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[@acesb24]

Mr. Sinister has the sharpest high top fade

[@alexmac25]

acesb24 yep it's between him and coloussus

[@reginaldwaye8423]

acesb24 exactly

[@bravoalley228]

acesb24 high top fade?

[@ingmarfris8175]

It's a haircut. Look it up.

[@luisangelthecoldness8350]

This reader never explained how the x men stopped mr sinister or his team.

[@stephenconnell]

They need to put this character on the big screen.

[@supersaiyngohan]

He probably will next x men movie

[@mr.e0311]

Why? The filthy pedos that run hollywood will just fuck everything up like they always do.

[@ksoundkaiju9256]

stephen connell. Deadpool 3

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

@@ksoundkaiju9256 I'm kind of getting tired of Deadpool

[@nickmorgan3199]

I think he would have been perfect as the man villain in X-men: First class (instead of Sebastian Shaw) as well as the doctor villian in Logan

[@WalterLiddy]

This sheds some light on one of the major problems that developed in the 90s in Marvel Comics. You had to read EVERY title to follow what was going on as story-lines bounced from one to the next instead of playing out in one title. It's nice to have crossover and feel like they're building a real universe with continuity, but this became unsustainable as prices went up. When I quit collecting it was costing something like $200 a week to stay current with all Marvel and some DC titles.

[@daveryder9617]

+WalterLiddy Exactly why I stopped reading/collecting comics as well!

[@madseason5614]

+WalterLiddy Another thing was alot of the issues were fluff that had to be waded through, almost like there was a quota on pages or something.

[@sethculp4766]

my glovie,s prompt gemra use of a air walker glovie which somtime,s be a define for the air walker gemra a air walker gem stone witch stop,s or silver surfer gem stone we don,t no that the gem stone is getting bet by the gloves of the of the power of incratheble hulk sirpreme the new ravorlution of rooted by a thing called space gem

[@TheDragonlord70]

Too true, when I was collecting in the early 2000s I tended to follow certain titles and found that the stories would often make large jumps for seemingly no reason. For that reason, I didn't buy Marvel comics. Instead I bought D.C. who tended to tell a character's story within a given title.

[@zickypower]

Dead straight

[@zomina2or]

Mr.Sinister is one of my fav villains. Always in the shadows, controlling shit.

[@ArcanePath360]

+ShadowSamuel He's in the current Secret Wars

[@PhilHoy97]

+ShadowSamuel or does he...

[@luisangelthecoldness8350]

Rob never explained how the X men stopped mr sinister or his "nasty boys"

[@RealPatrickBateman1]

Luis angel The coldness well how did they ?

[@RandomPath]

Mister Sinister is the creepy uncle of the Summers family

[@tehjboney3291]

Mr Sinister is fascinated with the Summers family I mean all three men have awesome abilities that could possibly even destroy planets have powers related to the sun especially Vulcan the younger brother of Scott and Alex even though he hasn’t been much known or as popular as his two older brothers

[@samueldimmock694]

@@tehjboney3291 I think it was established that Havok had more power than Vulcan, since he was able to absorb enough energy from a star to overpower his brother's energy manipulation, but I agree that both of them have really cool and powerful abilities.

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

Lmao and he is gay.

[@evohumans]

Mr Sinister's obsessive, mysterious, twisted personality, along with his genius, makes him a very dangerous villain. His story is very interesting.

[@Sprawl1978]

mister sinister such a Great look and Interesting villain

[@RADIO1990]

Hopefully ,a live action film gets the look right.

[@tehjboney3291]

I would like to see him in a future MCU X Men film serving under Apocalypse or even as a characters villain

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

I wasn't aware he was gay.

[@c.ladimore1237]

i hope they don't f up sinister like they did with apocalypse.

[@lepotato135]

Yeah, they messed apocalypse up real bad.

[@tehjboney3291]

Apocalypse was way more powerful than that in the comics he can give himself any power and is way more built and bigger than the version from X Men Apocalypse plus the only right accurate Horsemen is Archangel but even his story was right because he is a son of a billionaire not Angel being part of a fight club and living somewhere in a broken down building

[@iamdanish99havocx79]

@@tehjboney3291 apocalypse is a jobber in the comics what are you talking about

[@justme2946]

@@iamdanish99havocx79 cap

[@darianallenwilson]

@@iamdanish99havocx79 proof? Which comic?

[@kevinscott1547]

Mr. Sinister has always been one of my favorite Marvel Comics villains!!!

[@kevinscott1547]

Dr. Nathaniel Essex

[@AslansMane88]

Sinister Physical: Frankenstein's Monster + Dracula. Sinister Spiritual: Dr. Frankenstein + Frederick Nietzsche. The Ultimate Man Without a Chest.

[@MotivatedResults]

This character, much like Apocalypse was one that I felt has lots of potential but is never used correctly. Apocalypse in the 90's cartoon was always sold as a super formidable character but was easily defeated.

[@EAchank]

I totally agree but I think Apocalypse has been defeated so many times his character looks weak now. I think Sinister could do some cool stuff just because he's so smart

[@banhartday]

MotivatedResults Check out Gillen's run on Uncanny X-Men. He uses Mr Sinister there in a very fun and interesting way that I think does show off a lot more creative potential with a more stylish, unique Mr. Sinister as a purely consciousness-based entity capable of housing himself in any number of bodies. It's definitely a positive step for a more modern Mr. Sinister.

[@MotivatedResults]

I'll check it out. Thanks banhartday!

[@izanagiizanami1304]

dude you have the most badass comic based channel intro hands down

[@tehjboney3291]

Comics Explained and Comicstorian are two of the best comic related channels on KZbin

[@MrJuggernaut2828]

I wish he still had this opening intro.

[@DarkoGalahad]

Mister Sinister is one of my favorite X-Men villians. I hope they use him in the films.

[@KevinTatum88]

they plan to I heard in Wolverine 3

[@x-force3372]

Bro read Immortal X-Men by Gillen. He is writing the best Sinester character development and plot.

[@thejokersonyou]

Magneto tends to have short (2-4) story arcs, comes in full force and flexes at full strength. Mr Sinister may have a 6-8 part story arc, where you dont even know he's the villain until issue 3 or 4... and you find out events from the past 2 yrs... he's had his hand in, even though you never saw him. He's the king of LURKING

[@That80sGuy1972]

Mr. Sinister is really underrated. You know who the best monsters are? They are the ones nobody hears about most of the time. Sinister is a brilliant immortal with surprising powers who pulls strings via plotting. I'd rather make an enemy of Hulk, Mr. Fantastic, Iron Man or any of the DC Justice League before making an enemy of Mr. Sinister. He's like the war profiteer who profits no matter who wins, just a question of how much.

[@humanperson3601]

I'd like to see a more fleshed out deep dive into the history of Mr. Sinister. Project Black Womb, and everything before and after.

[@fdl238]

Mr. Sinister is/has/is capable of... -Master manipulator and planner -Superhuman strength and durability -Genius-level intellect -Regenerative healing factor -Telepathy -Molecular manipulation -Shapeshifting -Virtual immunity to injury -Energy projection via telekinesis -Teleportation via tesseract headquarters -Prolonged longevity

[@chipesque]

F dL you a real one, you know this is why we were here

[@LikaLaruku]

His original body was destroyed during House of M, & now he's a race of clones that the real Sinister, who exists as an invisible shapeless entity, can enter the mind of & take over. Gotta say his clones have not been shown to have the healing factor & only one of them has shapeshifted a single time in the past 10 years.

[@parrishharris3008]

Wow that's a lot of abilities for a non mutant character.

[@VanillaBear9915]

With his near limitless powers of controlling his genetics and other powers, I'm so surprised he isn't a much larger threat in any of the comics. After seeing him get decapitated in Secret Wars by Captain Britain and still winning the duel, he became one of my all time favorites.

[@therealbossplaya]

Mr. Sinister he stays lurking in the shadows just watching...hell he's probably watching me write this comment!!!

[@PinkGalaxy707]

Lol

[@keithdrummond1003]

Yes...yes, I am...

[@heldlightning7118]

🕳️👃🕳️

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Don't you just hate it when a former disgruntled employee plots your destruction?

[@amuqaj37]

are you jellall or just some guy with mustaches.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Arber Muqaj The second. Jellal and I look nothing alike, I can assure you.

[@amuqaj37]

+Just Some Guy with a Mustache oh ok

[@betaraybillfan1750]

How is that relevant to the video?

[@venivinivinci]

@@betaraybillfan1750 stfu

[@Adamguy2003]

Mister Sinister is my favorite X- Men villain, and one of my favorite supervillains in general. He is so twisted and truly evil.

[@jeremykeehmer6791]

Always liked mr sinister I think he's a interesting character. Gambit movie would be the best place to introduce him into the MCU

[@d.aardent9382]

This made him sound so much more interesting than I recall from the comics back then in the 80's and 90's.I kinda stopped collecting comics around the time of some of those Cyclops and Marvel Girl series telling a backstory of him. I'll have to try and track down some of the later back story comics storylines. Thanks for your work.

[@lenzino7383]

You know it's a shame Mr. Sinister won't be in X-men: Apocalypse. :/ He's such an awesome, dark villain with a twisted psyche. He's pretty much a mad scientist/master manipulator with super powers. SO much potential with him and a live action version would look so frightening (if done right!)

[@thecollector77]

I swear Mr Sinister is absolutely the best xmen villain ever and This video from Rob breaking everything down is so amazing 👏

[@Elicapalot63rd]

Juggernaut\Striker/sentinels/Trask/Apocalypse are all better.

[@lancekemal8989]

​@@Elicapalot63rdJuggernaut is only an on and off Xmen villain and he's joined the Xmen before

[@bws205]

X-men Mutant Massacre era = peak of comic books.

[@coladict]

Mr. Sinister's origin story, like many others, varies between formats and comic generations. In the 90s cartoon he was a self-made mutant who was once human. Nothing to do with Apocalypse.

[@davidsirmons]

Enter Marvel's sad legacy of ret-cons.

[@analothor]

yea fuck that episode being created by apocalypse is much better

[@joshuabell5120]

coladict the 90's cartoon as much as I loved it had absolutely nothing to do with continuity

[@joshuabell5120]

But while Apocalypse did initially create Sinister most of his abilities where self granted by stealing them from other mutants genetic material after he turned on Apocalypse , he started gathering abilities to help him eventually overthrow him in addition to wanting to create a Mutant Messiah to slay him

[@luisangelthecoldness8350]

This comic book reader never explains how the X men stopped Mr sinister or the Nash boys.

[@BigDapPacino]

Mr Sinister is freaking bad ass but I didn't know there was a Ms Sinister!

[@derekharris4922]

Can you do Omega Red please?

[@jtbrownjtbrown]

+Derek Harris Yes. Omega Red is a much overlooked character.

[@derekharris4922]

Yes he is.

[@LegendaryStory]

OMEGA RED! Yeah!

[@Hellspwn6]

Aw man I would love a Comics Explained video on Omega Red.

[@Atlcomicsfan]

Thank you for covering one the the most key characters in the x-universe...you did a fantastic job!

[@MarvelGirl100]

Amazing. You have done Mr. Sinister proud.

[@jameswalker4291]

Love your lead up in this post, fantastic...Awesome work, Rob!

[@supamr]

Sinister has always remained relevant to me because the 90s is the only decade I read comics lol

[@Burrdmizzle]

The comics god Rob had this cooked up in the oven 9yrs ago for today's sumptuous meal. Rob the GOAT😁

[@Soriichi]

this intro is so bad ass

[@d.aardent9382]

band : The Heavy, "short change hero", if ya needed to know.

[@Soriichi]

D.L. Aardmavarkitage good tune.

[@niallreid7664]

D.L. Aardmavarkitage It's a slowed down version however. Not sure what it's called.

[@JconChicago2007]

Sinister was so awesome to me when I realized what he was capable of...he's so manipulative and cunning and one of the most mysterious characters in Marvel...great video.

[@makira4685]

This intro was phenomenal.

[@jtjr26]

Sinister is one of my favorite x-men villains, but I do agree he has not been used well over the years. He is always most effective in the background acting like the puppet master rather than the soldier battling everyone. I don't think Sinister is weak, but I do think that even now he approaches things line a scientist, with planning and patience and does not have a warriors mentality.

[@charlesmcfarland8914]

jtjr26 I agree. As I was reading your comment however it showed him in this video EFFORTLESSLY holding SABRETOOTH at bay one handed by the throat. Hmph (Scratching head). Not a warrior but damn, that's SABRETOOTH.

[@charlesmcfarland8914]

jtjr26 at 3:09, looking at that shit I'm kinda glad he aint got a warrior's mentality along with that demented intellect. Then he'd be damn near unstoppable. Man, you know what? I'm going to shut up before they decide to write him like that.

[@LikaLaruku]

Disagree completely. He's one of the best characters in the comics right now. Well... I am posting this 7 years latter.

[@PaulSman123]

Although Magneto was always my fav, Mr. Sinister was a super close 2nd and a very interesting character,

[@championz1184]

Magneto is up there for me too

[@Tpunkzilla]

Thank you so much for doing a video on Sinister! This guy has been an enigma to me even going all the way back to when i was watching the show on tv, so much so that i thought he was just one of those mysterious characters that we would just never hear the back story of. Now i know and let me just say again, thank you!

[@Wildbot34]

You've got to explain Crisis on Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis and definitely Final Crisis!!

[@Disc_based_Media]

Always a great video rob thank you again for this

[@justapoet2794]

Even though Mr Sinister is definitely a background character he is still one of my favorite villains. Not sure if it’s his design or backstory, he’s just awesome Btw I wouldn’t mind seeing him in a movie too, live action or animated, however I don’t think he would be good as a main villain. I mean, to be used effectively he would have to remain a background character, only show up once or twice, and strictly be used as a plot device. Which seems bad but sometimes that’s the best role for some characters.

[@LikaLaruku]

He's been a foreground character for a few years now, heading the Hellions & Immortal X-Men series.

[@jasonortez6083]

Dope intro music!! I SINCERELY appreciate it. Thanks, also great work on your channel overall. Keep it up.

[@BuildinWings]

Listening to early Rob vs modern-day Rob is like switching between Fallout 4 saves before & after you helped Travis.

[@KamauMshale]

Yo the beat tho. Fire. Love your videos homie

[@mostafafarweez3161]

GREAT video. I love it. Thanks :)

[@MrPonten4]

Dude, I've been waiting for this character for some time now! AWESOME CHANNEL DUDE!!!

[@youtubereact_v1]

The whole CIVIL WAR storyline was orchestrated by Mr.Sinister in the shadows!

[@MitriRice]

Love the content on this channel! Always great informative!!! 💯💯💯

[@RubeusArchos]

this was a great piece you did here.

[@dougbull2816]

I been waiting forever for sinister to make a big screen appearance he's one of the coolest villains ever.and has the look to back it up

[@socalistud3]

It was a great video... I very much enjoyed it and diving so much into Sinister's background and existence... Thank you... probably why he has always been one of my favorite villains is because I have always loved Jean and Scott....Phoenix & Cyclops are my favorite super heroes, so it only makes sense i have the opposite end of the spectrum too.... Thanks

[@OceanRedux]

Hey ComicsEsxplained! Listen, I usually keep my opinions to myself, let alone recommendations, but nobody ever shows Sentinels any love. I've seen multiple comic / manga based youtube reviewers, and neigh a single one has ever mentioned, discussed, or brought up sentinels in any way, so, as my first official recommendation, I'd like ask, please for the love of all that is right and holy: Sentinels Explained!

[@georgeb9977]

I love that segmented cape he has. Sinister truly looks VILLAINOUS.

[@jong2359]

3:50 LOL at cyclops' tissue box.

[@michaelg8431]

Rewatching Rob's old videos I saw years ago. .. and man i. MISS THIS INTRO

[@NicholasTheThorn]

Made my day. As usual phenomenal!!!! Thanks!

[@773superprguy]

Thank you I never understood this series. You bring back great memories of my youth.

[@DeathBringer769]

I still love old school Rob. I started watching him back around October of 2014.

[@dakusaab]

I immensely, appreciate your hard work into this field! UK

[@akatsukiabima9942]

Great video Rob!!!!

[@memahjiin2685]

Love the music and intro on this. ROB - bring it back 😊

[@renderdreality]

It was amazing to hear you break it down like that. I didn't know that comics ran that deep.

[@katiemaybekatie7022]

The quality of this video is amazing!

[@thelaughingstormbornagain1297]

I really wish we could've already seen film version of Mr. Sinister. I still feel like we're 5 to 10 years from it.

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

Ten years....oh boy

[@mattatk92]

good job with this video bro your a professional

[@Allentox]

This is the only channel I subscribe to. Rob should be, without question, advisor for every superhero movie made from now on. I really think the studios could gain some valuable insight because Rob really captures the spirit of the comic books and their stories. I want to hang out and drink beer and eat pizza and read comic books of Rob. He should have a contest and whoever wins gets to fly to rob's house and hang out for a weekend.

[@DeathWard187]

Love this channel!

[@bennetcoe694]

Love the videos. Would you be able to do a video on longshot?

[@dvepps6780]

Very cool use of cover art and panels in your synopsis. I am eager to check out what else you have to offer.

[@jamescook16]

Well done this explains alot of information ......like where and why and how wolverine is made to say the least .....and it ties up alot of loose ends in marvel comics for me thank you man . I might be a tough critic some times but I always learn something new from all your vids and you explain everything in perfect details ( I think ) not only that but you are exelent at being persise and not over or under exaggerating . I really like how you state facts and not trying to make your opinion seem like facts great job on all your vids keep it up Rob

[@loslazo1781]

keep up the good work Rob

[@ChuckBible]

Great stuff! I had no idea sinister had anything to do with weapon x... I love your channel!

[@mikeychainsaw9760]

This is a very great breakdown.

[@asanidhoruba837]

Excellent explanation of Mr. Sinister. Thank you

[@daeladub]

Love the intro man, great vids as well. keep up the good work!

[@slartybartfast5896]

Hell yea great video! I'm in my mid 40's and always a big comic fan but never obsessive enough to really get a good idea of Sinister's storyline. Well done , it made sense and now I get to enjoy the X-men on a whole new level. Keep it coming.

[@carltondickson]

This makes me want to get into these stories, so interesting

[@ensabahnur7657]

Well done Rob, well done!

[@mikebutler3239]

Thank you for the info on Mr Sinister. Hope to see him in the mcu soon I hope.😀

[@berzerkbankie1342]

I love this intro music so much

[@JayChampagne]

He also pushed Professor X down the stairs once. So, THAT'S messed up.

[@trunksrocks1]

+Jay Champagne Sinister: the biggest Douche in the Marvel Universe.

[@InvaderTak176]

he probably kicked a bucket full of puppies too!

[@antphat-ninja5914]

I swear I love and need ya breakdowns ✊🏼✊🏼

[@gonzalogonzalez3611]

definitely would love to see you touch back up on sinister

[@themorbidhunger]

@ComicsExplained: I believe a huge part of Mr. Sinister's history is also that he experimented a great deal on Gambit?

[@DANRBEAM]

I had a Mr Sinister action figure as a kid in the 80’s and he was 1 of my fav characters

[@jovontahelm5229]

Love that opening beat

[@Ghostx339]

Mr. Sinister, probably my favourite villain of all time :D

[@dan5609]

really nailed the opening with that song

[@Mrgoddamnwalls]

Subscribing just because your intro was so damn cool!

[@zacharymckendrick2476]

I love your older videos and intros!

[@Andrew-h4l]

Greaaaaat intro song man that was awesome

[@ALTEREALITYcomics]

DUDE, your soundtrack rocks!!!

[@danielmccrory96]

You should make a video talking about the Goblin Queen in general sense theirs a Inferno tie in to Secret Wars

[@collinsdarkwa281]

Very interesting

[@yeah_yeahwhatever]

Nice remix of The Heavy. Have not heard that one.

[@heathermcgettigan1707]

Mr sinister & Dr Doom ! My absolute favorite Marvel characters. They're tied I love them so much

[@louisvega6533]

Totally love this series it's MEGA

[@ZuluZombie]

What's the track that is played on the end of the vid? Great explanation btw. Answered alot of questions that I had about this character since the 90's cartoon. :)