A few more questions to ponder:

1) Most high maintenance member: It has to be :embody she's a diamond princess & probably wouldn't know her way around a kitchen even if she had a compass, map & tracking dogs. She's closely followed by :beast when you consider the cost of pet shampoo, grooming bills, flea injections, house training etc.

2) Most memorable villain: No contest :dp A classic villain & a classic story, containing all the best ingredients: romance, tragedy, despair, hope. It's enough to bring a tears to your eyes.:cry

3) The character Austen has seriously screwed up (apologies to John & other posters who like Austen's work): A tough one....it's a toss up between looney Lorna:polaris or demon/mutant/whatever :kurt - very very sad.

4) The character who you could rely on to keep their wits about them in a critical situation: I'd say :nxmjean Think about it..that time when Scott had that bomb in his chest, Jean kept her cool & used her TK to stop it detonating. When the school was attacked, she was calm & collected. I did think about :storm2 but she could possibly lose it if she was in a confined space. :logan: could go into berserker mode.:cyclops has all his insecurities (though he is a good leader, credit where credit is due.) :sage could also be a contender, but I think there is a big secret in her past with Xavier & that could crack her hard exterior..

5) The X-men concept which should never have seen the light of day: No contest for me...The whole X-Corp rubbish. It;s too unweildy & I don't like the idea of the X-men as corporate brand.

6) Best conversation scene between teammates: So many to choose from, but I still love the scene between Kitty & Peter after he came back from the Secret Wars in which he tells her he had fallen in love with another woman. It wasn't over the top, just really good writing :cry

7) The X-man who can make the most spectacular entrance: I can't make my mind up. It's a choice between :nxmjean & her fiery phoenix rapture, :storm2 conjuring up a wicked lightning storm, Dazzler with some thumping music & light show or maybe even Bobby.

8) The story which should never have been written: The legacy virus. It resulted in the stupid death of colossus. Lame.

9) The character who most needs to loosen up, have a few drinks & enjoy a good night out: :cyclops but without :embody :aol