From: jng53092@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (The Gad-Man )
Subject: Re: marvel: Powerpax
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 05:32:49 GMT


Hmmm.  Not Bad, Not Bad at all.  Just one problem, tho.  The events of
X-Force Annual #1 take place at LEAST 10 years into the future.  And a 
case could be made for it having been more than that.  Although a handy
timeshift that Marvel SO loves could solve THAT problem too.  Still, I think
its more likely that Francine Power is exactly what she seems to be, either
a decendent or a relative (cousin, perhaps?) of the original Power Pack.
Actually, looking at it,  I'd say that it all takes place around 13-14 years
in the future.  That is, The X-Men go off to overthrow Mojos I and II 
within the next year or so (as foreshadowed by the current Longshot-Lila-
Daz subplot running through X-Men).  Then 3 or 4 years from now, X-Force
(Cable, Sam, Siryn, Warpath, Cyberlock, and Shatterstar) travel to Shattrstar's
Mojoworld (100 years after Mojo Is overthrow as Time goes on Mojoworld) and
depose Mojo V.  They succeed, Shaterstar takes over, and X-Force leaves.  At
around this time, Francine Power is born.  Maybe Alex's kid, maybe a cousin.
Some unspecified point later on Cable dies.  (messily, I hope)  On August 27,
1998, Banshee dies.  (And maybe the rest of the X-Men, too.  Possible link to
the "X-Judas" bit with Bishop)   At another unspecified date, Sam, Roberto, 
Terry, and 'Lock form the 'New X-Force' (or New New Mutants)  At some point
Illyana joins up as Darkchild.  Finally, rather near the time that Arize 
shows up, Francine Power inherits the full powers of Power Pack and goes to
Sam and Company for training. (Since it seems that PowerPax is new to the 
team, as shown by the early conversation between Sam and Francine... 
"And when we blaze out, you call me POWERPAX, cool?") 

All of this brings up some interesting points.  For instance, where did 
Darkchild come from?  Well, I'd say that since Illyana is a mutant, so
getting returned to her natural age dosn't make her STOP being a mutant.
Therefore, when 'Yana hit puberty, her powers kicked in.  She ported for the
first time and ended up in Limbo.  Two ways this could go.  One, you accept
the events of "The Promethium Exchange" and she pops in, finds an empty 
dimension full of promethium, runs into that guy who took control after Doom
left (I forget his name, you know the Purple Demon Type) takes lessons, and 
is given the Soulsword as her Birthright\Heritage\Destiny.  Or, taking the
'revisionist' version which ignores or ret-cons the P-Exchange, You say that
in the normal course of events, Illyana Rasputin would have appeared in Limbo
at age 14, endured hardships, and with the power of the Soulsword taken 
control of Limbo, WITHOUT losing her soul in the bargain.  The UNNATURAL 
thing that happened was Belasco's pulling her into Limbo 7 years early.  
Since she wasn't ready for the influx of power, and vulnerable to Belasco's
magic, she inevitably fell from power (The result of the whole Inferno bit).
However, ever since getting returned to her original age, she's been given a
new lease on life.  So when at age 14 she goes to Limbo, she's strong enough
to take control without getting corrupted.  

Of course, all of this is pure speculation, and highly unlikely to occur.
Still, I'd say that its a better team than X-Force is now, and I'd be 
happy to spend $ on it.  Ah well.  What do ya all think?


Jon Gad (No Clever .sig right now, I blew all of today's creativity on this 
	 post)