Warning: Spoilers for X-Men #3 ahead!A key member of the new X-Men team has finally explained the meaning behind her new codename. Sometimes, the best names have two meanings. Usually, a hero's codename marks only one aspect of their personality, such as Cyclops with his one-eyed visor, or Wolverine with his claws. But when it comes to this X-Men hero, there's much more at play to make her who she is - and why she's so powerful. It's all in the name.

Idie Okonkwo aka Temper is still relatively new to Cyclops' new X-Men team, and her name has caused some misunderstandings. In the preview pages of X-Men #3 by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman, Magneto is the surprising choice to clear up the meaning of her name for readers and fans alike.

Magneto reveals that her codename isn't just a play on words having to do with a temper. While heat is involved, her name has much more to do with the act of tempering, as with steel, making her one of the most steely X-Men to date.

Temper's Name Gives a New Insight Into Her Power

Temper Showcases Her Thermal Manipulation

At first glance, a name like Temper recalls a more Hulkish power than the calculated manipulation of thermal energy that Idie is known for. Magneto, however, understands who she really is, and what her name means.

With this subtle shift, Temper's name moves from a noun to a verb, calling her to action in the Marvel Universe as a potent force, not just a bystander in the X-Men franchise.

Magneto is the perfect person to describe her codename. Tempering, in Magneto's realm of metalworking, means to strengthen a metal by the use of heat. With this subtle shift, Temper's name moves from a noun to a verb, calling her to action in the Marvel Universe as a potent force, not just a bystander in the X-Men franchise. Already, the similarity can be seen between these two characters, and how they might complement each other as metal and metalworker. Just like Idie, Magneto has also been tempered by recent events, retiring from his position as the X-Men's antagonist to take over Professor Xavier's role as team mentor.

Temper Is a Perfect Steel Foil for Metalworking Magneto

Magneto pushes even further: they have both been tempered by tragedy, and that's what makes them the steel rods they are today. His very words work like his powers, bending Temper to his will, because if tragedy has made steel of her, then Magneto will use that very steel. This is a keen distinction that not only shows the breadth of her thermal manipulation powers but her backstory - and all in one name.

Though she's not the only X-Men hero completing a villain arc, with just a few s, Temper now has one of the coolest names in X-Men history. Not only does she temper the world with her powers, but she is the very thing the world has tempered into something unbreakable. As with Magneto, tragedy has only made her stronger. It's the very mark of how she refused to be destroyed by tragedy that makes her such a vital character in X-Men.

X-Men #3 is on sale August 28 from Marvel Comics!