For pure physical strength, though, it’s hard to beat Rogue. Thanks to some flight power and super strength stolen from Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Rogue can lift a double decker bus with one hand — and then crush it with two. The 1992 “X-Men” cartoon showed off Rogue’s supreme strength in its opening title sequence. A giant robot Sentinel extends metal wires from its hands to grab Rogue by her arms. Undeterred, she uses the wires to throw the Sentinel over her head, slamming it into the ground.

The revival series “X-Men '97” made this shot much more dynamic. In the original, the camera shows Rogue from behind, running, as the offscreen Sentinel grabs her. It then cuts to a wide shot of her throwing the Sentinel. In “X-Men '97,” it’s a single take: once the Sentinel grabs Rogue, the frame swerves around to face her. She now flies off the ground and then slams back into it, throwing the Sentinel straight towards the camera and smashing it to pieces.

According to “X-Men '97: The Art and Making of the Animated Series” by James Field, the single take in “X-Men '97” had been the intention all along. The animation came back incorrect, though. “Time and budget restraints” meant the “X-Men” team never got the chance to fix it… until “X-Men '97.”