Rogue also has the added problem of voices in her head-in this case, *real* voices, so they can't be medicated away. Would you classify her as having OCD as well, since she has a terror of touching people, even when it's safe?
Clark=anal. *nods*
Remy-kleptomaniac? He does come from a family of thieves. :)
Bruce, ftw! *rotfl*
yes, I agree-once you start really examining comic characters, they're a lot more complex than it might seem. Angst Ahoy!
OCD is more impossible-to-ignore thoughts which may be tied to an action to remove those thoughts. eg) Thinking germs are everywhere but washing your hands 10 times in a specific manner will get rid of them. In Rogue's case, she has a basis for her fear. Off the top of my head, I would say her condition is more post-traumatic stress disorder. By rejecting touch, she's removing herself from the trigger.
I've always thought Rogue was sexually abused as a child. Not many people like to talk about it, but it happens to like 1 out of 5 children so I figure at least ONE of our heroes has to have been a victim. And it makes sense when you look at her adult personality
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Re: possibly...xenokattzDecember 1 2008, 03:51:48 UTC
I also read somewhere (wish I had a bloody link) that many mutants got their particular powers by some anxiety they had in prepubescence -- You're right; I remember that theory being very prominent in the mid-90's among ficcers for the exact same reasons you've named. The one thing I've always wondered though is how does this affect people like Scott, Remy and Hanks whose mutations have (as far as we can tell) very little historical psychological connections?
Re: possibly...i_hungerDecember 1 2008, 17:36:39 UTC
I was thinking that last night. Hank perhaps considered himself an animal all along considering his appearance and changed into one? Super strong, agile, fast - a monkey man.
Scott and Remy are hard... If we were to go by Clarmont's original Remy origin, he was Mr. Sinister's genetic creation from Scott's DNA and then some more DNA sprinkled in a big cauldron. He's basically a Powerpuff Boy.
Perhaps Scott had some anxiety about his brain damage and it manifested into his optic beams becoming some sort of self fulfilling prophesy kinda like when you think you're going to get a huge friggin zip right before dating this really hot dude, and PUFF! it's there?
Warning: Geek speakxenokattzDecember 1 2008, 18:11:43 UTC
re: Hank -- I'm not familiar enough with his background to really get an understanding of his psychiatric issues. From what I know, he's from a ridiculously stable, supportive family which is very different from a lot of mutants we know. I think he's always been a football player, too, instead f becoming one after his mutation triggered but considering the age at which his mutation catalysed is about the same age kids start taking football seriously, this may not be a factor. His outstanding characteristic is his intellect. Why didn't be develop a mutation like Cipher or Sage
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Re: Warning: Geek speaki_hungerDecember 1 2008, 18:55:31 UTC
LOL! Mental image of Victorian era Nathanial Essex sipping his earl grey and contemplating nature vs nurture in pre-mutated humans. It probably drives his modern self crazy with desire and frustration, all that potential that would be possible or possibly wasted. Which makes me think that the very points you made about Scott's mutation may be the reason Sinister has such an obsession with him. Perhaps the Summers gene has a blank slate quality that makes almost any mutation possible
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Clark=anal. *nods*
Remy-kleptomaniac? He does come from a family of thieves. :)
Bruce, ftw! *rotfl*
yes, I agree-once you start really examining comic characters, they're a lot more complex than it might seem. Angst Ahoy!
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-- You're right; I remember that theory being very prominent in the mid-90's among ficcers for the exact same reasons you've named. The one thing I've always wondered though is how does this affect people like Scott, Remy and Hanks whose mutations have (as far as we can tell) very little historical psychological connections?
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Scott and Remy are hard... If we were to go by Clarmont's original Remy origin, he was Mr. Sinister's genetic creation from Scott's DNA and then some more DNA sprinkled in a big cauldron. He's basically a Powerpuff Boy.
Perhaps Scott had some anxiety about his brain damage and it manifested into his optic beams becoming some sort of self fulfilling prophesy kinda like when you think you're going to get a huge friggin zip right before dating this really hot dude, and PUFF! it's there?
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