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Born with a power that is both blessing and curse, the mutant Rogue can absorb the powers and memories of anyone she touches. This remarkable but devastating power allows her to wield the abilities of her foes but leaves them depleted - or worse. Prolonged contact with her skin drains the vital energy from those she touches. Afraid to harm those close to her, Rogue fled her past life. A runaway from the American South, she started her career as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants under Mystique before joining the X-Men to fight on the side of good.

Remy LeBeau is Gambit, a dashing scoundrel with the mutant power to accelerate the molecular energy of an object, transforming mundane items into kinetically-charged explosives. Raised by a gang of New Orleans street thieves, Gambit is a master thief and former member of the Thieves’ Guild. Forced into the employ of the Marauders, Gambit had an unwitting hand in the destruction of the Morlocks. Wracked by guilt, his life of wandering ended when he met Storm and him finding a new family as one of the X-Men. Now fighting to protect others, he dishes out punishment with his bo staff and trademark playing cards. With a little kinetic enhancement, Gambit always has the winning hand.

Born in Siberia, Piotr Rasputin is a mutant with a skin of steel and a heart of gold. He can transform his entire body into organic metal, granting him superhuman strength, durability, and stamina. Colossus is a gentle giant, however. He is sometimes reluctant to use his physical strength in combat, feeling a responsibility to use his powers to improve the lives of mutants and humankind.

Illyana Rasputin is the younger sister of Colossus. Abducted at a young age by Belasco, the sorcerer and master of the realm known as The Otherplace, Illyana trained in the art of magic and overthrew her captor to become Magik, the Sorceress Supreme of Otherplace! Her mutant ability to teleport herself and others through space and time by using stepping discs, pieces of Limbo that act as a midway point between locations and points in time, allows her to be anywhere and anywhen her mystic power is needed.

Iron Man’s Hulkbuster armour is one of Tony Stark’s crowning achievements, a machine created to attempt the impossible: contain a raging Hulk. It is among the most substantial armored suits devised by Tony Stark. While lacking the versatility and agility of other armours, this heavy-duty protection has maximum force augmentation designed to allow the wearer to survive prolonged melee combat with a force as strong as an out-of-control Hulk. Its hardened carbon-composite plating and integrated anchoring system enable the wearer to withstand several punches from an enraged Hulk while the magno-hydraulic pseudo-musculature can lift 175 tons. It is the ultimate weapon in Stark’s arsenal that he brings on the field to deal with the biggest and most dangerous threats the Avengers have to face.

One of the first and most promising students of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, the mutant Jean Grey is gifted with the power of telepathy and telekinesis. She uses these powers as one of the founding members of the X-Men, a team of mutant heroes who protects a world that fears and hates them.

Cassandra Nova is the mummudrai of Charles Xavier, a parasitic being born to the astral plane. Her psychic entanglement with the powerful Xavier has given Nova incredible powers, including the ability to possess the bodies of others. As Charles’ dark reflection, she seeks to destroy everything he holds dear.

Baron Karl Mordo learned his impressive magical ability by training with the Ancient One. He has long been one of Doctor Strange’s greatest foes. Baron Mordo has consorted with darker powers like Dormammu and the demon Mephisto in his efforts to destroy the Ancient One and the Sorcerer Supreme.

Born more than 500 years ago, the Ancient One was a mortal inhabitant of Kamar-Taj, a hidden mountain village. The Ancient One learned how to unlock the mystical power of the universe to work magic. Having seen first hand the dangers of magic if used for personal gain, the Ancient One became the first Sorcerer Supreme. As one of the most powerful magic wielders in the world, the Ancient One has sworn to protect the world against evil magic and those who use it.

Quentin Beck began a life of crime as a frustrated artist. A successful stunt man and special effects creator in Hollywood, he turned to criminal life after failing to gain the recognition he thought he deserved. Donning the mantle of Mysterio, Beck uses illusions, hypnosis, and trickery to enact his criminal schemes. A longtime rival of Spider-Man, Mysterio’s gadgets and intelligence allow him to tangle with his super-powered foe.

The killer Cletus Kasady shared a prison cell on Ryker’s Island with Eddie Brock, the human host of Venom. Kasady merged with an insane offspring of the original Venom symbiote, which bonded to his bloodstream, transforming him into the deadly and unpredictable villain Carnage.

Soviet-era experiments intending to create a super-soldier on par with Captain America resulted in the creation of Omega Red. Once the Russian criminal Arkady Gregorivich Rossovich, Omega Red is the product of extensive and invasive experiments that transformed him into a dangerous weapon.

The experiments implanted carbonadium tendrils into Omega Red’s body, an alloy almost as strong as adamantium, which act as his primary weapons. However, a side effect is that the radioactive carbonadium is slowly poisoning him. Omega Red must feed on the life force of others to temporarily preserve himself, which he does by wrapping his foes in his tendrils and feasting on their life force to sustain his own.

Whether he is fighting enemies, working for criminal masterminds, or killing to stay alive, Omega Red is a powerful and dangerous opponent.