X-Men Poster #175 Rogue w/ Wolverine’s Claws David Finch

Description

Rogue with Colossus’s skin, Archangel’s wings, Psylocke’s telepathic powers, Wolverine and X-23’s healing factor and claws and Nightcrawlers tail and ability to teleport…WOW. It goes to show just how powerful this woman is. During the X-Men: Second Coming event in which Cable and Hope return to the present timeline Rogue is able to sense Hope’s presence, like Destiny prophesied, although neither she nor Emma Frost can explain it. After a short confrontation with some of Bastion’s men, the X-Men and Cable decide for a diversionary tactic. Cable along with some of the X-Men stays behind (since it was him they were tracking) while Rogue, Nightcrawler, and Hope leave in order to protect the girl. To that end, Rogue absorbs the power sets of Colossus, Wolverine, X-23, Archangel, and Psylocke. For a while their tactic works, leaving Cable along with some of the X-Men to fend off Bastion’s troops. In the mean time Kurt, along with Rogue and Hope, teleports across the United States towards Utopia. This, however, exerts him to such a degree that he has to rest for a moment; they are soon confronted by Bastion himself. Seeing no alternative, Rogue attacks him hoping to buy enough time for Kurt and Hope to flee – but Bastion is able to hit Kurt with an energy blast that knocks him out. Channeling Colossus’s strength, further enhancing it with Betsy’s telekinesis and using the individual claw sets of Logan and X-23 along with their healing factors, Rogue is able to inflict massive damage to Bastion. However, Bastion is able to repair himself and overpower Rogue with an energy discharge which briefly incapacitates her. Unable to do anything, she watches with horror as Bastion fatally impales Kurt with his arm.

Near mint condition.