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[00:00:00.03] ROB JEFFERSON: What's going on, guys? This is Rob. And today, I want to have a discussion about Marvel character-- or I guess, power classifications, because in the future of this channel, I'll be making statements like, Stryfe is omega level, X-Man is omega level. And so it's important that you guys understand what it is that I mean when I make this statement, so that you guys can have some context in the understanding of where these characters stand in Marvel comics. 
[00:00:26.54] So in the Marvel universe, they have four main classifications that particularly pertain to mutants. Now, the upper echelon classifications pertain to cosmic entities, but nonetheless, with the four main classifications, what we have is gamma, beta, alpha, and omega, in that order. 
[00:00:47.25] Now, gamma mutants are mutants who, for the most part, have powers but they're just really weak and nobody cares about them. Beast is a really good example. Beast has enhanced agility. He can lift 10 tons. But for all intents and purposes, with regards to his mutant abilities, he pretty much sucks. I mean, he's really, really smart in the realm of biochemistry and genetics and electronics, but in terms of his place in the X-Men, he's more or less kind of like a cheerleader. 
[00:01:14.59] Angel is the same way. I mean, he just has these feathery wings, and he can fly around. Now, of course, that's Angel before he took on the form of Archangel at the hands of Apocalypse, but nonetheless, for the most part, he's just a really kind of weak character. 
[00:01:27.50] Beta level characters are characters who have powers that are strong, and they're formidable, but there's weaknesses, a weakness, maybe, that they can't control it. Cyclops is a good example. Cyclops has an optic blast that has a power that's ranged from being able to knock a person unconscious to being able to slice a mountain in half. It really just kind of depends on the situation, the context, or the comic that his powers are being used in. But nonetheless, he has a very powerful optic blast. 
[00:01:56.85] And I think it's actually theorized, or the way the comic is set up, his eyes are actually a portal to a different dimension. And so it just channels the energy of that dimension into our dimension. But nonetheless, I'm not going to go into the big discussion about that. I'll save that for a Cyclops discussion at some point. 
[00:02:10.85] But nonetheless, the fact that he cannot control his optic blasts make that a weakness. He doesn't have any kind of mental control over it. All the control for his optic blast comes from his visor. 
[00:02:22.51] Take somebody like Wolverine, for example. Wolverine has an enhanced healing factor, but he can't control it. These are flaws that are perceived in the world of Marvel comics with regard to these characters, despite how powerful their powers may be, or what kind of exotic energies they may wield because of their powers. 
[00:02:42.42] Now, alpha level mutants are characters who have powers that are on par with beta level characters, but they have control over them. So this is where you find characters like Charles Xavier, or Emma Frost, or Magneto. They're extremely powerful characters, but they have a mental on/off switch, and they can refine and control their powers to even the most nuanced degrees. 
[00:03:06.73] Now, omega level is where things get crazy. These are characters who have powers that are so extreme, and they have such refined control over them, that they are, for the most part, unchallenged aside from a separate group of people. This is where you find characters like Onslaught, or I would argue Apocalypse. And I might even take a step further and argue that Magneto is an omega level mutant. 
[00:03:33.51] This is also where you find characters like Vulcan, Gabriel Summers. He's the third Summers brother in addition to Cyclops and Havoc. These are characters who are able to manipulate cosmic energies, are able to manipulate exotic energies, or can manipulate the powers of other people. 
[00:03:50.22] Take, for example, someone like Elixir. Elixir has the ability to alter the biochemical structure of other people, and therefore he can effectively turn their powers off. 
[00:03:59.73] Now, when it comes to beyond omega, this is where you find, for the most, part cosmic entities and maybe a handful of characters, or, I guess, mutants in the Marvel universe. This is where you cosmic entities like Eternity and Death, the Living Tribunal, the One-Above-All. And with regards to mutants, this is where you find characters like Mad Jim Jaspers and Franklin Richards. 
[00:04:23.82] Now, there's some debate here with regards to the Phoenix Force at the peak of her power. And the reason why is because Galactus is considered to be an elemental part of the universe. He's more or less beyond omega level. And at the peak of her powers, Jean Grey was able to really kind of unleash hell on Galactus. There really wasn't much he could do against her. 
[00:04:45.73] So there's some debate here, but the reason why I choose not to use Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force as an omega level character or beyond omega level is because Jean Grey's power, or her ability to reach omega level, is contingent on her tapping into the Phoenix Force. Without the Phoenix Force, Jean Grey is your garden-variety telepathic and telekinetic. A character like Quentin Quire, for example, Kid Omega, who was an extremely powerful telepathic and telekinetic mutant, could easily wreak havoc on Jean Grey if she was not using the Phoenix Force. 
[00:05:20.07] Now, there are a couple clarifications that I need to make here. There are characters or entities that have been introduced to the Marvel comics that I choose not to use as being beyond omega level, most notably a character like the Beyonder. The Beyonder was, for all intents and purposes, the entire universe of his own dimension formed into one being. He was, in effect, his own universe. 
[00:05:47.45] And he had powers that were incredibly unstoppable. In fact, I think the only person who could stop him was the One-Above-All, who like I've said before is, for all intents and purposes, God in the Marvel comics. But I choose not to use the Beyonder because he's not native to our universe. 
[00:06:05.22] And when it comes to the idea of omega level, beyond omega level mutant classifications, that kind of thing, I prefer to stick with the homegrown crowd. I'm really not a big fan of the idea of other characters coming from outside of our universe and then hopping onto the omega level train, just because when it comes to extra-dimensional beings, their dimensions vary widely. There are some that have these really basic dimensions that are much like our own. There are some that hail from dimensions that are so extreme that just by the very nature of their dimension, the characters have evolved to such a level that they have extreme abilities that make them omega level characters. 
[00:06:42.39] So in any event, I hope this all made sense. I hope it comes out understandable. If it does, let me know. And I will catch you guys later. Peace.