Warning: Contains potential spoilers forX-Force (2024) #4!
The latest edition ofX-Forcecontinues to establish an up-and-cominf Marvel powerhouse, as the series clarify that new hero Tank’s power is officially on the level of mighty Marvel heroes likeThe ThingandJuggernaut. With the X-Force down for the count,Tank has a chance to make his mark, as the new and still vaguely-described character’s power is tested in the team’s latest issue.
The preview forX-Force#4 – written by Geoffrey Thorne, with art by Marcus To – finds thenew team roster, including Forge and Sage, wiped out and almost defeated. Along with providing new information on his power-set, the issue’s early pages find Tank trying, but failing, to combat Nuklo with his super-strength.
As Sage’s OS system reads the stats of and analyzes her team members,Tank’s known power set is defined as “Grimm class strength/invulnerability”along with a list of specified martial arts skills. With similar power to an iconic Marvel hero, Tank instantly levels up asa major mutant powerhouse.
X-Force Establishes Its Newest Mutant’s Strength Is On Par With Fantastic Four’s The Thing
X-Force#4 – Written By Geoffrey Thorne; Art By Marcus To; Color By Erick Arciniega; Lettering By Joe Caramagna
Though details are still scarce on the X-Force’s new strongman hero,Tank, putting him in the same power class as Ben Grimm makes the team’s “bruiser” a major threat moving forward.The Thing is one of Marvel’s strongest heroeswhen at his full strength, so deeming Tank on par with the iconic Fantastic Four hero is a serious show of faith in the character. Along with The Thing’s hard orange rock skin and brute strength, Tank has a red armor exterior matching the X-Force’s new suits that could have been designed by Forge to boost his invulnerable mutant power-set.
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It was initially thought that Tank was a reinvigorated version of ayoung mutant seen briefly inIronheart. However, his designated power-set seems to disprove that theory. Another possibility is Tank being X-Men hero Colossus under a new name, with a new exterior designed by Forge; the Russian Systema being first on Tank’s list of known martial arts skills may also point to that. However, it is also just as likely that Tank’s appearance inX-Force#1 is his Marvel debut. With his origin still a mystery, Tank has become one ofX-Force’smost intriguing characters.
Tank Joins Juggernaut As One Of The X-Franchise’s Major Mutant Powerhouses
X-Force#4 – Available October 9 From Marvel Comics
Tank follows in the footsteps ofJuggernaut as a large hulking heroin one of Marvel’s current X-teams; Juggernaut is currently on Cyclops’ main X-Men team, being one of the few non-mutants in any of the mutants’ splintered groups in their :From the Ashes" era. The stats from Sage label Tank as the X-Force’s bruiser, andJuggernaut takes on the same role inX-Men.Though Tank may or may not actually be an all-new character introduced to X-Men lore,the huge red-armored mutant with a fresh design and codename can still be considered one of Marvel’s newest powerhouse heroes.
With the strength of The Thing and the size of Juggernaut, the latest member of the X-Force is officially one of the Marvel Universe’s biggest and most powerful new additions.
As the current X-Force team is boosted by Forge and tries to prevent world-ending threats before they even happen, Tank is an important member of the team as a super-strong and invulnerable mutant. Though Tank isn’t able to take down Nuklo in the preview forX-Force#4, the new hero’s immense power level makes him a major asset to the mutants’ fight. With the strength ofThe Thingand the size ofJuggernaut, the latest member of theX-Forceis officially one of the Marvel Universe’s biggest and most powerful new additions.
X-Force#4will be available August 12, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
X-Force
X-Force is a superhero franchise that started in 1991 when the team debuted in The New Mutants #100. Since their initial debut, the team has been included in various Marvel story-arcs and the characters have appeared in video games, TV shows, and movies. An X-Force movie was in the works but was canceled in 2019 after Disney purchased 20th Century Fox.
