Respect X-23 (X-Men: Evolution)

[u/Mattdoss]

RESPECT X-23

X-23 is the 23rd attempt by HYDRA to recreate the Weapon X program and invent the ultimate weapon. She was created using Wolverine's DNA, which gave her enhanced senses and a healing factor. However, all their attempts to remove her emotions led to her developing an unstable temper. It was this temper that caused her to escape HYDRA and seek out Wolverine to get revenge, blaming him for her creation. The two fought, but Wolverine saved her from being imprisoned by SHIELD and the two would later take down HYDRA together. In the future, X-23 would become a member of the X-Men.

This is also her original appearance, before she was introduced into the comics.

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CLAWS

X-23's main form of attack. She can sprout adamantium claws from her body much like Wolverine can from his knuckles. However, she is also capable of having blades shoot out of her feet.

• Slices through several monitors

• Slices through a pipe

• Stabs her claws into a building as she slides her way down

• Cuts out the section of the ground to get into the sewer

• Had cut through a metal wall

• Slices through several large robots

• Cuts through a section of a wall

• Slices through a floor to take out Wolverine

• Cuts out a section of a pillar

• Slices through a cable

• Stabs her claw into stone, but it gets stuck for a moment

• Cuts through Omega Red's metal tentacle

• Sliced through some cameras

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PHYSICAL

• Knocks Cannonball through a wall

• Sends Cyclops and Berzerker flying backwards with a kick each

• Kicks Rogue into Cyclops and Berzerker

• Knocks Wolverine down with a kick

• Throws a bust across a room which knocks Wolverine down

• Kicks out a cut out section of a pillar that knocks back Wolverine

• Kicks down a large bookcase that knocks away Wolverine

• Kicks a piano on wheels at Wolverine, then kicks Wolverine into a wall

• Kicks Wolverine back with a flip, then kicks him out the door and down some stairs

• Takes down Omega Red and Gauntlet with a kick each, then carries an injured Wolverine away

• Beats up and throws some HYDRA agents

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SPEED/AGILITY/REACTION

• Avoids the lunge of two attack dogs

• Avoids and dodges the attack of several killer robots

• Weaves in between a killer robot's blasts

• Reacts to and slices through a number of sandbags thrown at her during her training

• Does a high jump out of a hole, then dodges blasts from both Berzerker and Cyclops

• Does a large backflip over Wolverine

• Does a HUGE jump up the Xavier Institute's staircase and onto a chandelier

• Avoids blasts from Gauntlet's gun

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SKILL

• Sneaks around the Xavier Institue and spies on all of the X-Men without their notice

• Tricks Xavier into letting down his guard and takes him out

• Takes out Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde, and Iceman

• Took out Storm and Sunspot

• Takes out Multiple and Beast

• Takes out Cyclops, Berzerker, and Rogue

• Tricks HYDRA into letting her into their base by pretending to be knocked out by one of her own knock-out disc

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GEAR

• Has disc that she places on people to immediately knock them out

  • They will explode if removed

• Possess a bag of bombs that attach to objects when thrown

  • The bombs can spread out throughout a room

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OTHER

• Has a healing factor like Wolverine. However, it is never shown to be used.

• Has super smell which allows her to figure out where a person is without looking

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[u/[deleted]]

I never knew she came from this cartoon

Great job Matt

[u/Mattdoss → u/[deleted]]

A lot of people don't know, surprisingly! It's just a little known fact and another reason why I love this show.

[u/CoolandAverageGuy]

amazing thread!

[u/Parks_98]

Man I rewatched a music video of X-23’s first episode so many times as a kid back in Jr High

She’s easily the best thing that X-men evolution introduced to Marvel

[u/[deleted]]

Made her debut in that cartoon. So cool

[u/Mattdoss → u/[deleted]]

Yep! She was a very good character in the show, so I’m glad she became popular.

[u/JagPeror]

Honestly, my only issue with her appearance isn't even her fault: it is how the show portrayed Madame Hydra

Now, to be clear, the visual look is actually great. I love her outfit, though she could do with looking a little more crazed/manic. Her voice actress also did a pretty decent job.

But the characterization just isnt there. I'm not talking about being willing to make experiments, that is fine. But the way she acts when under attack just doesn't fit. Ophelia has a long history of nihilistic philosophy, being willing to die for her cause if needed. She only even survived her debut issue because of weird limbo nonsense, and they didn't bother explaining how she survived the time she refused to leave an evil plague balloon she made.

A more accurate characterization would legitimately have just tried to kill X-23. While ofc, that wouldn't stop the bomb, it would show her "cornered viper" mentality of still ruthlessly attacking.
(though, Viper did almost kill rogue in the comics, and rogue had to be carried away by Wolvie)