The X-Men have long been a metaphor for the struggles for social justice who find themselves marginalized in their communities. Often breaking the boundaries, the X-Men have constantly proved themselves when put in any given situation. One of the well-known X-Men is the supervillain and an antiheroine Mystique.
Created by Chris Claremont and Jim Monney, Mystique first appeared in ‘Ms. Marvel #18‘ as the leader of the new Brotherhood of Mutants. She has been a devoted wife to Destiny, and they became the first queer couple to make X-Men history. However, Mystique’s shape-shifting abilities and other powers might just make her a god.
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Mystique Reveals A Shocking Truth To Nightcrawler
‘X-Men Blue: Origins (2023) #1‘ finally revealed a shocking detail about Nightcrawler’s parentage. The issue pins Nightcralwer’s conversation with Mystique after the fall of Krakoa. The comic readers were aware that Mystique and Destiny changed the X-Men Lore Forever. Marvel’s iconic queer couple is revealed to be the biological parents of Nightcrawler which is nothing but historic, mentioning that Azazel is Nightcrawler’s demonic father.
After Nightcrawler gives Mystique the Hopesword to try and restore her shattered psyche, Mystique delivers a shocking revelation that she is Nightcrawler’s father, not Azazel, having shifted into a male form to conceive Nightcrawler with Destiny. The comic further delves into Doctor Nemesis emphasizing Mystique’s control over her entire cellular and genetic structure is completely instinctive and the only thing holding her back from her true Omega status is her inability to copy other X-Genes.
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Here Is How Mystique Achieved Mutant Godhood
Throughout the comic, Mystique’s shapeshifting abilities have made her the most powerful figure in the history of X-Men. However, she is intended to possess god-like control over her body. Doctor Nemesis revealed that the one barrier keeping her from true Omega status is that she has thus far appeared incapable of mimicking the X-Gene of other mutants, nor of manipulating her own.
Mystique has achieved genetic mastery which implies immortality and her ability to reset the age of her cells. The X-Men confirmed that Mystique’s power level is short of divine, and it is because of Mystique’s mere lack of interest in developing her powers further which is the only thing holding her back from true godhood status. If not for anyone, Nightcrawler already believes and worships Mystique’s god-like status.
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