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monition : Contains SPOILERS forImmortal X - man # 18Iron Manis one of the Marvel Comics ' world-class mastermind , but he ’s far from the only intellectual in the House of Ideas . From Reed Richards to Bruce Banner , Tony Stark has deal of rivalry in terms of brilliant mind . However , one iconic extremity of theX - Menhas even Iron Man beat – and it ’s credibly not the mutant fans would look .

Immortal X - Men#18 – by Kieron Gillen , Juan José Ryp , David Curiel , and VC ’s Clayton Cowles – finds Professor Xavier infiltrate what remains of Mister Sinister ’s Muir Island lab , with Essex ’s astral jutting in towage . assay to reconstruct Sinister ’s Moira Engine , to gain intel on the Dominion , Charles has no choice but to restore the equipment himself .

Sinister attempts to give Xavier advice , but Charles reminds his old foeman that he was the sensation who built the original Cerebro , adding , “ Plus , any technical skills I lack I ’m take over on an ad hoc basis . ” While build Cerebro is an impressive enough feat , it ’s Xavier ’s own mutant power that give him a natural border over Iron Man .

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The X - Men ’s mutant emblem lends itself to real - cosmos latitude , but their recent threat mirrors an ongoing danger present by their very creators .

Professor X Has A Genius-Level Intellect Even Without His Telepathic Abilities

With no shortfall of technologically savvy mutant , such as Beast , and Forge , Professor X ’s genius is oftentimes underplayed , as he be the role of the X - Men ’s loss leader and mentor . Immortal X - Men#18 remind readers that Xavier designed one of the Marvels most iconic pieces of applied science . This reframes Charles ’ genius in comparing to his students , even without his telepathic advantages – and as one of the world ’s most experienced telepaths , there ’s much no limits to the minds he could enter . Anything Charles does n’t know , he can take over from anyone else , includingfellow heroes Tony Stark , or Reed Richards , – something he ’s done before .

For skillful or worse , Charles Xavier is well - experient at enter the judgement of his allies without their express permission . After all , he removed the cognition of how to suppress the X - Gene from the intellect of Mr. Fantastic , against Reed ’s considerable will . If he ’s capable of straight-out bump off information from one of Marvel Comics ’ foremost geniuses , there ’s no reason he ca n’t simplyborrow more knowledge from others like Iron Man , Bruce Banner , Black Panther , or innumerable otherswithout leave any lasting damage . It ’s not necessarily the most honest word form of technological genius , but Marvel readers cognize money plant has never been Professor Xavier ’s strong suit .

Charles Xavier Knows That Greatest Borrows, But Genius Steals

Professor Xavier is one ofthe frontmost fount of theX - Men , but he ’s also one of their biggest brainiac , whether anyone remembers or not . Other Children of the Atom may have come to fill the team ’s roles as its signature technical school - savvy scientists , but Charles was cracking mutant technology before either of their Adam - Gene ’s kicked in . On his own , Xavier ’s scientific prowess could potentially put him in the same category as Hank Pym or Tony Stark . However with his telepathic abilities taken into consider , it is unquestionable theX - Men’sProfessor X is an even greater technical school whizz than evenIron Man .

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Immortal X-Men #18, Professor Charles Xavier reminds Mr. Sinister that he’s the tech genius who built the first Cerebro.

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Professor X using his psychic powers.

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