Merge:Muir Island

Muir Island is a small, island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the. It plays a prominent role in the X-Men comics and its related series.

History
Muir Island's significance stems from the fact that it is the home of Earth's largest and most comprehensive mutant research complex, founded by Dr. Moira MacTaggert. Originally, she created the facility to help her son, Kevin (a.k.a. Proteus), an extremely powerful and destructive mutant.

Muir Island's facility holds a wealth of knowledge on various mutants, their abilities, and other mutant-related issues and concerns (such as the Legacy Virus). It was also once the home base of the X-Men spin-off superhero team Excalibur.

The island and its research center have come under attack by many villains, including Magneto, the Acolytes, the Shadow King, Galactus, and Proteus. The island's facilities were destroyed during the Muir Island Saga. Although rebuilt, the Muir Island Genetic Research Center was destroyed again in an attack by Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Appearances in other media

 * In the second X-Men movie, X2, Stryker's computer displays a desktop folder labeled "Muir Island".
 * In a scene of the third X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, Professor X shows a video of Moira MacTaggert on Muir Island.
 * Muir Island has made appearances in several episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series.
 * Muir Island appears in the X-Men Legends role playing game as a level map.