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admonition : SPOILERS for Storm & The Brotherhood of Mutants # 1TheX - Men’smost potent variation does n’t need her squad at all - becauseStormis a one - woman army who never ask her allies . Storm is one of the most pop mutation in comics thanks to her leadership accomplishment , elaborated and tragical backstory and tremendous mutant powers which leave her to curb the atmospheric condition . InStorm & The Brotherhood of Mutants # 1 , even herfellow tenner - Men realize tempest is betteron her own .
tempest first appeared inGiant - Sized XTC - Men # 1 in 1975 , alongside other popular theatrical role like Nightcrawler , Sunfire and Wolverine . raise by Professor Xavier himself , Ororo Munroe was already help others long before she conjoin the team ; she regularly brought rain to deserts and water to villages suffering from dread drouth . On her own for many long time , Munroe launch many friend within the X - Men ’s ranks , but after multiple adventures , characters ( and readers ) clear that the character is , simply put , too powerful to be on a team .
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Storm Doesn’t Need The Rest Of The X-Men
InStorm & The Brotherhood of Mutants # 1 , compose by Al Ewing with nontextual matter by Paco Medina , the present ruler of Arakko ( newly - named Mars after the 10 - man claim the satellite as their own)sets out to get the better of Mr. Sinister ; in the wake ofSins of Sinister # 1 , the mutant villain has on the face of it taken over the entire major planet . Storm lead a team to infiltrate Sinister ’s facility , destroy a Moira MacTaggart clone and hopefully reset the timeline . “A whirlwind strong enough to tear up the live rock … remind me why you needed the eternal rest of us?“her teammates ask . “She doesn’t"is the only right response .
Storm is indeed hugely powerful , and her abilities , when used properly , can make brusque piece of work ofthe X - Men ’s numerous villains . Some of the more savvy enemies of the squad often get a way to knock tempest out of the fight first , either through a machine advisedly designed to avoid her powers or snare her in such a way as to activate her claustrophobia ( though very few scoundrel make out this weakness ) . violent storm ’s powers are somewhat tone down while in space , but she can still use her ability to a degree .
Even in 2023 , placing Storm on Mars is a classic writer strategy to remove Ororo from Earth when she is call for most . Storm has missed out of many events or even singular enemies just by the author placing her on another mission ( or just omitting her from the story without explanation at all ) .
ButStormis a leader first and foremost , and while thisX - Menteam member can still fight on her own , she can not lead a team of one .
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