For the uninitiated, in the convoluted X-Men mythos, there is a character named Doug Ramsey/Cypher. He has a particularly DUMB power that, according to Wikipedia, is "a superhuman intuitive facility for translating languages, whether written or spoken, human or alien."
Whomp Whomp Waaaaah!
Marvel actually got mileage out of this clown.
I always made this admittedly goofy argument that I only like the X-Men with powers that have a direct connection to my limited experience with physical science and biology. Cypher would not pass.
Mutations are nature making changes, changes that share attributes of other examples from nature...
Example:
Cyclops = Energy
Xavier = Brain activity
Colosuss = Metal
Rogue = Energy
Gambit = Energy
Beast = Animal-like dexterity
Magneto = Metal/molecules
Archangel = Flight via feathered wings
Storm = manipulation of molecules etc...
Well, now Wolverine gets a stamp of approval according to nature:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25346676/?GT1=43001
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