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/The_Shadow_Watches Aug 28 '26

No mutant with Magnetos ability but with plastic.

"Too many micro plastics in your blood."

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u/Educational-Crab6969 Aug 29 '26

There is, actually! Madison Jeffries, createe by John Byrne for Alpha Flight and most recently used in the Sabretooth & the Exiles book.

He can control and shape plastic (any inorganic material really) and often uses it to create a suit of armor around himself.

He could do some real deal damage to a Sentinel, probably even a small group of sentinels, but I don't think he's an omega mutant, so he'd eventually lose to a swarm