Talk:Cassandra Nova

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When did it say that the Ernst/Nova connection was retconned? None of the X-Men knew about it, which is why they assumed she had escaped.

And I assumed that it was Malice that was with Carter. --DrBat July 3, 2005 20:00 (UTC)

Favor
I thought when she "returned the favor" Emma saved Cassie from the X-Men and, with the Stepfords, put Cassie's mind in Stuff. Comments? Part of the "favor" would've been to release Cassandra under the form of Ernst and eventually restore her to her real form. In the Here Comes Tomorrow Timeline, there was no Emma running the Xavier Institute, Ernst/Cassie became good. At least thats what I think. Damn Austen for nor reading New X-Men #154--Gonzalo84 03:11, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Here's the thing, though: Only Xavier and Jean had been shown to interact with Cassandra once she was contained, and while it was clear that she was Ernst (possibly still in the form of the shape-shifiting Stuff), it was never made clear who knew about the transition. Xavier has been known to keep secrets from the X-Men before, and Jean has been shown to know those secrets when the rest do not. I doubt Emma could have pulled off the Ernst ploy without Xavier knowing. As for the favor, it didn't look at all like the X-Men could have defeated Cassandra and that Emma did what she could because there was no other way. --Chris Griswold 23:51, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

"the much criticized Chuck Austen"
I think Chuck Austen is crap on toast, but I don't understand the need for the the description in the line "however, in New X-Men #156 (written by the much criticized Chuck Austen), Cyclops and Beast...". I have not read the two storylines in question, and there does not seem to be enough context to explain why it is necessary to explain that he is not well-liked at this particular location; I'm a little confused by the whole section, actually. Was this a blatant retcon on Austen's part, or something that has been rejected from canon or by fans? In any case, can we replace this with "controversial Chuck Austen"? It seems a little NPOV as it is currently written. --DDG 20:33, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * "Controversial" would be fine, I think. The problem was that after Morrison's critically acclaimed run on the series, in which he carefully clears the deck and sets up a new status quo for the characters, as well as seeds for the future, Chris Claremont and Chuck Austen went through and reversed or disregarded as much as they could, even ignoring things that were clearly shown in Morrison's run. This information is not all necessary to this article, but some note of controversy ought to be in the article. See Austen's article for more information. --Chris Griswold 22:30, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Cool. However, can you clarify what the criticism of Austen's portrayal of Cassandra Nova specifically is?  From the article text it sounds like he retconned or ignored something important from Morrison's run, but I can't figure out what it specifically was from the text right now. --DDG 16:35, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
 * As far as I could tell from Comic Book Resources forums, it seemed to be that Ernst was supposed to be Cassandra Nova, but Austen ignored that and brought her back as herself. Also, technically speaking, there should have been absolutely NO way to get out of the containment unit... However, fans have tried to explain this as Ernst NOT being Cassandra Nova, and her and Martha's comments being taken slightly out of context, as Cassandra says something like Martha has 'double (?) Alzheimers'", so Martha could be senile, and Cassandra may just be manipulating her... This is original research, of course... 75.210.92.101 00:55, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

The entire line here is misleading, there's only one line where Cassandra says that Martha calls her Ernst. It's entirely possible that in "Here comes Tommorow" Ersnt eventually grew to look like her old self as a natural part of Human growth. Though quite how Cassandra/Ernst (and the Stepfood Cuckoo's for that matter) are still alive 200 odd years in the future is another issue. Surfice to say Cassandras current history is not clear cut, as the fact she's Ernst in the first place isn't actually certified.Zelphi 17:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree that Martha is an issue in need of supposition (Is her brain able to be kept alive by those injections for longer than a human lifespan?). Likewise, Cassandra's body follows an alien body's lifetime, which is unspecified, though noted that it is deteriorating. Possibly, Cassandra's Stuff body has a longer lifespan than a normal human body. The Cuckoos can be assumed to have survived because they are products of Sublime's "World" and could be animated by their tech-grafted bones. All fo this is supposition, of course, but can generally be rationalized by any theory you want, since the characters in question are all somehow not quite human or no longer necessarily follow the span of a normal human body.Luminum 02:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Nova in Stuff
Whoever stated that Cassandra Nova is still in Stuff, and that it is Stuff locked inside the chamber in the Astonishing X-Men arc is dead wrong.

Cassandra Nova is currently occupying Stuff's body and has probably figured out a way to change its shape.

The object that Pryde is seen holding at the end of issue 17 is Cassandra's original body.
 * What is your source for this? How do you know it? It resembles Stuff much more than it resembles Cassandra's body, which died I believe right as Jean put Charles' mind in every mutant on Earth and Emma tricked Cassandra into entering Stuff.--Erikacornia 07:05, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

How do I know this? Professor Xavier never clearly tells the rest of the X-Men that ernst is cassandra nova. After Grant morrison's run, Austen's editorally approved story features the cyclops and beast worrying that nova may have escaped after magneto attack.

In short, if Nova is in stuff body and under the appearence of Ernst, the only logical explanition for what is in the box is that it is Cassandra's original body. Fucking idiots.


 * You definitely feel strongly about this, but I think this is your supposition, not yet supported or clarified by the story underway. If some other explanation comes up in the finale, will you accept an edit that reflects that then? I can wait until the next issue if you can, since it's clear you'll brook no other interpretation. I'll refrain from reverting again, as I already made my best attempt at compromise wording.--140.247.126.209 16:31, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, that was me above, forgot to sign in.
 * My reading of the story suggests that the Cassandra we're seeing has no corporeal body at all, but is just a figment in Emma's mind. IE, this Hellfire Club in it's entirety is a complex illusion or psychic attack.--Erikacornia 16:32, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, on further thought, Cassandra has identified the host body she wants: Kitty's. So why would she want her old, dead body (which looks nothing like a giant slug)?--140.247.126.209 20:17, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

This is why I hate wikipedia, facts are not democratic they are facts and deeply hate having to endure debates that run on for months just because people do not know how to read above an eight grade level. In the chamber is Cassandra Nova's original body, not Stuff/Ernst. Why Kitty saw Stuff's body? Probably because the Professor did not tell what happened, or probably because she was seeing a fake reality.

When did Charles say that Ernst was Cassandra? Though having said this, i'd agree that it's more likely Cassandras original body in the containment field, though this whole storyline is sounding rather plot holed.Zelphi 17:29, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

I think it's pretty clear, though unfortunately never explicitely stated, that the body in the container that kitty goes into is the original body of the alien Stuff. During the dialogue in issue 18 of Astonishing X-Men, Hank states that "It was Emma who stuck Cassandra Nova’s consciousness into that blob in the first place." (www.uncannyxmen.net summary should suffice as a source for now.) Given that the only time Emma put Cassandra Nova anywhere would be when she tricked Cassandra Nova into entering Stuff's body, the implication is that the blob the entire team is dealing with is the Stuff body. Likewise, in Here Comes Tomorrow, Cassandra states in her dialogue with Martha that she can still call her Ernst, as well as stating that her alien body is falling apart and is far away from anything that could repair it. So a link is established by Morrison's run that the Stuff body (a metamorph) and the experience of being someone named Ernst are shared by Cassandra Nova's experience.

I think the mess here was Chuck Austen's run where he makes a point of stating that Cassandra was in a containment unit, while the issue of the missing Ernst was never addressed. Martha has since been made reference to, but not her close companion. Likewise, Whedon's setting where there's even still a containment unit (designed by Charles) that Cassandra resides in as the non-Ernst/Stuff body contradicts Austen's writing as well as Morrison's writing.Luminum 02:01, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The Citation needed for 'full spectrum of latent mutant functions in his genome
In New X-Men #126 (either that or #125, number hard to tell), "All Hell", Jean Grey says "The Mummudrai COPIED Charles' cells to build its body -- it accessed the full spectrum of latent mutant functions in his genome." The New X-Men Volume with this issue in it is Volume #2: Imperial.

P.S: How do you cite a comic book? Info would be appreciated. 75.210.92.101 00:47, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

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