@GaeaPhoenix said:
i know back when Emma was with the dark x-men that she stated that she's an omega class telepath now. Did she grow on her own or did Jean nudge her that way. What with Jean blasting her with that small portion of the phoenix.
No, she was always referred to as a top-notch telepath. Which is what Fraction intended to get across with the "omega class telepath" label (also applied to Xavier ftm). Not really any relation to the so-called omega level mutants AFAIK.
I once made a list of telepathic feats/descriptions for Emma before this labeling happened.
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White Queen era
Uncanny X-Men #129 - Easily takes out Storm, Wolverine and Colossus despite telepathic defenses taught by Xavier and Phoenix.
"Telepathic force bolt.. assaulting our minds! So... powerful"
"...but the outcome is never in doubt."
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3...ngdownxmen.jpg
(Later she also captures Xavier off-screen)
Classic X-Men #7 - Long distance telepathic communication with Shaw (100 miles).
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7761/...ongdistanc.jpg
Uncanny X-Men #169 - In coma, Shaw speculates Xavier being behind it, as he's one of the few (or only) with sufficient power to accomplish it.
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7...ic73006bz2.jpg
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7...ic73007vq0.jpg
New Mutants #15 - Hinted to be around Xavier-level.
"Possibly on par with Professor Xavier himself".
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/362...ut15xavier.jpg
This is course just Illyana speculating, but it shows the writer had it in mind at the time.
New Mutants #40 - said to have "formidable telepathic abilities" by Magneto.
http://picasaweb.google.fi/nikbackm/EmmaFrost#5465966095304693970
Uncanny X-Men #284 - Stated by both Xavier and Storm to be a telepath in Jean's class. Xavier said he should have felt a psychic as powerful as she pass away.
http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1...hatelepath.jpg
Uncanny X-Men #312
"A telepath of the highest order"
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7617/uncxmenv131222rougherpo8.jpg
Uncanny X-Men #316 - tears apart the minds of some Phalanx.
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8...artphalanx.jpg
Generation X era
She was stated to be a top-tier telepath several times during Generation X.
Generation X #16 - "a psion of enormous ability"
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8...6enability.jpg
Generation X #30 - "A telepath of enormous power"
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8848/genx30enpower.jpg
Generation X #35 - "One of the most powerful telepaths on the planet"
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7...nx35planet.jpg
Generation X #42 - "One of the most powerful psi talents on the planet"
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8325/genx42planet2.jpg
Morrison's view on the matter
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/580/99403317.png
That is, Emma and Jean (before she got grew into the Phoenix power too much as happened slowly during his run), were pretty evenly matched.
Modern times (post-Morrison)
(But before Fraction)
In recent times Mike Carey is the one who has pushed her most as the powerful telepath she's always been described as I think, he wrote that remote fight with Sinister as previously mentioned, as well as the stalemate with Exodus, and having Exodus include her among the top five telepaths currently around.
And Carey has always been known as a writer with a good knowledge of old X-continuity hasn't he? As well as having an ability to use it well.
X-Men #202 - among the top five telepaths
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/359...202fivetps.jpg
X-Men #205 - Sinister remote fight
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/248...erremoteat.jpg
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2...erremoteat.jpg
X-Men #207 - Exodus stalemate
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/528...atingexodu.jpg
World War Hulk: X-Men #2 - blocking Xavier
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Secret Invasion X-Men #3 - Takes out a cadre of trained skrull telepaths blocking telepathic communications across the globe.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6...n003002db3.jpg
http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/190...n003003bh2.jpg
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7...n003004tj2.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/755...n003007vg5.jpg
X-Men Legacy #216 - Takes Xavier on a guided tour in his mind (also said to have abilities rivaling those of Xavier on the recap page)
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/2...y216001pl8.jpg
X-Men Legacy Annual
Before it was common for MU telepaths to compare themselves with Xavier but this Z-lister compares himself to Emma, he still manages to mess pretty well with Gambit though.
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/816...nualpage32.jpg
All of these (except the Legacy Annual) happened well before Fraction started referring to her as an omega class telepath. And all of them were written by Mike Carey.
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