Summary
Marvel’s newX-Forcejust got a major costume upgrade that instantly makes for the most powerful uniforms in theX-Menline’s history. Newteam leader Forge has created special suitsfor the team that give them a huge power-up aside from their mutant abilities. Putting together a faux version of one of the Marvel universe’s strongest materials, Forge solidifies that his mutant ability to invent is only getting stronger.
The preview forX-Force #1by Geoffrey Thorne and Marcus To shows the team on their first mission. X-Force prepare to stop a disaster, with Forge’s latest invention able to predict world-threatening problems before they actually arise. Sage and Forge skydive into the mission, soon joined by Betsy Braddock and Rachel Grey.
As most of the new team roster descend on their mission in Japan, Sage discusses the upgraded boots created by Forge that are laced with artificial vibranium. The ForgeTech patent calledPseudonium distributes kinetic energy through the new X-Force suits, letting them safely fall from huge distances, with their boots absorbing the force of their landing.The suits also have a stealth mode, hiding X-Force from technological observation.
X-Men costumes have had additional powers before - for example being armored or hiding the wearer’s X-gene from Sentinel scans - but rarely anything this creative.
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X-Force Get New Stealth Powers Thanks to Team Leader Forge
The X-Men Spin-Off Team Have Their Own Vibranium
Forge adding artificial vibranium to X-Force’s new black and red costumes makes for some of the most powerful superhero suits ever seen in X-Men history.Though each mutant on the team has their own unique power, ForgeTech’s Pseudonium puts each team member on a similar playing field in terms of stealth and unites them as a team more than the other X-Force units of the past.Thenew matching red X-Force suitsnot only give the mutants a uniform look to solidify their team status, but also shared stealth capabilities, while playing into Forge and Sage’s technological genius.
Despite being able to invent anything he can imagine, and being essential to X-Men’s recent Krakoan Era, Forge hasn’t actually led a mutant team since an X-Factor offshoot in the 90s. Finally getting a chance to lead a major team in X-Men’sFrom the Ashesrelaunch, Forge leadingX-Forcegives him a chance to show off his genius inventions as something to build a team around.X-Mencomics are usually all about the characters' individual abilities, so it’s a unique approach to outfit them with matching gadgets that set a baseline for ‘powers’ they all share.The costumes' capabilities turn them into a dedicated stealth unit who can drop into missions safely without being found out.
Forge Is X-Men’s Latest Omega Level Mutant
When Marvel announced this newX-Forcevolume, it clarified thatX-Forcewill see Forge reach Omega-level power. Since his 1984 debut, the level of Forge’s mutant ability has been vastly underestimated, even being classified as a low level threat by Nimrod inNew X-Men #31by Craig Kyle, Paco Medina, Brian Reber and Juan Vlasco. However,Forge can theoretically give his team any gadget they need, so it makes sense he’d outfit their costumes with a host of features that are useful for a covert strikeforce.
Though team members Surge and Tank don’t appear in the first preview forX-Force, it has already shown that Forge’s inventions will give this mutant team a substantial advantage in the field. With Forge’s status among fans being raised again after a beloved appearance in theX-Men ‘97animated series, his role in the Marvel Comics universe is reflecting the potential he’s always had. AsX-Forcecome together under Forge’s leadership, their individual mutant abilities are complemented by genius inventions that make them a unified and powerful superhero team.
X-Force (2024) #1will be available June 23, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
X-Force
X-Force is a superhero franchise that started in 1991 when the team debuted in The New Mutants #100. Since their initial debut, the team has been included in various Marvel story-arcs and the characters have appeared in video games, TV shows, and movies. An X-Force movie was in the works but was canceled in 2019 after Disney purchased 20th Century Fox.
