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time you all didn’t want that so we’re back with the top 10 scariest x-men villains
part 3.
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Number 10 – Legion, Legion aka David Haller son Of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller
first debuted back in 1985 in new mutants number 25.
An extremely powerful mutant, Legion has a whole host of abilities too many to name almost
chief amongst them telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokenisis, reality warping and so much more.
The only thing David’s not really fully in control of his powers, an omega level mutant
when his powers first manifested it was during a terrorist situation and he actually ended
up absorbing the mind of the lead terrorist Jemail Karami which led to his mind splintering
and him developing multiple personalities who controlled different aspects of his powers.
Legion started off as a villain of the X-Men’s as he was quickly possessed by the shadow
king as he was rendered cataonic shortly after his first true manifestation of power.
David is also responsible for the age of apocalypse timeline when he went back in time attempted
to kill Magneto but killed his father instead creating that horrifying branch of reality.
Part of what made legion so dangerous was his insanity and unpredictability as a result.
However, over the years David has metamorphosized into somewhat of a hero and has gained more
control over his powers partially through training and partially through tech.
However, with a character like legion there’s always the potential that his grip on his
personalities could slip and he could find himself a menace to the x-men and the world
once more.
Number 9 – Danger , Danger is the manifestation and personification of the danger room.
Now even if one is only casually acquainted with the x-men they most likely know of the
danger room.
The training space that pits the x-men against all kinds of well dangerous obstacles to hone
their skills however what they not be aware of this plot.
Due to lots of backstory Xavier found himself updating the danger room with Shi’ar tech
however as he did it posed him a question where am I? this lead Charles to realize the
room was sentient however he also needed a space for the x-men to train so he decided
the best thing to do was cover it up and tell no one.
The danger room was then utilized and destroyed when the mansion was attacked the various
times that happened after one such time Danger began to seize control of the other machines
in an attempt to forge a body and escape.
First danger coaxed a student to suicide then managed to build a female body, take on and
defeat the x-men in her quest to kill her “father” Xavier.
Danger spent years seeking revenge building new bodies, or possessing others like the
omega sentinel.
Made all the more dangerous by her intimate knowledge of the teams weaknesses and fighting
styles.
However, ultimately this character became an ally to the x-men sometimes you just got
to get over the dark stuff Xavier does when writers want to introduce conflict into the
story.
That’s how it goes no matter how scary you are, turn good you get bumped down the list.
in Marvel team up vol 1 #65 back in 1978.
Now Arcade has no powers but you don’t need them to be scary or a credible threat.
Arcade has a genius level intellect and a penchant for murder that has led him down
the path to be a hitman but he doesn’t just kill people no he makes them work their way
through elaborate arenas of his own design in his amusement park inspired Murderworld.
Arcade never seems to have a hard time kidnapping people either, you’re living your life one
minute next boom you’re in murder world.
While Arcade has gone up against most marvel heroes he has had many notable encounters
with the X-Men.
When possible he likes to get people in pairs to make it more interesting, the rooms will
be designed with a myriad of traps and danger to test the specific occupants skillset and
mental fortitude.
Now some may be like scary, but you may change your tune if you woke up kidnapped in murderworld.
Number 7 – David Moreau, David Moreau is yet another normal human but is on here for
the effect he has had on the x-men verse.
Moreau is also known by the name the genegineer he first appeared in uncanny x-men number
236 back in 1988 and was allied with the island of genosha a land whose prosperity had been
built on the backs of mutant slavery which had been made possible thanks to moreaus invention
of a mind control device which made said slavery possible he also invented the mutate process
wherein 13 year olds were tested for the x gene and if it was found they were turned
into mutates with their memories erased and rendered completely obedient.
Now Moreau can’t get all the villain cred here his mission was helped along by tech
given to him by a villain who was in part 2 the sugar man, who had obtained a version
of this tech from his realities that being the age of apocalypse’s mister sinister.
Still horrifying stuff and a threat to not just the x-men but mutants everywhere.
Number 6 – Nimrod Don’t let the name fool you Nimrod is a force to be reckoned with
first appearing in 1985 in uncanny x-men #191.
Nimrod comes from the now famous days of future past storyline, a descendent of the robotic
hunting machines the sentinels his name is actually a biblical one that means mighty
hunter the fact that it translated to a playground insult years later that’s not his fault.
Nimrod was created by the sentinels to be the ultimate mutant hunting weapon and he
is nigh invulnerable.
After some time travel he decides that he doesn’t need to eliminate all the x-men
just powerful ones and outlaws who have an impact on the timeline that of course means
the x-men it’s very terminatoresque and that’s terrifying the scene in the first
terminator where it’s coming down the hall towards them dragging it’s foot and it seems
slow but then it pans out and you see how fast it’s really moving.
That still messes me up.
Number 5 Archangel Warren Worthington the 3rd gets to be so high up because of just
what an impact his villainous turn made and it’s just a great storyline.
Warren was one of the original x-men a founding member from all the way back in x-men number
1 in 1963.
Warren always had a complicated relationship with his mutation, the wings of an angel or
at least it seems that way at first he was a stereotypical heir character then he got
broody when things got angsty in the 80s.
Warren’s descent towards villainy begins with X-Factor a group warren backs that ends
up getting viewed as mutant hunters for hire after he is exposed as the backer his wings
are mutilated and develop gangrene leading to them needing to be amputated.
Warren is devastated and commandeers a jet that has been sabotaged to blow up but before
it does he is transported away by apocalypse who offers him a spot as a horseman of the
apocalypse.
He performs extensive genetic alterations that change warrens appearance and gives him
metallic wings for a time he was the horsemen death.
Manipulated by apocalypse he turns harshly on his friends, as archangel he was a force
to be reckoned with and his path towards redemption and occasional slips back make for good reading.
The design is great to those sharp metallic wings, and again someone who knows the teams
weaknesses.
He’s good currently which well bleh give me my archangel.
Number 4 Mastermind – We’re talking about the first villain to have this name who was
instrumental in the phoenix arc.
This character first debuted back in 1964 in x-men number 4 and for our purposes we
need Jason Wyngard.
Mastermind has the power to cast illusions vivid and realistic ones that he uses to manipulate
people to him whims he can also alter people’s senses how they feel what they see and most
importantly how they perceive him he likes to up his handsomness game.
What makes him so formidable is that he can even affect powerful telepaths such as Xavier
and most notable jean grey.
This occurred during his association with the hellfire club, he at first uses his powers
to pose as nikos and intiate a romance with the help of emma frist he was able to convince
jean that it was Victorian times that they were married and that she was the black queen.
Mastermind doesn’t make it but his legacy lives on as does his creepy mind manipulation
plot.
Scary to be made to think you live in a bodice ripper mental manipulation is scary stuff.
Number 3 Stryfe – Ok so some explanations Stryfe is a clone of cable who first appeared
in 1990 in new mutants 86.
Stryfe was raised by apocalypse for the purposes of being a host body however he decides against
it once he realizes that stryfe is a cline as he though it was really nate but well he
was wrong.
His contribution to this list is the legacy virus.
Which was first legacy 1 and legacy 2 but would mutate to legacy 3.
The virus was set to target mutants when their x gene was activated which would ultimately
cause the body to stop being able to produce healthy cells leading to death, but before
the end the victims powers would go haywire causing much damage to those around them.
Stryfe took time trying to perfect this virus.
Number 2 Cassandra Nova This is a more recent character appearing in 2001 during the new
x-men #121 as an antagonist to the x-men and Charles specifically.
So bear with me Cassandra nova is Charles xavier's twin though she was conceived without
a body and copied one from Charles however Charles sensed her tarrying thoughts in the
womb so he strangled her and she was still born but her essence survived eventually building
an all new body she is Charles opposite a dark mirror, her first act to announce herself
to the x-men was to kill 16 million mutants on genosha in a mass mutant genocide as a
mummudrai nova was meant to have to wrestle with Charles for control of his body but thanks
to his mutant and hence hers she could build her own.
She has psychic powers comparable to Charles plus telekenis, phasing ability, the ability
to create psionic armour and block attacks and a hate on for the x-men.
It’s just a lot.
Number 1 – Proteus, Proteus debuted in 1979 in uncanny x-men #125 Proteus was meant to
be on of the strongest mutants ever conceived born Kevin Mctaggert he is the son of longtime
x-men ally Moira Mctaggert.
However, Kevin’s powers are so intense they cause him to crave energy to replace what
he has expended, in fact his mother had to keep him in a containment unit to protect
him and others.
Kevin eventually escaped and put his powers to use they include body possession so he
can hop from host to host, psionic energy composition and reality warping abilities
that he can actually control.
Before he was known as proteus he was known as mutant x.
So yes he’s pure energy and the bodies he uses well he burns them out pretty quickly
and proteus normally does burn them out, he also has access to all their memories even
after he’s left and he’s hopped into some of the x-men.
He’s been know to melt buildings, reverse gravity, stretch people into liquid and more
basically whatever he can imagine he can do.
He eventually became able to possess multiple individuals at the same time and travel interdimensional.
He’s even attempted to bring the astral plane into normal reality.
his powers are out of control the fact that they defeat him at all is a minor miracle
each time.
Proteus is terrifying in the scope of his power and the fact that really you can’t
get rid of him.
So those were some more scary x-men villains.
I don’t know how they sleep at night I wouldn’t so many baddies, especially with Arcade around
just going to sleep one placed and waking up somewhere you didn’t fall asleep skeezes
me out.
Which of these x-men baddies is your fave I know some of you have been waiting for Proteus
to be on one of these lists for awhile.
I’m sasha thanks so much for watching Top 10 Nerd.
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