The imagination of comic book writers and artists is limitless, as these 15 particularly strange Marvel characters you probably don't know prove. And while we all dreamed of possessing this or that magical power in our childhood, like knowing how to fly, become invisible or breathe underwater, some gifts are pretty lame, hard to master, or even just horrible. Not everyone is lucky enough to be as powerful as Jean Grey or Thor! The inhabitants of the Big Apple are infected with a virus that gives them the powers of Spider-Man. Of course, things quickly spiral out of control, and the New Yorkers experience side effects that would cause them to become monstrous spiders. Luckily, Mr. Fantastic takes matters into his own hands and administers a vaccine. After this episode, the townspeople gain a relatively useless power, and one with which they're unlikely to impress anyone: they always know which way is north.
#2 Light Up (and Burn)
In the power lottery, Carol Campbell really drew a bad number. The mutant, like Johnny Storm from Fantastic Four, can burst into flames on demand. But unlike the latter, her body is not immune to the heat of fire! So she can never use her power, which she is ashamed of, and which encourages her to remain hidden from the eyes of her colleagues. #3 Blow yourself up and die Bailey Hoskins is a loser, and when you hear her story, you'll agree with us. Revealed in the comic book X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever, she is indeed "the worst X-Man of all time." Indeed, this child's only power is to blow himself up once and die. Like Carol Campbell, he is not immune to the dangers of his mutation, and he cannot regenerate like Deadpool or Wolverine. In other words, he is a human bomb who would be better off never using his power!
#4 Irradiate everyone without wanting to
This one is one of the worst powers and especially one of the saddest to ever cross the Marvel universe. In Ultimate X-Men #41 (so we're not on Earth-616), a young man discovers a horrible mutation at puberty: he exhales toxic radiation that kills everyone around him. His parents, the other children at school, and even the trees, nothing and no one can resist his power. He takes refuge in a cave, where Wolverine eventually flushes him out, the kid having been spotted by Charles Xavier thanks to his Cerebro. The outcome is tragic, with Logan being forced to kill the child to prevent him from committing more reckless murders... A very dark story!
#5 Nobody Remembers Him
The last character on our list has a completely useless and absolutely frustrating power. ForgetMeNot has been a member of the X-Men for over six years, but his curse is that no one ever remembers him. The moment he leaves someone's sight, they forget about him. Even Professor X has to set an alarm every hour to force himself to remember he exists! And yet, this hero has participated in many of the team's adventures and proven himself useful on multiple occasions. He's missing from the team's roster and even the official roster, which has him seriously depressed. We certainly wouldn't want to be in his shoes!
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