The X-Men were originally divided into the Blue and Gold teams in the aftermath of the Muir Island Saga, because there were 14 X-Men at the time.
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The X-Men were originally divided into the Blue and Gold teams in the aftermath of the Muir Island Saga, because there were 14 X-Men at the time.
I never liked that either with Scott and Jean being on different teams. But now she is dead? And Scott's now g/f the White Queen is on the same team as him. I still find it hard to think of him with another woman besides Jean Grey Summers. And I can understand Wolverine being unpet about Scott being over Jean's death so fast. It is to bad Apocalypse had to make him younger and change his personality which runed his relationship with Jean. Now that she is dead I find it easier to except his being with the White Queen.
I can understand having both Kitty and the Beast on this team as they are both likable characters and if the idea is to have the public like this team they will help. But the White Queen with her personality I don't see how she will.
Excuse me...I wasn't sure what you meant.Quote:
Originally Posted by kozzi24
Dana
So if Alpha gets divided into two color coded teams lets make them White and Red teams. Eh! Red can be the most agressive team while White is the more friendly.
Or just stick with the Alpha/Beta/Gamma format?
Stick with what works. I really dug the whole idea of 3 different levels to the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
Decision of two teams because there was 14 X-Men, but I didn't understand or failed to see any logic in the division of characters between the two teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by cmdrkoenig67
Jeff
doesn't Delta Flight have a nice ring?
But wouldn't having three levels make the members competitive with the higher levels which could cause trouble. Plus why not always send the best team. Would the other teams just be training teams?
I wouldn't say it'd cause trouble.
It just makes sense to have the more experienced members as the main team.
Or just as training staff/liasons.
Take up the whole Dept H mantle.
So wouldn't the main team over shadow the training team. They would be left in the background. Unless you had two separate comics.
I don't really see the potential for much, but any "trouble" could make for interesting stories.
I'm only saying that with franchises, I would prefer for each division--and book title--to have and independent reason for being, not just market saturation.
Maybe Alpha Flight is Canada's premier heroes--the generally recognizable Alpha Flight characters, grouped together or in solo adventures with Beta or whatever title being the training team under Alpha. It could be led in rotation by different Alpha members, depending on the nature of training that leads to the trouble of the given story arc.
Reasons for being: Both sponsored by Canadian government, Alpha being the known heroes that Canada knows it can rely on to get the job done, Beta a public training team with some undercurrent of "making up for the whole (former) government conspiracy thing of Volume 2.
Not at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richv1
Furman did a great job of highlighting both Alpha and Beta in his run on Vol. 1, as well as having individuals get their share in the spotlight.
100% agreement there, Phil. Simon Furman did a great job in an overcrowded book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
The logic behind the separation of 'Blue' and 'Gold' for the X-Men was that each one held a different purpose. The Blue team (Cyclops, Wolverine, Psylocke, Beast, Gambit, and Rogue) was geared more towards physical and covert operations. The Gold team (Storm, Jean Grey, Archangel, Iceman, Colossus, Bishop, Professor X) was more of a 'power house' containing the more powerful members of the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by kozzi24
...At least that's what the descriptions on the back of their trading cards said (X-Men Series 2).
-Mystic