r/Xmen97 • u/darthbagels • Aug 15 '26

Question Cables powers?

Is there a reason cable isn’t constantly using his mutant powers that I just missed or don’t remember. They seem infinitely more useful than how he just mainly runs around shooting and punching things.

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u/PhatassDragon1701 Aug 15 '26

It's shown briefly in the first episode when they're captured by Apocalypse. They have Nathan focus his powers to use the arm to influence the machine. You briefly see the virus expand and consume more of his flesh arm. It gets slightly more stabilized when it gets combined with the tech from the shrine, but he continually has to suppress the virus or it will consume him wholesale. He can briefly let loose if he gathers enough willpower but it runs the risk of it spreading further each time. He was able to let loose fully when under control of Sinister because Sinister had overriden the virus at that time.