Legion (Marvel Comics) - Powers and Abilities

Powers and Abilities

Legion is an Omega-level mutant that has multiple personalities. At least the first, Jemail, was the mind of a terrorist that David somehow absorbed into himself. According to Karma, the only way he can absorb other people into his mind is if he is right next to them when they die or through psychic powers like telepathy. While two others, Jack Wayne and Cyndi made themselves known, it is unknown how many other personalities there were or could have been. The manifestations of Legion's individual powers are generally associated with his different personalities, with each personality controlling a different power. The cumulative powers of all his personalities make him one of the strongest mutants in existence.

He has manifested the powers of telepathy through the personality of Jemail Karami, telekinesis through the personality of Jack Wayne, pyrokinesis through the personality of Cyndi and teleportation through another unknown personality. Apparently, Legion's core personality finally took control of his splinter personalities' powers, since he manifested psionic abilities when he traveled back in time.

In the current New Mutants run, Legion is shown to be inhabited by thousands of personalities, each with its own superhuman power, some of which have manifest physically in such manners as lycanthropy and a prehensile tongue. According to Cannonball, this is a new part of his power. Some of the other powers he manifests include super speed, flight, X-ray vision, heat absorption, super strength, matter animation and sonic screams. Dr. Nemesis reveals that because his mind has become so fractured due to the many personalities, he instinctively created a doll named Moira, when one personality gets hold of the doll, it controls his body. Using the soulsword given to her by Magik, Karma went inside Legion's psyche and liberated an unknown personality imprisoned deep within him. This persona turned out to be Legion himself, displaying a different behavior and appearance, marked by his peculiar eyebrows. This "true Legion" persona could warp reality and wiped the Elder Gods from existence, later resetting the universe to the state it was in before they were released on earth.

A new personality emerged when Dr.Nemesis started killing off the other personalities. This new personality was described by Prof. X to be psychic antibody, this one possess psychic abilities and warp-reality. This personality seemed to be the only one that wanted David to be happy so she made the Age of X reality where David would be seen as a hero. She took the form of Moira and became his "mother" in this reality.

After the Age of X has ended, David was given Neural Switchboard Wristband which was engineered by a collaboration of Doctor Nemesis, Madison Jeffries and Reed Richards. By keying in a number this device stimulates cells in the thalamus and neocortex, creating a one-way link between Legion's own mind and one of his sub-selves. This allows Legion to utilize power sets without being overwhelmed by the personality. He demonstrated the ability to grow in size, turn objects into salt, and see into the future, using the persona, Delphic. Delphic revealed that some personas had escaped after Age of X: Time-sink, whose ability is time-manipulation; Endgame, who can counter any attack executed against him, such as increasing strength with a melee attack or changing his form with a magnetic; Chain, a human virus turning anyone he touches into a copy of himself with a new weapon; Susan in Sunshine, who can amplifies emotions of those around her; The Bleeding Image is a living voodoo doll and amplifies pain any injury he inflicts on himself will be felt by his victims; and Styx, whose power is to use a touch of death to absorb the spirits' of his victims after absorbing a spirit so Styx can continue to control the victims body. David finds and absorbs them.