From Panel To Play: Jean Grey

CP53 Jean Grey

The saying “mind over matter” is a pretty common one, but when you’re talking about someone with telekinesis, it can become pretty literal. This time on From Panel to Play, we’re looking at the first student of Professor Charles Xavier, the marvelous Jean Grey!

Jean Grey is one of the most remarkable mutants in the world. Her powers of telepathy and telekinesis manifested at a young age, prompting Charles Xavier to seek her out. Jean Grey is an Omega-level mutant, one of only a small number in the world, whose telepathic powers have no known upper threshold. Xavier mentored the young woman, bringing her into the ranks of the X-Men.

In an effort to help her control her unfathomable powers, Xavier also set mental blocks in place to limit her ability to wield her telepathy. The sheer power of her mental abilities is impossible to fully contain, however, and she still manifests a portion of its immense potential.

Jean Grey’s miniature is a classic shot of this X-Man. Flying on a wave of telekinetic force, she’s focusing her mental energy for a powerful strike—or possibly telepathically communicating with a target about just how bad a day they’re going to have. Wearing a classic X-Men bodysuit, Jean Grey looks like she’s leapt from the page and into the fray!

Jean Grey wields the power of the mind to great effect on the tabletop. She commands a higher Threat than many of her fellow X-Men, and for good reason. With her telekinetic powers she can hurl buildings and tanker trucks at her foes, shield the minds of her allies, and bring down telekinetic force that would stop an Asgardian in their tracks.

Her basic attack, Psionic Bolt, has an impressive Range 4 and decent damage, particularly when you take into account that it is a Mystic attack. Making it even more useful, for each Wild result in the attack roll, Jean Grey can use the Sap Power special rule, which causes the target to lose 1 Power that Jean then gains.

And what is she going to do with all that power, you ask? Can we interest you in her attack Telekinetic Force? Costing 6 Power to use, this attack hits at Strength 9, can hurl characters the size of the Hulk or smaller Short range, and has the Explosive special rule to cause damage to enemy characters within range of her initial target. Now that’s using your head!

Of course, Jean Grey has a range of other powers to reflect the versatility of her telepathy and telekinesis. If you’d like to learn more about her powers and abilities, be sure to check out her full rules when they become available, and don’t forget to pre-order your own copy of the Jean Grey and Cassandra Nova character pack from your local gaming store or our website. Until then, this has been Atomic Mass Transmissions’ first look at one of the foremost members of the X-Men.

Atomic Mass Transmissions, signing off!