What even is Omega Level?
So this terminology has been thrown around in the comics since the 80s and had not been
really even fully defined.
Hence there are often a lot of debates around this hot button term.
Who should be Omega?
Who shouldn’t?
And ultimately what Omega level stands for.
The term has been used to refer to the most powerful mutants of their class or ability
type and has also been used to describe mutants who possess unlimited potential.
Mutants who could grow infinitely in terms of power level.
Pretty insane to imagine.
Through this loose definition of the world, we are going to explore the top 10 mutants
who belong on the omega list.
The ones who have demonstrated they deserve to be there and some of the ones who are surprised
have not already been classified as omega.
Is there a mutant who you think definitely deserves the honour but who was unmentioned?
Or a mutant we mentioned that you disagree with?
If so let us know in the comments below.
And just a warning that there are some House of X spoilers below, so if you are not up
to date on that comic, you might want to do some reading first.
Which you should also just do cause it’s really good.
Now let’s get counting.
10 Moira MacTaggert
If you’re familiar with Marvel’s new House of X saga, you might be familiar with the
new spin on Moira MacTaggert.
While some may argue that her powers do not warrant omega level as if she dies before
her powers manifest, she will be killed for good, she is also the only mutant I have ever
known to have reincarnation powers.
Her powers effectively allow her to change the Marvel universe, to change the story and
possibly affect the outcome.
Her reincarnation powers also grant her a high level of intelligence and make her an
anomaly in terms of any mutant detectors, which makes her pretty powerful especially
in the mutant vs human wars which inevitably come about in the X-Men storylines.
I would argue that her keeping her memories makes her the strongest mutant of this type,
so far.
Granted she is the only one and that the potential for her powers has also not been fully uncovered.
Reincarnation is a powerful ability, especially if one can have more sway over how it all
comes about and the time at which you are conceived and born.
And who knows, perhaps this could change as Moira continues to grow into her abilities.
9 Kitty Pryde
You can’t hurt what you can’t hit.
And we don’t seem to have anyone with phasing focused abilities yet at Omega level status,
so my suggestion for that category is Kitty.
Her abilities allow her to phase through solid material, making anything she touches intangible
as a choice or making herself intangible.
This also makes her almost untouchable in a fight.
You might think well I bet she is pretty weak to psychic attacks but due to her phasing,
her mind almost appears as unidentifiable to most telepaths and is really hard to pin
down, giving her a natural resistance to mental attacks.
She is so in control of her powers she has even been able to use them to time travel,
phasing back into her younger self in order to prevent the catastrophic events of a current
future.
In the alternate, Marvel Zombie Verse she was also one of the few superhero survivors.
Eventually choosing to sacrifice herself to put an end to the infection.
Shadowcat isn’t just an omega level mutant in terms of her control over her abilities,
she is also just an omega level person in regards to how many times she sacrifices herself
for the greater good.
8 Cyclops
I could have easily also included Havok on this list, to be honest.
With the discovery of a third Summer in the 2000s, who goes by the codename, Vulcan who
is already considered Omega level, it is surprising to me that we have no officially declared
Scott Summers as such.
You might think his optic blasts are not enough to warrant this status but I would argue against
that.
The Phoenix force when it was split into the Phoenix Five choose him.
And the Phoenix Force is not known for choosing just anyone.
If it chooses you this means you have unlimited potential that it sees.
It has been described in the comics as being drawn to those with unlimited power.
And as a result Scott became obsessed with it once he was possessed by the force.
I’m also a big believer in the idea that the Phoenix Force helps you unlock that potential
and reveals your true self.
Which means that Scott is kind of low-key obsessed with power all the time and Jean
Grey wants to do what’s best but is vulnerable to corruption by power.
And let’s not forget that Cyclops has not been infused with the power of the Phoenix
just once, but in fact twice.
7 Jubilee
While I may lovingly poke fun at Jubilee from time to time due to they way her powers are
often portrayed in the comics, 90s cartoons and even movies.
The fact remains that she has accomplished some amazing feats in the comics, including
pretty much obliterating Mandarin’s mansion when she thought Logan was dead and her powers
went haywire.
In fact, when it comes to our discussion about unlimited power in regards to omega level,
Emma Frost once referred to Jubilee as one of the most powerful mutants she had ever
met in terms of her potential.
Jubilee’s abilities have been explained before in the comics as affecting matter on
a subatomic level.
The explosions she can emit could actually be used in the same way a nuclear fusion bomb
could.
If that’s not omega, I don’t know what is.
6 Mystique
The most recognizable shapeshifter in the comic book world, Mystique first appeared
in the comics in Ms Marvel volume 1, issue 16.
Not only is she the most recognizable shapeshifter, one could argue she is also the most powerful
and successful in comics.
She can impersonate almost anyone in terms of appearance and voice, has tricked many
into thinking she was someone she was not and her current resurrection has even gone
so far as to allow her to shapeshift into animals.
Beyond this she is also one of the oldest mutants.
Due to her abilities, aging for her doesn’t really seem to be a thing and she is close
to if not over a hundred years old.
Although I’m not sure if we would call it unlimited potential, she has exhibited an
evolution over the years in comics, granted this appears to be more as a result of storyline
and character development than power-growth.
She has even been seen turning herself 2D and partially liquifying her body.
That is some next level body transformation.
5 Psylocke
What I find kind of strange is that Psylocke’s not as well known brother, Jamie Braddock
has been elevated to Omega level and yet Psylocke has not been.
Betsy Braddock has two siblings actually: her more devious brother Jamie and her twin
brother Brian, who is also known as Captain Britain.
Let’s compare Betsy and Jamie when it comes to their ability.
Betsy is powerful telepath who also possesses strong telekentic abilities.
While Jamies is your average Marvel reality manipulator slash magic user.
While he has pulled off some impressive feats, Psylocke tends to be the star of the show
when it comes to putting in the work and heroic acts.
Jamie is typically presented as the villain of most stories.
Psylocke’s abilities have always sort of been in a weird state of flux and while she
has been portrayed as an insanely powerful when it comes to her telepathic abilities
and then later when she lost those her telekinetic abilities, it seems that since retrieving
her telepathic abilities back, she has been somewhat depowered.
I guess she had to split her power level between both abilities?
Although she has not been confirmed as an Omega-level mutant, she has been teased as
being a character that could be granted such a status.
In 2010 writer Marvel Uncanny X-Men writier, Rick Remender referred her abilities as being
at a burgeoning Omega-level.
Come on, Marvel, stop teasing and let’s see Psylocke join the Omega level ranks!
4 Quicksilver
While I recognize that the Maximoff twins have gone back and forth in terms of whether
or not they are considered mutants, due to so many retcons involving their back story,
I really like them both as mutants.
And beyond that Quicksilver first appeared in the X-Men comic series, so I’m deciding
to talk about him as a mutant.
I don’t know why there seems to be such a huge divide in the comics right now between
X-Men and Avengers.
You can do both!
It’s like Marvel is trying to set up the comics and possibly MCU for another X-MEN
vs Avengers event.
I just want everyone to get along.
I was actually super surprised when I could not find or think of anything that referred
to Pietro as being omega-level.
He is after all the fastest person in the Marvel universe.
Although he has definitely done some dastardly things, he also proved that he is one of the
most powerful when it comes to anything that needs to be done fast.
While X-Men Apocalypse was not critically acclaimed and currently sits at 47% on Rotten
Tomatoes in regards to ratings, it also helped to prove just how powerful Quicksilver is
when it gave us this scene of him saving all of Professor X’ teachers and students when
the academy blew up, including the goldfish.
Also Evan Peters as Quicksilver is just life!
Beyond that he also saved the entire world from the Grandmaster and Challenger during
the events of the No Surrender storyline.
3 Charles Xavier
Speaking of Professor X, where is he on the omega level list?
I was actually triggered when I couldn’t find him listed as Omega level anywhere.
And I’m not the type to ever get triggered.
But this just blew my mind.
Jean Grey is omega level and is of course more powerful than Charles so I understand
that the reasoning behind this may be that he is surpassed by Jean and therefore does
not deserve a place.
However while both are telepaths, they are different types of telepaths.
And honestly if Emma Frost gets to be omega level than so should Charles in my mind.
Where Charles and Jean differ is although, Jean’s powers are unlimited, Charles exhibits
an intense level of control over his powers.
I know this isn’t really what Omega is about but the level at which Charles can manipulate
people has also always made me suspicious that there is more to him than a telepath
and that he could also potentially later be revealed to be an empath, which would possibly
make him the strongest mutant empath.
Regardless of my suspicions, he is the father of Legion who has been granted Omega level
status and I feel like David coming in part from him is proof that he has more potential
than we’ve been lead to believe.
2 Scarlet Witch
I know, I know.
Both Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have been retconned as genetically altered humans.
But she was originally a mutant and before the Avengers and X-Men divide got so intense.
She used to do both.
Before her powers got so ingrained in magic, Scarlet Witch had mutant reality warping powers
that were simply intensified by her magical bonds.
Ignoring her mutant history is like imagining House of M never existed.
And that comic event is too good to let disappear from your mind.
Scarlet Witch was known as Magneto’s daughter and in my heart she still is.
When it comes to reality altering powers, almost no one in the comics has been shown
to be on Scarlet Witch’s level.
She can create armies out of thin air.
She made all mutant disappear.
And before that created an artificial paradise world where everyone lived happily until their
memories started to resurface.
She even banished the Phoenix force from existence!
Whether her powers will ever return to being classified as mutant powers, she is definitely
an omega level character currently.
And should have been classified as an omega level mutant back when she was one.
1 Rogue
Having the ability to have almost an ability should make you Omega in and of itself.
That is to say, Rogue has one of the most useful mutant abilities out there, she can
steal others powers and in doing so also weak them.
And all she needs to do is touch someone.
Granted Rogue has been on a long journey in the comics when it comes to trying to control
her powers.
During the X-Men Legacy series, Rogue was shown to have gained full control over her
powers, sharing a kiss with her love, Gambit.
However her control sometimes appears to falter depending on the storyline you’re reading.
Regardless, she is definitely the most powerful mutant when it comes to absorbing someone
else’s abilities, life force and memories, rivalling even Legion’s prowess, especially
since she can adopt multiple powers at a time.
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I hope you enjoyed this list.
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Who is your favourite mutant?
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Obviously one of my all time favourite is Rogue, though I’m super excited to see what
other lesser known mutants both the House of X and Powers of X series bring back and
flush out.
They are doing a killer job so far.
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