It really depends on how long she touches the person for.

 
She can't recall powersets anymore. Also, she can't absorb the complete energies of extremely powerful characters.

Most powerful? No.
Most versatile? Yes.

And wouldn't Hope be more powerful than Rogue?

I've never been a fan of powers like Rogue's. Any power duping or stealing has just always seemed cheap to me. Especially when you got some non-mutant character who had to go through an ordeal to get their powers and a journey of discovery learning about them then some schlub comes along and instantly can do it too.

No, because she has to make contact with someone to absorb their powers.

She could but I think shes too humble to up and take everybodies powers unless it's really necessary which is why she hasn't been doing it recently. And it doesn't matter if she can't take strong characters just the right set of powers could make her unstoppable.

" I've never been a fan of powers like Rogue's. Any power duping or stealing has just always seemed cheap to me. Especially when you got some non-mutant character who had to go through an ordeal to get their powers and a journey of discovery learning about them then some schlub comes along and instantly can do it too. "

" And wouldn't Hope be more powerful than Rogue? "

Hope may be more powerful but you have to wonder. She does have the Phoenix yes, but she has been displaying other mutants powers specifically (such as Cyclops's red eyes). Maybe way back when Hope was a baby and touched Rogue she absorbed Rogue's ability to absorb. She wiped Rogue clean but what if Hope took all those powers Rogue absorbed over the years. 

Wouldn't you say that a good chunk of the time Rogue used her powers as a last resort option

One thing I wonder about Rogue, is her ability the recall powers actually gone or just locked away in her mind. I think its been established that most of problems regarding control of her powers are mental. I was wondering when all the stored powers were purged from her 
when she came into contact with Hope was her ability to recall powers locked away but not lost forever. Any thoughts?

" @A-Strondinaire:  And we also should point out they are things Rogue dose not seem able to absorbed among them Silver Surfer's cosmic power and Wonder Man, which is a shame I always wonder what Rogue would look like if she absorbed some ionic energy, maybe Galactus out to came her a herald for some time like he did with Dazzler "

" @babywix: You are so right.  Rogue isn't a cheap character when she steals powers she always has to adjust and like babywix says, Just because Rogue can come up and steal peoples experience doesn't mean she can just be on par with them. Still Rogue is a versatile fighter, one of the reason why she was leader was because she's unpredictable and thinks of ways to use powers that even the user didn't know (Blasting a Laser through Diamond the option was there for so long). Not to mention she's work with Mystique so she knows things... (Layla Miller reference not included). But even so it's mostly only temporary.  I don't know Forbushbug, you'll have to explain your position because so far I've never seen an issue where Rogue just up and cheats someone she's absorbing out of her power, aside from Ms. Marvel that I just wont debate for many reasons. "

Lighten up, fanboys. I was talking about power duping/stealing in general. Didn't realize people wouldn't be literate enough comprehend that and get their panties in a bunch because they  thought I was attacking their crush.

she has potential in ultimate x-men when she was on banshee she was kicking but

No far from it...yes if she could wield everyone's power at once,even just the power of 5 mutants she could be very versatile...thing is in order for Rogue to even absorb people she would have to get close to them,and the ones that are willing to fight back...No,just no..lol 
 
but she's very versatile character.

 Rogue is one of the most powerful mutant on the planet. The power of  Rogue...  increases more and more

If in the past was very powerful,in future we can imagine how it will be.

Only if she gets permanent absorption of at least few powers or doesn't have to touch people to get theirs.

I just saw this forum so sorry for the delay.

But this is what has been bothering me for a long time about the whole Rogue's ability to absorb people's powers and what not. I cann't remember what issue it was  but Rogue absorbed Jean Grey's powers once. And durring the whole Savage Land thing when we saw what was going on in her head the ecco of Jean was in a Phoenix form. So if she had that power still in her, then she would be a BIG power house. Now that I think about it, could that be the reason why she and Hope have that conection? Hmmmmmmmmmm........................

Far too many variables involved, and really, trying to consider who is the most powerful mutants will always come with a bunch of depends and what if''s, but essentially Rogue's main problem, is she's a good person, she needs to touch powerful characters to be powerful herself, she might not always be able to touch them, and how long she has the power determines how long she gets them. Rogue is a great powerhouse to be worked into stories every now and then, and potentially there could be a story or arc centered on her, where she is all über but its probably not a good thing for the character if she was permanently at a power level, where she was a viable contender for the most power mutant tag and the stuff she would have to do to get there... (would be great if she battled a reality jumping super evil Rogue and had to borrow 616 characters power temporarily to beat her other self) 

I don't think Rogue is the most powerful mutant but she has the potential to be extremely powerful and, as mentioned, is versatile.

She depends on others for her powers to work. If there was nobody else to copy powers from she would be SOL.  
 
@THUNDERBOLT30 said:

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I don't think Rogue is the most powerful mutant but she has the potential to be extremely powerful and, as mentioned, is versatile.

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" Far too many variables involved, and really, trying to consider who is the most powerful mutants will always come with a bunch of depends and what if''s, but essentially Rogue's main problem, is she's a good person, she needs to touch powerful characters to be powerful herself, she might not always be able to touch them, and how long she has the power determines how long she gets them. Rogue is a great powerhouse to be worked into stories every now and then, and potentially there could be a story or arc centered on her, where she is all über but its probably not a good thing for the character if she was permanently at a power level, where she was a viable contender for the most power mutant tag and the stuff she would have to do to get there... (would be great if she battled a reality jumping super evil Rogue and had to borrow 616 characters power temporarily to beat her other self)  "

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I don't think Rogue is the most powerful mutant but she has the potential to be extremely powerful and, as mentioned, is versatile.

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I finally got to watch the episode of X-Men EVO, where Rogue starts busting out multiple powers. Woo ha, it was so fun (and sad) but that's sort of how Rogue should be played as a powerhouse, on occasion. Otherwise she'll end up dead like all the other powerful mutants >.>

" I finally got to watch the episode of X-Men EVO, where Rogue starts busting out multiple powers. Woo ha, it was so fun (and sad) but that's sort of how Rogue should be played as a powerhouse, on occasion. Otherwise she'll end up dead like all the other powerful mutants >.> "

" @SC said:

" I finally got to watch the episode of X-Men EVO, where Rogue starts busting out multiple powers. Woo ha, it was so fun (and sad) but that's sort of how Rogue should be played as a powerhouse, on occasion. Otherwise she'll end up dead like all the other powerful mutants >.> "

Is that the one where she almost kills Wolverine? "

" @The Dark Huntress said:

" @SC said:

" I finally got to watch the episode of X-Men EVO, where Rogue starts busting out multiple powers. Woo ha, it was so fun (and sad) but that's sort of how Rogue should be played as a powerhouse, on occasion. Otherwise she'll end up dead like all the other powerful mutants >.> "

Is that the one where she almost kills Wolverine? "

Almost, she uses Madrox's powers to dupe, then the dupe Rogue's blast him simultaneously with Cyclops optic blasts, as well as I think, using Magneto's powers to throw and spin him around by his skeleton. This was after she denied Storm as well, who came in to save everybody, out teleporting Nightcrawler, and said 'Whatever' to Jean who tried to TK her down, so Rogue TKed her out. Okay, i have to stop now, this episode will bring out the inner fanboy I keep locked and buried lol "

" @The Dark Huntress:  I know right, I am watching it for the first time from Season 1 to end. A friend told me I would like it, even though I don't like Rogue's look, she has most of the qualities i like about her, that show let a lot of characters shine and have cool moments, of will, and of powers. The last episode I watched was X-23's debut!! ^_^ "

" @SC said:

" @The Dark Huntress:  I know right, I am watching it for the first time from Season 1 to end. A friend told me I would like it, even though I don't like Rogue's look, she has most of the qualities i like about her, that show let a lot of characters shine and have cool moments, of will, and of powers. The last episode I watched was X-23's debut!! ^_^ "

My favorite episode ever. Laura is one of my favorite characters. ^_^ "

" @The Dark Huntress said:

" @SC said:

" @The Dark Huntress:  I know right, I am watching it for the first time from Season 1 to end. A friend told me I would like it, even though I don't like Rogue's look, she has most of the qualities i like about her, that show let a lot of characters shine and have cool moments, of will, and of powers. The last episode I watched was X-23's debut!! ^_^ "

My favorite episode ever. Laura is one of my favorite characters. ^_^ "

 They really treat her well too, no wonder she became so popular. Evo is turning out really well for me, Magma, is awesome too, so is Rogue, and Boom Boom, and Gambit, and Magneto, and Mystique. It really sucks they never got to do more episodes! They planned on giving Rogue flying powers and all that later on! >.> "

Potentially, yes. Automatically, no.

@jake_fury: marvel database says there's no limit to how much power she can absorb

rogue is not the most powerful those who cancel out super powers are like leech he cancel out the power of an omega level mutant he the most powerful.

in theory yes, but this is marvel where galatcus is always beaten as well so its not surprising she isn't as powerful

rogue is not the most powerful those who cancel out super powers are like leech he cancel out the power of an omega level mutant he the most powerful.

As far as I know Leech only has power negation and no other enhanced abilities. Even with no powers Rogue could still kick Leech's ass with ease because she is a combat veteran and he's a teen with no hand to hand combat experience (as far as I know).

Power negation isn't that great. I'm fairly sure mutants like Wiccan, MJJ, Mr M or Franklin Richards (maybe Elixir) are actually more powerful because they can turn off your power and kill you with lightning or a black hole or whatever. Reality Warpers are plentiful and dangerous in the Marvel Universe.

If I am not mistaken it doesn't matter how long she touches someone she still gain's their powers, thoughts,memories and abilities. The only thing about touching someone is that the longer she touches someone the more she drains their energy.

Also she has shown to have residuals of this people still in her so with practice she would be able to recall any moment she has touched.