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Who would be on your ideal X-Men team? 7 members max. The members you pick must have been an X-Man in the past (not X-Factor, X-Force, X-Caliber, X-Irritable Bowl Syndrome, etc.)

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This is timely because I just set up my ML X-Men for display last night.

 

My team would be heavily influenced on my bias towards the Claremont/Cockrum/Byrne teams.

The all time great X-team will always be

 

Cyclops

Wolverine

Nightcrawler

Colossus

Storm

Kitty Pryde

 

However, I'm a big fan of the animated series roster

 

Cyclops

Wolverine

Storm

Beast

Jubilee

Gambit and Rogue (too interesting to be left off the team)

 

I'm not a fan of modern Marvel's love of filling the roster with villians and d-bags (Emma Frost wore out her welcome long ago. Namor? Come on.) However, I would put Magneto on a team just because his and Prof X's relationship is so interesting. I'd probably find a spot for Iceman, Archangel, and Psylocke and between that list of guys I'd split them up into the old "Gold" and "Blue" teams and have X-Men and Uncanny X-Men be the only two X-books on the shelves. Something that will never happen.

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I'm also heavily influenced by the Claremond/Byrne/Cockrum roster.

 

I am also picking:

 

Storm

Wolverine

Nightcrawler

Colossus (pre-emo of course)

Kitty Pryde

 

I'm not picking Cyclops because I feel like they've made him one of the most unlikable characters over the last few years. I'm not picking Rogue because I feel like the team should have at least 2 original members so I pick:

 

Iceman

Beast

 

Iceman is my favorite X-Man. I've always felt like he gets the shaft.

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I 'll take a stab at this

 

1) cyclops (70's/80's costume)

2) Angel (blue Neal adams costume)

3) Iceman

4) Pheonix (jean Grey gold/green costume)

5) Wolverine (80's)

6) Collossus

7) Psylocke (90's)

 

However, I would cancel all the wolverine titles and x-tra x titles. I would make uncanny x men the only title.

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pretty easy for me since there are plenty of X-men that I dislike

 

my team:

 

Cyclops (leader)

Archangel

Iceman

Beast (not cat Beast)

Colossus

Nightcrawler

Wolverine (acting as the loner, not the guy who wants to be team leader or a part of 9 teams at the same time)

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  • 2 weeks later...

Storm as leader (at this point Cyclops is unsalvagable)

Beast (classic blue non cat)

Nightcrawler (i'd love to see these two as rivals an atheistic science approach vs. a moral religious approach)

Ice-man

Psylocke (how she got to be who she is, is messy, but she became a cool character)

Collosus (muscle)

Quicksilver (would add some drama potentially, no green on his costume !)

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I'm almost there with my dream team

 

 

Beast (ML4 - awesome toy)

Colossus (ML5 - awesome toy)

Phoenix (ML6 - good toy)

Wolverine brown costume (ML6 - awesome toy)

Nightcrawler (ML9 - good toy)

Iceman (using the pre-ML Water Wars one, no good toy exists)

Storm (want the classic costume, doesn't exist)

 

 

That comes close to Byrne/Cockrum era, and I just like Iceman. TommyGoth is right - he does get the shaft.

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I'm almost there with my dream team

 

 

Beast (ML4 - awesome toy)

Colossus (ML5 - awesome toy)

Phoenix (ML6 - good toy)

Wolverine brown costume (ML6 - awesome toy)

Nightcrawler (ML9 - good toy)

Iceman (using the pre-ML Water Wars one, no good toy exists)

Storm (want the classic costume, doesn't exist)

 

 

That comes close to Byrne/Cockrum era, and I just like Iceman. TommyGoth is right - he does get the shaft.

 

Toy Biz ML did a lot of great X-Men toys, some of which are underrated. TBML Beast, Nightcrawler, brown Wolverine, and Gambit are figures that you just can't improve on.

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I'm almost there with my dream team

 

 

Beast (ML4 - awesome toy)

Colossus (ML5 - awesome toy)

Phoenix (ML6 - good toy)

Wolverine brown costume (ML6 - awesome toy)

Nightcrawler (ML9 - good toy)

Iceman (using the pre-ML Water Wars one, no good toy exists)

Storm (want the classic costume, doesn't exist)

 

 

That comes close to Byrne/Cockrum era, and I just like Iceman. TommyGoth is right - he does get the shaft.

 

Toy Biz ML did a lot of great X-Men toys, some of which are underrated. TBML Beast, Nightcrawler, brown Wolverine, and Gambit are figures that you just can't improve on.

 

I don't see anyone really improving ML Beast, it's just like it jumped out of a comic page also love the Gambit. As for my ideal X-men team I'm gonna go with:

 

-Cyclops as leader(best x-man)

-Wolverine

-Beast(every team needs a brain)

-Jean Grey(psychics come in handy)

-Storm

-Rogue(great characterization potential due to her powers)

-Colossus

-Archangel/Angel

 

honorable mentions:

-Iceman

-Gambit

-Nightcrawler

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I'm almost there with my dream team

 

 

Beast (ML4 - awesome toy)

Colossus (ML5 - awesome toy)

Phoenix (ML6 - good toy)

Wolverine brown costume (ML6 - awesome toy)

Nightcrawler (ML9 - good toy)

Iceman (using the pre-ML Water Wars one, no good toy exists)

Storm (want the classic costume, doesn't exist)

 

 

That comes close to Byrne/Cockrum era, and I just like Iceman. TommyGoth is right - he does get the shaft.

 

Toy Biz ML did a lot of great X-Men toys, some of which are underrated. TBML Beast, Nightcrawler, brown Wolverine, and Gambit are figures that you just can't improve on.

 

I don't see anyone really improving ML Beast, it's just like it jumped out of a comic page also love the Gambit. As for my ideal X-men team I'm gonna go with:

 

-Cyclops as leader(best x-man)

-Wolverine

-Beast(every team needs a brain)

-Jean Grey(psychics come in handy)

-Storm

-Rogue(great characterization potential due to her powers)

-Colossus

-Archangel/Angel

 

honorable mentions:

-Iceman

-Gambit

-Nightcrawler

 

seeing lists like this always makes Jean Grey stick out, i've always hated her lack a codename in modern times, yes I get Marvel girl sucks, but something besides her name needs to stick.

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