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Appearing in "Cable Vision"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #444

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Synopsis for "Cable Vision"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #444
This story continues from Cable #34...

Storm is pursuing the Hulk after he defeated and captured Cable, she attempts to use her powers to control the weather to summon up a wind that will slow the Hulk down, demanding that he let Cable go. The Hulk mockingly tells her to make him, but this gives Cable enough time to recover and fight back. However, when Storm orders Cable to release the Hulk and get clear, he refuses to do so and the Hulk takes another leap into the air. Elsewhere, at an old Pantheon safehouse, Janis Jones wakes up to find herself wracked with a fever. Her dreams of the Maestro, the Hulk, and her grandfather causes her to wake up and fall out of bed. When she does so it activates a hologram of the Hulk that he has brought her here until she can get well and how he used one such safehouse to escape a bomb blast. Suddenly, the Hulk is enthralled by Onslaught and given orders to find and destroy Cable. When Janis tries to stop him, she finally realizes that it was a hologram and the Hulk has been gone for hours. With no energy left because of the fever, Janis then passes out on the floor.

Back in Baltimore, the Hulk and Cable go smashing into a magazine distribution company there Cable struggles to get an advantage. Spotting a poster of Betti Page, Hulk thinks he is seeing a photo of his wife, Betty Banner. This gives Cable the opening he needs to use his mental powers to invade the Hulk's mind. Inside the Hulk's mindscape, Cable finds himself climbing up a massive staircase. He is opposed by Onslaught who makes a mental boulder roll down the stairs to try and stop him. In the real world, Storm finally catches up to the two combatants and is horrified to see Cable using his mental powers at the risk of making the Technorganic virus in his body take over. In the astral plane, Cable manages to dodge the massive boulder and get to the top of the stairs. There he finds a massive door, but when he forces it open he finds nothing by a yawning abyss on the other side. This was all a trap set by Onslaught, who then knocks Cable down into the pit below. This knocks Cable out of the Hulk's mind and with the Hulk now free, he tries to resume his attack on Cable. Before he can smash the mutant mercenary, Storm catches him up in a wind that sends the Hulk high into the air. However, before the Hulk can be swept away, he knocks Storm out of the building and into a nearby body of water.

Struggling to get to his feet, Cable asks some locals for some help but they run away from him. This causes Cable to think back to when he was a child and how he left an enemy to die in the battlefield instead of helping him when he begged for help and wonders if this is any different. Getting to his feet, Cable spots a gunshop and heads there to get some means of defending himself. When the Hulk recovers from Storm's attack and pushes his way outside he finds that Cable has procured a massive gun. The Hulk merely stands still as Cable fires, figuring that they are normal bullets that will not harm him. However, they are gas pellets and as soon as he realizes this, the Hulk tries to leap away. But, he gets caught up in another wind put up by Storm who also uses her powers to force the gas into the Hulk's lungs. Meanwhile, back at the Pantheon safe house, Janis is woken up again by the approach of Ajax, who wants to know who she is. Meanwhile, with the Hulk weakened from the gas, Cable devises a hail mary play by combining one of Storm's lightning bolts with a powerful psi-blast. This is sufficient to completely incapacitate the Hulk.

Afraid that the Hulk might be dying, Cable then enters his mind and frees the persona of Bruce Banner from Onslaught's hold. Storm then revives the Hulk's heart with another lightning bolt. Finally free from Onslaught's influence, the Hulk insists on joining Cable and Storm on their journey back to New York so he can face Onslaught one-on-one.

The Onslaught Saga continues in Uncanny X-Men #336...

Onslaught Impact One
Excalibur #100 Generation X #18 Incredible Hulk #444 Wolverine (Vol. 2) #104 X-Factor #125 X-Force #57

Appearing in "The Ticking Clock"

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X-Factor #125

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Synopsis for "The Ticking Clock"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Factor #125
In an abandoned Brand Corporation factory in New Jersey, Onslaught confronts the Dark Beast. As Onslaught probes McCoy's mind, Fatale attacks but is easily defeated. McCoy reveals there's an agent in X-Factor, prompting Onslaught to use McCoy and his followers.

At X-Factor's base, a reactivated Sentinel attacks. Polaris, Forge, Mystique, and Random engage it. Forge built a failsafe into the Sentinel which was meant for training excercise, but it malfunctioned. Mystique is sent to retrieve Sabretooth from the basement. Creed agrees to help, but suddenly Fatale appears and teleports them both away.

Fatale also steals the Sentinel from X-Factor. The team, unable to contact the X-Men, tracks the Sentinel's energy signature. Arriving at the factory, they encounter not only Fatale, but also a brainwashed Havok. Polaris is deeply shocked by the reapperance of Alex but he is totally unresponsive to her appeals.

Random, revealed to be working with Fatale, hesitates to kill X-Factor. Within the building, Forge discovers dozens of Sentinels programmed to attack humans. He is attacked by Post, one of Onslaught's heralds. As Havok blasts Random, the bounty hunter transforms into a teenager because he cannot keep his body structure intact. Polaris captures Havok in a magnetic field, urging him to resist brainwashing. But despite X-Factor's best efforts, the Sentinels are launched to attack the human population of New York City, signaling Onslaught's plan is in motion.

Appearing in "The Ticking Clock"

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X-Factor #125

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Synopsis for "The Ticking Clock"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Factor #125
In an abandoned Brand Corporation factory in New Jersey, Onslaught confronts the Dark Beast. As Onslaught probes McCoy's mind, Fatale attacks but is easily defeated. McCoy reveals there's an agent in X-Factor, prompting Onslaught to use McCoy and his followers.

At X-Factor's base, a reactivated Sentinel attacks. Polaris, Forge, Mystique, and Random engage it. Forge built a failsafe into the Sentinel which was meant for training excercise, but it malfunctioned. Mystique is sent to retrieve Sabretooth from the basement. Creed agrees to help, but suddenly Fatale appears and teleports them both away.

Fatale also steals the Sentinel from X-Factor. The team, unable to contact the X-Men, tracks the Sentinel's energy signature. Arriving at the factory, they encounter not only Fatale, but also a brainwashed Havok. Polaris is deeply shocked by the reapperance of Alex but he is totally unresponsive to her appeals.

Random, revealed to be working with Fatale, hesitates to kill X-Factor. Within the building, Forge discovers dozens of Sentinels programmed to attack humans. He is attacked by Post, one of Onslaught's heralds. As Havok blasts Random, the bounty hunter transforms into a teenager because he cannot keep his body structure intact. Polaris captures Havok in a magnetic field, urging him to resist brainwashing. But despite X-Factor's best efforts, the Sentinels are launched to attack the human population of New York City, signaling Onslaught's plan is in motion.

Appearing in "Shades of Grey"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Man #19

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Synopsis for "Shades of Grey"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Man #19
Mr. Sinister feels his destiny fulfilled as he has captured Nate Grey - a boy made out of the genetic seed of another worlds Scott Summers and Jean Grey. Nate, familiar with Sinister’s counterpart from the Age of Apocalypse, refuses to join him and accuses him of murder. Sinister reveals that his attack on Nate and X-Force was a necessary evil and reassures Nate that his friends are likely recovering unharmed.

Sinister explains that he needs Nate to combat Onslaught, describing Nate as the culmination of his genetic pursuits. Sinister used Threnody to manipulate him. When Nate attacks, Sinister stops him with a mental blow, revealing he used Threnody’s neuro locks to create a psi-path into Nate’s mind.

In New York City, amidst chaos caused by giant Sentinels, Threnody is held by Sinister’s henchmen, Scalphunter and Arclight. Threnody escapes her chains but is quickly found by the two Marauders. She insists Nate will rescue her.

Meanwhile, Onslaught is growing in power, manipulating young Franklin Richards to send a call for help to Nate Grey.

Sinister insists Nate is a powerful weapon needed for a final war. But Nate, seeking normalcy, rejects Sinister’s manipulations. Sinister’s attempt to control Nate fails as Nate’s mind adapts to block Sinister’s influence. As Nate battles Sinister, he hears Franklin’s call. A portal appears, and Franklin’s hand turns into Onslaught’s, pulling Nate through. Sinister realizes it was a trap as Onslaught captures Nate, pulling him through a ripple of reality.


Onslaught Phase Two
Uncanny X-Men #336 Cable #35 X-Man #19 Fantastic Four #416 X-Men (Vol. 2) #56 Onslaught: Marvel #1
Onslaught Event
Phase 1 Phase 2 Impact 1 Impact 2

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