For more than 20 years, the X-Men had their own movie franchise when its rights were being held by Fox Studios. In the X-Men movies, we got to see some of Marvel’s Most Powerful mutants from the comic books in the mainstream movies.
The Movies Starting from-
- X-Men (2000)
- X-Men: X-2 United (2003)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- X-Men: Origins Wolverine (2009)
- X-Men: First Class (2011)
- The Wolverine (2013)
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- X-Men Apocalypse (2016)
- Logan (2017)
- X-Men Dark Phoenix (2019)
- The New Mutants (2020)
For this blog (or should we call it blog list), we will only be considering those mutants which are being shown in the mainstream movies. Many of the mutants in the comics have their own power levels and ranking system, but in the movies they were not fully shown.
So we have taken an effort to rank 15 most powerful mutants showcased in the movies [A lot of you might be thinking why only just 15 mutants, see there is a reason behind it, because we are all considering the amount of time they showcased their powers on screen, as well as the powers, abilities, and weapons (based on comics)]. So lets start.
Table of Contents
15 Most Powerful Mutants (in X-Men Movies)
15 Colossus
There are two versions of Colossus that are being shown in movies. The first appearance as Colossus was made by Daniel Cudmore, was part of the X-Men Triology. The second appearance was made by Stefan Kapcic, was part of Deadpool, Deadpool 2 and will be appearing in Deadpool and Wolverine. Deadpool’s Colossus was more accurate as per the physical appearance, powers.
In X2 we saw Colossus for a very little time on screen, when he transformed in his Metal form, while Stryker’s soldiers attacked Mutants School (Charles Xavier’s house), he saved some mutants from the soldiers. In X-Men: The Last Stand also highlighted very little power of Colossus was being shown, he was able to throw out Wolverine’s Adamantium Body, as if it was a tennis ball. Although, he was not given much time to showcase his powers.
In Deadpool (2016), we got to Stefan Kapcic as Colossus along with Negasonic helping Deadpool to fight Ajax and his team to rescue Vanessa, In Deadpool 2 we saw him fighting Juggernaut, and finally defeating him.
Colossus Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Mimicry Superhuman Strength Superhuman Stamina Superhuman Durability Peak Human Speed Energy Projection | Expert Combatant Expert Farmer Multilingual Skilled Painter | Vibranium Adamantium Concentration |
14 Pyro
Pyro’s power is quite straight forward, but that doesn’t make him less powerful. John Allerdyce has the power to manipulate fire, turning any flame, into a devastating weapon. After Pyro dropped the Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters and joined Magneto, Brotherhood of Mutants. Pyro wasn’t afraid to explore the extent to which his pyrotechnics can cause harm.
But there is one drawback — despite having full control over fire, there is a problem, he can’t create fire. He’forced to carry a lighter or have to wear a fire generating suit. This doesn’t cause him much issue in fighting the bad guys in movies, but still is huge potential for him to be effectively depowered if he is being stopped from accessing fire.
Pyro Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Manipulation Fire Solidification Fire Resistance | Journalist Novelist | Water Ice Storm’s monsoon attack |
13 Mystique
Mystqiue doesn’t have raw strength like other mutants in the movies, she has an incredible mutation which makes her an unparalleled addition to whichever group she allies with. Though her default physical appearance in both the original X-Men trilogy and the prequel series, her blue skin, red-orange hair, and scale-like texturing covering her body. She has the uncanny ability to perfectly mimic anyone’s appearance as well as his mutation. This makes her a master of espionage and manipulator.
Mystique played by Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men First Class, X-Men Days of Future Past, X-Men Apocalypse, X-Men Dark Phoenix. She was firmly on the heroic side and did not use her-shape shifting to the same effect as Rebecca Romijin’s who had always been on Magneto’s side (Brotherhood of Mutants) saw her operate much more firmly in moral shades of gray.
Appearing as known political figures to further her own agenda is a great example of how her powers can bestow significant influence.
Mystique Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Metamorph Metamorph Adaptation Enhanced Physical Attributes Accelerated Healing Toxin & Disease Resistance Decelerated Aginig Psychic Defence Enhanced Memory | Master Martial Artist Trained Actress Expert Marksman Multilingual Covert Operative | Appearance Limitation Unchangeable Body Mass Schizophrenia |
12 Iceman
Bobby Drake was part of the original X-Men Trilogy and later returned in X-Men Days of Future Past. While Bobby is part of X-Men’s first class in comics, Iceman was a supporting character in X-Men (2000). Bobby was given a bigger role in X-Men 2 (2002), yet he barely used his powers in the film.
In X-Men 3, Iceman finally showcased the extent of his powers. Bobby was able to defeat Pyro, who was already one of the strongest mutants in X2, after achieving his Ice form. It took 3 films, but Iceman finally got to use most of his comic book powers.
Even, so, 1 key Iceman power was lacking from X-Men 3. It was only in X-Men Days of Future Past that we finally got to see Iceman making and surfing an ice bridge. Days of Future Past takes place in 2023, almost 16 years after The Last Stand. If Bobby Drake had been that much powerful while fighting Pyro in 2007, this definitely could have been an impressive fight.
Iceman Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Cold Generation Infrared Vision Ice Generation and Manipulation Organic Ice-form Water Manipulation Molecular Moisture Inversion Molecular Moisture Conversion Ice Clone Generation Cryokinetic Perception Cellular Replacement | Skilled Ice Skater | Iceman abilities are directly related to his physical health and mental condition. |
11 Storm
The X-Men movies left a lot to be desired when it comes to Storm powers. Neither the original trilogy nor the New Alexandra Shipp’s as new Storm was able to showcase the true power of the character, just like in the X-Men First Class comics. She was an Omega level mutant in the comics, really is.
In the X-Men films, Storm’s powers were limited to throwing lightning bolts and summoning wind. Not even the flying abilities of her were being accurately shown in the movies. Still, in terms of powers, Storm was considered as one of the most powerful mutants in the universe.
In the original timeline, Halle Berry’s Ororo was part of Charles Xavier’s first class of students and eventually replaced Professor X as the head of the school. Perhaps the two movies Age of Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix came very much closer to showcase the power of Storm. In Days of Future Past, Storm managed to takedown few of the Sentinels just by summoning lightning bolts.
In Age of Apocalypse, Alexandra Shipp’s Ororo was recruited by Apocalypse to become one of the Four Horseman of Apocalypse. In this movie, her powers were enhanced by Apocalypse and without any battle training, she was able to defeat the X-Men.
Storm’s Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weakness |
|---|---|---|
| Atmokinesis Willpower/ Telepathic Resistance Earth Link Thermal Variance Energy Vision Magical Potential Godhood The Power of Faith Teleportation | Master Thief Expert Combatant Weapon Proficiency Expert Tactician Expert Gardener Multilingual Aviation Indomitable Will Diplomatic Immunity | Knife Staff |
10 Wolverine
Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine was the face of the whole X-Men franchise, from the original trilogy to the solo films, Wolverine got to showcase his powers and strength in the movies. Logan was front and center in at least four movies, (excluding 3 solo films). Although we were not able to see the full potential of his powers in the movies, just like other X-Men characters, however his powers were not so impressive as compared to other characters.
The Logan’s mutant healing factor and the Adamantium skeleton make Wolverine one of the deadliest charcaters. In all 9 movies Wolverine fought Sabretooth, Magneto, Mystique, Sentinels and countless unnamed mutants. He was only defeated by his clone X-24, in Logan movie we saw that scientist Dr. Zander Rice used some medicine to lower the powers of the mutants and due to this reason Logan started loosing his super healing mutation.
Wolverine Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Mutant Physiology Regenerative Healing Factor Contaminant Immunity Fatigue Resistance Decelerated Aging Telepathic Resistance Retractable Bone Claws Hot Claws Superhuman Acute Senses Superhuman Hearing Superhuman Sight Superhuman Smell Superhuman Taste Superhuman Touch Superhuman Strength Superhuman Speed Superhuman Stamina Superhuman Durability Superhuman Reflexes and Agility Animal Empathy | Skilled Tracker Above Normal Intelligence Master Martial Art Weapons Expert Computer and Vehicles Expert Expert Assassin Mulitilingual | Adamantium Claws Death Armor Ablation Armor Adamantium Armor New Muramasa |
9 Magneto
Ian Mckellen and Michael Fassbender, Magneto appeared in eight X-Men films. Like Wolverine, Magneto had more enough screen time to showcase the full extent of his powers. Seeing Erik Lensherr stop a bullet right as it was about to hit someone in X-Men (2000) quickly established how powerful the character.
Magneto’s mutant abilities meant that he could turn anything into a weapon. Moments like Magneto lifting the San Francisco bridge or raising a stadium as if they were nothing exemplify why Erik Lensherr was one of the strongest X-Men movie characters. In-universe, Magneto was widely considered the most dangerous mutant on the planet.
Magento Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Magnetism Manipulation Force Field Magnetic Armor Magnetic Rays Magnetic Flight Geomagnetic Link Gravity Decrease Matter Manipulation Metal Morphing Oragnic Iron Manipulation Electormagnetic Sight Electormagnetic Spectrum Manipulation Electricity Absorption or Generation Portal Creation Light Generation and Manipulation Invisibility Dimensional Awareness Astral Projection Telepathic Resistance | Genius Intelligence Skilled Combatant Multilingual Indomtiable Will | Magneto’s Helmet Armor |
8 Jason Stryker
Jason Stryker, is Willaim Stryker’s son, had a small significant role in X-Men 2. William Stryker, who hated mutants and wanted to weaponize them, for its sole purpose, so he used his own son as the ultimate weapon against mutants. In this particular iteration of Jason Stryker, the character had telepathic abilities similar to those of Professor X.
Jason Stryker’s psychic skills were powerful enough for him to trick Charles Xavier himself. Any mutant who can outmatch Professor X in a telepathic battle belongs in the list of the most powerful X-Men movie characters. The combination of Jason Stryker and Professor X power are capable of killing of billions of people across the earth.
Jason Stryker Comic Attributes
| Powers and Abilities | Weapon |
|---|---|
| The full extent of his powers are unknown, but he was powerful enough to unleash enough energy to knock out all of the Original X-Men. | Not Known |
7 Professor X
The X-Men movies showcased how dangerously powerful Professor X is. Patrick Stewart’s Xavier and James McAvoy’s Xavier always seemed to be holding off their powers simply because Professor X could shape have killed Magneto in X-Men (2000) by controlling Sabretooth but chose not to, because Magneto threatened to kill all the police officers.
In X-Men Apocalypse, Professor X fought the Apocalypse in a mind battle and survived. In Logan (2017) we saw Charles suffering from dementia, and due to this he accidently killed most of the X-Men and other mutants. Despite this tragic incident in Logan’s story, Professor X proved to be the most powerful character in the X-Men universe.
Professor X Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Telepathy Telepathic Illusions Telepathic Cloaks Mind Link Telepathic Camouflage Mind Blast Mind Control Mind Possession Mind Alteration Mind Amnesia Psychic Wave Manipulation Mental Shield Psionic Blasts Mental Detection Mind Transferal Absorb Information Telepathic Learning Omnilingual Astral Projection Telekinesis Phoenix Force | Genius Intelligence Military Training Expert Fighter | Cerebro Hoverchair Mind Gem |
6 Leech
Leech played a very significant role in X-Men The Last Stand he was the main source of the Mutation cure, although he didn’t get much screen time in the movie. His blood was being used by the Worthington Labs to make the mutant cure. Leech’s powers are not good in battles, yet he becomes the powerful mutants in the X-Men Universe.
Any mutant, who comes into contact or even get near him would simply loose their powers. For example- Kitty pride could not phase through the walls when Leech was close to her. In the practical terms, no mutants could beat leech in combat, simply because they would not be able to use their powers.
Leech Comic Attribute
| Powers | Abilities |
|---|---|
| Mutation Cure | Acting Speaking |
5 Apocalypse
Apocalypse is the first known mutant in the X-MEN Universe, made his first live action appearance in X-Men Apocalypse. The Days of Future Past sequel preferred to give Oscar Issac a practical suit rather than making Apocalypse a CGI character.
While the practical Apocalypse costume had its advantage, its limited what the film could do with the villain. In his final form, Apocalypse should be a gaint, all powerful entry, something that X-Men Apocalypse din’t nail. Even still, Apocalypse was by far the strongest opponent the X-Men had faced up until that point, considering both the original trilogy and first class timeline.
Not even Magneto (Erik Lensherr) and Professor X (Charles Xavier), the two pillars of the X-Men were not a match for Apocalypse. For En Sabah Nur, every other mutant born after him was weaker. In addition ot Apocalypse’s basic set of kills, the ancient mutant was capable of enhancing the powers of other mutants.
Apocalypse up-powered the Magneto, Storm, Psylocke and Angel making them loyal towards him and creating an alliance called the Four Horseman. After many X-Men movies showcasing Professor X and Magneto the most powerful and unbeatable mutants in X-Men universe, Apocalypse was easily able to increase the power scale.
Apocalypse Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Mutant Physiology Immortality Self Resurrection Psychic Link Self Atomic Manipulation Bio-morphing Regeneration Size Alteration Self Power Bestowal Superhuman Strength Superhuman Durability Superhuman and Endurance Superhuman Reflexes Psionic Manipulation Telekinesis Flight Telepathy Telepathic Control & Manipulation Cyberpathy Celestial Energy Manipulation Force-fields Energy Blasts Energy Absorption Energy Transfer Teleportation Matter Manipulation Sorcery | Super-Genius Intelligence Omnilingual Expert Combatant | Scarab |
4 Jean Grey
Jean Grey was the one who defeated the Apocalypse single handed in X-Men Apocalypse, this single moment from the movie is enough to rank her the third most powerful mutant in the X-Men movies. It is important to distinguish Famke Jenssen’s and Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey, as per their power levels were slightly different.
It is also important to seperate Jearn Grey from the Phoenix, even though the most powerful version of Jean Grey in the X-Men films had the Phoenix Force attached to her. Lastly, it must be noticed that X-Men Apocalypse hinted at the Jean Grey being connected to the Phoenix Force, although she faced the entity years later in X-Men Dark Phoenix.
While X-Men the Last Stand was losely based on the Phoenix Saga, the film did not incorporate the Phoenix Force. Instead, Jean Grey lost control of her powers due to them being represented for decades by Charles Xavier.
In X-Men the last sand Jean grey was telepathically more powerful than Charles Xavier and could reduce hundreds of people in dust in a blink of her eyes. Sophie Turner’s Jean did something similar in X-Men Dark Phoenix. However, in all of Jean Grey’s appearance in X-Men movies her fight with Apocalypse had been the most fascinating one.
Jean Grey Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Omega Level Mutant Empathy Telepathy Telepathic Defense Telepathic Cloak Cloak Mind Psychic Shield Illusions Telepathic Camouflage Telepathic Manipulation Memory Manipulation Memory Erasure Mind Control Mind Possession Personality Alteration Mental Paralysis Mind Transferral Heat Trauma Mental Sedating Power Amplification Power Negation Mind Link Inter-Dimensional Telepathy Psychic Blast Astral Projection Temporal Telepathy Mental Detection Telekinesis Intutive Aptitude Force Field Tactile Telekinesis Concussive Blasts Molecular Manipulation and Transmutation Disintegration Telekinetic Weapons Temporal Telekinesis Flight Omega Level Mutant Empathy Telepathy Telepathic Defense Telepathic Cloak Cloak Mind Psychic Shield Illusions Telepathic Camouflage Telepathic Manipulation Memory Manipulation Memory Erasure Mind Control Mind Possession Personality Alteration Mental Paralysis Mind Transferral Heat Trauma Mental Sedating Power Amplification Power Negation Mind Link Inter-Dimensional Telepathy Psychic Blast Astral Projection Temporal Telepathy Mental Detection Telekinesis Intutive Aptitude Force Field Tactile Telekinesis Concussive Blasts Molecular Manipulation and Transmutation Disintegration Telekinetic Weapons Temporal Telekinesis Flight Psychic Energy Manipulation Psychic Siphoning Telekinetic Aura Psychic Resistance Psychic Entity Physiology Cosmic-Level Telekinetic Blast Psychic Flames Manipulation Psionic Electricity Generation Possession Self-Resurrection | Astral Combat Possessed memories of Phoenix duplicate of her as well as Madelyne Pyror-Summers | Phoenix Force |
3 Deadpool
Deadpool doesn’t appear in any X-men movies, but his self-titled movies are part of the same universe and does contain some cheeky crossovers. Though Deadpool possesses incredible combat with his favored weapons – pistols and katanas – neither is the result of his mutation. Instead, like Wolverine Deadpool also possesses healing factor (however his healing factor very different from Wolverine’s).
In Deadpool and Deadpool 2, he perfectly showed that he is unkillable. In Deadpool we saw him getting shot, stabbed and smashed he not just survived, but was totally healed, in Deadpool 2 in the starting we saw Deadpool sitting on canisters of Petroleum and he is smoking cigratte, and he tries to takeaway his life but he survives the blast, he not only survived with just his head he was able to regenerate his whole body.
Deadpool Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Genetically Enhanced Physiology Regeneration Foreign Chemical Resistance Disease Immunity Immortality Telepathic Immunity Possession Resistance Superhuman Strength Peak Human Speed Superhuman Stamina Superhuman Agility Superhuman Reflexes Superhuman Durability | Master Martial Artist Master Assassin Multilingual Medium Awareness Unpredicatbility | Deadpool’s Katana Sppech Bubble Transportation Teleportation Device |
2 Quicksilver
Quicksilver is the only to appear simulataneously in both the universes of MCU and X-Men although both played by different actors. Quicksilver is just like DC’s Flash (although he is much faster and powerful). Quicksilver has the mutation of running so fast, that things around him just look like standing. However, this obvisously creates new narraive problems when one hero should presumably be able to take out almost any threat even before they even realize it’s here.
Quicksilver does get one scene to flex the true potential of his powers, in each X-Men movie, but beyond that, he’s toned down a bit to maintain stakes for the X-Men. More Quicksilver, is held back from being completely overpowered b y not having incredible super strength to match his speed. However he’s till the most powerful mutant in X-Men Universe.
Quicksilver Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Speed Physiology Superhuman Speed Superhuman Durability Superhuman Reflexes Accelerated Metabolism Superhuman Stamina Superhuman Agility Superhuman Strength Speed Learning Navigation Molecular Acceleration / Destabilization Hex Bolt Detection | Multilingual Skilled Combatant Musician | Not known |
1 Rogue
Given that Rogue can drain the powers of any mutant and use them herself by making skin-to-skin contact, she matches the upper potential of any mutant in the X-Men franchise. Being a hero, she has abilites that can easily harm the target, she doesn’t quite reach her full potential in the movies. However, Rogue remains a formidable mutant in her later X-Men trilogy.
In Marvel Comics and in several popular media interpretations (like the wonderful X-Men ’97), Rogue is shown with the ability to fly and possesses incredible super strength after absorbing the power of Captain Marvel. This wasn’t included in the Fox franchise, but even simply having the ability to de-power strong foes makes her a significant force. Perhaps her eventual inclusion in the MCU’s X-Men reboot will make her even stronger.
Rogue Comic Attributes
| Powers | Abilities | Weapons |
|---|---|---|
| Power-Life and Memory Absorption Power Enhancements Wonder Man’s Powers Ionic Energy Form Superhuman Strength Superhuman Speed Superhuman Stamina Superhuman Durability Superhuman Agility Superhuman Reflexes Flight Immortality One-Time Power Usages Template Recall Sunfire powers Electronic Surveillance Immunity Apocalypse Powers | Acrobatic Skills Sword Fighter | Not Known |
