tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250269071385467004.post1967902678346202289..comments2024-01-23T19:26:48.882-05:00Comments on Julian Perez Conquers the Universe!: Fabian Nicieza and Erik Larsen's unused 1991 "X-Factor" proposalJulian Perezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16276143599750947248noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250269071385467004.post-58206557123922797562013-04-21T03:56:02.924-04:002013-04-21T03:56:02.924-04:00Re-reading this article I think that if this happe...Re-reading this article I think that if this happened today, we would have two x-factor teams: one by Peter David, and "uncanny" x-factor by Larsen/NiciezaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250269071385467004.post-56856876666584769562010-10-17T12:45:52.755-04:002010-10-17T12:45:52.755-04:00"From what I read of the proposal, the reason..."From what I read of the proposal, the reason they wanted Pyro was because they wanted at least one character to be a reformed criminal that was a little bit of a sneak and a jerk, a "James Bond" type on the side of the angels but fights dirty. Rusty, being a wholesome all-American kid frightened of powers he could barely control, wouldn't have been a good substitute...on the other hand, some other members of Pyro's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants might have worked, like Avalanche, or maybe Mesmero."<br /><br />Hmmm....... I see what youre saying about using another member of the Brotherhood if Pyro was unusable. Interestingly enough, Mesmero was a part of the Weapon X comic that came out in the early 2000s.<br /><br />As for Rusty, he was a bit frightened of his powers at the start but that idea had pretty much disappeared by the time he was part of the New Mutants.<br /><br />Also, I think by this time, Rusty and Skids were brainwashed members of Stryfe's Mutant Liberation Front. There could be story potential there. Have X-Factor rescue and deprogram him. He could still have some of his brainwashing present which would cause him to be a bit more aggresive that normal. Also, Crimosn Commando was part of Freedom Force when they arrested Rusty and Skids on trumped up charges. Maybe Rusty still has some issues with him.Eduardo M.http://www.myspace.com/edfreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250269071385467004.post-90129475004700813922010-10-17T10:40:14.995-04:002010-10-17T10:40:14.995-04:00As for using Rusty in lieu of Pyro:
1) I never wo...As for using Rusty in lieu of Pyro:<br /><br />1) I never worked at editorial so I wouldn't definitively know, but I don't anticipate any problem with using Pyro as for 15 years the X-Office didn't really do anything with him; <br /><br />2) From what I read of the proposal, the reason they wanted Pyro was because they wanted at least one character to be a reformed criminal that was a little bit of a sneak and a jerk, a "James Bond" type on the side of the angels but fights dirty. Rusty, being a wholesome all-American kid frightened of powers he could barely control, wouldn't have been a good substitute...on the other hand, some other members of Pyro's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants might have worked, like Avalanche, or maybe Mesmero.<br /><br />As for the Legacy virus story...wow, I'd forgotten that totally. I did remember being incredibly moved by Mastermind's death, though: he begged Jean Grey for forgiveness on his deathbed for what he did to her during Dark Phoenix. <br /><br />As for Colossus's death, contrary to what a lot of other people think I remember being disturbed by it. I'm very glad they brought Colossus back. The reason is that when Colossus supposedly made his "heroic sacrifice," he was at the lowest point in his life, having lost everything that really mattered to him including his sister and family, alienated and estranged from his friends with no support. In essence, Peter's death was a <i>suicide,</i> pure and simple, made to look like a heroic sacrifice.Julian Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276143599750947248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250269071385467004.post-53520733906619943822010-10-16T18:58:44.890-04:002010-10-16T18:58:44.890-04:00"I seem to remember Pyro dying of the Legacy ..."I seem to remember Pyro dying of the Legacy Virus but I'm probably wrong,"<br /><br />You're not wrong. he was suffering from the Virus at the time of his death. Using his powers to save Robert Kelly killed him. <br /><br />If for some reason they couldn't use Pyro, I wonder why they didn't think about using Rusty Collins instead?Eduardo M.http://www.myspace.com/edfreynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250269071385467004.post-54578931436406607912010-10-16T16:58:45.889-04:002010-10-16T16:58:45.889-04:00I seem to remember Pyro dying of the Legacy Virus ...I seem to remember Pyro dying of the Legacy Virus but I'm probably wrong, as I haven't read that story in a very long time.<br /><br />It's a crying shame what happened to the Freedom Force incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. I always thought Toad would have been a great Brotherhood leader: not very charismatic, maybe, but a great strategist and an underestimated genius.Julian Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276143599750947248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250269071385467004.post-72437977260977106962010-10-15T22:39:21.530-04:002010-10-15T22:39:21.530-04:00interesting to note the character design for what ...interesting to note the character design for what would later be Super-patriot was original supposed to be Crimson Commando.<br /><br />Even more interesting is if you've seen what Crimson Commando looks like now, its very much like Super-Patriot but in different colors.<br /><br />The idea of Pyro reforming must stuck in someone's head. Pyro had a heroic death saving Senator Kelly from an assassination attempteduardo m.http://www.myspace.com/edfreynoreply@blogger.com