X-Men: 10 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About The Phoenix

10. The Phoenix Isn't Just A Cosmic Firebird

The general manifestation of the Phoenix Force is that of a large firebird, as the name might suggest. But the Phoenix is more than just flames and fire and pyrotechnics.

The Phoenix Force is actually the manifestation of life itself, and the potential for life in the universe. As such, it's capable of all sorts of things, from resurrection to even correcting the timeline and the course of life itself.

Galactus himself once commented upon the nature of the Phoenix as an entity of life essence, and suggested that the more the host uses the Phoenix Force, the more they were taking from the potential for life itself in the universe.

So yes, flame and fire to be sure, but also a fountain of the very life essence that pervades the universe and populates planets in every galaxy.