Madelyne Pryor

The X-Men movies have certainly included more super-powered female characters than any other franchise, but that’s not to say there aren’t a load more from the comic books that could be introduced.

Jean Grey, Storm, Mystique and Emma Frost are amongst the women we’ve seen so far – and that’s great – but it’s certainly the male characters who have dominated proceedings to date (Wolverine, Professor X, Magneto, Beast, Sebastian Shaw, Cyclops etc) and that doesn’t look like changing any time soon (the likes of Apocalypse, Deadpool and Gambit will all headline movies in the next year).

That could change with the introduction of the incredibly powerful Madelyne Pryor. Pryor is a clone of Jean Grey, created by the villainous Mister Sinister with the long-term intention of having her give birth to Cyclops’ child – whom Sinister would groom into becoming his servant.

She is a powerful telepath and telekinetic who can also channel magical abilities. She is, therefore, a multi-level threat.