A question about a Rogue

[wundergore]

Rogue:

There seem to be two things working at once here, and I am guessing that Rogue is a vampire.  Firstly, she 'takes on the other's power' and secondly 'she sucks the life out of whoever touches her.'  (Hmmm, how did her parents survive?  Were they made of sterner mutant stuff, or was it that "it happens during puberty" concept that allowed her parents to live?  Yeah, that's it, teenagers do turn into mutants during puberty, sure!)

With magneto, she absorbs his  . . . essence . . . and thus works as the engine for his "mutate the masses" machine.  But shouldn't she have then been able to simply stop the blades from turning, having his magneto power in her for a time?  Should she not have been able to touch Mystique and become a shape changer?  

Does Xmen2 answer this, or is her feature well explained in the comic books?  Explanation appreciated from any of you Xmen fanatics there.

I am looking forward to Xmen 2.  I hope it has less kung fu and more character development.

As previously mentioned, Rogues powers did not manifest until puberty. Likely triggered by hormones during the kiss with the boyfriend. So she ran away before she could do anything to her parental units. I don't think you are on track about the "sucking the life out of the person she touches". In the books, she absorbs their powers (if a mutant) and memories. So she is really not a vampire.

Yes, she should have been able to touch Mystique and become a shapeshifter. With Magneto's machine, I think it was a pretty much on/off thing. It was on when he placed his hands on the control panels and didn't turn off until he was exhausted.

Don't look to the books for an explanation of Rogue. She is a very different character in books. Not better, necessarily, but different. Personally, I prefer the print version; but that's just me.

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