![]() ![]() After the Red Skull stole Xavier’s psychic powers, Rogue blocked his telepathy with Magneto’s helmet in UNCANNY AVENGERS (2015) #21 by Gerry Duggan and Kevin Libranda. While fighting an evil alternate reality version of Xavier, Cyclops protected himself with one of Magneto’s helmets in ASTONISHING X-MEN (2004) #46 by Greg Pak and Michael McKone. While Magneto’s helmet is an iconic part of his look, he is just one of several mutants who has used the helmet as protection against telepathic attacks. Since Tarn’s powers were based in his mind, Magneto was able to block them by putting his helmet on Tarn before killing him in X-MEN: RED (2022) #3 by Al Ewing and Stefano Caselli. Magneto similarly used his helmet when fighting Tarn the Uncaring, an Arakki mutant who could manipulate biological matter with his mind. When Quentin Quire kicked off a riot at the Xavier Institute, he captured Xavier and neutralized his powers by putting him in a modified version of Magneto’s helmet in NEW X-MEN (2001) #136 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. But after reading Captain America’s mind, Magneto saw the flaw in his plans and surrendered.Īlthough Magneto’s helmet is primarily a defensive shield, it has also been used to stop telepathic mutants from using their powers altogether. AVENGERS (1987) #4 by Tom DeFalco, Jim Shooter, and Keith Pollard. When Xavier was off-world, Magneto attempted to use his helmet to erase anti-mutant prejudice from the minds of the world’s humans in X-MEN VS. While Magneto has been seriously injured by psychic attacks without his helmet, his helmet provides the wearer with significant protection from telepaths.ĭue to the way his helmet’s circuitry interacts with his powers, some iterations of Magneto’s helmet have also given him limited telepathic abilities. To defend himself against Charles Xavier’s immense telepathic power, Magneto designed the helmet to be telepath-proof, thanks to its shape and the complex circuitry hiding under its relatively simple metal shell.Īrmed with the electromagnetic nature of his powers and his training against telepaths, Magneto has also shown considerable resistance to telepathy, which reinforces his helmet’s protection against psychics. It incorporated nearly every classic Thor element in a less flashy, more world-weary style, and ended up being an impressively subtle bit of costume commentary.Īnd now, of course, we have the newest pick of the bunch.Magneto’s helmet has been part of the Master of Magnetism’s look since his debut in UNCANNY X-MEN (1963) #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. His belt featured those familiar silver epaulets. The light blue tunic echoed the color of his brittle bones-era armor. In place of the red cape was a damaged red cloak. By the time UNWORTHY THOR (2016) #1 hit shelves, Odinson had lost an arm, spent a lot of time wallowing in his own anger, and decided he still needed to hit things to feel even close to okay.Īnother remixed appearance that looked different on first blush but revealed familiar elements upon closer examination, the Unworthy Uniform reflected then thunderless god’s state of mind. After learning a secret at the start of the ORIGINAL SIN crossover, Thor found himself unable to lift Mjolnir anymore. The beard returns! Of course, even if you do like the God of Thunder with a beard, that usually points to tough times for Odinson and that proves to be the case here as well. ![]()
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