Notice! Spoilers ahead for X-Men #9!Carlos Xavier is the X-Men the strongest telepath in the franchise, as few heroes or villains can escape his powerful mind, but Wonder has just revealed a powerful new psychic with the ability to stop the elusive Professor X. Like Rogue and Cyclops Leading his teams on a rescue mission at Graymalkin Prison, Phillip Scurvy unleashes his ultimate psychic power that takes them all down, displaying power that rivals even Charles Xavier.
X-Men #9 – written by Jed MacKay, with art by Federico Vincentini and Ryan Stegman – sees Cyclops and Rogue's X-Men teams turn on each other, but is revealed to be at the behest of Phillip Scurvy's elite mutant powers . Scurvy claims to be a psychic to rival Professor X, and he more than proves it when he uses a psychic blast called the “white protocol.” subduing both X-Men teams.
In addition to taking down the X-Men, Scurvy admits that he controls the prisoners and prevents Professor Xavier from using his powers, presenting him as a new and dangerous threat to the heroes.
The X-Men face a villainous telepath whose power level rivals Professor Xavier's legendary abilities
X-Men #9 – Written by Jed MacKay; Art by Federico Vicentini and Ryan Stegman; Paint by Vincenti and JP Mayer; Color by Marte Gracia & Fer Sifuentes-Sujo; Clayton Cowles lyrics
Charles Xavier's mastery over his abilities and astral form make him a force to be reckoned with and a difficult mutant to control, so the introduction of Phillip Scurvy's ultimate power is a complete game changer. Scurvy is not only responsible for the X-Men fighting, provoking their rage, but he also controls Graymalkin's “healers.” turning former X-Men into their enemies. In addition to these feats, Scurvy is able to activate a psychic power called “white protocol”, eliminating sixteen X-Men at once, including powerful psychics like Psylocke, demonstrating exactly how he is strong enough to stop Professor X.
It is shown that Scurvy is not only capable of taking on Xavier, but also admits to the X-Men that he is loyal to the anti-mutant cause, becoming a new deadly threat to mutants.
After the infamous betrayal perceived by Charles Xavier, it is revealed in X-Men #35 by Gerry Duggan, that both Reed Richards and Tony Stark designed a cell to keep Professor X detained. But despite Reed and Stark's efforts, Charles uses his astral projections to leave, raising the question: which villain would be strong enough and willing to restrain Charles Xavier? The answer is Phillip Scurvy. It is shown that Scurvy is not only capable of taking on Xavier, but also admits to the X-Men that he is loyal to the anti-mutant cause, becoming a new deadly threat to mutants.
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Phillip Scurvy Succeeds Where Marvel's Most Powerful Minds Failed: Stopping Professor X
For years, Charles Xavier was one of Marvel's most powerful telepaths and a major player during the Krakoa Era, but The strength demonstrated by Phillip Scurvy, using his “white protocol”, shows that Charles Xavier will undoubtedly have to fight tooth and nail for his freedom. Although Scurvy claims to rival Xavier in psychic abilities and has demonstrated incredible power, nothing is set in stone. Now that Charles Xavier is out of his cell, the two powerful mutants must inevitably decide whether to Cyclops and can Rogue teams resist this dangerous new X-Men villain, and who will come out on top.
X-Men #9 is now available from Marvel Comics!