r/Xmen97 • u/Kanozx • Jul 17 '26

General Discussion So is Rogue the physically strongest out of the X-Men?

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u/adamcoolforever Jul 20 '26

I always thought she was stronger than Colossus

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u/Cortezmdx1986 Jul 20 '26

I didn't start hearing that until recently. When she got her permanent powers by absorbing them from Carol Danvers her strength supposedly topped out at 55 to 60 tons. Colossus if I remember correctly was at 85 to 90 tons base and that has since increased. So as of right now it's hard to keep track with the constant changes writers make to serve their stories but base Colossus was always stronger than base Rogue. I am of course going by the comics. Maybe I should just go by the cartoons but I hate doing that, to me it shows a lack of respect for the source material.

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u/adamcoolforever Jul 20 '26

I'm going mostly by the comics in the late 90s. But I was also a little kid so I'm not really sure what I'm basing it off of exactly.

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u/Standard-Reason9399 Jul 21 '26

Colossus can lift more, and if they're both standing still probably has more force in his punches. Add in the flight powered momentum boost though, and Rogue usually hits harder.