Jean Grey

## Background

### 1978 - 1995: Jean Grey

Jean Grey is the youngest child of Professor John Grey of the History Department of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York & his wife Elaine Grey. Jean had four older siblings named Roger, Liam Sara & Julia.

At the age of ten, her mutant powers manifested while she was outside with friends. She was not control her newly awakened telepathic abilities & had to isolate herself from other people to hold on to her sanity. When Jean was eleven, a psychiatrist, recommended to her parents, advised them consult a colleague of his, Professor Charles Xavier. Xavier was also a mutant with telepathic abilities of his own. Professor Xavier explained to Jean, but not to her parents, that she was a mutant & was allowed to treat her for several years. The Professor taught Jean how to levitate & manipulate objects through psionic force when she developed telekinesis.

With the help of Xavier, Jean was able to live a somewhat normal life or as normal as one could live when they could move things with their mind. During her junior year of high school, Jean & her best friend Annie Richardson decided to go on a college tour to check some of their desire college. While on the road, the two were in a car accident that mortally injured Annie. With her emotions all over the place, Jean began experiencing Annie's emotions as she held her dying. This traumatic event left Jean in a withdrawn & deeply depressed state, with her even going as far to say she would no longer attend college.

Her parents reached out to Xavier again to explain their predicament with Jean. At the time, he was developing a school that would secretly cater to mutants. With their recommendation, Jean enrolled at the newly established Xavier Institute of Higher Learning.

### 1995 - 2001: Marvel Girl

Even though Jean Grey was the first student to enroll, Xavier didn't have her officially join the school until he gathered the other students. She became one of the five trainees for X-Men & the only female to join the team, which also consisted of Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, & Beast. Taking the the codename Marvel Girl, Jean & the other original X-Men were tutored by Professor X & trained in the use of their powers in the Danger Room.

Shortly after she joined the team, Jean fell for Cyclops was too shy to make a move. As a skilled tactician, Cyclops quickly became deputy leader of the X-Men but social skills severely lacked. He shared Jean's feelings but his reserved demeanor prevented him from expressing his feelings for her. For a long time, Scott refused to admit that he had feelings for Jean, afraid that his optic blasts would hurt her or anyone else he cared about. He was also aware that his wealthy teammate, Warren Worthington (Angel) was also romantically interested in Jean.

When Jean graduated from Xavier’s Institute, her parents insisted on sending her to Metro College. Heartbroken that she could be sent away, Scott revealed his feelings for her & the two began to date. Satisfied with Jean's added maturity & her years of practice, Xavier released the psychic barriers preventing Jean from using her telepathic abilities.

While on a mission in space with the Fantastic Four, Jean was scanned by the Phoenix Force, one of the oldest known cosmic entities. It sensed Jean's unlimited potential while touching her subconscious. Weeks later, they again had to go to space for another mission. While heading back to Earth, they were caught in a solar radiation storm. The cockpit lacked the shielding needed to protect the pilot from the lethal radiation so Jean offered to pilot, believing her powers would shield her. But the solar radiation finally proved to be too great & she began to succumb to the radiation's lethal effects as their ship crashed in Jamaica. The Phoenix Force responded to Jean's anguish & telepathic calls for help. With its help, Jean was healed & had more control of her powers than ever, now going by Phoenix.

Tragically, Jean was corrupted into Dark Phoenix & underwent another transformation into the Dark Phoenix. She soared through the universe, where she devoured an entire star then returned to Earth, threatening to kill everyone. Professor Xavier was able to keep her under control & help her will herself back to normal. Just as Xavier was making final touches, the X-Men were teleported away by the Shi'ar. The Shi'ar Empire had witnessed Dark Phoenix consuming the star & the X-Men were forced to battle over Phoenix's fate. The battle triggered Phoenix's transformation into Dark Phoenix once more. Jean understood that she would never be able to fully control the dark hunger inside & sacrificed herself, bidding Scott an emotional farewell.

### 2004 - 2005: Phoenix

Many months after Phoenix's death, the Fantastic Four found Jean inside a cocoon beneath Jamaica Bay & bring it to the Fantastic Four for study. Jean releases herself from the cocoon & immediately goes to find Professor Xavier. Together, they discover that the Phoenix somehow placed her body at the last place Jean Grey was solely herself without the Phoenix. At first, she held off informing anyone else of her return but everyone soon learned of her resurrection, including Scott. Scott attempted to hide Jean & Madelyne from each other as he was confused on what to do. He lied & told Madelyne he would be gone for a week for a mission but was in fact reconnecting with his true love. Jean soon learns the truth after overhearing some students talk about Scott's wife & son. When Scott returns home, both Madelyne & Nate are gone.

Scott spent the next could of days searching for his family before Madelyne resurfaces at the X-Mansion after spending the last couple of days in the hospital. Using cryptic clues provided by Destiny, Scott, Jean & Madelyne find Mr. Sinister's laboratory in the basement with many children, including baby Nate. There, Mr. Sinister reveals that Madelyne is in fact a clone of Jean. Blaming Scott & Jean for the misery in her life, Madelyne attempts to sacrifice Nate & the other babies to spite Scott. However, she ends up mortally injuring herself. Jean is then forced to reintegrate the portion of herself that was given to Madelyne & also gained her memories as well.

Following Madelyne's funeral, Scott & Jean renew their relationship while also raising Nate together as their son. Later, Scott proposed but was turned down as Jean now carried the memories of Scott‘s proposal to Madelyne & needed time to be sure their relationship was their own decision, not preordained. Scott soon developed a grimmer, more serious personality than ever before. As a result, many of his relationships became strained, including his marriage to Jean. Confused by the change in their relationship, Jean confided in Logan & even kissed before Logan told her they would never work out. She instead focused on her new responsibilities & her growing powers, leaving Scott feeling ignored & trivialized.

The rift between Jean & Scott began to be filled by Emma Frost. Their relationship began as a series of psychic therapy sessions but Emma took advantage of this situation to get close to Scott & under the guise of counseling him, she was able to instigate a telepathic affair. When Jean discovered the affair, she forced Emma to admit her true feelings. Jean then read Scott's mind & discovered that Scott & Emma never engaged in any physical contact. Still upset over the affair, Jean subsequently left the X-Men to mull over what was happening in her life.

## Romantic Relationships

* Scott Summers: Boyfriend (1997 - 2001), (2004 - 2005); On & Off (2007 - 2010); Fiancée (2010 - )

### Ratings

* **Acument:** Unknown
* **Might:** Unknown
* **Quickness:** Unknown
* **Mysticism:** Unknown
* **Gadgets:** Unknown
* **Projection:** Unknown
* **Tactics:** Unknown
* **Battle:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Her best friend is Ororo Munroe.
* She has expressed jealousy over the Scarlet Witch's attractiveness.

## Notes

* The original character of Phoenix belongs to the Marvel Universe.