Comics legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby brought the X-Men to life in X-Men #1 back in 1963. The X-Men are a team of mutants, born with special powers and were recruited by Professor Charles Xavier in the hopes of building a world where mutants and ordinary humans can coexist. Xavier has recruited quite a few number of mutants over the past 50+ years.
The X-Men comics started taking a dip in sales, but writers Chris Claremont and Len Wein, along with artist Dave Cockrum, breathed life into the X-Men once again by introducing new recruits like Storm, Nightcrawler, and Colossus. And since then, Xavier has recruited countless of other mutants. But which are the best X-Men characters?
Wolverine is one of the most popular Marvel characters out there, but that may not make him the best X-Man. Characters like Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, and Jubilee are favorite household names as well and are contenders for the number one spot. Make sure to vote up all your favorite Xmen mutants. Is your favorite missing? Make sure to let us know in the comments section.
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Colossus
Real Name: Piotr "Peter" Rasputin
Abilities: Can transform skin into living, organic metal. Superhuman strength and invulnerability, can live without oxygen or food for long periods when in metal form.
Jean Grey
Real Name: Jean Grey
Abilities: Telekinesis and telepathy. As the Phoenix, she possesses near infinite power and the ability to manipulate matter and time.
Kitty Pryde
Real Name: Kitty Pryde
Abilities: Can phase through solid matter (which disrupts electronics), and can walk on air.
Nightcrawler
Real Name: Kurt Wagner
Abilities: Prehensile tail, invisibility in shadows, night vision, agility, wall crawling. Line of sight teleportation.
Psylocke
Real Name: Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock
Abilities: Telekinesis, telekinetic katana, telepathy, psychic knife, immunity to physical and mental alteration.
Rogue
Real Name: Anna Marie
Abilities: Absorbs powers, memories, and personalities through skin contact. Prolonged contact can lead to her permanently absorbing traits, can be fatal to the person in contact.
Cyclops
Real Name: Scott Summers
Abilities: Projects a beam of ruby-colored concussive force from his eyes.
Storm
Real Name: Ororo Monroe
Powers: Weather manipulation.
Gambit
Real Name: Remy LeBeau
Abilities: Charges inanimate objects with explosive kinetic energy. Enhanced agility. Hypnotic charm.
Wolverine
Real Name: James Howlett
Abilities: Strong healing factor, immunity to virtually all toxins, slowed aging process. Enhanced senses and physical attributes. Indestructible adamantium bonded to his skeleton. Retractable claws.