OCT 27, 2026
FORGE HAS TO TAKE APART HIS OWN INVENTIONS — JUST TO FIND OUT HOW THEY WORK!
Reed Richards writes papers about his machines. Forge writes his by taking his machines apart and taking notes on himself.
Uncanny X-Men #184 (1984) debut, by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr.: Forge's intuitive invention is driven by his subconscious, so he is sometimes unaware of how he created a device and must disassemble his own inventions to learn how they work.
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OCT 26, 2026
FORGE BUILT THE GUN THAT TOOK STORM'S POWERS — IT WASN'T EVEN AIMED AT HER!
He warned them it was untested. Gyrich fired it at Rogue anyway. Storm caught the beam, and Forge caught the guilt — then caught Storm herself, falling into a river.
Uncanny X-Men #184–185 (1984): Forge's government Neutralizer is seized by Henry Peter Gyrich and fired at Rogue, depowering Storm instead; Forge's Vietnam backstory costs him the right hand and leg he replaced with his own cybernetics.
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