Warning: Spoilers ahead for X-Men #14!As the Cyclops. Scott Summers is the X-Men’s tactical genius and an incredibly gifted mutant, but recruit Ben Liu has already shown he has the potential to sur even the X-Men’s most powerful.

In X-Men #14 – written by Jed MacKay and with art by Ryan Stegman – Magneto takes Ben Liu aside, explaining that he has been trying to mentor Ben, as the young man displays incredible abilities, despite only recently becoming a mutant, and not fully understanding his powers. Magneto notes that Ben Liu has a tremendous gift, yet powers that come with risk, two elements he is well acquainted with, making Magneto a prime teacher to mold Ben.

With beyond-Omega-level hero.

Magneto Wants To Train The Next Cyclops, Replacing Professor X As The X-Men’s Mentor

X-Men #14 – Written By Jed MacKay; Art By Ryan Stegman; Ink By JP Mayer; Color By Marte Garcia; Lettering By Clayton Cowles

X-Men custom image of Magneto behind Cyclops

Introduced in X-Men #2, Ben Liu was a regular human, before being kidnapped and experimented on by 3K, a group of mutant supremacists led by Cassandra Nova. After being turned into a mutant by 3K, Ben’s reality-warping powers manifested an alien invasion across the entirety of San Francisco. Still in a panicked state, Ben was impressively able to fend off Cyclops’ team until he eventually burned himself out. From what is known of Ben’s powers, he has the ability to alter reality and create massive physical constructs that pose a significant threat.

Magneto’s history of taking mutant liberation to the extreme, united with Liu’s raw power, has the potential to form a deadly combination.

Now that experienced Omega-level mutant, Magneto has already been established as one of the X-Men’s prominent leaders, and he views Ben Liu’s potential to be a great asset for the X-Men. However, Magneto’s history of taking mutant liberation to the extreme, united with Liu’s raw power, has the potential to form a deadly combination.

X-Men's Newest Mutant Has The Potential To Be "Beyond Omega-Level" With Magneto's Help

Ben Liu’s Mutant Powers Are Already Stronger Than Cyclops’

X-Men (2024) #2: Ben Liu using his reality warping powers to take down Cyclops and Psylocke

Cyclops’ Alaska X-Men have an array of powerful mutants, but the mutants created by Cassandra Nova and 3K, like Ben Liu and Jennifer Starkey, seem to be on a completely different level. In Ben’s short time as a mutant, he has been shown to possess city-destroying power, and Magneto, as a mentor, is aiming to hone Ben’s skills and potentially make him the omega-level mutant he was designed to be. Magneto taking Ben Liu as his mentee echoes Professor X and Cyclops’ original dynamic, but with Magneto and Ben’s combined abilities, the X-Men will be more powerful than ever before.

of the X-Men including Jean Grey, Scott Summers, and Dani Moonstar.
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