Men.
>           She is, after all, the one who calls for help (perhaps into ambush?)

Well, maybe. But considering Jean dies during the call for help, I personally
think it would be hard to kill the rest of the X-Men after committing suicide.
But the theory about Emma does sound valid.  

>>Hank - ditto

Naaahhh, not ol' blue boy...

>>Iceman - ditto

Well, what DO we know about him?

>>Archangel - ditto

>What about his "Evil Wings"(tm)? Doubt it tho...

Or the "under writing" etched into his soul by Apocalipse?  Remember during
Inferno when Rogue kissed him and felt (here's another over-used line in
comics)"such..Evil!"?

>>Jubilee - too young and too ignorant

They said the same thing of the New Kids on the Block...then Walburg does his
Firelord impersonation...

>>Storm - former leader - again wouldn't betray dream

Weeeeell....naaaahhhh.....

>>Rogue - maybe, but doubt it ... 'side she's the hottest X-chick
>>Collosus - maybe - but somewhere deep down he's a pacifist still

>Shades of Monarch. Bleah!

No, Monarch's an idiot (while Hawk wasn't...never quite figured that out...).
Piotr is a poet/artist/warrior. Besides, it REALLY screams of "Evil Russian
Stereotype".

>>Forge - quite possibly - he created a gun to zap Storm's power - why not
>Rogue's powers. (Nitpick)

Naaaaahhhhh...he's too cool. It's not everyday you see an American
Indian/Bionic/Vietnam Vet/Shaman/Government Weapons Contractor/Mutant in
action.

>>Banshee - sure - boring character why not make him exciting

>Back off,  Sean's cool.

No doubt. It was a crock and a half that they broke his jaw. IT MAKES ME PUKE.
Besides, why did it take so long for his jaw to heal, while Deadpool's and
Wildside's only took a couple of weeks? He finally gets his powers back, and
they take it away again. If he were a real person, he would have quit Marvel a
long time ago. I just hope he and Moira get the New Mutants back together in
their own title in the future (this was hinted at on the Net, and in the New
Mutants Annual { Days of Futures Present}).
 
>>Psylocke - nah. well then again she could snap back to an Elektra complex

>She should die. They farked up a cool character with all this ninja crap.

The Rambo-ization of Psylocke made me sick. What a waste. Once a refined
British lady with an adventurous streak, she's now a
Middle-aged-Mutant-Ninja-X-Man. (Add Teenage and Turtle and you get merchandise
out the yin/yang).  

>>Longshot - nope too lucky

>Who cares about Lameshot? Let him go back to MojoVerse. Yuck.

I do! He was a cool character (as were Mojo and Spiral) when Nicenti (sp)
and Claremont were writing him. Now even I'm getting bored with him (and that
says a lot). Besides, Mojo can't be all-powerful. What about all the other
Spineless Ones in past annuals? Is he their God too, or what? If he isn't, I'd
say there was a bigger problem than just one Mojo in charge. 

>>Dazzler - *shrug*

>See above, with Lameshot.

Well, IMHO, I terminally dislike Dazz. I think the whole Longshot/Dazzler thing
is badly matched. I'd prefer Rita and Longshot together and forget all that
Spiral shit. Make Spiral be hallucinating, anything! Just let Rita be herself.

>>Xavier - Now there would be the ultimate plot twist in Marvel history!!!

>Yeah, right...and maybe mutant monkeys will fly out my butt!

One monkey...two monkeys...three...oh look! Archmonkey!

Well, how do we even know that's Xavier in that chair?
The Chameleon got by pretty well as Xavier in the past. For all we know, he
could still be hooked up in a secret lab somewhere by the Skrulls
(Shades of the HOKEYEST Fantastic Four plotline ever..."My Wife the Skrull" or
"The Two Faces of Alicia" for those who don't remember).
Besides, if someone was planning against the X-Men, that's a strong emotion
that even the weakest of telepaths could skim off the surface (and don't talk
about mental shields. Unless he/she's a telepath, I seriously doubt they could
hide it that well). Unless, of course, the person didn't know they would kill
the X-Men (refer to Wolverine at top).

>>Just some ideas folks.  So don't get in a huff.

>I *like* being in a  huff.

And a puff, and blow you house down!

_JCD