Warning: Contains spoilers forX-Men #5!!
With theX-Men’smost powerful telepath, Jean Grey, having left Earth, her husbandCyclopshasofficially tapped the world’s most powerful Omega-level psychic, Kid Omega, to be her replacement. Quentin Quire has come a long way since his rebellious early days by pairing his raw power with incredible psychic resistanceworthy of the X-Men.
X-Men#5 – written by Jed MacKay, art by Ryan Stegman – finds Kid Omega and Psylocke tasked with entering the mind of comatose Ben Liu, who recently had an X-Gene activated in adulthood. It offers a unique chance for Quentin to show what he’s truly capable of as a psychic, as both he and Psylocke are pulled into personalized mental trauma chambers created by Cassandra Nova.
While Kwannon gives into the despair in her vision, Quire is able to free himself from Cassandra Nova’s torture chamber, in a serious psychic feat that serves as a reminder of his God-tier abilities.
Kid Omega Just Proved He’s The Strongest Mutant Psychics On Earth Right Now
X-Men#5 – Written By Jed MacKay; Art By Ryan Stegman, Marte Gracia, & Clayton Cowles
Plenty of mutants have their bodies and minds pushed beyond capacity, but few throw themselves into it with the frequency of Kid Omega. In the relatively little time since his X-Gene manifested extraordinary telepathic abilities,Quentin has gone from world-class terrorist and menace to a core member of Cyclops' X-Men team, though his trajectory in the interim was all over the place. He cut into his own power by abusing the drug Kick, leaving him in a state somewhere between life and death, had a piece of his mind forever flayed by Phoenix fire, anddied countless times on Krakoa.
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Yet it’s not the bad choices that define Kid Omega now. It’s the incredible psychic resistance he demonstrates. Cassandra Nova conjures a vision that psychically takes out Psylocke, yet Quentin overcomes the tactic even as his greatest fears are realized by a false Sabretooth. It’s a crowning moment, coupled with his ability to quarantine Phoenix Fire in his own mind inJean Grey#2 and piecing his life (and mind) back together after hundreds of deaths and memory gaps while serving with X-Force. Jean Grey has endured plenty in her life, but Kid Omega has done the same – and bounces back faster.
Quentin Quire is Just Beginning to Approach His True Power
Quentin Quire could’ve easily been a candle that burned bright and burned out. Yet, despite the peril he put himself in both mentally and physically, he’s never fully succumbed to it. Instead, he’s been on a path of slow growth that will ultimately only aid his power. While he’s still one of the most arrogant X-Men around, there’s introspection there that certainly didn’t exist in his younger days. He knows his own weaknesses and uses them to inform his strengths and has sacrificed a great deal for the sake of others, an unthinkable idea for the young Kid Omega.
Quentin Quire isn’t just an Omega mutant these days; Kid Omega is the X-Men’s most powerful telepath and a God-tier psychic continuing to grow stronge
AlthoughJean Grey left Earthto take on cosmic problems with the Phoenix, the X-Men aren’t left to suffer. Kid Omega has always had the raw power to be an unfathomably gifted psychic, but raw power isn’t everything - and he finally knows it. His experiences have allowed him to develop an astounding psychic resistance and protection, along with the empathy and willingness to extend it to others. Quentin Quire isn’t justan Omega-level mutantthese days;Kid Omega isCyclops' X-Menteam’s most powerful telepathand a God-tier psychic continuing to grow stronger in all the right ways.
X-Men #5is available now from Marvel Comics.
X-Men
The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.
