Classes

Ok reading that last post, i had to laugh. Not because the whole thing was funny, but one line reminded me of a few things that all sort of related.
On the subject of Sinister, what hit be was "no class", which made me think back to a series of ytmnd.com pages all relating to Hugh Laurie's character Greg House on the show House, which were various pictures with the text "House has no class". Then that in turn reminded me of a casting suggestion on imdb a few years back which suggested Hugh for Sinister.
Sinister has no class.
lol

On second though, maybe it's not as funny as I'm making it out to be, but I was laughing at the time.

Watch it mister, you work for him. :P

**UPDATED**
Now inc. Quire, Des, Emma, Cannonball, Kitty, Alpha, & Ghost

Class Five:

Iceman
Kid Omega

Class Four:

Mastermind
Phobia
Chamber
Storm
Vertigo
Torment
Plasma
Polaris
Desperado
Emma Grace Frost
Shadowcat

Class Three:

Rogue
Sunspot*
Northstar*
Maggott*
Havok*

Class Two:

Banshee
Gambit
Spartan
Cannonball
Sunspot*
Northstar*
Maggott*
Havok*

Class One:

Nightcrawler
Slipstream
Wolverine
Longshot
Angel
Sabretooth
Bloodlust
Seer
Panthera
Myth
x-23
Mystique
Alpha

Mutate:

Sinister**
Ghost

* Denotes that these characters are more of a middle ground between the two classes. Noted characters absorb assorted energies (Class 4) then discharge them (Class 3), and are in a constant cyclical state.

** Sinister isn't actually a mutant in the comics. I'm not sure how you're playing him here, but from what I've seen thus far, it's pretty parallel to the comics. He's actually a mutate, someone who gains their abilities later in life, as opposed to being born with them. You've even stated in your posts that through genetic tinkering is how you've become som powerful.

I strongly beg to differ... Shadowcat psionically affects not only herself, but those she comes into contact with, at an atomic level. According to all research I've done over the years of playing Kitty, she's classed as alpha/level 4.

You know... as much as I thought differently at first, you're right, she can control that. so, I apologize. Thank you for stating your case. I'll fix that right away.

Heh, thanks. Kitty is my favorite character; I like to make sure she's properly represented. :)

So a hundred years ago this thread garnered a lot of attention. I figured since things are kind of in a lull here lately, I would update it. As usual, let me know if there is anything you think should read differently.

*UPDATES*

-Added: Beast, Berserker, Blink, Cannonball, Dazzler, Deadpool, Fate, Firefist, Fuse, Hotwire, Plumeria, Psylocke, Silver Samurai, Siryn, Skids, Sunfire, & Thunderbird

-Added: character birth names

-Added: character affiliations through color-codes

Class Five:

Robert Drake aka Iceman
Quentin Quire aka Kid Omega

Class Four:

Jono Starsmore aka Chamber
Cassandra Laurent aka Fate
Rusty Collins aka Firefist
Frost, Emma Grace
Kalen Jericho aka Hotwire
Jason Wyngarde aka Mastermind
Jakob Crowe aka Phobia
Kiara Stormwind aka Plasma
Katrina Hathaway aka Plumeria
Lorna Dane aka Polaris
Elizabeth Braddock aka Psylocke
Ororo Munroe aka Storm
Laela Cromwell aka Torment
Dakota Nash aka Vertigo

Class Three:

Marie D'Ancanto aka Rogue
Ray Crisp aka Berserker*
Sam Gutherie aka Cannonball*
Alison Blaire aka Dazzler*
Ricardo Diaz aka Fuse*
Alex Summers aka Havok*
Jay Pheth aka Maggott*
Jean-Paul Beaubier aka Northstar*
Shiro Yoshida aka Sunfire*
Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot*

Class Two:

Sean Cassidy aka Banshee
Clarice Ferguson aka Blink
Remy LeBeau aka Gambit
Kenuichio Harada aka Silver Samurai
Theresa Rourke aka Siryn
Ray Crisp aka Berserker*
Sam Gutherie aka Cannonball*
Alison Blaire aka Dazzler*
Ricardo Diaz aka Fuse*
Alex Summers aka Havok*
Jay Pheth aka Maggott*
Jean-Paul Beaubier aka Northstar*
Shiro Yoshida aka Sunfire*
Roberto da Costa aka Sunspot*

Class One:

Warren Worthington III aka Angel
Henry McCoy aka Beast
Michael Fleming aka Bloodlust
Arthur Centino aka Longshot
Raven Darkholme aka Mystique
Sierra Rose Johnson aka Myth
Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler
Samantha Carter aka Panthera
Victor Creed aka Sabretooth
Sally Blevins aka Skids
Davis Cameron aka Slipstream
John Proudstar aka Thunderbird
Logan aka Wolverine
Laura Kinney-Logan aka x-23

Mutate**:

Wade Wilson aka Deadpool
Gabriel MacBeth aka Ghost
Nathaniel Essex aka Sinister

Non-Powered:

Shapandar, Karima
Tamera, Seth

* Denotes that these characters are more of a middle ground between the two classes. Noted characters absorb assorted energies (Class 3) then discharge them (Class 2), and are in a constant cyclical state.

** Denotes that these characters were not born with their abilites, but gained them through some other means.

I beg to differ. Iceman is a class 4, as it is clearly stated in the comics. There are very few omega level mutants, and considering that Iceman can NOT exist in any form of water (Check the comics if you disagree with me).

I do happen to know that Vulcan is an Omega level mutant (as stated in the comics), although they are very rare. They include Vulcan, Jean Grey, Mr Immortal, Kid Omega, ect.

Hmmm, I think Gambit should be at least be somewhere between a 2 and a 3 at least. I say this because while yes, exerting a type of energy, he can also absorb all the energy he outputs (which hasn't been tested to a limit yet) back into his body.

I dunno, I may be talking out of my butt, but level two just strikes me as a bit low.

Gabe, remember this is movieverse, not comicverse. I would have to agree with the system already set up here as it makes sense in this particular setting. While it may not be completely accurate it is what the people who have been here have found it to work the best. I have no issue with it.

I'm guessing Mikayla would be a Class One or Two, correct?

Ahh but therein lies the problem. In the movieverse, there is a quote to be considered. Professor X says that Jean is the 'only class 5 mutant he has ever encountered'. which disproves the idea of Iceman being one.

Perhaps that it's possible that he advanced in his powers since Xavier's death?

Aye, its a line that was only true at the time Xavier said it, with the knowledge he had and still only then in his opinion and by whatever means he personally categorised mutants. Best not to get too hung up about it. All the characters here are simply as powerful as their bios describe them to be...and thats it! Feel free to speculate on categorisation (preferably keeping the comics out of this) but that is really all it is, speculation, and everyone's opinion is going to be different, just as Xavier's own is in the very place.

Nothing here really sets anything in stone nor dictates how you have to play your characters, its just an interesting and hopefuly entertaining little exercise in contrast and comparison. Anything more than that tends to see an inevitable descent towards one-upmanship, an unnecessary and pointless pursuit.