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One of the X-Men’s strongest members just went up against a powerful Doctor Strange villain and proved how powerful they really are,
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for X-Men #4, now on sale from Marvel Comics.
Jean Grey is an Omega-Level Mutant, technically regarded as one of Earth’s most powerful psychics. A telepath and telekinetic of the highest order, Jean was powerful enough to attract the attention of the cosmic entity known as the Phoenix Force — and has only grown more powerful in the years since.
So she finds herself perfectly equipped in dealing with the sudden arrival of Nightmare at the X-Men’s Treehouse base in X-Men #4 by Gerry Duggan, Javier Pina, Erick Arciniega and VC’s Clayton Cowles — and proves she’s more powerful than the classic villain could ever hope to be.
Following the recent death of Doctor Strange, the world has been more exposed to mystical threats than perhaps ever before. One such nefarious force is Nightmare. a cosmic entity that feasts upon the innate terror that humanity feels in their nightmares. But he makes the mistake of visiting the X-Men. Rightfully assuming their difficult lives would make it likely they’d have vivid nightmares he’d find delicious, Nightmare finds himself immersed in the night-terrors of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Wolverine. But when Jean Grey psychically realizes there’s someone watching and forcing out their darkest fears, she goes on the offensive and confronts him within Wolverine’s subconscious — even forcing him out of her dream.
Despite Nightmare’s posturing, Jean is completely unimpressed by the mystical force, straight slapping him across the face when she first encounters him. She even reveals she’s showing restraint when he threatens to confront her with the memories of her genocidal acts as the Dark Phoenix to the D’bari alien species. She’s even found a way to choose to empower herself in light of that tragedy, endeavoring with all her might to make up for her acts and improve the universe to try and balance the scales for that loss of life. Nightmare continues to taunt and threaten Jean, unaware of the power difference that exists between them. This quickly proves to be a massive mistake on his part, as Jean quickly shows him how fearsome an Omega-Level Mutant telepath actually is.
Even if Nightmare is a demon, Jean Grey is a titanic telepath — appearing to Nightmare with the full scope of power and dwarfing him completely. She warns Nightmare that if he returns to threaten the X-Men, she’ll “have his scent” and destroy every last piece of him. Then she slaps his demonic horse on the backside and sends Nightmare fleeing New York. It’s an incredibly impressive feat when remembering just how powerful Nightmare is. But given the X-Men’s history in dealing with demonic forces, it’s actually not that surprising to see Jean Grey completely unbothered by Nightmare. X-Men like Nightcrawler have outright punched Mephisto, and Magick is the queen of the demonic Limbo. Wolverine has even found a way to potentially start a war with the Hell Bride almost as an afterthought.
Notably, none of them are Omega-Level Mutants, making Jean’s massive power compared to Nightmare all the more pronounced. Even without the Phoenix Force at her back, Jean has long been one of Marvel’s single most powerful forces. If she were to fully unleash her might against Nightmare, she may be able to effectively destroy the demon once and for all. While there’s already some mystery behind which Marvel mystic will take the place of the deceased Stephen Strange as Earth’s mystical defender, Jean just proved she might actually be a good emergency contact in case of a similar attack.
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