Warning: Spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #68.DEATHS!
Few of the X-Men have proven themselves to be as unstoppable as the Juggernaut bulldozes his way through each of his opponents, and rarely comes out of the losing end. When he does lose, the act of actually stopping a locomotive train made of flesh is easier said than done.
The Amazing Spider-Man #68.DEATHS. – written by Christos Gage, with art by Mark Buckingham – finds X-Men leader Cyclops evoking a loophole for the Juggernaut's powers. When the X-Men are possessed by The Blight (a cosmic Spider-Man villain capable of annihilating the Marvel Universe), the team effectively struggles to stop the Juggernaut.
So Cyclops conjures a new game plan: stop the Juggernaut before he moves. It is a simple strategy, yet one that speaks to how much of a master strategist Cyclops is.
Cyclops & The X-Men Beat Juggernaut By Slowing Him Down Before He Can Get Going
The Amazing Spider-Man #68.DEATHS – Written By Christos Gage; Art By Mark Buckingham; Color By Mattia Iacono; Lettering By VC's Joe Caramagna
Traditionally, the act of stopping – or at least trying to stop – the Juggernaut is a tall task for any superhero. In the "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut!" arc of The Amazing Spider-Man – widely at his famous helmet. Juggernaut doesn't realize that he's standing in wet cement, forcing him to sink.
The "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut!" storyline takes place between The Amazing Spider-Man #229 and #230. It was written by Roger Stern, penciled by John Romita, Jr., inked by Jim Mooney, lettered by Joe Rosen, and colored by Glynis Wein.
The key word here is standing. The Juggernaut isn't stopped by Spider-Man, but he is prevented from starting. Juggernaut isn't so much outsmarted as he is isolated in one spot. Similarly, this is exactly how Cyclops opts to defeat the Juggernaut in The Amazing Spider-Man #68.DEATHS. Cyclops strategizes for his X-Men to keep Juggernaut standing in a single place, during which he orders Kid Omega to work his magic, so to speak, at risk of oversimplifying the nature of Omega's God-tier abilities. The result is a rousing success that neutralizes Juggernaut.
Figuring Out A Loophole To Beat Juggernaut Exemplifies Why Cyclops Is The X-Men's Leader
Arguably The Marvel Universe's Best Combat Strategist
Earlier in Marvel's X-Men series last year, X-Men teammate Beast calls Cyclops the "most gifted combat leader I've ever known. latest encounter with Juggernaut.
The Amazing Spider-Man #68.DEATHS is available now from Marvel.
- Movie(s)
- X-Men (2000), X2, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Deadpool (2016), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- First Film
- X-Men (2000)
- TV Show(s)
- X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), Wolverine and the X-Men (2008), Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Marvel Anime: X-Men, Legion (2017), The Gifted (2017), X-Men '97 (2024)
- Video Game(s)
- X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom (1998), X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011), X-Men Legends (2005), X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003), X-Men (1993), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995), X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)
- Character(s)
- Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Phoenix, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Morph, Nightcrawler, Havok, Banshee, Colossus, Magneto, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Cable, X-23
- Comic Release Date
- 213035,212968
