Mystique (Rebecca Romijn)

Mystique is a minor antagonist of the X-Men original film trilogy. She was played by Rebecca Romijn.

Why She Rocks

 * 1) Mystique is able to shape-shift into everyone. Her fight scene with Wolverine in the first film is memorable. She can also alter her voice so people wouldn’t notice it’s her.
 * 2) Rebecca Romijn played her very well and made her fun to watch.
 * 3) She is considered a fictional 2000s film sex symbol and is very appealing. It went to the point that many women who are fans of the films do realistic cosplay of her.
 * 4) She is able to slide through the ground and give her opponent the finger.
 * 5) Unlike Jennifer Lawrence’s portrayal, she is associated with the Brotherhood of Mutants like in the comics. She’s basically Magneto’s right hand woman.
 * 6) She had good chemistry with Magneto and the other members of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
 * 7) Mystique had very realistic makeup and it made her look like an actual mutant instead of a possible uncanny valley computer generated character. Her makeup still holds up to this day.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It isn’t clarified if she is Nightcrawler’s mother as in the comics. However, they share a heartwarming scene together in X2.
 * 2) Her scale covered skin can be too inappropriate for PG-13 superhero movies. She does wear clothes in the prequel film series, though.
 * 3) She doesn’t talk that much.

Trivia

 * Rebecca Romijn enjoyed playing Mystique and using her make-up.
 * In the second and third films, her make-up is easier to apply.