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The New Juggernaut is Revealed in AMAZING X-MEN #17

AMAZING X-MEN #17 shows readers who is the new avatar of Cyttorak

Recently, we went over some possibilities for who the next Juggernaut could be and sadly, completely left Rockslide out of the running. In issue #17 of AMAZING X-MEN, writer Chris Yost and artist Jorge Fornés revealed who the new avatar of Cyttorak was, and it was someone on that potential Juggernaut list. Spoilers coming up, so if you want to stay in the dark, you best turn away now.

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One of the folks we listed was simply jotted down as "Unknown Person." The character was not revealed in issue #16, but we find out in issue #17 that it is Ahmet Abdol, The Living Monolith, and that's who has been chosen to become the avatar of Cyttorak. Gaze upon him and all his giant glory.

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Abdol was once a professor of Egyptology and archaeologist before he discovered he could manipulate cosmic energy. Abdol used his powers to create a cult around himself and wanted to rule the world. Abdol found out Havok had the same power, but did it in a more efficient way, so Abdol kidnapped him and used him to increase his power. That's when Abdol became the Living Monolith. As his story went on, there's also a connection to Mister Sinister, who performed a procedure on him to activate his dormant powers.

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Abdol hasn't been seen in some time, other than in passing in a recent issue of UNCANNY X-MEN. On his own, Abdol's powers are impressive, but now that he has the powers of the Juggernaut as well, how is anyone going to stop him?

Just check out the picture above. The guy is gigantic and there's only one telepath on the team. Also, how are the X-Men going to get the giant helmet off in order to give him a psychic blast? This is going to be one gigantic battle for the X-Men in part 4 of "The Once and Future Juggernaut" story line.

We don't know for sure if this will stick and if someone else will become Juggernaut afterwards (we're rooting for Cain Marko, by the way), but for right now, your new Juggernaut is The Living Monolith.

What do you think about the Living Monolith becoming the new Juggernaut?