by Lundberg - June 1, 2010 - - Comment Now »
I’ve always maintained that the X-Men are the greatest characters of all time. The whole concept of mutants being born with powers and persecuted for their differences is both dope and realistic. And the Professor Xavier as Martin Luther King and Magneto as Malcolm X parallel only ehances that. Meanwhile, the Avengers were always the flagship team of the non-mutant universe. “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” are also set to star in what might become the most anticipated and well built up comic book movie of all time.
But what would happen if the two biggest Marvel teams were to square off? (There actually was an X-Men vs. Avengers mini-series at one point but it wasn’t written by me and like in all of those type of deals, they eventually teamed up)…
Much of this would depend on whom the rosters consisted of, as both teams have had various members over the years. For the sake of this argument, many of the iconic players will be included. That means Xavier, Cyclops, Jean, Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler and Beast for the X-Men and Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp, Hawkeye and the Scarlet Witch for the Avengers.
The Avengers major advantage comes in their pure power. While Cyclops’ optic blasts can shatter moutains, Colossus is made steel, Storm can control the elements and Wolverine is nearly impossible to kill, they can’t match the overwhelming force that Thor (not to mention Iron Man) brings to the table.
However, the X-Men have a major advantage of their own, mental powers. Both Professor Xavier and Jean Grey possess the ability to get inside your head. They are the two most powerful telepaths on the planet (at least the imaginary comic book planet) and just the two of them could theoretically take apart the Avengers from the inside out. The only thing that could possibly stop them is Tony Stark’s ingenuity. He may be able to cook up a fix, even in the heat of battle. Or Xavier could wipe his mind clean before he got a chance to. Either one.
There is one huge or should I say incredible tipping point that I haven’t mentioned…the Hulk. The Hulk was a member of the original Avengers and will also appear in the upcoming movie. With him, they are just too powerful to stop. You aren’t taking down Hulk and Thor, mental powers or not (especially when an enraged Hulk has already fought through Xavier’s abilities).
In closing, I’ll narrowly give the edge to the X-Men sans Hulk. With Hulk, the Avengers assemble and annihilate them.
Tags: avengers, captain america, comic books, hulk, iron man, thor, Wolverine, x-men
