X-Men

The X-Men are a superhero team. Most of the X-Men were mutants, a subspecies of humans who are born with superhuman abilities activated by the "X-Gene". The X-Men fight for peace and equality between normal humans and mutants in a world where anti-mutant bigotry is fierce and widespread. They are led by Charles Xavier, also known as Professor X, a powerful mutant telepath who can control and read minds. Their most well known archenemy(at first) was Magneto, a powerful mutant with the ability to manipulate and control magnetic fields who lead the Brotherhood of Mutants. Both have opposing views and philosophies regarding the relationship between mutants and humans. While the former worked towards peace and understanding between mutants and humans, the latter viewed humans as a threat and believed in taking an aggressive approach against them, though he found himself working alongside the X-Men as time went on.

Professor X was the founder of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters at a location commonly called the X-Mansion, which recruited mutants from around the world to teach them how to use their powers and coexist with humanity. Located in Salem Center in Westchester County, New York, the X-Mansion was the home and training site of the X-Men. The founding five members of the X-Men were Angel(later Archangel, Beast), Cyclops, Iceman and Jean Grey (as Marvel Girl); and later on new members such as Havok, Polaris, Mimic and Changeling joined though only the former two managed to become a regular recurring staple of the team lineup. Eventually more well known X-Men including Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, Psylocke and Bishop. Since then, dozens of mutants from various countries and diverse backgrounds, and even a number of non-mutants, have held membership as X-Men.

## **History**

### **Charles** **Xavier and Eric Lensherr**

Charles Francis Xavier was born in 1932 in New York City to the wealthy Dr. Brian Xavier, a well-respected nuclear scientist, and Sharon Xavier. He had a twin sister, Cassandra Nova, that was thought lost at the time of her conception but was stolen by the psychic John Wainwright, who stole Cassandra without realizing twins had been born. The family lived in a very grand mansion estate in Westchester County because of the riches his father's nuclear research had brought them. The couple never realized their work would affect the child in the way it did.

When Xavier was young, his father was killed in an accident involving radiation. Sharon Xavier remarried to fellow Gotham Project Scientist Dr.Kurt Marko and met his new stepbrother Cain Marko. When Xavier's psychic powers manifested in 1941, he saw the many way Cain wanted to kill him but also that his stepfather and mother believed the family would be good for the boys.

In 1944, While imprisoned at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Erik Lehnsherr's mutant powers started to manifest. Erik was experimented on by Sebastian Shaw until he was rescued from the Concentration Camp by Captain America and James Howlett while Shaw was not there. At the same time, Xavier met a young mutant. This mutant was the child of Mystique and the human turned mutant Irene Adler, the two having met around 1900. Mystique and Adler attempted to have a child despite both being female using Mystique's shapeshifting abilities. The result was a blue skinned scaled female child with no genitals, who was quickly abandoned by Mystique. The daughter broke into the Marko home to steal food. She revealed her powers to Xavier. She was adopted into the Marko family, becoming Raven Marko. Xavier and Raven both hid her abilities.

Sharon Marko died soon after, and a fight erupted between Cain and Charles that caused some of Kurt's lab equipment to explode. Mortally wounded, Kurt dragged the children out before dying and admitted he was partly responsible for Brian's death before dying.

As a young man, Xavier took a tour around the world trying to master his abilities. While in Cairo, Egypt, his wallet was stolen by a young mutant named Ororo Monroe. Ororo Munroe was born as the child of Zabakalan tribal princess N'Dare and American photographer David Munroe. When Ororo was six months old, she and her parents moved to the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Five years later, during the Suez Crisis, a fighter jet crashed into her parents' house, killing them. Buried under tons of rubble, Ororo survived but was orphaned and left with intense claustrophobia. She began to be used as a thief by The Shadow King, an entity who possessed a human body. Xavier followed Ororo and confronted the Shadow King in a psychic battle. He saw just what he was fighting but was able to destroy the Shadow King's body at least. This made Xavier realize there was great evil in the world and he now desired to combat it. He failed to find Ororo, who had fled.

After the war, Lensherr had a family with his wife Magda Eisenardt and had a daughter named Anya. However, his mutant abilities were discovered and he was beaten with his family murdered, leading him to kill the murderers in rage. Meanwhile, Xavier and Marko were enlisted in the Hun Chiu War, where Marko learned of the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak and seeked it out in a nearby cave. He found it and was transformed into the magically empowered and unstoppable Juggernaut. Xavier witnessed the cave collapsing as Marko reached the Jewel and assumed him dead as he was unable to hear his thoughts(presumably due to the Juggernaut armor blocking out telepathy). Xavier returned to the US and met geneticist Moira Mactaggert. The two fell in love and began a long career of working together. He revealed his abilities and together they created Cerebro to discover mutants around the world. However, as Xavier became more obsessed with his work the two drifted apart. On the day Xavier discovered Lensherr, Mactaggert left him and returned to her native Scotland.

Xavier travelled to Israel and began to work at a Psychiatric Facility there, rehabilitating those who suffered psychological damage from the Holocaust with his abilities, including Gabrielle Heller. Lensherr was working there as well and the two met and revealed their abilities. The two formed a friendship but realized during a game of Chess they disagreed on the role of Mutants. Xavier preferring equality while Magneto insisted Mutants should rule over Humanity or wipe them out. Their first Chess game ended in a draw.

### **Scott Summers and Jean Grey**

Gabrielle and Xavier fell in love but Xavier also left this relationship behind, not knowing Gabrielle was pregnant with his son David. A young girl named Jean Grey witnessed her friend Annie be hit and killed by a car. Jean's mutant abilities briefly halted Annie from going onto the afterlife. This caused such a cosmic blip that it got the attention of the Cosmic Phoenix Force, which made its way to Earth, noticed by many Alien races. The first to accurately map is was the Shi'ar Empire. The Shi'ar went to Earth and attacked a private airplane on which Christopher and Katherine Summers were onboard with their sons Alex and Scott. The Plane was destroyed but the Summers boys parachuted away while the parents were abducted by the Shi'ar. When the Summers attempted to escape, Christopher discovered the mad Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken attempting to rape Katherine Anne. D'Ken responded to the interruption by murdering Summers' wife, which doubled as punishment for attempting to escape. Summers was sent to work in the pits as slave labor.

In the Pits, Summers met four aliens who had been imprisoned for various crimes against the Shi'ar Empire – a Saurid named Ch'od, a Lupin named Cr'reee, a Mephitisoid whom Summers nicknamed Hepzibah (as her true name was unpronounceable by most not of her own species), and a Shi'ar cyborg named Raza Longknife – and together they escaped and stole a starship. Naming their vessel the Starjammer, and themselves the Starjammers(a group not unlike the Guardians of the Galaxy), the group functioned as space pirates targeting Shi'ar vessels, thus taking vengeance on the Shi'ar but taking care not to harm innocent passengers in the process. The Starjammers quickly came to be regarded as outlaws by the Shi'ar Empire. In addition, Summers and Hepzibah became lovers.

The Summers boys survived the crash but Scott was left comatose after his parachute caught fire and he struck his head on a rock. The flaming plane fortunately served as a beacon and they were discovered. Believing their parents to be dead, Alex Summers was adopted while it took Scott Summers a little more than a year later to wake up, firing energy beams from his eyes, and destroying the hospital he was in. He quickly realized he could keep his eyes closed to stop the Beams. This was sensed by Charles Xavier. Xavier, first however met with Jean Grey, who was in a coma since her friend Anne had passed on, expecting her to return. He convinced her to wake up.

Scott spent most of his childhood at the State Home for the Foundlings in Omaha, Nebraska and was subjected to batteries of tests and experiments by the orphanage's owner, Mr. Milbury, an alias for the geneticist Mister Sinister, who also placed mental blocks on Scott. Scott was one of the older children in the orphanage, while attending school. His friend Trevor took his glasses and put them on. Scott had a vision where he believed he killed Trevor and fled in terror and fear into the woods. The news reported four days later that Brighton Heights Student Scott Summers had gone missing.

Scott was sixteen, when he arrived in New York. Scott walked near a construction site and his optic beams activated. The blast damaged a metal crane causing it to fall towards an onlooking crowd. Scott thought quickly, unleashing a second blast that destroyed the crane. The crowd thought this is an act of violence, and formed a lynch mob. Scott hopped onto a train and ran away. Scott was discovered by the mutant Criminal Jack O' Diamonds, who could turn into Diamonds, making him immune to Scott's beams. He convinced Scott to become a criminal. The two performed a job in which Jack O'Diamond wished to use a machine to increase his own abilities. He had Scott use the machine on him. This backfired and he was petrified, becoming a Diamond statue. It was then that Charles Xavier approached Scott. Scott revealed that he was a murderer until Xavier showed him the truth, that a Sinister figure had manipulated his memories.

At the same time, Erik Lensherr was on a quest for revenge against the Nazis who survived. He arrived in Argentina and discovered a huge vault of Nazi treasure. It was guarded by the superhuman MasterMan. Lensherr's senses led to him discovering MasterMan was a cyborg and he ripped him to pieces, leaving the human side in agony.

### **Forming the Team**

Bobby Drake's powers first manifested when he was on a date with Judy Harmon, and a local bully by the name of Rocky Beasely tried to take Judy away for himself. Knowing Judy could not put up a good fight, Bobby pointed his hand at Beasely and encased him in a block of ice. He wound up losing his arm. Later, the local townspeople, having heard of the incident, came looking for him in the form of an angry mob. The local sheriff had no choice but to put Bobby in jail for his own "protection". While Bobby sat in his cell at the sheriff station, the outer wall was blown open, and Scott Summers in his persona as Cyclops walked in and offered to take Bobby with him. After Bobby turned him down, the two mutants got into a short battle, which was soon ended by the arrival of Professor Charles Xavier. After Xavier spoke with Bobby and his parents, Bobby's parents suggested that he go with Professor Xavier to his "school for gifted youngsters". Bobby took the suggestion and left with Professor Xavier and Cyclops to become the second member of the X-Men. Magneto meanwhile discovered Nazi Plans of an Asteroid base, they had confiscated(while establishing two moonbases. He forced his way onto the Asteroid and took control, renaming it Asteroid M.

Wanda Maximoff was caught using her powers to save a child. She was to be burned at the stake but her brother Pietro rescued her only to discover it was a trap by the villagers and they were surrounded. They were rescued by Magneto (who unknown to them at the time was their father).

Warren Worthington III attended Phillips Exeter Academy in his adolescence when his feathered wings begin to grow from his shoulder blades. At first, Warren felt he was a freak and aberration, but he soon learned that he could use his wings to fly and help people. When there was a fire in his dormitory, he borrowed some props from the school's drama department, dressed up as a heavenly angel, and rescues his friends. One of his friends, Cameron Hodge, recognized him but promised to keep his secret. Hodge however was being seduced into joining a fringe anti mutant group called the Right, which included Larry and Bolivar Trask, Stephen Lang, Robert Kelly and Donald Pierce.

By this time in the Early 60's masked Crimefighters had returned in full force and Warren Worthington decided to get into the business. He fashioned a costume as "The Avenging Angel". Hodge raided his father's warehouse to provide an old design for a knockout gas gun used by Wesley Dodds, AKA the Sandman in World War II. Hodge also used his wealth to give the Angel good publicity. Warren greatly enjoyed the fame and his ego grew, until it was discovered the gas caused hazardous side effects and health problems. While Hodge was willing to cover this up, Warren's ego now made him a target and he quit. Xavier chose now to approach Warren as he was more emotionally vulnerable, needing new friends after ending relations with Hodge and also convincing him being part of a team would be better for him.

It was around this time that Robert Kelly had become a Senator and campaigned on a promise to counter the Mutant threat. Another member of the Right, Bolivar Trask discovered the Mutant gene and how it could be separated from the Human side. The robotic Sentinels were then underway of being built to detect and capture mutants.

Hank McCoy was an intelligent student in school. He was also quite physically strong and strangely built with proportions similar to an ape, such as large hands and feet and a body built for crouching rather than standing. This was believed to be because his father experimented with Radiation. He became a successful football star, until, during a televised game, criminals ran out into the field and McCoy stopped them, exposing his abilities on live television. Xavier went to recruit him but found that Hank and and his parents Norton and Edna, were kidnapped by the Supervillain The Conquistador (real name: Orlando Furio, though it is believed he was an immortal named Orlando trying to be a Supervillain out of boredom with Orlando Furio merely being a nod to another identity "Orlando Furioso"). The Conquistador used Hank's parents as hostages to make him commit crimes like stealing technology. The Conquistador intended to build his own atomic bomb but the X-Men arrived before he could kill the McCoys to remove all witnesses. Cyclops, Angel, and Iceman would succeed in freeing Hank and his parents. The Conquistador would then attempt to strike back at them by activating the doomsday weapon, however Charles Xavier would arrive and save the team with his abilities, by subduing the Conquistador. Hank McCoy joined the X-Men. One of the Conquistador's lackeys, not present at his defeat, Mortimer Toynbee aka Toad, was found in the aftermath and recruited by Magneto into the Brotherhood of Mutants.

### **1962:** **First Class**

The X-Men's schedule was intense. Eight hours of educational classes and Eight Hours of physical training in the Danger Room. The X-Men's first few missions were humanitarian. They gave Turkeys on Christmas to impovershed Mutant families and rescued people from floods. Xavier had resumed contact with Moira MacTaggert and her research on Muir Island. Moira was working on and with Mutants such as her own son Kevin, the son of Charles Xavier but was adopted by politician Joseph MacTaggert, and the duplicating Jamie Madrox.

Other Mutants were not so fortunate, some such as the Blob and Unus the Untouchable made a living performing in Carnivals and sideshows where people would pay money to try and move or touch them but fail. The Brotherhood of Mutants began to commit minor crimes. Peter Parker was able to take a picture of them, at the loss of his camera but not the photo. The Daily Bugle called the group, The Brotherhood of **Evil** Mutants. Xavier knew a confrontation was coming but believed his X-Men were not yet ready. Unknown to him, the Phoenix force was heading to Earth.

In 1962, Erik Lensherr attempted to track down Sebastian Shaw, who he had known as Klaus Schmidt as a child in Auschwitz. Shaw and Emma Frost had overthrown King Buckingham and usurped control of the Hellfire Club. Shaw formed the inner Circle and recruited the red Demon like mutant Azazel, and Riptide. Erik and Xavier's respective teams met and joined forces, going to work with the CIA Division X alongside Moira Mactaggert. Moira even provided Xavier with a replica of Cerebro. They learned of Shaw's plan to start a Nuclear War. Division X was assaulted by the Inner Circle, who overpowered the members of both teams before leaving as Xavier was not present. The X-Men and Brotherhood travelled to Tropico to thwart the Hellfire Club's scheme to elevate the conflict into a war. A battle ensued and Magneto appeared to kill Shaw, but he would survive, though with brain damage for many years after Magneto shoved a coin through his brain. Magneto then offered Azazel and Riptide a position on the Brotherhood. Fighting broke out between the X-Men and Brotherhood, a bullet fired at Magneto by Moira Mactaggert was repelled by him, but hit Xavier in the Spine, crippling him. Magneto left with Azazel, Riptide, Mastermind and Raven Marko joining the Brotherhood. The Brotherhood would break out the imprisoned Emma Frost soon after.

An event which would have later repercussions for the X-men was when a drifting homeless man was identified as Namor the Submariner by Johnny Storm. Storm, knowing Namor as a hero from his War years and fighting alongside Storm's inspiration, the original Human Torch, decided to expose him to the Hudson River, which caused Namor to regain his memories.

### **1963: Battle with Magneto**

In 1963, Magneto on his own in his first public attack, assaulted a United States military base at Cape Citadel after bringing down several missiles. He was driven off by the X-Men and their newest member Jean Grey, who was going by Marvel Girl. The Brotherhood had under Magneto's orders moved to their base on Asteroid M and began planning a scheme to invade the island of Santo Marco. Magneto was present at the Cassidy assassination without the Brotherhood. It is believed he curved one of the bullets. Magneto however claimed that he stopped the bullet but that there was another shooter.

### **1964: New Foes**

In 1964, Fred Dukes, also known as the Blob was detected and contacted by Charles Xavier via Cerebro and discovered by Cyclops, who saw his performance at the circus and told him that Dukes was a mutant, and asked him to join the X-Men. At the mansion, the other X-Men disliked Dukes for his obnoxious attitude. Iceman used his power against Dukes to create an ice block around his feet, but the Blob easily escaped. The Blob refused Xavier's invitation, saying he was better than the other X-Men. When Xavier tries erasing his mind of what had transpired, the Blob escaped the Mansion despite the efforts of the Beast and used the sewer to get away without being followed. He told the manager of the carnival he was taking over, then gathered up the other circus members and they attacked the mansion, as he planned to get the X-Men's technology and take over the world. The carnival succeeded in defeating the X-Men(mostly through Dukes doing the fighting) despite a warning from Angel. They tied up the X-Men and left them on the lawn. They then entered the mansion to find the Professor and his technology. Xavier telepathically contacted Marvel Girl and told her to remove her blindfold using her telekinesis, then levitate a knife from a performer's tent to cut through her bonds, after which she freed the other members. Xavier was able to wipe everyone's minds after the carnival was stopped by a wall of ice, and the Blob went back to the circus with no memory of what transpired. He would be abducted and mind controlled by the Mutant Master, an alien seeking to enslave the Phoenix and its host.

The country of Santo Marco was taken over and President Felix Navidad's government was overthrown by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants though the use of Mastermind creating an illusory army. The Brotherhood then formed a real army of Santo Marcans and employed a small army of mercenaries, while they briefly occupied the country which they declared a mutant homeland. During that time, the people were even afraid of leaving their homes.

The mutant criminal known as the Vanisher launched a series of spectacular crimes including: building a large criminal organization, stealing confidential defense plans and attempting to extort millions of dollars from the U.S. government. With support from a large group of non-mutant followers, he went to the front lawn of the White House to await his payment. Professor Xavier and the X-Men were able to intervene when Xavier induced amnesia upon the Vanisher. Forgetting his powers, the Vanisher was taken into police custody and the X-Men defeated the Vanisher's mob. Xavier began to have doubts about the X-Men as he had to step in to intervene and defeat the evil Mutants almost every time. The Vanisher was freed by the Mutant Master and mind controlled.

Magneto and the Brotherhood invaded a Florida Naval Base. At this time, Magneto subjected the former President of Santo Marco to radiation in the hope of mutating him, possibly hoping to create a super being like Dr.Manhattan. He intended to transform all of Santo Marco's residents into Mutants. The process failed, killing the President but not before he mutated into a hideous creature similar to the alien creatures discovered in the Artic dubbed Cronenbergs. Magneto's test caused Cerebro to go haywire and brought the island of Santo Marco to the X-Men's attention, which came down upon Magneto's base in the country.

The X-Men launched an assault on the Island. The Brotherhood was on the shores to meet them. During the battle, Mastermind peaked into Jean Grey's mind and discovered much about her, such as the Phoenix Force, but Mastermind focused on the life of an ancestor of hers that was a member of the Hellfire Club, from this Mastermind conceived a scheme to gain membership in the Club through manipulating Jean Grey. Cyclops knocked Mastermind out with an optic blast. Grey commented that she needed to see the Professor. Magneto chose to abandon the country. He set a nuclear bomb to explode, in hopes of killing the X-Men and everyone else left behind. The bomb was secretly disarmed by Quicksilver, who was against the deaths of innocent. The X-men had won their first official victory.

Now alone, Magneto attempted to recruit Namor the Sub Mariner, having heard about the supposed genocide of Namor's people and used his own experience "Surviving Genocide" to attempt to negotiate a truce. Namor chose to act on his own but he was arrogant of heroes like the Fantastic Four, who opposed him.

The mutant performer Unus the Untouchable was acting as a wrestler. His mutant ability created an invisible forcefield around him, making him literally untouchable. Magneto and Mastermind, the only two Brotherhood members to escape Santo Marco, became interested in him. Mastermind's mind manipulation had no effect on Unus due to his shield, making Magneto believe he was perfect counter to the X-Men as Xavier could not subdue him. During Unus's first battle with the X-Men, his powers were enhanced by a shot fired from a specialized gun designed by McCoy which increased his power beyond his ability to control it, and made him unable to touch anything. He was horrified and promised to reform, and his normal power level was restored by the Beast. This was evidently Beast's plan as he could not find a way to permanently strip the Force Field. Unus was then abducted by the Mutant Master, who had access to technology to surpass the force field and mind controlled Unus alongside Vanisher and the Blob.

### **1965: Mutants and Masterminds**

One of the Mutant Master's lieutenants on the hunt for the Phoenix Force, Lucifer, was sent on a mission to procure as many nuclear material as possible. The amount of Uranium being stolen led the X-Men to the conclusion a massive bomb was being built. During the battle with the X-men, Lucifer fell from a great height and the X-Men lost sight of him. The X-men were left to disable the large bomblike device before it detonated. This allowed Lucifer to assume his true form, an octopus like alien, and escape.

Cerebro detected Mutant activity in Antarctica, leading the X-men to discover the Savage Land and its inhabitant Ka-Zar. The X-Men could not find the Mutant they were searching for but discovered bodies drained of life when guided by Ka-Zar.

The alien being known as the Stranger (a cosmic being of the same species as the Collector and the Grandmaster), arrived on Earth and rampaged with the intent of discovering the Phoenix. Magneto and Mastermind had recently freed Toad from a City Prison when they confronted the Stranger, mistaking him for a powerful mutant and hoping to recruit him. A battle ensued. The Stranger turned Mastermind to stone, a spell which eventually wore off. Magneto and Toad were abducted by the Stranger for research. The X-Men arrived after the battle and took the petrified Mastermind back to the Xavier mansion.

While they searched for a way to restore Mastermind, the X-Mansion was broken into, something destroyed all of the defenses and crashed through the walls. This was revealed to be the Juggernaut AKA Cain Marko. Marko proved to be a credible threat, even reaching Xavier. The Fantastic Four member the Human Torch were nearby and became involved as well. Angel was able to remove Juggernaut's helmet, allowing Xavier to mind control him. In the aftermath, the X-men noticed Mastermind had gone missing, the spell wore off and he took the time to escape. Xavier felt an obligation to help his step brother and would devote time to studying his mind while he was in a coma within the X-mansion.

### **1965-1966: The Sentinel Program**

Mutant hostility had continued to rise. Bolivar Trask published articles on the threat of mutants. One of these articles showed an illustration of mutant overlords keeping humans as slaves. This illustration would become a symbol for human/mutant relations. Professor Charles Xavier invited Trask to a public debate on human/mutant relations. Xavier argued that mutants are just like humans and not evil, but this did not convince Trask, who revealed his creation of the Sentinels. But Trask and his scientists had apparently created a too adaptive, open-ended tactical/strategic programming, and as a result the Sentinels turned against him, claiming that they were superior to humans. The Sentinels left with Trask and brought him to his first creation, the Master Mold, who ordered him to construct more Sentinels.

To stop the Sentinels, Xavier summoned the X-Men. The X-Men fought the Sentinels, but Beast was captured. To reveal the X-Men's secrets, the Sentinels told Trask to use a device he had invented to read Beast's mind. Trask discovered that the X-Men were mutants protecting humanity and realized that he had been wrong. He helped the X-Men defeat the Sentinels by sacrificing himself to destroy the Sentinel's base. Bolivar Trask's son Lawrence "Larry" Trask was inducted into the Right, blaming the X-Men for his father's death and vowed to continue his father's work on the Sentinels. In the aftermath of the battle, the X-Men noticed they were damaged more than they thought and they spent time recovering in healing tanks. Xavier felt ashamed for what he had put them through.

### **1966: University Days**

Lucifer returned and was given the mind controlled Unus and the Blob by the Mutant Master. His plan involved framing the X-Men, having Unus and the Blob wear X-Men costumes and commit crimes, this made the Avengers promise to bring the X-Men in. The X-Men were forced to cut their recovery short to investigate the smear campaign against them. Their trail led to the supercomputer Dominus, which they battled and destroyed. Beast found evidence Lucifer was responsible when he uncovered the intense amount of radiation needed to power the Dominus machine.

Count Luchino Nefaria, a supervillain who had battled the Avengers, attempted to frame the X-Men(inspired by the earlier attempt to do so) using the Tinkerer's ability to create life size illusions and his own group of Superhumans consisting of the Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton, the successor to Jonathan Crane), the Unicorn, Plantman (Samuel Smithers, Jason Woodrue would later study Smithers's research and use it to transform himself into the Floronic Man), the Eel, and the Porcupine. Months later, Nefaria tried to hold Washington DC for ransom, although he was defeated by the X-Men and Professor X. While victorious, the X-Men's reputation had been tarnished. The Tinkerer had placed a tracker on the truck carrying Nefaria's henchman that could not be discovered by any metal detectors and Nefaria intended to free his henchman.

Calvin Rankin was a mutant who possessed the ability to mimic the powers of other mutants. The Drawback to this was that he would gain the powers unwillingly. Calvin first encountered the X-Men when he got into a fight with X-Men members Beast and Iceman in their civilian identities and duplicated their powers to defeat them. He later came across Marvel Girl, and found out her secret after gaining Marvel Girl's telekinetic power. Rankin decided to seek out the X-Men in a plot to get to the machines he had learned they had access to through his newly gained telepathy and make their powers his permanently. Taking the costumed identity "Mimic", he went to their mansion and battled the X-Men. He then escaped them, taking Marvel Girl hostage and drove to the mansion, knowing the rest would follow. As the others came near, he regained their abilities, and he used Cyclops's optic power to break through the walls to the machine. The other X-Men freed Marvel Girl and battled Mimic. Initially, he gained the upper hand and activated the machine after using Professor X's power to understand how the machine worked, but his powers were removed by the device, as Professor Xavier had expected. Xavier then wiped his memory and let him go.

In the aftermath, Jean Grey decided to leave the X-men, feeling it was too dangerous. The other X-men tried to convince her otherwise but nothing would sway her. Jean Grey would go onto to pursue her education at Metro University. Mastermind infiltrated the school, disguising himself as a student named Mordecai. Mordecai invited Jean Grey to a Renaissance Faire. His attempts to charm her failed. Jean began to fall for Ted Roberts, an athlete at Metro University. Mastermind was at this time working with the Mutant Master while also attempting to gain access to the Hellfire Club. Another Mutant at Metro University was Calvin Rankin. He regained Gray's telepathy, and his memories along with them, but used this ability to excel in his classes. In another attempt to gain the X-Men's abilities, Mimic set his sights on joining their ranks, becoming deputy leader in the process when he blackmailed his way into joining the X-Men. Mimic thus replaced Jean Grey on the team.

To counter the presence of the powerful Mimic, The Mutant Master commissioned the use of Amazo, the Super Adaptoid. The Android, a creation from mad scientist Professor Ivo, had been confiscated by the Justice League upon Ivo's defeat, but had fallen in the hands of A.I.M. who included energy from the Cosmic Cube in Amazo's reconstruction. As a test run, Amazo attacked the Avengers with the mission of killing Captain America. Amazo devastated the team but left after falsely believing it had succeeded in its mission. This was seen as a test run by the Mutant Master and it was then prepared to be sent after the X-Men.

Despite Jean Grey's attempts to avoid superhero activity, she would be drawn into battle with the Locust, who was a Metro University Professor that went insane, donning a Locust Costume and mutating insects to giant sizes until his defeat by the X-Men. The bandit El Tigre (real name: Juan Meroz), was possessed by the spirit of the Mayan god Kukulkán and became a foe as well. The X-Men also defeated Cobalt Man, who was seen largely as an "Iron Man wannabe".

### **1967: The Mutant Master**

 In January, the X-Men battled the mind controlled mutant Banshee, another Mutant enslaved by the Mutant Master. During the battle Mimic broke the device controlling Banshee but failed to notice the mind control and violently beat Banshee until he was told to stop. Banshee revealed details about the Mutant Master to the X-Men.

Ogre, a willing henchman of Mutant Master went in to kill his former captive pawn Banshee and capture Charles Xavier, but was thwarted and defeated by Mimic. Mimic's reckless behavior and a fight with Cyclops resulted in Mimic being expelled. At that moment, Amazo attacked and tore through the X-Men. Mimic was in the process of leaving and stepped into the battle. The battle led to both Mimic and Amazo losing all of their abilities. Amazo deactivated while Mimic retired, humbled by his loss of power.

The X-men, specifically Jean Grey and Charles Xavier, were abducted by a powerful Warlock(The Warlock's claim to be a wizard and the original Merlin are false, though he did claim to be an immortal from the Hiborian Age). The Warlock trapped Jean Grey in a Medieval fantasy like setting until the X-Men broke free and Xavier forced the Warlock into a coma. Warlock vanished soon after. It is speculated that Warlock was an illusion created by Mastermind. This experience with the Warlock convinced Jean Grey to return to the X-men as Marvel Girl. She was welcomed back by the team.

Sensing the proximity of the Phoenix, Juggernaut snapped awake and went on a rampage, secretly manipulated by Mutant Master. He was to seeked out by Mutant Master's Factor Three but he instead searched out the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak that granted his powers. Xavier went missing along with Banshee AKA Sean Cassidy while he was helping the X-Men by searching Europe for Factor Three's base. The X-Men asked the Fantastic Four, SHIELD and the Avengers but none had seen Xavier or could confirm any of their villains were responsible. Xavier and Cassidy had been abducted by the Mutant Master, who now believed Xavier would become the host of the Phoenix force and seeked to control him. He intended to brainwash Xavier before his possession and through him control the Phoenix. Banshee had been captured because the intense mind control required to be used on a telepath could potentially kill him and Banshee's resistance to being mind controlled again would come somewhat closer to simulating how strong Xavier's mind may be against control.Wanting no interruptions while brainwashing Xavier, Mutant Master gathered his forces, including the brainwashed Blob, Unus, Vanisher, and the willing henchman of Mastermind and Changeling, later known as Morph.

The Mutant Engineer Forge had been responsible for building most of Xavier's technology. The X-Men's jet was built to not be detected by any earthly means but the Mutant Master's extraterrestrial technology did detect it. While the X-Men's abilities kicked in to save them from falling, most would either be knocked out by the impact, by the strain of stopping the team's falls, or by the Mutant Master's forces arriving to combat them. The team woke up as hostages. Mutant Master realized that Jean Grey was a telepath as well, having only been previously aware of her telekinesis. He brought Jean Grey into the same room as Xavier and Banshee. Grey used what was left of her mental reserves to awaken Banshee, who blasted Mutant Master, destroying his body and exposing him as a squidlike alien. This made the not brainwashed members of the team, specifically Mastermind, who was disgusted by the discovery that he was working with an alien, turn against the Mutant Master. Mastermind then freed the mind controlled mutants, who turned against Mutant Master as well. Mutant Master fled, activating a bomb as a contingency. The X-Men were able to escape the bomb.

Mutant Master's demise triggered an alien fleet to head towards earth, specifically believing Charles Xavier to be their target. In order to hide, Xavier convinced the newly liberated mutant Changeling to impersonate him and fake his death. Xavier told his pupils what he learned about the Phoenix during his captivity. This way Xavier would devote himself full time to preparing for the Phoenix's arrival.

Magneto and Toad had been a captive of the Stranger for nearly three years now, when his captive made a grave mistake. The stranger had abducted another being, an android, and lacking a cell to house him, had thrown him into a cell with Magneto. the Stranger believed Magneto depowered and the Supervillain had bought himself time by pretending this was the case until it was the right moment. Magneto attacked the Stranger and escaped on a ship he was able to control, leaving Toad behind. He had difficulty navigating when it began to burn up upon reentering Earth's atmosphere. Magneto chose to shift the Ship towards the Magnetic poles as landing on Asteroid M was too dangerous, crashing in Antarctica. He found the Savage Land and resided there in secret.

With victory over the Mutant Master finally achieved and remembering how their foes had framed them using their default X-men uniforms. The X-Men decided to change their outfits to be more unique to each member.

### **1968: X-Men Disbanded**

The Opportunity for Xavier to fake his death came when the X-Men searched for the murderous Mutant Grotesk in the sewers of New York. Grotesk was a member of the Subterranean civilization that had acquired an Earthquake Machine used by Lex Luthor in his earlier years and intended to use it on the Surface. The X-Men battled Grotesk and defeated him when the machine exploded, seemingly taking Xavier with it in an act of self sacrifice. Xavier's funeral was held. Erik Lensherr attended in secret.

When the X-Men returned to the Mansion they were confronted by SHIELD Director Nick Fury (who assumed command of SHIELD in 1965), and Agent Duncan of the FBI. They revealed they knew Xavier was alive and were tracking him and wanted to know what was going on. The X-Men refused to cooperate and they were reprimanded by being forcefully disbanded by the Government, only being allowed to act as a team under government request. However this did not prevent the members of the team from continuing Superheroics independently.

Angel encountered another flying superhero near the coast of Long Island named Red Raven. Raven had been a superhero during World War II. He was a boy raised on CloudCuckooland, a land of birds and bird people which had rebelled against Olympus itself, when a plane he was on as an infant crashed there. However, the inhabitants of CloudCuckooland believed that since they had bested the Gods in rebellion(according to the myth of their founding) they could conquer the rest of the world after World War II and Red Raven had stopped them, sinking the island. Now it had resurfaced and the two winged heroes battled the invasion and it sank again despite Angel believing it would be kinder to keep the Bird People alive to make peace.

Jean Grey and Scott Summers had moved in together and got jobs as a Fashion model and a radio personality. Danger still found them as they were forced to thwart a scheme by C.O.M.P.U.T.O., a computer from the 30th century that was created by the Legion of Superheroes leader Brainiac 5 but rebelled and was thought to be destroyed, however, it had found a time Bubble and escaped to the 1960's. In its weakened state it formed an alliance with the Android Quasimodo, who had been created by the Supervillain the Mad Thinker to serve as an assistant. The two would see their schemes thwarted by Jean Grey and Scott Summers acting as Cyclops and Marvel Girl.

Beast and Iceman moved in together in San Fransokyo. They continued to fight crime but found some difficulty working outside a team dynamic. Beast and Iceman encountered and battled the Mutant Mesmero, who used a psychic generator to enthrall native mutants including a young boy living in Long Island named St. John Allerdyce, who caught fire as he was taken over, a young girl from Mississippi named Anna Marie, and a girl named Lorna Dorne. Dorne was seen walking while hypnotized. Like many mutants she was being drawn to the Savage Land. A psychic shock knocked out Dorne and she was found by Iceman, who took her to the apartment he shared with Hank McCoy. McCoy ran tests and discovered Dorne was a powerful mutant. He called Scott Summers but just then strange men broke into the home, subduing Drake and McCoy and abducting the unconscious Dorne. The X-Men's Blackbird Jet arrived at the scene from New York two hours later just as Drake and McCoy had woken up. With Dorne's power, Jean Grey was easily able to pinpoint her location with Cerebro, finding her in an abandoned church under the control of Mesmero, who had been mind controlling Mutants to join him with special attention on Lorna Dorne as she was the daughter of his master Magneto. Grey was able to get into Dorne's head and she used her abilities to attack Mesmero and defeat him. The X-Men chose to remain together, moving back into the Xavier Mansion while concealing their heroic activities. They brought Lorna Dorne back with them though she was too inexperienced to fight on the front lines at first and remained at the Mansion.

### **1969: Return of Old Enemies**

Scott Summers's brother Alex Summers went missing on the day of his college graduation. The X-Men realized they could use Cerebro to find him. He had been kidnapped by an Egyptian mutant calling himself the Living Pharaoh. The ancient Egyptians (or at least either the Goa'Ulds or the Osirans) were aware of the Phoenix and The Living Pharaoh abducted Alex Summers because of his ability to absorb energy, making him a likely host(the same reason the Summers plane was targeted by the Shi'ar). The ritual attempted was only somewhat successful and the Living Pharaoh grew into a massive stone like figure, becoming the Living Monolith. Either the growing size of the Living Monolith in the small temple or Havok's power caused the temple to collapse on the two, burying both. The X-Men arrived to search the wreckage failed to find Alex Summers.

Lorna Dorne was alone at the X-Mansion when it was attacked by a Sentinel. She was captured. The X-Men became aware of the break in. Cyclops sent Iceman and Beast back to the Mansion while he continued searching for his brother Alex. Alex Summers was indeed alive, stranded in the desert where he was attacked and captured by Sentinels. The attacks were organized by Larry Trask and the Right, who intended to take the X-Men alive and use them as a labour force on an island nation they were intending to build called Genosha, where they could enslave Mutants. Forces of the Right within the government pulled threats to have the X-Men deemed enemies of the state, using the fact that the government banned them from Superhero activity.

Senator Robert Kelly had a mostly hand off approach but personally seeing the imprisoned Mutants, most of which looked like normal humans caused him to have doubts. Nonetheless the Mark II Sentinels were deployed and captured Toad (who had found his own way back to Earth but did not seek out Magneto after he had been abandoned by him), Vanisher, Unus, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. The Sentinels also tried to capture the Blob but were unable to physically move him.

The concentration of Mutants led to Jean grey travelling to their location with Cerebro. An argument between Larry Trask and Judge Robert Chalmers, a conspirator and friend of Trask's father, led to Chalmers revealing Larry was a Mutant who's abilities had been suppressed by his father, a fact previously unknown to Larry himself. Jean Grey had snuck into the facility through the ventilation. She had heard this conversation. Larry's father had used devices to prevent Larry's mutation from acting up, Jean used her psychic abilities to make Larry believe he was transforming into a monster. His result was swift and impulsive. He drew his personal firearm and committed suicide. After freeing Beast, he and Cyclops searched the facility and discovered the recreated Master Mold, the main control of all the Sentinels. Beast was able to reprogram Master Mold to command all the Sentinels to fly into the Sun, destroying themselves.

Searching for information within Master Mold's computers, the X-Men discovered that the Savage Land, which was mostly removed from Cerebro's detection, had been a target due to a large concentration of Mutants there. the X-Men travelled there with Angel performing reconnaissance when he was ambushed by Sauron, a human scientist who had mutated himself into a Pteranodon human hybrid and crowned himself after an ancient evil being from the era of Middle Earth. The unconscious angel was discovered by mutates, creatures created by Magneto using technology taken from the Stranger's ship including Magneto finally perfecting the ability to transform humans into mutants. The Mutates brought Angel to their creator. Magneto prepared for battle with the X-Men and battle did ensue. Magneto unleashed his secret weapon, Lorelei ,a Savage Land native transformed into a mutant. Her abilities were similar to a mythical Siren and her voice caused all men to fall into a trance. Jean grey was immune and was able to use her own abilities to counter Siren's and take control of Cyclops to unleash a powerful beam. The battle destroyed Magneto's citadel. His body was not found. Ka-zar banished the X-Men from the Savage Land, believing that whenever outsiders entered the Savage Land, death and destruction followed.

### **1970-1972: The Missing Years**

Charles Xavier returned to the X-Men. He had been keeping tabs on the Z'Nox alien fleet summoned by Mutant Master. The mutant forge built a specialized suit for Alex Summers. the Summers Brothers both concentrated a powerful beam into space. Xavier and Jean Grey used a long formed psychic web to work together with multiple superheroes across the Earth. All these beings were approached and became aware of Xavier's plan including Daredevil, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Thor, The Fantastic Four, Captain America, Namor, Hercules, Black Panther and the Avengers, all these beings concentrated and gave power to the psychic blast. The fleet was destroyed. Xavier passed out, dreaming of a strange insect like creature saying his name. When he awoke, he muttered the name Krakoa.

The X-Men would not be seen again publicly for 5 years.

So what happened?

Xavier detected a powerful mutant on the island of Krakoa. The Original X-Men were sent to investigate. They then went missing. Cyclops returned to the X Mansion alone with no memories of what had happened.

Xavier had met several mutants during his travels. Many of which were X-Men candidates. The members of this group of candidates were individuals who were willing to join but lived comfortable lives and saw no reason to abandon them. They all agreed to help if needed. Xavier did not realize he would have to call them all at once.

Xavier faced other problems. He had very publicly revealed his continued existence when he had created a psychic wave to destroy the alien invasion fleet. The government cracked down on him as it had the X-Men. He eased their fears by introducing an experimental drug invented by Hank McCoy that negated his psychic abilities. In reality, this was a Placebo, albeit one which Nick Fury claimed to be genuine.

In 1971, President Richard Monckton, reacting to public pressure, drafted Superheroes into the Sarkhan War. Captain America had gone rogue during that time and several Superhumans had been sent over but it was now mandatory. Many young mutants were sent over.

### **1973: From the Future**

Xavier was approached by James Howlett. Howlett claimed to have been transported into his own younger body from the future. Xavier had met Howlett before when he and Lensherr approached him for the X-Men in 1962 to aid in combatting the Hellfire Club but he rejected them. Howlett explained that Erik Lensherr was alive and in US Custody, and that Raven Xavier would attempt to assassinate Peter Trask. A member of the Trask family was once more attempting to build Sentinels. In the timeline Howlett came from, Raven Xavier killed Trask but was captured. She was tortured until she revealed the location of the Amazo Android. Raven Xavier had joined Magneto but was rarely seen with him. This is because Magneto had used her to spy on his enemies. She had witnessed the battle with Mimic and Amazo, hoping to recruit Mimic, only for him to become depowered. The Amazo Android technology led to the creation of Advanced Sentinels capable of Adapting to defeat any threat.

Cyclops was off recruiting the new X-Men team when Howlett arrived. Howlett explained that they needed Erik Lensherr. Xavier reluctantly agreed and the two recruited Quicksilver after explaining everything to him. Quicksilver was called away on Avengers duty and was unavailable for the mission. The group prevented Raven Xavier's assassination and capture. Erik Lensherr covertly installed metal into the newly created Sentinels, allowing him to control them and attempt to kill President Monkton. When the X-Men became involved, Magneto hurled Howlett into the river using his adamantium skeleton. Raven Xavier shot Magneto non fatally and fled, ending the threat.

### **Project: Second Genesis**

The Hellfire Club noticed the X-Men's long absence. They had not been seen for 27 months. Hellfire club henchman entered and bugged the entire Mansion. Then the X-Men returned, but they were not the same team. They were watched by Emma Frost AKA the White Queen, Jason Wyngarde AKA Mastermind(who was still attempting to gain membership in the Club),Harry Leland AKA the Black Bishop, Donald Pierce AKA the White Bishop and Sebastian Shaw AKA the Black King.

After his experience with Howlett, Xavier contacted Moira and announced his choice to reform the team. Sean Cassidy was already on Muir Island and was the first recruit. The second was Ororo Monroe from Africa, who could manipulate the weather and was worshipped as a goddess. She took the Codename Storm. Next was Kurt Wagner in Germany. Kurt was a mutant which Cyclops had discovered and had to be rescued from an angry mob. His ability was to teleport. He took the name Nightcrawler. Piotr Rasputin was recruited from the Soviet Union. His ability was to turn his body into solid steel. He also possessed Super strength. He took the name Colossus. Shiro Yoshida of Japan AKA Sunfire agreed to help rescue the X-Men but did not plan on joining the team. Apache tribe member John Proudstar agreed to join the team.

The James Howlett of the future had abandoned his past selves's body. His body was recovered from the river by the army, but Raven Xavier had helped him escape to Canada. Raven Xavier enjoyed saving imprisoned Mutants and would continue doing so, becoming a Celebrity among Mutants.

### **Wolverine**

James Howlett was born in northern Alberta, Canada (approximately near Cold Lake) during the late 1880s, purportedly to rich farm owners John and Elizabeth Howlett, though he is actually the illegitimate son of the Howletts' groundskeeper, Thomas Logan. After Thomas was thrown off the Howlett's property for an attempted rape perpetrated by his other son, who's name is lost to history but he is known simply by his nickname "Dog", he returned to the Howlett manor and killed John Howlett. In retaliation, young James killed Thomas with bone claws that emerged from the back of his hands, as his mutation manifested. Before his death, Thomas Logan revealed that he was James's real father. James fled with his childhood companion, Rose, and grew into manhood on a mining colony in the Yukon, adopting the name "Logan". Logan accidentally killed Rose with his claws when he woke up from a nightmare. He fled the colony and lived in the wilderness among wolves, until he was captured and placed in a circus. Saul Creed, brother of Victor Creed, freed Logan, but after he betrayed Logan and Clara Creed to Nathaniel Essex, Logan drowned Creed in Essex's potion. Logan returned to civilization, residing with the Blackfoot people. Following the death of his Blackfoot lover, Silver Fox, at the hands of Victor Creed, now known as Sabretooth, he was ushered into the Canadian military during World War I, ironically alongside Victor Creed, who he vowed to kill at a later date. Logan spent time in Madripoor before settling in Japan, where he married Itsu and had a son, Daken. Logan was unaware of his son for many years.

During World War II, Logan teamed up with Captain America and continued a career as a mercenary. He served with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion  during D-Day. Logan was part of the Howling commandos on the mission that led to Captain America's disappearance. Logan and Creed then fought in the Hun Chiu War and in the 1960's, Logan and Victor joined the Sarkhan war. The two got into one of their many fights. Normally these battles ended in a draw as both could heal. This time they were separated by the army and put before a firing squad. They survived but were approached by William Striker for a CIA Mutant Black Ops group called Team X(Xavier had established himself by that time as this was at least post 1965 and the name was meant as a big Middle finger towards him and a reminder of the CIA program that had originally brought the X-Men together during the Tropico Missile Crisis). Both men agreed.

Team X was made up of Logan (James Howlett)Victor Creed (Sabretooth), Mastodon, David North/Christoph Nord (Maverick), Major Arthur Barrington, Silver Fox(Logan was surprised to learn she was alive, having faked her death), Ted Grant(Wildcat, a former superhero and the only non Mutant on the team), Aldo Ferro (Vole) and John Wraith (Kestrel). The team would also gain Fred Dukes, AKA the Blob as part of his parole after he was freed from the Mutant Master's control. Despite common misconception, Wade Wilson AKA Deadpool and Chris Bradley were not members of the team. They did not start their careers until the 1990's. Team X's exploits occurred from 1965 to 1973.

As a member of Team X, Logan was given false memory implants. Eventually breaking free of this mental control, he joined the Canadian Defense Ministry. Unknown to Logan, Victor Creed had began killing members of Team X once it was disbanded including Mastodon, Major Arthur Barrington, and Aldo Ferro. Logan was subsequently kidnapped by the Weapon X program, where he remained captive and experimented on, until he escaped. It is during his imprisonment by Weapon X that he had adamantium forcibly fused onto his bones. An elderly couple, James and Heather Hudson found him naked after his escape and helped him recover. They would tragically be killed when Weapon X militia tracked down Howlett and attempting to bring him in, shooting and killing the Hudsons. Logan avenged their deaths soon after.

Logan began work as an intelligence operative for the Canadian government's Department H. He became Wolverine, one of Canada's first superheroes. In his first mission, he was dispatched to stop the destruction caused by a brawl between the Hulk and the Wendigo in 1974. Wolverine found and battled the Hulk, but that battle was interrupted by the new team X, which now consisted of Victor Creed, Lady Deathstrike, and Omega Red. The Hulk and Wolverine were subdued with tranquilizer darts and taken. They were brought to Weapon X's Professor Thorton. Logan helped the Hulk escape and he went on a rampage, decimating Team X after Sabertooth killed Professor Thorton. Following their escape, Logan and Hulk decided to fight one more time. The fight was interrupted by the Wendigo and left inconclusive. The two fighters went their separate ways. Logan drifted for awhile, when one day he woke up and had been possessed by his Future Self. He would then be approached by Xavier a second time prior to 1975 to be a part of the new X-Men team. The rest is History.

### **1975: The All New X-Men**

The New X-men went through quick training while Xavier attempted to get a psychic connection. Krakoa had vanished from his perception but he knew Islands didn't just disappear. He was able to get a faint link on Jean Grey's telepathy. The New X-Men arrived and fought their way through the island's killer plants to reach the X-Men, which had included Alex Summers and Lorna Dane as Havoc and Polaris. They found the X-Men suspended by strange vines and began debating the possible danger of cutting the group down. Wolverine acted on his own and cut them down quickly. Jean Grey was able to muster enough strength to reveal they had been used as a bait to lure mutants to the island. Havoc then exclaimed that the Island wasn't crawling with Mutants. The Island WAS the Mutant. Krakoa was sentient and needed to consume the energy of other Mutants. The X-Men battled Krakoa once it became a monster, showing amazing teamwork. Polaris was able to reverse its gravity and lift it into space. The original X-Men were recovered but the trauma they endured and having their energy leeched off them left them to resign. Only Cyclops remained.

### **1976: The Phoenix**

Xavier continued to have nightmares of a bug eyed creature. He was forced to rush his new students before they were ready. The Valhalla Missile Base was attacked by the Animen, who teleported in somehow. The X-Men quickly became involved as the Missile Base contained Nuclear Weapons. The X-Men discovered the Villain Count Nefaria was responsible and gave chase. The villain retreated onto a Jet. The X-Men gave choice but the Jet was prepared to explode. Thunderbird ignored Cyclops' and Xavier's orders for him to jump off and kept hammering. The Jet exploded, killing Thunderbird. Xavier felt the death when it happened. The X-Men were given time to mourn.

Within the Hellfire Club, Donald Pierce was also working with the organization known as The Right. Their goal was slavery of all useful Mutants and death to the rest. Pierce ordered Stephen Lang to commence Project Armageddon. The Right planned to kill the X-Men, if they could accomplish that then they believed they could eliminate the Hellfire Club as well.

The Phoenix Force was one month from reaching Earth. D'Ken Naramani of the Shi'Ar Empire would have rather destroyed the Universe than allow the Phoenix Force to possess a Human. He sent Davan Shakari, A Shi'ar spy to assassinate Xavier before the Phoenix could possess him as Shi'ar computers calculated him as the most likely host. Shakari took the identity of Eric the Red and kidnapped Alexander Summers and Lorna Dane. The two had become a couple and had retired from the X-Men. They were quickly defeated and mind controlled. The New X-Men arrived to rescue them, fighting the two brainwashed former teammates. Polaris and Havoc had not been around the new X-Men much and had not yet familiarized themselves with their techniques. Shakari was forced to grab the two Mutants and fly away. Cyclops recognized Shakari. Jean grey had projected an image of him in his guise as Eric the Red during the battle to free Lorna Dane from Mesmero's control.

It was during the Christmas Season, the X-Men were celebrating by ice skating at Hackensacker Plaza. Scott Summers had approached Jean about the figure they fought but she had no idea why she though of the entity. In an event that became a subject of ridicule and some jokes, the X-Men present were ambushed by a Sentinel which had been concealed behind the massive Christmas tree at Hackensacker Plaza. This had been a trap. The X-Men put up a good fight against the Sentinels but they fled with Wolverine, Jean Grey and Banshee as hostages. The X-Men rushed home but did not find the Professor and without Jean, they could not use Cerebro to locate their captive comrades. They detected someone sneaking into the Mansion grounds. Nightcrawler teleported to the man while the security weapons were locked on.

The man was Dr.Peter Corbeau. Corbeau was the head of a Commercial space flight company called Star Core, which also made machines(Systemized Telemetry for Automated Robot Control). Corbeau had helped loosen the government interference directed towards the X-Men, or as he put it "Got Nick Fury off their backs". He had convinced Xavier to go on vacation after his nightmare. The two men were on Corbeau's yacht when a Sentinel emerged from the water and captured Xavier before fleeing. Corbeau lended the X-Men a jet capable of space travel and they tracked the source of the signal to an abandoned SHIELD space station. The Station was 30 years old, having been built in 1946. Stephen Lang was using it as a base. Once he was defeated and the X-Men freed their comrades. The Right realized all the X-Men were on the station and chose to abandon Lang. They activated the station's self destruct.

Xavier was unconscious when the X-Men fled. Stephen Lang was able to reach a turret and hit the escaping ship. Corbeau informed the X-Men that the blast pierced the hull and they were leaking radiation into the cockpit. Corbeau prepared to sacrifice himself if need be but asked if anyone besides himself could pilot the ship. Jean Grey used her abilities to learn the skill to pilot. Cyclops protested but Jean knocked him out. She lied and said her telekinesis could keep the radiation at bay. The other X-Men entered the escape pod and took off.

Jean went blind immediately.

Her humours boiled and evaporated.

Her cells began to divide at a rapid rate.

Her atoms split.

And the entire time, Jean Grey did not falter in her mission.

Just before she is disintegrated, the Phoenix appeared before her.

The X-Jet skid across the Cassidy Airport runway and into the Ocean. Cyclops regained consciousness as did Xavier. All the X-Men were floating in the ocean. Cyclops asked for Jean.

Jean burst out of the Water, proclaiming herself as The Phoenix.

She immediately passed out.

D'Ken, the Emperor of the Shi'ar sensed what happened and contacted Galactus, believing he would want to consume the Earth. Jean was in a coma, her body was healthy but no Doctor was able to determine what had happened.

### **1976-1977: Vacation**

The X-Men took another vacation, this time to Cassidy Keep, Banshee's castle in Ireland. As it happened, Sean Cassidy's brother, Black Tom Cassidy, attempted to kill him to become the sole heir to the Cassidy fortune. He had befriended the Juggernaut when he obtained the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak. Cassidy Keep was largely destroyed in the battle between the Juggernaut and the New X-Men. Storm was buried under rubble and panicked, knocking both Juggernaut and Cassidy into the ocean. Juggernaut was too heavy to swim and sank while Cassidy retreated. Juggernaut did not need to breath, but he was turned around and wasn't sure where the Keep was, going in the wrong direction once he hit the bottom.

### **1977: The M'kraan Crystal**

The X-Men were in Ireland when the armored insect being appeared before them. It was revealed that what Xavier thought was the creature's head was a Shi'ar helmet. The helmet was removed to reveal a woman. She did not speak english. Suddenly, Galactus's herald Firelord appeared to capture the woman. The X-Men fought Firelord but the Shi'ar emperor D'ken expected this and had Erik the Red kidnap the woman, whom Xavier was able to uncover the name of. Her name was Lilandra. Charles saw her abduction and ordered the X-Men to follow them. The portal they leaped through led to space.

Emperor D'Ken was crazy enough to use the M'kraan crystal to destroy the universe. Without informing his warriors of his plan he sent the strongest of the Shi'ar empire to battle the X-Men. The Shi'ar warriors began to overpower the X-Men. Fortunately the Starjammers, the band of rebels who opposed the Shi'ar empire and had become aware of emperor D'Ken's plans arrived and turned the tide of the battle. Christopher Summers, the leader of the Starjammers, did not realize he was fighting alongside his own son and vice versa. Despite their best efforts the M'kraan crystal blinked, threatening to disrupt reality. The X-Men found themselves in a white void. Jean Grey explained she was able to place them within the M'Kraan Crystal and that she could use the Phoenix to repair the damaged crystal but it would take everyone present and feel as if it took an eternity.

The X-Men suddenly appeared before Xavier and the Grays in Ireland. From their perspective they had only been gone for a roughly ten minutes. Jean revealed her mutant abilities to her parents, though they suspected she was a mutant since the car crash she appeared to cause when she was a child.

### **1978: Return of Magneto**

Jean spent time recovering afterwards. While she was recovering, an old enemy, Mesmero, broke into her room. The rest of the X-Men were playing a game of baseball, using their powers. The game was interrupted by Mesmero and the mind controlled Jean Grey. Xavier was growing close to the newly rescued Lilandra but then sensed the X-Men were in danger. He got to the baseball field too late. They were gone.

Xavier contacted Hank McCoy AKA Beast to investigate the disappearance of the X-Men. Despite MCCoy being kept busy working with the Avengers, he agreed. McCoy had attempted to cure his mutation but found that his mutation appeared to have fought back and mutated him further, giving him blue fur. McCoy did indeed discover the X-Men but was captured. He discovered Mesmero was following Magneto. Magneto imprisoned the X-Men while they were unconscious. He was unfamiliar with the new X-Men and intended to offer them a place on the Brotherhood. They awoke. Magneto was unaware that Storm possessed lock picking skills and that Jean had the power of the Phoenix. When they broke out he initiated a fail safe that caused the base to melt from intense heat. The Hideout had been built under a volcano. Jean Grey grabbed Hank McCoy and flew out of the Volcano but was uncertain if anyone else made it out alive. They had actually began to pass out from the heat and did not respond to her cries for them. Jean Grey's phoenix powers exhausted her and she passed out. McCoy had remained conscious and picked her up. The Hellfire Club observed Jean Grey and Beast's return with the Avengers providing a Quinjet. They also heard Xavier being informed of the seeming death of the other X-Men.

### **1979: Downtime**

Xavier announced he was leaving with Lilandra when she took the throne and the two journeyed to space. Jean Grey also left the X-Men.

The X-Men were alive. They found their way to the Savage Land. From there they found their way to Japan, where Wolverine briefly reunited with his old love Mariko. They then went through Canada. There was a brief incident as the Canadian government considered Wolverine private property and sent Alpha Flight to take him back.

Lilandra was crowned Majestrix of the Shi'ar empire, beginning an age of peace rather than conquest like that under D'Ken. Xavier entertained himself in many ways such as exploring the galaxy and reading in the great libraries(this part of his life seemed to parallel that of his ancestor Jean Luc Picard, with Xavier even wearing a similar red and black outfit, though not a Starfleet uniform).

Jean Grey was testing her power at Moira Mactaggert's Muir Island. A test of her phoenix power killed one of Jamie Madrox's clones. It also caused a security breach that caused the imprisoned Mutant X to escape. Hank McCoy received an SOS from Muir Island. it was at that time the X-Men revealed their survival and along with McCoy went to answer the distress call. Jean Grey had neutralized the Mutant before the X-Men arrived but had practically nuked him with her power.

Jean Grey would occasionally be approached by Jason Wyngarde AKA Mastermind, who still seeked to manipulate Jean.

The split nature of the X-Men at this time prevented their involvement in the 1979 Apocalypse scare caused by the arrival of a Vogon Fleet over Earth.

### **1980: Dark Phoenix Saga**

Cerebro detected two powerful mutants and the X-Men split to find them. Emma Frost attempted to recruit her under the guise of representing an all girl's school but she was told that she would have time to think about it. The X-Men approached her as well and enchanted her by being honest about their mutant nature. They also took Kitty out for Ice Cream, winning her over further. Emma had spotted the X-Men and attacked. Her psychic powers knocked out the X-Men, but Kitty Pryde's mutant ability activated and she phased through a wall. She saw the knocked out X-Men being loaded in the back of a truck. Kitty entered the trunk to help.

Jean Grey and Scott Summers tracked down another mutant. it was Alison Blaire, also known by the stage name Dazzler. Her mutant power left everyone except Cyclops dazed thanks to his quartz glasses. Cyclops talked to Dazzler but she declined to join. He turned to see Jean Grey kissing Jason Wyngarde. Nightcrawler then appeared, telling him that Kitty Pryde had sent out a distress signal.

Cerebro led Cyclops and Phoenix to Frost Enterprises. They found Kitty Pryde hiding. She revealed she had attempted to free the X-Men but only freed Wolverine or as she knew him "The Little Guy with the claws". Cyclops and Phoenix ran to find almost all the Hellfire club members had been killed by Wolverine. Phoenix read the mind of a dying henchman and discovered both the existence of the Hellfire Club and that they had bugged the X-Mansion. Emma Frost was able to escape.

Wolverine took some time off to travel to Canada and clear his record with the Superhero team Alpha Flight. They agreed to do so in exchange for Wolverine tracking down the Wendigo. He did so finally, the creature having escaped him while he was fighting the Hulk previously.

The X-Men decided to reside at Warren Worthington's mansion while the Mansion was debugged. Jean Grey began to show signs of instability, attacking Wolverine. She also predicted accurately the exact moment that Hank McCoy would call to inform them the Mansion was clean of Bugs.

The X-Men infiltrated a party held by the Hellfire Club. Jean was approached by Jason Wyngarde, who used an illusion to lure her into a fake memory and away from Cyclops. Cyclops chased after Jean but as he entered a room he was knocked out by a psychic blast from Jean, who had been fully brainwashed into the Hellfire's club's Black Queen.

Meanwhile, Wolverine and Nightcrawler burst through the floor, having gone through the sewers. They were found and attacked by Leland and Pierce. Donald Pierce was a cyborg. He began choking Nightcrawler and Wolverine cut his arm off. The arm continued choking Nightcrawler. Wolverine was confronted by Harry Leland, who possessed the strange Mutant ability to increase the weight of anything he set his eyes on. He used this ability on Wolverine, causing him to fall through several floors and into the sewers. Meanwhile Colossus and Storm were attacked. Sebastian Stan knocked out Storm with a surprise strike while Stan then overpowered Colossus, as each blow increased Stan's strength. Colossus was knocked out. Once they were rounded up it was noticed Wolverine was not there. Leland assumed he would have drowned with his metallic skeleton. Three Men were sent to make sure. They were attacked but left alive though in great agony, having been disemboweled. A woman, Lady Deathstrike was tracking Wolverine and found the wounded men.

Wyngarde believed he needed to break Jean's tether to reality. He created an illusion in which he fought and killed Scott Summers in a sword duel.

This had the opposite effect Wyngarde intended.

Jean attacked the Hellfire club. The X-Men were freed and the battle escalated to the main ballroom.Some of the Hellfire Club as killed but others were able to escape in the chaos but Phoenix in an act of revenge lobotomized Jason Wyngarde. The Phoenix had been awoken and in hunger flew off. The Phoenix decided Earth's sun was not enough to sustain it and flew off, arriving in the D'Bari System. She consumed the Sun, unintentionally destroying 13 planets in the process. A Shi'ar vessel attacked to prevent her from destroying other stars. Dark Phoenix easily destroyed the vessel, but not before they alerted the Shi'ar Empress Lilandra. A council of intergalactic associates was gathered, including the Kree and Skrull empires, and concluded that Dark Phoenix was an even more serious threat than the planet-consuming Galactus and must be destroyed.

On Earth, the X-Men were greeted by former X-Man Beast. Dark Phoenix returned to Earth, to her family's home, and found herself conflicted between her normal feelings for her loved ones and her new destructive impulses as Dark Phoenix. The X-Men attacked her but were defeated. Charles Xavier, arrived, and through a vicious psychic duel, he created a new set of psychic "barriers" which reduced her to only her original Marvel Girl powers. This allowed Jean's normal personality to reassert control.

The Shi'ar abducted the X-Men, told them of Dark Phoenix's casual genocide, and declared that she must be put to death. Xavier challenged Lilandra to Arin'n Haelar, a Shi'ar duel of honor that could not be refused. After conferring with the Kree and Skrulls, Lilandra agreed to Xavier's demand.

The next day, the X-Men and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard were teleported to the Blue Area of the Moon to do battle, with the victors deciding the fate of Phoenix. The Imperial Guard defeated most of the X-Men, leaving Cyclops and Phoenix alone to make a final stand. When Cyclops was seemingly killed, Jean's panic overode Xavier's psychic restraints and restored her to Dark Phoenix. Lilandra initiated Plan Omega, which would consist of destroying the whole solar system in hopes of eliminating Dark Phoenix in the process. Xavier ordered the X-Men to subdue Jean to preempt Lilandra's emergency measure. They battled her until she regained her senses. Running inside one of the Blue Area's ruins, Jean, struggling to keep control, activated an ancient Kree weapon which disintegrated her after an emotional good-bye to Cyclops. He deduced that Jean had planned her sacrifice from the moment they had landed on the moon.

Uatu the Watcher commented that "Jean Grey could have lived to become a god. But it was more important to her that she die...a human."

After Jean Grey's Funeral, Scott Summers decided to take a break from the team. Xavier accepted this. Lilandra told Jean's parents she would be remembered as a hero and gifted them with a Holempathic Matrix crystal which created a hologram of Jean based on their memories of her.

Kitty Pryde sat on the steps of the unattended X Mansion. She arrived on time but found it locked and vacant. She decided to wait.

### **Days of Future Past**

Kitty Pryde was practicing in the danger room when she suddenly fainted. When she awoke she claimed to be the the mind of an older Kitty Pryde from an apocalyptic and machine ruled future of 2013, where Skynet had taken over. She told them the Brotherhood would murder Senator Robert Kelly, resulting in the reintroduction of the Sentinel Program, which would turn on humanity. The X-Men headed out to stop the attack.

The Brotherhood approached the Senate Building. Carol Danvers, the heroine Ms.Marvel, was working as a bodyguard. A member of the Brotherhood, Mystique's daughter Rogue, approached Carol as a fan asking for an autograph. Carol warned her to leave when Rogue touched her. She ended up taking too much away and left Carol comatose. Mystique shapeshifted into impersonating Carol and entered a room with Senators Robert Kelly and Howard Stern.

This was when the X-Men arrived to battle the Brotherhood. They saved the life of Robert Kelly and forced the Brotherhood to retreat. Rogue fled with Mystique, discovering she could fly as a consequence of taking the powers from Carol Danvers. The older Kitty Pride's consciousness faded after this, leading the X-Men to believe they succeeded.

The X-Men were personally occupied in many ways, Storm was adjusting in her role as the X-Men's leader. Illyana Rasputin moved in to stay with Colossus due to family trouble. Wolverine travelled to Japan and slew Shingen Yashida and became engaged to Mariko. Pryde aced her first Danger Room test without her older one's help. She was also at the time taking dancing classes from Stevie Hunter.

Professor Xavier was approached by the X-Men, who asked that he revive the comatose Carol Danvers. He entered her mind and brought her back. She was having a bizarre yet peaceful dream of being with a man named Marcus in Limbo and the two having a child, Marcus Jr, but Xavier awakened her. She was still confined to a wheelchair for some time and needed time to recover and she moved in with the X-Men for awhile.

Kitty Pryde was left alone at the Mansion. She was told to familiarize herself with the Blackbird Jet. She soon discovered she was not alone as a N'Garai demon emerged. Kitty found herself fighting for her life, finally finishing the creature off by incinerating it with the Blackbird Jet's rocket boosters.

Kitty received a pleasant holiday surprise when Carol brought her family to stay at the mansion. Unknown to her this was to protect them as those close to the X-Men were being abducted, including Moira Mactaggert, Illyana Rasputin, Stevie Hunter and Mariko Yashida. The culprit was Doctor Doom. He requested Storm come to him. The X-Men reluctantly did this but kept cautious. Doom subdued her and used her in a weather controlling device. Out of control weather plagued the nations of the world. T'Challa in Wakanda realized Storm was responsible when it started snowing. The device empowered Storm and she broke free, defeating Doom and allowing the X-Men to rescue their loved ones.

Cyclops was in Alaska. He began asking around for a Captain "Mad" Pryor, who he was surprised to discover was a woman with a shocking resemblance to Jean Grey.

The two were on a voyage and crashed. Scott was forced to cover his eyes. The two were approached by a figure who referred to them as Scott and Jean.

Xavier realized Magneto had gone quiet and sent the X-Men to investigate. Kitty Pryde was not allowed to come but she snuck onboard the Jet. Magneto had taken Scott and Madeline to his new hideout wher ehe was hiding from Xavier's telepathy. Scott found his powers did not work. Magneto used his abilities to turn the World's nuclear weapons against them. The massive amount of Magneto's power used led to Cerebro detecting him and the X-Men discovered his location in an underground former Deep One complex. Kitty Pryde, being the most tech literate member, deactivated the machine Magneto was using to deactivate mutant abilities. Scott Summers's powers kicked in immediately. After much was destroyed, Magneto went on a rampage and injured Kitty Pryde, who he was shocked to discover was a child. He then willingly allowed himself to be taken into custody.

Kitty Pryde had a cast place on her arm. Storm, Stevie Hunter and Spider-Woman Jessica Drew were treating her to dinner when the grotesque mutant Caliban ambushed and abducted Kitty Pryde out of a personal attraction to her. Caliban was beaten back by Spider-Woman but escaped back to the sewers.

The Government requested anti Mutant weapons. the secret Mutant Forge constructed a weapon to remove Mutant abilities. Forge also designed a more advanced chair for Xavier.

### **1982: Deathbird**

The X-Mansion was being renovated and the X-Men moved into Magneto's former base. The school's reconstruction was overseen by Cyclops and Storm. That is when a ship being piloted by Corsair landed before them. Corsair explained that Lilandra had been kidnapped and the Shi'ar believed the X-Men were behind it in revenge for the Phoenix. Corsair also revealed he had discovered he was Scott's father. Before he had time to process this strange effect brought Corsair, Storm, Cyclops and the rest of the X-Men to a Shi'ar ship. The Shi'ar gave the ultimatum of return Lilandra in two earth days or earth would be destroyed. Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler stayed behind.

Xavier tracked Lilandra's location with a psychic link. They appeared in a city when they heard a buzzing sound. This was an attack by creatures called the Brood. The assault allowed an opportunity for the villain Deathbird to impale Colossus, leaving him in critical condition. Corsair called the Starjammers and the X-Men were beamed to their ship. Colossus's life was saved but the ship was attacked by a massive creature infected with Brood. The star whale creature swallowed the ship and from within the Brood attacked. Xavier and Lilandra were able to make contact with the X-Men telepathically. The battle became a diversionary tactic to rescue the two that was successful. Xavier knew they wouldn't have time to make it back before the deadline. However Xavier was able to contact Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler and used a shapeshifting device to make Kitty appear to look like the Phoenix and then had Nightcrawler teleport in and scare the Shi'ar. Lilandra arrived and attempted to arrest the traitors but they committed suicide. The true villain, Lilandra's sister Deatbird, remained at large. The strain of the psychic link and the distance to contact Kitty and Nightcrawler left Xavier in a coma for a short time. As senator Kelly's anti Mutant rhetoric grew, Carol Danvers helped the X-Men break into secure facilities and remove all information on them.

Magneto escaped prison with Mystique's help. He began investigating the murder of two mutant children who were killed by henchmen of the Reverend William Stryker. Stryker, who murdered his wife and newborn son after his son (a deformed mutant child) was born, seeked the wholesale extermination of mutantkind while presenting himself to the public as a fire and brimstone preacher, spreading a message claiming that mutants were abominations in the eyes of God. After a television debate with Professor Charles Xavier, Stryker (who knew that Xavier was a mutant) kidnapped him, forcing the X-Men to team up with Magneto to find their mentor.

Xavier had been hooked up to a machine that would use his telepathic power to kill all of the world's mutants via cerebral hemorrhage. At a revival meeting, where popular US Senator Robert Kelly (who was a closeted mutant) was in attendance, Magneto and the X-Men confronted Stryker and rescued Xavier. In the end, after Shadowcat and Nightcrawler successfully baited Stryker into admitting kidnapping Xavier and his plans for mutant genocide, Stryker was shot in the chest by a security guard when he tried to murder Shadowcat in public.

Magneto and the X-Men parted ways, with Magneto politely turning down an offer by Xavier to join the X-Men. However, before he left, he reminded the X-Men that Stryker may have the final victory, as already his defenders rallied to him as he awaited trial for his crimes.

### **1982-1983: The Brood**

The X-Men moved into the Starjammer ship where Xavier was being cared for after his capture. He was in a Coma and in his mind was battling against the demons he had spent his life repelling. He imagined a woman saving him by repelling the demons. He could have sworn it was Jean. He woke up saying her name. The ship was empty. It had been days. Several dead members of the Brood race were scattered across the room.

Lilandra's twin sister, Deathbird had control over the Brood. She had obtained a method of pulling a species, commonly called the Xenomorphs. She had bred them with other creatures to turn them into flying terrors. These creatures became the Brood. They now had the X-Men within their nest and intended to use them as incubators. Wolverine was able to escape, his adamantium skeleton creature killed the Xenomorph within him and his healing factor allowed him to survive. He quickly freed the other X-Men and Carol Danvers. They then reached the ship and broke free. Kitty found a Dragonlike creature taken by the Brood as well and it followed her, acting like a cat. Kitty asked if she could keep him provided he didn't grow any bigger. She named him Lockheed.

The X-Men had an encounter with an Alien Dire Wraith hybrid who the space Knight ROM was hunting. The X-Men and Brotherhood became involved in the conflict. Rogue would touch ROM and accidentally absorb some of his conscience, which would drive her further away from the Brotherhood.

### **1983: New Mutants**

The Ancient Mutant En Sabah Nur awoke from his ancient sleep in Egypt. Vacationing in Egypt, Storm encountered En Sabah Nur and quickly realized he was a threat and contacted the X-Men. Moira Mactaggert dug up information on En Sabah Nur and shared it with Xavier. En Sabah Nur attacked the X Mansion and briefly took cont

**In Progress**

Xavier recruited and began training a group of teenagers he named the New Mutants. The group included:

Cannonball (Samuel Guthrie), a 16-year-old from Kentucky with the ability to generate thermo-chemical energy and propel himself through the air.

Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh), a 19-year-old girl from Sarkhan who could mentally possess other people's bodies.

Mirage (Danielle Moonstar, originally codenamed Psyche), a girl who is a Cheyenne Native American who could create visual empathic three-dimensional illusions.

Sunspot (Roberto da Costa), a 14-year-old from Brazil who had superhuman strength fueled by sunlight and could store solar energy in his body to use his super strength during the night.

Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair), a 13-year-old religious girl from Scotland, United Kingdom who could transform into a wolf and a werewolf-like creature. Likely a controlled form of Lycanthropy.

Xavier noticed the disappearance of Angel and sent the X-Men to investigate, Nightcrawler noticed a group of mutants carrying an unconscious Angel into the sewers. The X-Men followed and were ambushed by a group of sewer dwelling mutants called the Morlocks. One of the mutants infected Kitty Pryde with bubonic plague to subdue her. Caliban, having fallen in love with her, nursed her back to health and agreed to help the X-Men. With no seeable hope of rescue(The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had not debuted yet as they had not yet finished their training), Storm challenged the Morlock leader Calypso for rule of the Morlocks. A Morlock healer cured Kitty Pryde and she ran to where the fight between Storm and Calypso was taking place. Storm defeated Calypso. As their new leader she offered the Morlocks a place at the X-Mansion but they refused out of a sense of loyalty to their home and their people.

Rogue arrived at the X-Mansion, having reformed by this point. Unable to live with her and still mad at her for everything, Carol Danvers departed the X-Mansion. She would later disappear, having been abducted by the Kree until her reappearance in 1995.

Scott Summers began to wonder about similarities between Madeline Pryor and Jean Grey. An investigation by Xavier only yielded that these were coincidences.

Wolverine and Mariko announced their wedding. The X-Men travelled to Japan, bringing Rogue along. The group was drugged by the villain Viper. Only Wolverine and Rogue recovered due to Logan's healing factor and rogue's tougher immunity. Mariko had been captured by her brother, the Silver Samurai, who displeased as the marriage would allow Logan a sizable share of the Yashida corporation. As Wolverine battled Silver Samurai, Rogue found and freed Mariko, but a Yakuza assassin shot rogue with an adamantium bullet. The Silver Samurai escaped and Wolverine allowed Rogue to touch him and absorb his healing abilities. Mariko and Logan decided to remain married after they agreed to battle the Silver Samurai together.

Cyclops proposed to Madeline Pryor, but he continued to find clues that she was Jean Grey. Cyclops asked her directly and was punched for it. She made him promise never to mention Jean Grey again. They would be married that year.

### **1983-84: Illyana lost**

Illyana Rasputin was staying with the X-Men in Magneto's former base. One day she heard someone calling her. That was the day Peter Rasputin lost his five year old sister forever.

The X-Men saw her being pulled into a portal. They followed and leaped into the portal after her. it appeared they were gone for a few seconds but then they returned with a different Illyana. The demon Belasco had kidnapped he rand taken her to Limbo. She had been there for Seven years. She was now 12 years older and had a robotic limb. She would join the New Mutants.

### **1984: Storm as Leader**

Michael Rossi learned of a Hellfire Club mole with SHIELD.

Government agents discovered that Forge was holding back technology, specifically a weapon capable of depowering mutants.The agents, led by Henry Peter Gyrich, were tasked with obtaining the Mutant depowering weapon. Mystique had infiltrated the group as Raven Darkholme and intended to prevent the weapon's use when she was tasked with getting it from Forge.

While returning from seeing a film Colossus and Kitty Pryde were attacked by Brotherhood members Pyro and Avalanche, who froze Colossus solid by submitting his body to intense heat and then extreme cold using liquid nitrogen. Kitty Pryde had gone missing. However, this was intended as a distraction and Mystique infiltrated the X Mansion and demanded Rogue return. She refused and convinced her that remaining at the X Mansion was the best option for everyone's safety.

Kitty woke up in the Morlock owned sewers before Calypso. She had promised to marry Caliban but had not fulfilled that promise. The X-Men arrived and Storm used her position as Morlock leader to demand her freedom and nullify the marriage to Caliban. They also recruited the Morlock healer into curing Colossus with Rogue's help.

While Recovering at the X Mansion from the energy taken from curing Colossus, Rogue overheard a voicemail from Michael Rossi intended for Xavier, due to possessing Carol Danvers's memories she rushed to the Helicarrier to help him when he was cut off. Rossi had discovered the Hellfire Club moles, who were ordered to kill him. One of them murdered the others and prepared to kill Rossi but Rogue saved him. He told her that his rescue still didn't mean he forgave her for what she did Rogue.

Agent Val Cooper was able to obtain the Mutant neuralizer despite Mystique's attempts to prevent it from being obtained. Mystique informed Forge, who did not want the weapon used to kill Rogue, as was their intention. Rogue had returned to the area where she had kissed her boyfriend and nearly killed him when her powers manifested. Storm allowed her to take a sample of her power and they flew together. It was then that agent Gyrich arrived and fired the neuralizer at Rogue, but Forge interrupted the attempt and the beam hit Storm, depowering her. Forge then took Storm and fled. Forge would spend time taking care of Storm out of shame for having caused her condition. The X-Men became aware of her condition through Forge's contact with Xavier.

While living at Freedom Tower, the depowered Ororo was attacked by otherworldly creatures which were repelled by Naze, Forge's mentor. The two called and were picked up by the X-Men. Cyclops revealed that he had been acting as leader while Charles Xavier prepared Magneto's supreme court defense.

### **1985-1986: Birth of Nathan Summers**

Kitty Pryde gained the superhero identity to Shadowcat, no longer being considered a rookie.

Madelyne Pryor revealed that she was pregnant. The child was a son named Nathaniel Christopher Charles Summers and was born between 1985 and 1986.

Magneto's trial was attacked with a bomb being set off. The trial would resumed in 1987. Xavier was wounded by Anti Mutant protesters. He was partially healed by the Morlocks. He was then fully better treated by the Starjammers.

### **1986: Mutant Massacre**

Scott and Madeline introduced Nathan Summers to the X-Men.

Cyclops and Storm argued over who should serve as leader given Storm's recent depowerment. They settled this in a battle in the danger room in which Storm defeated Cyclops in combat. While it was not discovered until much later, Madelyne's secret psychic abilities subtly manipulated the fight's outcome.

Mr.Sinister, a long awaiting foe finally decided to make his move. His team known as the Marauders consisted of Arclight, Blockbuster, Harpoon, Malice, Prism, Riptide, Sabertooth, Scalphunter and Vertigo. He sent out his followers to kill mutants. They attacked and killed two members of the Morlocks, making the other flee, leading them directly to the rest of the Morlocks where they began to massacre them. one of the Morlocks fled to the X-Mansion and informed the X-Men.

At the same time, Scott Summers was contacted by Reed Richards and left, while going out on a flight Madelyne Pryor's plane was shot down, she and the baby Nathan survived but someone attacked them.

The X-Men went down to the sewers, where they were ambushed and a battle ensued, Nightcrawler and Colossus were rendered comatose when one of the attackers dropped a grenade. Shadowcat was somehow, rendered intangible. Angel had his wings heavily damaged and they needed to be amputated to avoid the risk of gangrene.

Magick began teleporting the wounded X-Men and Morlocks to the Mansion, which was turned into a makeshift hospital. Wolverine searched the sewers for the Morlock Healer and ran into his old enemy Sabertooth, the two fought but Sabertooth indirectly brought the ceiling down on himself. The mutant Elizabeth Braddock arrived to help. She was able to sense Sabertooth arriving to attack Wolverine. A fight ensued in which Braddock used her psychic abilities on Sabertooth's mind, distracting him and allowing Wolverine to impale him and hurl his body into the campus lake.

The Starjammers ship was damaged in a battle with Deathbird, preventing Xavier from returning to Earth.

### **1987: New Recruits**

Understaffed, the X-Men once more attempted to recruit Allison Blaire, the Mutant Singer Dazzler. They discovered she was possessed by the Marauder Malice and had been torturing a group of fans. Braddock, in her persona of Psylocke was able to expel the spirit of Malice, which escaped. Allison reluctantly joined the X-Men after this.

Madelyne Prior woke up from her coma, asking where her baby is.

Alex Summers and Lorna Dane returned in their identities of Havok and Polaris to help as much as they could. The Marauder Malice possessed Polaris.

The Morlocks and X-Men were brought to Moira Mactaggert's Muir Island for medical assistance, including the wounded Nightcrawler, Colossus, now comatose Shadowcat, and Angel. The group was also joined by the alien Longshot. Storm left the group to find Forge and regain her Mutant powers. She travelled to Freedom Plaza and found Naze. Naze mentioned how Forge's platoon had been decimated during the Sarkhan War and he summoned a demon to save them only to lose control.

Learning of Madelyne's survival, Mr.Sinister sent the Marauders to kill her. The X-Men were able to save her. Meanwhile, Storm and Naze fought through Demons in Limbo while searching for Forge. While getting groceries for the inhabitants of Muir Island, Mystique approached Rogue, revealing the Brotherhood member Destiny had a vision of the X-Men dying. The Brotherhood had also been pardoned and were now working for the government.

Magneto's trial resumed and he was ultimately pardoned, returning to Asteroid M. However, the Mutant Registration Act was finally passed, despite Robert Kelly's efforts to prevent it.

### **1988: Fall of the Mutants**

Storm found Forge before a portal and attempted to kill him. Forge revealed he was actually attempting to close the portal and Naze revealed that he was possessed. The portal appeared over Four Freedoms Plaza, the X-Men and Brotherhood both united to fight the demonic forces that emerged. Forge is able to help Storm escape and tested his experimental device to restore her powers.

Outside, the X-Men ran into Four Freedoms Plaza before it exploded. However they were saved when they were teleported to another by Forge and Storm in order to prevent Naze from summoning the Adversary. They attempted him back from emerging. Forge performed the same ritual he had performed to banish the Adversary, though the X-Men were believed killed in the real world. In reality,the Goddess Roma (daughter of Merlin and in a role as protector of the multiverse) rescued them and brought them back to Earth, though the X-Men decided to allow the world to believe they were dead to act discreetly against groups like the Marauders. They were dropped off in the Australian outback. They spot the Reavers just returning and ambush them after a theft. They also rescued the mute Mutant Gateway. The Reavers Headquarters was taken over by the X-Men.

### **1989: Inferno**

Madelyne Pryor had a nightmare in which Jean Grey returned and Scott abandoned her, even taking off parts of her body to put onto Jean, leaving Pryor a faceless and featureless husk. Then in her dream the Demon N'astirh (a holdover from the portal to Limbo opened at Four Freedoms Plaza), posessed her, transforming her into the Goblin Queen, making a deal in order to save Nathan. N'astirh revealed Nathan was being tortured by Mr.Sinister and Pryor went after him in revenge. Teh X-Men returned and began to search for Pryor.

Pryor tracked down Mr.Sinister to his new base, the former Xavier's Mansion. Sinister revealed tha the had kept an eye on Scott Summers. He also took an interest in Jean Grey and would clone her after her death, implanting false memories and resulting in the birth of Madelyne Pryor. Pryor attacked Sinister and retrieved her child but the Demon N'astirh betrays Pryor. The X-Men arrive, having followed Pryor and the Marauders trail. Iceman freezes N'astirh and Colossus and Rogue shattered him. The now mad Pryor attempted to use her newly discovered psychic abilities to attack the X-Men but the psychic backlash killed her. The remaining Demons fled back to limbo. In anger, Cyclops killed Mr.Sinister by using the Z'Nox scenario to allow the other X-Men to give him energy so that his beam was powerful enough to vaporize Sinister.

The X-Men planned to return to the Australian outback by Wolverine was separated by Donald Pierce and the Reavers. Pierce used an artifact known as the Siege Perilous to erase the X-Men's enemies. He is found by Jubilee, who followed the X-Men during one of their trips through one of Gateway's portals. After tracking down and defeating Pierce, Wolverine and Jubilee set out to find the X-Men. They have been separated into other universes. Dazzler was in a universe where she didn't lose her popularity. Colossus was in a universe where Mutants never existed and became an artist. Rogue found herself in a universe in which she fell in love with a younger Magneto and remained with him in the Savage Land, where her powers did not work. Ororo Monroe was no win the body of a young child, Psylocke was working as an assassin and Havoc was a soldier on Genosha, his powers being undetected due to Roma's interference. The Country of Genosha declares Mutants government property and uses them as slave work.

Forge discovered Ororo was in the body of a young girl. He alarmed Banshee. A group of Genoshan Mercenaries attacked Muir Island but were killed by the psychic David McTaggert. Another group tracked down two escaped Genoshan mutants to to the underground layer of the X Men, beneath the ruins of the Xavier mansion but were easily subdued by the X-Men there. While in Madripoor tracking down Psylocke's scent, Logan and Jubilee are attacked by Psylocke in her assassin role. Her psychic abilities causes her to read Logan's mind and learn of her true identity, restoring her memories. Ororo Monroe runs into Gambit and Ororo's memories are partially restored by a blow to the head. She is inspired to head to the X-Mansion and Gambit follows. When they arrive Psylocke restores their memories. Polaris was also finally purged of her possession by Malice.

### **1990-1991: X-Tinction**

The X-Men assembled as many members as they could when the Genosha forces attacked, capturing Storm and the New Mutants. President Kelly gave the X-Men permission to rescue their friends. When they arrived they were attacked by Alex Summers, though they were able to restore his memories before being apprehended. Alex Summers was able to free the group, killing the Mutant who negated Mutant abilities on Genosha and helping the X-Men rescue the others and escape. The New Mutant Warlock was killed in the escape.

### **1991: Muir Island Saga**

After warnings from Forge and Banshee, the X-Men and Professor X investigated Muir Island, whose inhabitants has been taken over by the Shadow King. They were captured by the inhabitants. Xavier returned to his mansion, now in ruins, to use Cerebro, only to find Stevie Hunter on the run from Colossus, also controlled by the Shadow King. Professor X battled Colossus and freed him from the Shadow King's control, Xavier decides to call in his original students, now forming the team X-Factor.

On Muir Island, Wolverine separated himself from his party and was attacked and freed from control by Forge. Rogue appeared, ready to attack, but she too was taken out by Forge. The three regrouped, but were quickly attacked by Banshee, who was also quickly taken down and freed. Banshee explained that Shadow King had been using Polaris as a nexus between the physical world and the Astral Plane. Using her new powers to absorb negative energy for superhuman strength, Shadow King planned on becoming all-powerful. They feared that to break that connection and defeat him, they may had to kill Polaris.

With X-Factor gathered, Xavier planned a strike on Muir Island using resources provided by Val Cooper. X-Factor landed on the island and quickly neutralized its defenses. Back at the base, Xavier was attacked directly by the Shadow King, using his host body Jacob Reisz, who thought he had control of all those present, including Cooper. She revealed herself to be a disguised Mystique and killed Reisz. Shadow King quickly shifted to a new host, Xavier's son Legion. As X-Factor and the freed X-Men reached Polaris, Legion set off an explosion that destroyed much of the island.

Professor X landed on the island himself, but found Legion holding all of his students captive. Legion was attacked unexpectedly by Storm, freeing the X-Men. He retreated and unleashed the X-Men and Muir Island inhabitants to take down his enemies. Professor X decided they would attack the Shadow King on both the physical and astral planes to defeat him, so he sent half the team to break the nexus formed with Polaris and the other half to protect his body while he is on the Astral Plane. He began his battle with the Shadow King, but now the villain had become too powerful to attack. In the physical world, Forge defeated the still-controlled Psylocke and used her psychic knife on Polaris to disrupt and sever the nexus. His power source destroyed, the Shadow King was ripped apart.

In the aftermath, Professor X failed to repair the mental damage to Legion's mind, leaving Legion brain-dead, but was comforted by X-Factor's decision to rejoin the X-Men. Val Cooper, returned from Shadow King's control, recruited Polaris, Guido Carosella and Jamie Madrox into a new government-sponsored team to replace the disbanded Freedom Force.

**1992: Executioner's Song**

**1993: Fatal Attractions**

**1994: Phalanx Covenant**

**1995: Age of Apocalypse**

**1996: Onslaught**

**1997:Zero Tolerance**

**2001-2004: Planet X**

**2005: House of M**