Ms. Marvel Unleashes Surprising New Mutant Powers You Won’t Believe

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Marvel Comics announced that Ms. Marvel carries the X-gene in addition to her Inhuman heritage, a move to align Kamala Khan more closely with her new role as a mutant within the MCU while preserving her elastic powers from her Inhuman lineage and potentially enabling her dormant mutant abilities too. After years of hinting at these powers, they have now been activated, but not in the way fans anticipated.

Following the abrupt demise of Ms. Marvel in The Amazing Spider-Man, Kamala found herself resurrected in a new physical form and subsequently joined the X-Men on Krakoa. Despite being genetically mutated, her mutation remained dormant, creating an ongoing enigma for the young superhero.

In today’s issue #1 of Giant-Size X-Men, penned by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, unveiled her mutation. This five-part event began with Kamala going through significant moments in X-Men history. To everyone’s surprise, including hers, she employed what seemed like her newfound mutant abilities during a fierce battle against Legion, the time-traveled and corrupted son of Charles Xavier.

Instead, shimmering diamond-encrusted fists enveloped her, creating a glittering trail as her MCU counterpart’s purple light constructs did. Yet, Kamala was abruptly hurled through time once more, leaving her puzzled about the mysterious events unfolding around her.

Changes Made to Ms. Marvel’s Unexpected Mutant Powers

Issue #1 of the Giant-Size X-Men finds Kamala pondering her role within the mutant community, expressing disappointment because her supposed mutation remains dormant due to her Inhuman abilities, which manifested first. Now that these powers appear to have been activated, a significant aspect of this storyline will revolve around Ms. Marvel coming to terms with and accepting these newfound abilities.

Interestingly enough, it’s puzzling that Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant previously demonstrated Kamala’s mutant abilities, although these powers manifested through a reanimated cadaver. Nitika, the scientist who illicitly obtained and conducted experiments on this being, even labeled her mutation as “hard light” and portrayed it in a manner consistent with how it appeared in the MCU.

Hey there! So, you might be wondering about this unexpected shift. Well, it seems Kamala’s mutant abilities could be evolving further to align with her powers within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Another possible explanation is that her powers have become remarkably alike to those of another comic book character known as Armor, and to maintain uniqueness in the storyline, these powers might undergo changes.

It’s uncertain why Kamala’s mutant powers are manifesting now, but the comics suggest that mutations often emerge during puberty, at birth, or in response to intense stress. Although her battle against Legion might seem stressful, Kamala has faced even more dangerous situations before. However, it seems her powers could be triggered as a survival mechanism under duress, which is another possibility.

Despite the reasons behind Marvel Comics altering Kamala’s powers or how they came into being, it seems that her new mutant abilities augment rather than replace her existing Inhuman elongation powers, which some fans had worried might happen. This development has kept comic purists content. So far in this issue, it looks like these new powers function as a protective layer of hardened skin for Ms. Marvel. However, further exploration is needed to fully understand their capabilities.

The text can be rephrased as: “The story will reveal the means by which she managed to knock out a formidable Omega-level mutant such as Legion with just one punch. However, for a full understanding of her newly acquired mutant abilities, readers must continue reading issues #1 of Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga, Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse, Giant-Size House of M, and Giant-Size X-Men.

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2025-06-02 00:33