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scans_dailyWhilst completely acknowledging that future Doug Ramsey as Revelation did a lot of utterly horrific things (and I mean there aren't war crime classifications dreadful enough to describe many of them) I'm sort of loving that Evil Beast's reaction, after returning from the all-life-on-Earth-is-about-to-be-turned-into-planet-Doug dystopian hellscape which Revelation created is not horror, or outrage, or even numbness.
So we have it revealed, though from those following it more closely, it was apparently a poorly kept secret, that the Chairman of 3K is Hank McCoy, the original (Well, sort of, it's complicated) Beast who went full blown evil when given access to Krakoan resources.
He'd been running 3K from a synthetic body because he wanted to operate as pure mind, unencumbered with organic wants and needs, but his little daytrip to the Age of Revelation reminded him of how important it is to FEEL things, so he grew himself a new body and after a few tweaks for aesthetic reasons) transferred into it.
And he DEFINITELY has feelings, as he confronts the rest of the Board of 3K, Cassandra Nova, Wyre and Astra about his holiday
It's shame!
Here Evil Beast is, applying his sky high IQ to recruit only the finest utter bastards, the creme de la creme of mad scientists for "3K". All hand picked for ruthlessness, ambition and complete disregard for morality or decency. A fearsomely wide array of powers, resources and skillsets at their combined disposal.
And they've all been outdone by a *kid*, on his first time out as supervillain! And it's THIS kid!
Doug "Non-Threatening Mutant of the Year Gold Medallist since 1985" Ramsey.
The definitive white boy with the floofy hair who has been described by his peers as "The mutant equivalent of Bambi" and had a power so passive that it barely counted as a talent. (Yes, he's had a power upgrade, but it was hardly reality manipulation he got)
And it's not just 3K! Multiple X-Men teams, the Avengers, Apocalypse himself and every other hero *and* villain team too:
They've all been outplayed by fucking CYPHER with a bad haircut!
To rub salt into the would, Revelation not only achieved his goals within a mere few years (even smoothly course correcting when the first part of his plan failed), he did so whilst diverting blame from himself to 3K, whilst he reigned over a wide swathe of the former USA.
You can see why Hank would be more than a little embarrassed, if not outright mortified, by this complete failure.
And we can see how it's possible be impressed, if still appalled, by our boy Doug reaching his full potential, even if we'd much rather it had been in a less.. global genocide-y sort of a way.
So we have it revealed, though from those following it more closely, it was apparently a poorly kept secret, that the Chairman of 3K is Hank McCoy, the original (Well, sort of, it's complicated) Beast who went full blown evil when given access to Krakoan resources.
He'd been running 3K from a synthetic body because he wanted to operate as pure mind, unencumbered with organic wants and needs, but his little daytrip to the Age of Revelation reminded him of how important it is to FEEL things, so he grew himself a new body and after a few tweaks for aesthetic reasons) transferred into it.
And he DEFINITELY has feelings, as he confronts the rest of the Board of 3K, Cassandra Nova, Wyre and Astra about his holiday
It's shame!
Here Evil Beast is, applying his sky high IQ to recruit only the finest utter bastards, the creme de la creme of mad scientists for "3K". All hand picked for ruthlessness, ambition and complete disregard for morality or decency. A fearsomely wide array of powers, resources and skillsets at their combined disposal.
And they've all been outdone by a *kid*, on his first time out as supervillain! And it's THIS kid!
Doug "Non-Threatening Mutant of the Year Gold Medallist since 1985" Ramsey.
The definitive white boy with the floofy hair who has been described by his peers as "The mutant equivalent of Bambi" and had a power so passive that it barely counted as a talent. (Yes, he's had a power upgrade, but it was hardly reality manipulation he got)
And it's not just 3K! Multiple X-Men teams, the Avengers, Apocalypse himself and every other hero *and* villain team too:
They've all been outplayed by fucking CYPHER with a bad haircut!
To rub salt into the would, Revelation not only achieved his goals within a mere few years (even smoothly course correcting when the first part of his plan failed), he did so whilst diverting blame from himself to 3K, whilst he reigned over a wide swathe of the former USA.
You can see why Hank would be more than a little embarrassed, if not outright mortified, by this complete failure.
And we can see how it's possible be impressed, if still appalled, by our boy Doug reaching his full potential, even if we'd much rather it had been in a less.. global genocide-y sort of a way.
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Date: 2026-01-28 03:14 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2026-01-28 06:43 pm (UTC)Doom used Purple Man and a psycho-prism-plot-device to ensure complete obedience over the entire planet simultnesouly.
Doug's power seems to be purely verbal, with no psionic aspect to extend his influence. As far as we know you had to literally be within earshot of him (and him be focussing on you) to make it work. I'm not even sure we saw it work over radio or any other remote comms, did we?
And it was very specific. He tells Cyclops to agree with his plan to release Fabian Cortez, but beyond that Scott still had his own mind outside of that specific decision, and was still able to spearhead the resistance.
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Date: 2026-01-28 09:22 pm (UTC)His attempt to assassinate a rival to Krakoa's economic dominance ended up infecting an entire nation with parasitic plants. His dealing with that by mind controlling said entire nation just ended up getting a nation of superpowered plant hybrids righteously pissed off at Krakoa. His murdering and enslaving Wolverine just resulted in an angry, vengeful Wolverine.
Even in this issue he's being an idiot. Ur beqref gur 3X K-Zra gb zheqre Fpujnemfpuvyq, juvpu gurl qb ol orngvat uvz naq qebccvat uvz sebz n irel terng urvtug, juvyr Unax ybbxf ba. Gurl gevrq gb xvyy n tenivgl znavchyngbe jvgu snyy qnzntr. Naq nf n obahf, NbE Fpujnemfpuvyq nccneragyl arire xarj jub gur Punvezna jnf, ohg fvapr Unax erirnyrq uvzfrys orsber beqrevat Fpujnemfpuvyq xvyyrq, n fheivivat Fpujnemfpuvyq pna abj tb gb Nynfxn K-Zra naq gryy gurz jub'f yrnqvat 3X.