Chamber Appreciation

[Starleafgirl]

So, I got a request from Starleafgirl, over at the Mimic Appreciation, about any info of Chamber in X-Men: Legacy #265 and you guys will be glad to know that 'ol Jono does make a cameo (albeit a very brief one) in the issue.

It's quite a funny panel with Mimic copying Chamber's power, whilst having a telepathic conversation about said powers. I'm sure someone will upload it later?

That sounds awesome, brb buying the hell out of it. Lol, j/k, can't get around to it till Saturday afternoon, but will buy it! Thanks, mimic_616! :)

Shame there wasn't a Jono-Paige interaction, from what I hear, but it'll be neat to see someone copying Chamber's power! Funny sounds great as well. :D

[jawbreaker]

yeay! now we get to watch three X-men use Chamber's power better than he does. 9__9

[mimic_616]

yeay! now we get to watch three X-men use Chamber's power better than he does. 9__9

I wouldn't say Mimic can use Chamber's ability better.

Alhough surely having two people on your team, with the ability to copy others, is a good thing?

[jawbreaker]

^if he doesnt blow a whole in his face, he is using it better.


EDIT: okay...apparently Mimic cant use it without blowing his face up either...
but why didnt this happen to Sync when he used them?
Is Mimic's face permanently destroyed now?

Im confused...

[StellarVisions]

^if he doesnt blow a whole in his face, he is using it better.


EDIT: okay...apparently Mimic cant use it without blowing his face up either...
but why didnt this happen to Sync when he used them?
Is Mimic's face permanently destroyed now?

Im confused...

I think, in Mimic's case, the biokinetic power is coming from the same place, but since he's only using it temporarily, it's just coming from his mouth, since he didn't go through the same violent manifestation that Jono did.

[dr.maikel]

Chamber will be active on the team soon enough after the whole AvsX mess .,
He is on the team roster page for a reason no ?

[Starleafgirl]

^if he doesnt blow a whole in his face, he is using it better.


EDIT: okay...apparently Mimic cant use it without blowing his face up either...
but why didnt this happen to Sync when he used them?
Is Mimic's face permanently destroyed now?

Im confused...

If you'll recall, Synch could use other mutants powers in more creative ways, other than directly copying it (which is what Mimic is doing here). I don't remember Synch ever copying Jono's power, though I'm sure it happened at some point, but when it did, Synch didn't have to directly, well, mimic the ability like Mimic.

As for Mimic (likely) being able to reconstitute his face after this, well: Chamber once reconstituted his entire body within the pages of Generation X. At least once, actually. Remember that awkward "showing up naked in front of everybody" scene? Lol. The problem is that Jono lacks the control to reconstitute himself for long; it didn't stick. So you can assume reconstitution is a part of Jono's ability and Mimic was able to do it successfully because of the nature of his own powers, I would guess.

[nate-grey]

If you'll recall, Synch could use other mutants powers in more creative ways, other than directly copying it (which is what Mimic is doing here). I don't remember Synch ever copying Jono's power, though I'm sure it happened at some point, but when it did, Synch didn't have to directly, well, mimic the ability like Mimic.

As for Mimic (likely) being able to reconstitute his face after this, well: Chamber once reconstituted his entire body within the pages of Generation X. At least once, actually. Remember that awkward "showing up naked in front of everybody" scene? Lol. The problem is that Jono lacks the control to reconstitute himself for long; it didn't stick. So you can assume reconstitution is a part of Jono's ability and Mimic was able to do it successfully because of the nature of his own powers, I would guess.

Ev copied Jono's powers in the first Generation X novel and used them to fly, while Jono could never master the trick. It didn't get ported over to 1997 Annual and never actually made it into comic print, so not sure if it really counts (unless there was another instance I'm forgetting). In general, that annual seems to get largely ignored for some reason, and Jono's ability to reconstitute himself was never mentioned again to my knowledge.

And neither was the idea of Penny and Paige teaming up to make diamonds that Sean could sell to raise money for the school. That one trick alone could have prevented the integration of humans at the school to forgo bankruptcy, which was probably the nail in the coffin that eventually led to the Adrienne calamity and closing of the school, not to mention the death of Synch. Anyway, I'm rambling and that also didn't make it to the comic. Oh well. :(

[Starleafgirl]

Ev copied Jono's powers in the first Generation X novel and used them to fly, while Jono could never master the trick. It didn't get ported over to 1997 Annual and never actually made it into comic print, so not sure if it really counts (unless there was another instance I'm forgetting). In general, that annual seems to get largely ignored for some reason, and Jono's ability to reconstitute himself was never mentioned again to my knowledge.

And neither was the idea of Penny and Paige teaming up to make diamonds that Sean could sell to raise money for the school. That one trick alone could have prevented the integration of humans at the school to forgo bankruptcy, which was probably the nail in the coffin that eventually led to the Adrienne calamity and closing of the school, not to mention the death of Synch. Anyway, I'm rambling and that also didn't make it to the comic. Oh well. :(

Agreed about the Penny and Paige idea -- maybe it got vetoed for being unethical? Not that Emma would've minded, lol! Hmm, Emma's a diamond too, now....

Anyway, I forgot to mention:

You know how Gage also writes "Angel & Faith"...? You can't tell me Jono doesn't have Angel hair in that panel with Mimic, lol!

I thought Gage brought in a very interesting insight into Jono's power... that cold, that numbness... very interesting! It also would help explain Jono's bad attitude (I say bad, but I love it, lol. Poor Jono, he has so much to deal with. D:)

[jawbreaker]

Sync copied Jono's power without injury unto himself in one of the Fabrear(sp) Gen X issues too.






Can Mimic store old powers he's copied ? Maybe he used a healing power after using Jono's?

[nate-grey]

Sync copied Jono's power without injury unto himself in one of the Fabrear(sp) Gen X issues too.



Can Mimic store old powers he's copied ? Maybe he used a healing power after using Jono's?

Hehe, that's right, forgot about that one! Good catch! Not sure about Mimic's powers, they have always confused me about what he can store and what's temporary. It's a valid theory though.

[mimic_616]

^if he doesnt blow a whole in his face, he is using it better.


EDIT: okay...apparently Mimic cant use it without blowing his face up either...
but why didnt this happen to Sync when he used them?
Is Mimic's face permanently destroyed now?

Im confused...

I seem to recall Beast saying Rogue and Mimic couldn't copy others powers to their full extent, because by that point they were brimming with explosive energy.

So maybe that's the reason he kept his face??

Sync copied Jono's power without injury unto himself in one of the Fabrear(sp) Gen X issues too.






Can Mimic store old powers he's copied ? Maybe he used a healing power after using Jono's?

No. The only abilities he's been able to keep were from the O5.

He has to be near others to temporarily use their powers.

[nate-grey]

No. The only abilities he's been able to keep were from the O5.

He has to be near others to temporarily use their powers.

I'm more familiar with Exiles Mimic, and he seemed able to keep any five powers at a time for as long as he wanted (after being in close proximity). Was this just creative license or did 616 have this ability at one time also?

(Sorry to digress from Chamber, but this has always bugged me)

[Starleafgirl]

The whole Synch flying thing lends credence to my theory that Jono could eventually become a Phoenix-like being of energy eventually. ;P

It said in the comics that Rogue was near her limit, so she couldn't absorb powers that required significant physical changes; she was "filling up" and when she was completely full a.k.a. when she couldn't absorb any powers at all anymore, she'd explode. If Mimic was in the same state, it's reasonable to think his body was intact under Jono's energy, I suppose, but I'm still going with the inherent ability for reconstitution being in Jono's powers, he's just not that good at using them yet.

Which may be more a psychological issue than a physical one. I mean, think about it, you'd be pretty traumatized by your power, unwilling to try to branch out to use them to do things like fly like Synch did, if you'd blown a hole in your face and chest the first time they manifested, too. You'd probably be too afraid of blowing off the rest of your body in the process.

[nate-grey]

Agreed, Mimic said that he also has the ability to instinctively know how to use other people's powers, so he may have been tapping into Jono's ability to reconstitute. PTSD is a good explanation for Jono never reaching his full potential.