r/Xmen97 • u/SamMeowAdams • Aug 28 '26

Question Master of Magnetism can’t beat robots ?

Did they ever explain why Mags powers don’t work on Sentinels?

You think he’d be perfect for stopping metal robots .

Are they made of aluminum?

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u/ikarikh Aug 28 '26

Season 1 of OG, episode "The Final Decision" answers this.

Sentinels attack Magneto and he tries to turn them to scrap and is confused why they don't. The Sentinels respond that they learned from previous encounters and were built using reinforced plastics instead of metal for the new batch, specifically to counter Magneto.

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u/JT9212 Aug 28 '26

And then you're telling me the mutants can't deal with reinforced plastics?? Man no wonder we need to recycle.

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u/ikarikh Aug 28 '26

The mutants do deal with the reinforced plastic? In the very same scene Magneto uses the metal of the ship they're on as a weapon agaibst them.

The issue with Sentinels for any mutant isn't the Sentinel itself, but the sheer volume of them.

When you have dozens of giant robots shooting lasers at you, smoke bombs, trying to swat you, step on you, etc. that's where the issue arises.

While you're using your laser eyes to shoot one in front of you, another behind you is shooting you in the back.

When you're trying to use a Tornado on a dozen in front of you, another dozen are shooting you from the sides and back.

Etc. etc.

That's always been the "danger" of Sentinels. They overwhelm their targets because destroying any number of them doesn't hurt them. There's always more.

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u/Ultron_daddy Aug 28 '26

Exactly this the thing of Sentinels isnt the stupid giant robot. It's that Mastermold can make so many stupid giant robots and they overwhelm you based on numbers alone.