RIPTIDE: Whirlwind Marauder

RIPTIDE: Whirlwind Marauder: "

RIPTIDE: Whirlwind Marauder

'I'll strip the meat of your bones before you can reach me.'

--RIPTIDE













Comic Book History

Who is RIPTIDE?

RIPTIDE is Janos Quested a Marvel Comics supervillain appearing mostly in X-Men books. He is a member of the Marauders and has the power to spin at superhuman speeds, shooting sharp objects out of his tornado-like body at his enemies. RIPTIDE was created by Chris Claremont, John Romita, Jr., and Dan Green.




First Appearance












RIPTIDE started his comicbook career as a member of Gambit's Marauders, a team requested to be brought together by the villainous Mister Sinister.








RIPTIDE was part of the Marauders that Mr Sinister dispatched into the sewers under New York City to kill the subterranean mutant collective known as the Morlocks.








RIPTIDE was responsible for severely injuring X-Men members Nightcrawler and Colossus.








Having seen the results of RIPTIDE's actions, Colossus had been pushed close to his emotional breaking point and later finally snapped. Colossus faced off with RIPTIDE who believed that his power could fall the metal giant mutant. Colossus being hit by a deluge of blade thrown out by RIPTIDE which penetrated the other mutant's armored skin, Colossus then managed to reach an incredulous RIPTIDE, seize his throat, and snap his neck.








RIPTIDE along with many of the dead Marauders were cloned by Mr. Sinister. This new group later attacked the 'proactive empath' mutant Threnody but were defeated by Nate Grey, the mutant known as X-Man.















RIPTIDE was one of the mutants who retained his mutant abilities during the vast depowerment of mutants in the event known as 'M-Day'. RIPTIDE still part of the Marauders, had another clashing with the X-Men.








During the storyline 'Messiah Complex', he is part of the final battle on Muir Isle. He seems to be aware of the fact his neck had been broken before








Aside from his neck, RIPTIDE does not have any big break yet on any comicbook storyline. :)

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LIVE MEDIA APPEARANCE

Álex González

In the movie X-Men : First Class RIPTIDE is a mutant with the ability to create tornadoes. He was a member of the Hellfire Club, serving as one of Sebastian Shaw's enforcers. Following Shaw's death he chose to join Magneto as a founding member of the Brotherhood of Mutants.

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POWERS & ABILITIES

Note: Due to the nature of comicbooks being an on-going tale, the character's powers along with his appearance, is in a constant state of flux.



RIPTIDE is a mutant with the ability to spin his body at an incredibly fast rate. Upon reaching his top speed, RIPTIDE then hurls shuriken and other objects created from calcified masses at such high velocity that they can punch through steel.



Movie version:

Is capable of creating and manipulate wind and gusts.

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Which Mutants Should Be in the X-Men: First Class Sequel?

Which Mutants Should Be in the X-Men: First Class Sequel?: "

Here's one measure of a good superhero movie - - does it
get you thinking about what you’d like to see in a sequel? In spite of my early reluctance to go over all the back stories, I thoroughly enjoyed FIRST CLASS and walked out of the theater thinking about what other mutants could fit into this new series' vision of the 60s. There's actually a wealth of material from the earliest years of the title that's been left pretty ripe for the picking. Let's look at some possibilities....

FACTOR THREE
I didn’t realize this until I looked back on the earliest X-MEN issues,
but Factor Three was most likely folded into the FIRST CLASS vision of the
Hellfire Club. They were a third party of mutant outlaws who tried to instigate
a war between the US and USSR so they could establish mutantkind as a new global superpower - - does
that sound a bit familiar? Though they were independent of the Brotherhood,
there was a bit of crossover in their memberships. Led by the Mutant Master
(who later turned out to be an alien,) their ranks included a mind-controlled
Banshee, the tech whiz Ogre, the awfully-dressed shapeshifter Changeling (who
was reconceived as Morph many years later,) the teleporting master criminal
Vanisher, the force-field-fortified Unus the Untouchable and then Brotherhood
familiars like Blob and Mastermind (who’ve already shown-up, in retooled forms,
in WOLVERINE and X2 respectively.)
I read an interview with some of the screenwriters of FIRST CLASS where
they admitted that seeing the Vanisher in the early comics inspired them to
include Azazel in the movie. Debuting
in X-MEN #2, the villain was the second foe the team ever fought and he
introduced the concept of teleportation into their mythos years before
Nightcrawler and decades before Azazel. He also happened to have one of
the most garish costumes in all of comics, so I’m not going to fault anybody for
opting to use a character with a cooler look and a potential back-story with Mystique instead. Although, oddly enough,you could actually construe Mystique’s
involvement this early in the game as her subbing in for the
Changeling, another super-villain with a uniquely ugly costume.

For as frequently as forcefields are used in the comics, no character’s
really displayed that power yet in the movies. The ability is the sole ability of Unus the Untouchable, an arrogant Italian wrestler who immigrates to America to join forces with the Brotherhood and, later, Factor Three. He'd make an interesting addition to Magneto's nascent Brotherhood in any sequel - - although, truthfully, it might be more interesting to swap him with the similiarly-powered Armor.

THE MIMIC
The alternate reality counterpart’s from the Exiles has largely
eclipsed the original, but Calvin Rankin's still a fascinating part
of the X-Men’s early years. Not a mutant, but a science-enhanced human who had
the ability to copy any mutant’s ability, this arrogant
show-off expectantly stole the original team’s thunder by using all their
powers at once. Interestingly, there was a rumor for a while that an actor had
been cast in FIRST CLASS to play “Thomas,” a mutant with the ability to mimic other
mutants’ abilities within range. Many figured that was Everett Thomas, otherwise known as Synch from Generation X, but the rumor proved to be unsubstantiated. Still, a mutant like the Mimic would certainly be a formidable threat to both Xavier and Magneto's teams -- maybe even a reason for them to ally together even years before the events of X2. Perhaps we saw enough power-stealing in WOLVERINE's vision of Deadpool, though.
MAGNETO’S CHILDREN

Though it would take years of revelations and retcons to clarify all
the details, Magneto’s children have actually been a part of the X-Men’s
business since their earliest years. Super-speedster Quicksilver and
chance-manipulator Scarlet Witch were members of the first iteration of the
Brotherhood, while the mistress of magnetism, Polaris, joined the X-Men almost
immediately upon meeting them. Out of these three, Quicksilver's the only one to have appeared in the movies so far with a very brief cameo as an imprisoned youth in WOLVERINE. The young Magneto in FIRST CLASS is a suave globetrotter and I wouldn’t be surprised if he had dalliances during his various travels that produced children. They'd have to be very young teens at the oldest, though.
There are, of course, plenty of other mutants that could be fit into FIRST CLASS' new time-line. Sunfire, Mesmero, Thunderbird and then Sway, Petra and Vulcan, the other members of MacTaggert's back-up team which Darwin was also part of in DEADLY GENESIS. Which ones make the most sense to you maniacs? Who would you want to see appear in FIRST CLASS follow-up?
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X-Men: First Class—Did the Movie Make Magneto More Hero Than Villain?

X-Men: First Class—Did the Movie Make Magneto More Hero Than Villain?: "
If you ask comic readers who the X-Men's greatest villain is, chances are they'll say Magneto. The same would be said for those that have only seen the previous movies or animated series. While currently a part of the X-Men in the comics, he still retains that shadow hanging over him leaving readers wondering when he'll turn against the X-Men once again.

With the release of X-Men: First Class, we got to see a little more of who Erik Lehnsherr was before he became the man known as Magneto. Despite the title of the film, the movie was Magneto's story along with his relationship with Charles Xavier. Yes there were mutants involved and the formation of the X-Men, but they were secondary characters. Magneto was a victim throughout and was on a quest to achieve some sort of peace within himself.
Just as in the comics, Magneto did some things that would be construed as an act of evil. With this portrayal, should Magneto still be seen as a villain?

When one suffers a horrific experience, where should the line be drawn in righting any wrongs? How far should one go in order to achieve justice? As in the comics, Erik was born to a Jewish family in the late 1920s and taken to a camp in 1939. What he had to experience is enough to permanently scar any person. Rather than succumb to the cruel fates, Erik managed to survive this ordeal. With a thirst for revenge, he had one goal in mind.
X-Men: First Class continued to show that Erik wasn't a man determined to rule of homo sapiens. He wasn't even aware there were other mutants in existence. He just needed to get closure on what he suffered through as a child. Meeting Charles Xavier showed him there were others like him, with special abilities. Charles helped him cope with the pain he kept bottled up inside and Erik was becoming a better person.

Unfortunately it is part of human nature to fear that which is unknown. If you've seen the movie or the trailers, you know that Erik, Charles and the newly formed X-Men are trying to deal with the missile crisis and the potential outbreak of a nuclear war. Working with CIA Agent Moira MacTaggert, the X-Men even had approval by the U.S. Government. Yet, it's clear, even in the trailers, that they will be betrayed. A swarm of missiles is headed their way, regardless of any effort the X-Men made in saving the day.
This is where we see the difference in Charles and Erik's ideals. Charles believes that mankind and mutants can co-exist. He believes they should save even those that fear them. Magneto is not willing to take the same route. People consider Magneto an enemy but wasn't it more a matter of when push comes to shove? Magneto wanted to do the right thing. He may have had a personal agenda but he was willing to put his life on the line to save the United States and even the world. The extreme lack of gratitude showed this was a mistake.

He lived his life not being able to trust anyone. Meeting Charles allowed him to open himself up. But shortly after that, he was betrayed. He needs to ensure the survival of himself and mutantkind, which is a target for the government. Nothing can stop him and he won't even allow a friendship to get in the way.
So who is the true villain here? It's not Magneto. The government may think they are protecting the innocent but that can't be the case when they make up their own definition of who is and is not considered innocent. Magneto grew up being a victim. Once he was on his way to achieving closure and had a place next to Xavier, the government and society showed him where he stood among them. Standing up for himself and what he believes in doesn't make him a villain. When push comes to shove, Magneto will shove back.
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X-Men: First Class Till, Kravitz & Byrne

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X-Men: First Class Review — Don't Call It A Reboot

X-Men: First Class Review — Don't Call It A Reboot: "
Let me begin by saying, X-Men: First Class will not be true to the comics. We know this. It's been made perfectly clear in all the trailers and TV spots. There is no reason to dwell on that. This is a meant to be a piece of entertainment based on or inspired by the comics. I can easily say that now but even I had to keep reminding myself during the movie.
With that in mind, I did enjoy it. One question that was heavily on my mind was would this movie have any ties or connections to the other X-films? Maybe it was watching it so late at night but I'm not sure I can fully answer that. Discounting the whole Emma Frost/Wolverine Origins debacle, I think it's safe to say this movie could, in fact, be in the same continuity of the other movies. But then, I haven't watched/tried to avoid the others.

Even though there was that glorious Marvel logo at the beginning, this almost didn't feel like a Marvel or comic book movie. We do see Magneto's childhood story told once again and I wish I had re-watched the first X-Men movie to remind myself how the scenes played out. But we do get more of his childhood along with Xavier's (some of which we got a glimpse of in the trailers).

The fact that the movie is set mainly in 1963 was an intriguing idea. When I first heard about it, I wondered why this decision was made. It does make sense so that we can have Magneto's unfortunate childhood take place in the 1940s and not have to worry about de-aging him as he was in the comics. You can almost say that this movie is as much about Magneto as it is about Xavier and the formation of the X-Men. Whether this is to make up for the canceled X-Men Origins: Magneto movie, it provided an interesting hook. Magneto can often be seen as a simple two-dimensional villain but his story here reminds us of the layers his character is comprised of.
That being said, Michael Fassbender does a great job as Magneto. We get to see a more vulnerable Magneto that is rarely portrayed. James McAvoy does well as Charles Xavier as well but I couldn't help but wonder why the decision was made for Xavier to still have hair. It's just a matter of reminding ourselves that the movie is different from the comics. There were some scenes where Charles was not acting like the Charles we know. Great to see though.

I know I said it's a matter of accepting that things will be different but it was still difficult to accept some of the changes. Moira MacTaggert as a CIA Agent without a Scottish accent felt very weird. Sebastian Shaw had an interesting backstory but I'm still not quite sure how I felt about it. As the main villain, I never really bought into his motives. Emma Frost felt a little out of place. It could be that I'm used to seeing the headstrong Emma that won't take crap from anyone. There were some little touches that reminded us this was the 60s and women had a slightly different role back then. Shaw's henchmen never really had a motive either. I can see Riptide being a hired thug but depending on what Azazel's actual origin is, it felt weird seeing him obediently follow Shaw's orders.

Can we talk about the Hellfire Club for a bit? Yes, it is part of Sebastian and Emma's story but I don't really see the need for it in the movie. The unfortunate result of the almost pointless Hellfire scenes is I will not be taking my seven year old daughter to see this movie, despite the strong desire she has to see it. I don't think the idea of the Club providing entertainment for men with women dressed in 60s style lingerie really added anything. That may have been how Emma got her start in the Hellfire Club but throughout the rest of the movie, it didn't seem like an important factor.
As for the time period. There were a few moments I simply marveled at the set designs. The movie is supposed to take place in the early 60s and the set designers did a great job. Sure, a couple times things might have looked a little modern but it was the little things that really sold it for me.

What about the rest of the cast? It's a mixed bag of some characters having a strong resemblance to their comic book counterparts while others did not. Beast was well portrayed. Havok felt a little weird. His personality was great but didn't feel quite like Alex Summers (and I still have no idea if he's supposed to be Scott's brother). Darwin and Angel were interesting choices to include. They were well done but completely unnecessary. Banshee was a complete redesign. He was pretty much nothing like his comic book counterpart but nevertheless, a nice addition.

What about Mystique? Again, we have some changes in her story. I have no problem accepting the tweaks made. I thought it was an odd choice in the direction they chose and I will definitely need to watch the other X-movies to see if it feels like the same character.
It was a good movie. Not a great one but Fox handled it nicely. Even though it has nothing to do with the other Marvel movies, there's bound to be comparisons to Thor. In some ways, Thor felt like it had a higher production but First Class definitely felt like a bigger movie. By bigger, I mean that there were more locations (even though a good chunk of Thor took place all the way in Asgard). With Thor, it was just Asgard and Mexico we mainly saw. In First Class, we're pretty much all over the world.

X-Men fans should be happy with the results here. Just remind yourself this will not be true to the comics. New fans should be able to jump right in and not worry why we're getting random mutants from different points in continuity thrown in. It is a form of entertainment. The story might have had a couple plotholes but overall tells the story of Magneto and the X-Men. Will we get a sequel? There has been talk of one. Would I like to see a sequel? Heck yeah. I liked what they did in creating this 1960s X-Men universe and would not mind seeing more of it, along with more mutants. Giving it a rating, it's a very very solid 4 out of 5.
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Johnson's Journal #5 X-Men First Class Review

WARNING: DO NOT KNOW READ ANY FURTHER IF YOU HAVE A DESIRE TO SEE THIS FILM 

For the first time in years (think the last one was Tim Burton's Batman back in '89) I went to a midnight showing. This time it was xmen first class.

It wasn't long enough.

I didnt love it. I wanted to love it. I didn't love it.

Why?

It made (fewer) but some of the same mistakes as the trilogy. To be clear I didn't hate this movie.

Was it better than any of the trilogy? (heh, I call it a trilogy but only cause there were 3 movies - not because they carried any weight) YES.

Was it a great X-Men movie? NO.

Is it an enjoyable film? YES. 

You will be able to enjoy it for what it is - a summer movie - But what I wanted - what I expected was not just a movie. I wanted & kinda needed an experience. I got a movie. On par with Thor - it was solid but I wont be talking about it for years to come with fellow nerds at the comic shop or next convention.

McAvoy & Fassbender were great - they sold it - (and I couldnt stop thinking of how perfect Fassbender could be as next bond. Rumor)

Bacon was equally great - not how I envisioned Shaw for all the years I had been reading X-men  books - but a kool (thats how I spell cool) version of him. 

He could've come in - not taken it as seriously and have his iconic status over run the part - but he really showed up.

Lets start with the opening - a redo shot for shot of Magneto's intro in the first film was how it opened then cutting to Prof. X. as a boy meeting Mystique for the first time. She has broken into his mansion looking for food, he catches her and they become life long buddies living together. 

From here it goes fast fwd to adulthood and into where Erik is hunting for a german doctor thats killed his mother to tortured him into releasing his power.

(Did I mention for some reason that the doctor is Kevin Bacon as Shaw but he looks older than he does later as Shaw?)

Kind of an odd twist to the Shaw origin but I guess nec to give Erik motive to join up with Charles in his crusade to stop the hellfire club.

I'm not going to go thru the film step by step with you - just some of the keys points.

The GOOD: 

Acting overall by the "bigs" was very good as I said - seeing a young flirting Charles was interesting, seeing a not as sure of himself Erik was great. The cameos - REALLY COOL.

The trailers for GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO & RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES!!

The BAD:

The kids were kinda empty to me - and I didnt understand some of the casting.

I thought they were going with these specific characters to add to the canon of history - (the kids I'm talking about only) but there was no greater point - so why even pick characters out of continuity like Havok? - who is Scott (cyclops') younger brother? Unless there was gonna be a reason.

The casting of Zoe Kravitz - though not awful just a useless character and it couldve been given to a better actress. Again - the character didn't have a purpose. The guy who plays Darwin seemed miscast - not to mention also useless. Intro an amazing ability like his then not even use it. He dies pretty quick & dumb - rousing a laugh from the audience about the black guy dying. As a matter of fact with both Darwin & Angel it just seemed like a quota was being filled.

Banshee, Beast & Mystique - I understand why these characters were in it but acting from all these kids weak overall. 

Anyway - the story had potental to be deep & epic but they montage thru most of it - just skimming the surface - which I thought - "then why take on such a big endevor as the cuban missile crisis?"

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Character development was poor - something I've seen from Vaughn in the past - including "Kick-ass"

Most importantly - and this really sticks to you - if ur gonna do a period piece - especially the 60s make the movie feel like its in the 60s!

The sound track doesn't even take you there. (Again I liked this movie - but I wanted to love it & I'm being knit-picky)

And my final BAD: - The action (that takes forever to get to) I dont know if it was Singer's involvement or what but they still didnt get it right.

Thats enough beating it up.

All that said - one of the better superhero films produced - just not NERD approved - GO SEE IT ANYWAY but be ready.

Peace

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X-Men: First Class Character Profile: Professor X

X-Men: First Class Character Profile: Professor X: "

While X-Men: First Class features a large ensemble cast, at it's core, it's all about one man: Charles Xavier. It serves as a flashback to a simpler time, where Xavier's dream was still in its infancy and mutantkind hadn't experienced the horrors that they were destined to conquer. Charles and the man who would become Magneto were still close friends and colleagues, and the world wasn't as skeptical about the mutant 'threat.'
But questions remain: what will Professor X's role in the move be, and can James McAvoy do justice to the role Patrick Stewart pioneered?
Professor Xavier will be one of the main focuses of X-Men: First Class, which is to be assumed. I mean, the film is about the team he started, so why wouldn't he be?
However, what I want to see out of Charles is something we don't often see in the comics: his humanity. I want to see an insecure Charles. I want to see a contemplative Charles. I want this flashback movie to actually do its job and give us a picture of a man who hasn't figured out everything that makes him an extraordinary person in the present day.
And of course, I want him to have a dynamic with Michael Fassbender's Magneto. I want to see the friendship that's always touched on in the comics. I want to see them have a plan for the way mutantkind should go, and a divergence that will ultimately drive them apart. I really don't want to see bickering from start to finish: they were friends at one point - give us a realistic portrayal of that.

Not relevant to the movie, but damn, Charles looks boss smoking a pipe.

I'm also interested to see how he'll interact with his students. The Professor X we know has had decades of experience dealing with teenagers and their bull; however, in First Class, we will hopefully not only have a vulnerability within himself, but a one with the people around him.
If Charles can't be a competent leader in the field while dealing with the insecurities of his students, how can be expected to become a great mutant leader in the future?
I'm also quite curious to see how he interacts with Moira MacTaggert, romantically. Both characters eventually become key figures in mutantkind, so I'm almost as curious to Moira in the past as I am Charles. While Chuck is a little old to be dealing with teen angst within himself, it'll be interesting to see how he handles love, raising students, his best friend betraying him and the implied military problems the cast is to face.
X-Men: First Class will fail if they don't make the film focus on Charles as a person, instead of his usual role as a figure of authority. This is their chance to humanize Xavier (forgive the pun) and develop him as someone we, the audience, can really sympathize with.
If they can do that, the team behind X-Men: First Class will succeed at adding something crucial to the X-Men universe as a whole: the ability to look at people who have extraordinary powers and bring them down to a level that's common with us, the viewer. I'll be looking forward to see if they can pull it off.
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VIDEO: Bryan Singer And Matthew Vaughn Discuss X-Men: First Class!

VIDEO: Bryan Singer And Matthew Vaughn Discuss X-Men: First Class!: "X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

Unfortunately, the following video can only be viewed in the US.



Starring James McAvoy as Charles Xavier, Michael Fassbender as Erik Lensherr, Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy, Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme, Lucas Till as Alex Summers/Havok, Caleb Landry Jones as Sean"

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X-Men: First Class Character Profile: Banshee

X-Men: First Class Character Profile: Banshee: "
Out of all the mutants set to appear in FIRST CLASS, Banshee looks he’s
been changed the most. “How so?” you ask. Isn’t he still a ginger Irishman who
can scream at outrageously high decibels and fly at super-sonic speeds?
Well, you all knew he started off as a foe of the X-Men, right?

The adventurer otherwise known as Sean Cassidy debuted in X-MEN #28 as
an adult super-villain who battled the still-teenage first class during their feud
with the criminal outfit, Factor Three. Don’t count that against him, though. He
was using his sonic scream to knock up jewelry stores because Factor Three’s
Ogre had slapped a mind-controlling headband on him. Once the “strangest
superheroes of them all” broke that headband, he more-or-less stopped what he was
doing, apologized and then went on his merry way.

Years later, Banshee returned as a member of the famous all-new,
all-different X-Men line-up that also brought the likes of Storm, Colossus,
Nightcrawler and Wolverine into the fold. He’d leave the team soon after and
return every now and then before taking his most significant role
as headmaster of Generation X, the third class of Xavier Institute students. Oddly enough, it was
this era that would lead to Banshee's first portrayal in a live-action show. He
was played by Jeremy Ratchford in the ’96 made-for-TV GENERATION X movie.
Banshee might’ve been the densest collection of Irish stereotypes in
his earliest incarnation. His codename evoked a (female) ghost of Celtic
folklore, he was the lord of a magic, shoreline castle and he had a penchant for pipes, bushy red muttonchops and the color green. All he was
lacking was a derby hat, a pot of gold and a shillelagh (which would even be
the weapon of choice for his evil cousin, Black Tom Cassidy.) Those… national qualities have been toned steadily over the years until now we’ve got this movie’s
Banshee, an awkward American teen who isn’t too smooth with girls.
Banshee’s profile teaser shows him getting a lot of one-on-one
instruction with Professor X regarding the limits of his power.
While Havok's major hurdle involves control, Banshee’s seems to be about him not utilizing
his sonic scream to its fullest potential. In the clip, we see Xavier telling
the young lad that his mutated larynx is a muscle like any other; something
that can grow stronger with purposeful exercise. His training eventually allows him to
adjust his scream to specific resonant frequencies and then also create enough
blow-back into his manta-ray like cape that he can float and fly at super
sonic speeds. Interestingly, this Banshee also seems to be taking advantage of
the greater potency of sound through liquid, as we him casually spook fish in
aquarium tank and then later attack a submarine underwater.

Banshee’s estranged daughter, Siryn, has actually appeared in these movies
already. You might remember her cameo in X2. She’s the young girl who shrieks loud
enough to get everybody in Xavier’s mansion covering their ears when Stryker’s
commandos’ invasion wakes her in the night. While the timeline easily works out for this
young man to eventually be that young girl’s father, I don’t expect any references to a possible connection.
Banshee has a
fairly convoluted backstory that includes time spent as an Interpol agent and a NYPD cop that will (wisely) not be alluded to. Interestingly enough, he’s also
had a long on-and-off romance with Moira MacTaggert in the comics and I
suspect that’s another relationship that (wisely) won’t be alluded to.
Considering how she’s one his adult supervisors and is also set up as a love
interest for Xavier, anything beyond harmless flirting will get very weird.
Tom Pinchuk’s
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One week today the fifth installment in the X-Men franchise will finally hit theaters. X-Men: First Class takes the Professor X and Magneto that we know so well and throws them back into their youth in the 1960s, introducing us to a nearly entirely new set of characters, not the least of which is the infamous Emma Frost.

Frost aka The White Queen is a mutant whose physical and mental strength, attributes enhanced by her mutant powers, are matched only by her beauty. In X-Men: First Class, January Jones steps into the role of the telepathic, diamond-armored character and of course, the flashy white lingerie.

Emma Frost is known for more than just her mutant powers and troubled past, and is easily the go-to poster girl for the ...

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X-Men: First Class Character Profile: Emma Frost

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Emma Frost is one of the many characters in comic book history who started off as a villain, but worked her way onto the side of good. Of course she's not only a mutant, but she's also super-intelligent, and a huge home-wrecker. Not only is she an incredibly strong telepath, but she can also turn herself into organic diamonds. She's probably one of my favorite female villains, and although I've been one of the many people up-in-arms about this film, I'm actually fine with her being in it.

Emma 'The White Queen' Frost first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #129 as a member of the mutant-aristocrats club, The Hellfire Club. She was created by X-Men legend Chris Claremont and comic book legend John Byrne. She was asked, at one point, to join Xavier's second X-Men team, but after she refused, Xavier erased the encounter from her mind. Although Emma is a strong member of the X-Men now, she was once a formidable foe and teacher.

Back in her Hellfire Club days, Emma Frost, a powerful telepath, led her own team of Mutants called the Hellions, her answer to Xavier's New Mutants. In a sense, she is the evil counterpart of Charles Xavier. Eventually, she saw the error of her ways and joined the X-Men. She led a few teams during her time on the side of good: Generation-X and the X-Men. During her time leading the X-Men, Emma developed a second mutation, like so many of her X-Men counter-parts did. She was able to turn her entire body into organic diamonds, making her a little more useful on the battlefield. Sadly, her diamond form was shattered pretty quickly, and she was out of commission for a few months. Don't worry, she was put back together like humpty dumpty and was right back in the action.
Emma became a major part of the team, especially after bagging Cyclops. Although she is a team player, she still has many secrets, like how she had Sebastian Shaw as her own secret prisoner. She's a character everyone seems to trust, although she may not be trustworthy. How much of this character do we get to see in the film though? Does she fit into the continuity?

Do the Emma Frosts of X-Men First Class and X-Men: Wolverine Origins fit in the same time-line? First thing you'll notice is that they don't look the same age at all. January Jones, who plays Emma in First Class is 8 years older than Tahyna Tozzi, who played Emma in Wolverine Origins.
The end of Wolverine Origins, when we see Emma, Cyclops, and Professor X, takes place in 1979, during the Three Mile Island incident. X-Men First Class takes place in 1963. It's 16 years between each film, but Emma seems to have gotten younger in the film. Even if you fudge the numbers a bit, it still doesn't work. I think it's safe to say that Wolverine Origins isn't a part of the X-Men continuity, and that's fine.
What will be Emma's role in this film? Well, compared to what we've seen in the trailers, it may look like we get to see a character a bit more like her role in the comic book. In a few of the screenshots we've seen creeping around the web, she is spending quite a bit of time with Kevin Bacon, who plays Sebastian Shaw in the film.

They're both dressed very nice and in what seems to be a very nice room, with wacky 60s designs everywhere, and Emma is dressed very conservatively, well, conservative for her. We know she'll be able to turn into her diamond form from the picture above, but will she be on the side of good or bad? I'm really hoping that she is a villain in this film. She is teamed up with Shaw, and that means there's a good chance we'll see the Hellfire Club in the film.

Then, there's this picture. You may want to blow it up and take a look at it first. Towards the beginning of the official trailer, we see two men looking into a room, through some glass, to see Emma in the center, sitting by herself. First thing that came to my mind was that she is one dangerous prisoner.
Later on, I noticed something that I never really caught my eye, until I started writing about Emma. Magneto, in full wardrobe, is in that same room looking at someone. Now, I can't say for sure it's Emma Frost, but it would make sense. Most of us X-Fans have a really good feeling that Xavier and Erik will go their separate ways by the end of the film, and Erik is going to want to recruit some new blood, or use another to his advantage. I have a good feeling that the Hellfire Club is the main antagonist in the film, and at one point, they will be captured, so maybe, by the end of First Class, we'll see Magneto busting them out, or at least Emma.
Hopefully, this sheds a little light on what could happen within the film with Emma's character. She was one of the few characters in the film that made sense to me, along with Sebastian Shaw. She is a lot like Professor X, so much so that she would make a great villain for the film. Maybe I'm giving this role too much credit. Maybe she'll barely be in the film at all. We all won't truly know what happens until; June 3rd anyway. What do you guys think? Is Emma right for this film? What role will she play in the over-all picture?
Mat Elfring is a teacher, comedian, and comic store employee. You can see his ramblings on ComicVine, Twitter, PrattleRattle, or on Tumblr.
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