Guest chirs3 Report post Posted December 24, 2002 Way back when, in like 1994 or 1995, I bought and collected comic cards. Not for any real reason, I just liked them, and one of the series I bought frequently was called "METAL", and all the cards were shiny colored and looked... well... Metal... but that's not the point. Last night I found the cards and went flipping through them, for old time's sake, and I came across the Professor Xavier Metal card. On the back, it has a list of statistics, like Strength, Intelligence, and whatnot... Here's the problem: One of the statistics was "Energy Blasts". I would assume this is shooting fireballs, or something close to it. Professor Xavier's "Energy Blasts" was at 7, the highest rating, and when I consulted the little card that explains the ratings, it said a 7 in that category was "Supernova". Huh? I've read maybe one X-Men comic book, and I watched the animated series (the good animated series), so I don't know too much... but Professor Xavier didn't strike me as the kind of guy who would, or even could, shoot Supernova-powered energy bombs/blasts/whatever. Can anyone shed some light on this, for a merely casual X-Men fan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted December 24, 2002 Xavier is powerful enough to render damn near anybody brain-dead without much effort, he did it to Magneto once, which would explain it I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest starvenger Report post Posted December 25, 2002 This sounds a lot like the OverPower card game. In which case, "Energy Blasts" is a catch-all category into which the Professor's psychic, uh, "blasts" fall into. And since the Prof is one of the 3 most powerful mutants in the MU (the other 2 being Franklin Richards and Magneto - I know that's documented somewhere...) it's only natural that he be given top ratings there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sassquatch Report post Posted December 27, 2002 From the Marvel Directory: Special skills and abilities: Leading authority on genetics, mutation, and psionic powers, considerable expertise in other life sciences, highly talented in devising equipment for utilizing and enhancing psionic powers Superhuman mental powers: Professor X ordinarily possesses vast psionic powers, including telepathy; the ability to induce in others mental illusions, temporary mental or physical paralysis, and loss of specific memories or total amnesia; the projection of "mental bolts" to stun or render a person unconscious; astral projection; and the ability to sense other superhuman mutants within a small radius. At present Xavier is unable to use his psionic powers. I hope this answered your question. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
