Appearing in "The Uncanny Life of Moira X"
Featured Characters:
- Moira Kinross / Moira Cowan / Moira Xavier / Moira MacTaggert / Mother Akkaba / Moira X (Main story and recap) (Origin revealed)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (First appearance; dies)
- X-Men (First appearance)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (First appearance)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (First appearance)
- Phoenix Five (First appearance)
- Cyclops / Phoenix (Scott "Slim" Summers) (First appearance; possessed by the Phoenix Force)
- Colossus / Phoenix (Piotr Rasputin) (First appearance; possessed by the Phoenix Force)
- Phoenix (Namor McKenzie) (First appearance; possessed by the Phoenix Force)
- Phoenix (Illyana Rasputina) (First appearance; possessed by the Phoenix Force)
- Phoenix (Emma Frost) (First appearance; possessed by the Phoenix Force)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (First appearance)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (First appearance)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (First appearance)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (First appearance)
- Phoenix Force (First appearance)
- Magneto (Erik Lensherr) (First appearance; dies)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (First appearance)
- X-Men (First appearance)
- Magneto (Erik Lensherr) (First appearance; dies)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (First appearance)
- First Horsemen of Apocalypse
- Death (First appearance)
- Famine (First appearance)
- War (First appearance)
- Pestilence (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (First appearance)
- Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) (First appearance)
- Destiny (Irene Adler) (First appearance)
- Avalanche (Dominikos Petrakis) (First appearance)
- Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) (First appearance)
- Avengers (First appearance)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (First appearance)
- Wolverine (Logan) (First appearance; leaves the X-Men and joins team)
- Sentinels (First appearance)
- Sentinels (First appearance)
- Bolivar Trask (First appearance; dies)
- Donald Trask (First appearance; dies)
- Gwyneth Trask (First appearance; dies)
- Simon Trask (First appearance; dies)
- Master Mold (First appearance)
- Avengers (First appearance)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (First appearance)
- Thor (Odinson) (First appearance)
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (First appearance)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (First appearance)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (First appearance)
- Fantastic Four (First appearance)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (First appearance)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (First appearance)
- X-Men (First appearance)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (First appearance)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (First appearance)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (First appearance)
- Wolverine (Logan) (First appearance)
- Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) (First appearance)
- Nimrod the Lesser (First appearance chronologically)
- Theta Sentinels (First appearance chronologically)
Other Characters:
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Named only)
- Lord Kinross (First appearance)
- Mrs. Kinross (First appearance)
- Kenneth Cowan (Moira 1)
- Callum Cowan (Moira 1)
- Dean Cowan (Moira 1)
- Abigail Cowan (Moira 1)
- Lord Kinross (First appearance)
- Mrs. Kinross (First appearance)
- Kenneth Cowan (Referenced)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (First appearance)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (First appearance)
- Dr. Medivar Sighn (Unnamed) (Death)
- Dr. Allie Hatwell (Unnamed) (Death)
- Dr. Desmond Moorr (Unnamed) (Death)
- Dr. Francis Gil (Unnamed) (Death)
- Lord Kinross (Referenced)
- Mrs. Kinross (Referenced)
- Boliver Trask (Referenced)
- Avengers (Moira 9)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Only in recap)
- BAF (Named only)
- Charles Xavier (Named only)
- Charles Xavier (Named only) (Deceased)
- Magneto (Erik Lensherr) (Named only) (Deceased)
- Joseph MacTaggert (Named only)
- X-Men (Named only)
- Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) (Named only)
- Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert) (Named only)
- Magneto (Erik Lensherr) (Named only)
Races and Species:
- Mutants (Main story and recap)
- Humans
- Angels (Mentioned)
- Gods (Referenced)
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids
- Abstract Entities
- Sentinels
- Human-Kree Hybrids (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Shi'ar (Named only)
Locations:
- Moira 1 (Moira's first life) (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- Scotland (First appearance)
- Kinross Estate (First appearance)
- Edinburgh (Named only)
- Edinburgh Academy (Named only)
- Scotland (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Moira 2 (Moira's second life) (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- Scotland (First appearance)
- Kinross Estate (First appearance)
- Edinburgh (Named only)
- Edinburgh Academy (Named only)
- Muir Research Institute, Muir Island (Named only)
- England (First appearance)
- Oxfordshire (First appearance)
- Oxford (First appearance)
- Oxford University (First appearance)
- Oxford (First appearance)
- Oxfordshire (First appearance)
- Scotland (First appearance)
- Atlantic Ocean
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Moira 3 (Moira's third life) (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- England (First appearance)
- Oxfordshire (First appearance)
- Oxford (First appearance)
- Oxford University (First appearance)
- Oxford (First appearance)
- Oxfordshire (First appearance)
- Scotland (First appearance)
- Muir Island (First appearance)
- Muir Research Institute (First appearance)
- Muir Island (First appearance)
- England (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Moira 4 (Moira's fourth life) (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- England (First appearance)
- Oxfordshire (First appearance)
- Oxford (First appearance)
- Oxford University (First appearance)
- Oxford (First appearance)
- Oxfordshire (First appearance)
- England (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- Westchester County (First appearance)
- North Salem (First appearance)
- Salem Center (First appearance)
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (First appearance)
- Salem Center (First appearance)
- North Salem (First appearance)
- Westchester County (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- Earth Orbit (First appearance)
- Moon (First appearance)
- Blue Area of the Moon (First appearance)
- Moon (First appearance)
- United Kingdom (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Moira 5 (Moira's fifth life) (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- Westchester County (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- Faraway (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Moira 7 (Moira's seventh life) (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- Adirondack Mountains (First appearance)
- Sentinel Headquarters (First appearance)
- Adirondack Mountains (First appearance)
- New York (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Moira 8 (Moira's eighth life) (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Atlantic Ocean (First appearance)
- Bermuda Triangle (First appearance)
- Magneto's Island (First appearance)
- Bermuda Triangle (First appearance)
- United States of America (First appearance)
- Washington, D.C. (First appearance)
- National Mall (First appearance)
- Capitol Building (First appearance)
- National Mall (First appearance)
- Washington, D.C. (First appearance)
- Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (Named only)
- Atlantic Ocean (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Moira 9 (Moira's ninth life)
- Earth
- Egypt (First appearance)
- Temple of the Horsemen (First appearance)
- The Nexus (First appearance chronologically)
- Egypt (First appearance)
- Earth
- Marvel Prime Universe (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- United Kingdom (Main story and recap)
- Scotland
- England (Only in recap)
- Oxfordshire (Only in recap)
- Oxford (Only in recap)
- Oxford University (Named only)
- Oxford (Only in recap)
- Oxfordshire (Only in recap)
- Muir Research Institute, Muir Island, Scotland (Named only)
- Krakoa (Named only)
- House of X (Named only)
- Genosha (Named only)
- United Kingdom (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
Items:
- X-Uniforms (First appearance)
- Cyclops' Visor (First appearance)
- Wolverine's Suit (First appearance)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (First appearance)
- Soulsword (First appearance)
- Magneto's Helmet (First appearance)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (First appearance)
- Mjolnir (First appearance)
- Falcon's Wings (First appearance)
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (First appearance)
- Iron Man Armor Model 4 (First appearance)
- Ms. Marvel's Suit (First appearance)
- Iron Man Armor Model 25 (First appearance)
- Panther Habit (First appearance)
Events:
- Avengers vs. X-Men
- War of M (First appearance)
- Apocalypse War
- E is for Extinction (Named only)
Synopsis for "The Uncanny Life of Moira X"
When she was 13 years old, Moira fell ill with an unnaturally high fever. Unbeknownst to her or anyone else, this was in fact her mutant power manifesting. Moira would go through life as an ordinary person, marrying, having children, and eventually dying peacefully at the age of 74. It was only now that her mutation made itself known, as Moira was reborn, reliving her life again with all her memories of her previous life intact.
In her second life, it became obvious to her parents that Moira was gifted, but she was careful not to reveal her true nature, instead simply playing along and allowing her parents to push her into a life of academia, where she might learn more about her true nature. After watching Charles Xavier, an acquaintance from Oxford, announce to the world on television that he was a mutant, Moira began to believe that she herself was a mutant, and traveled to America to meet with him. While crossing the Atlantic, her plane crashed, and she died.
In her third life, Moira re-aligned to focus on genetics and anthropology, and actively sought Xavier out in Oxford. By now however, she had developed a distaste for her abilities, and found Xavier arrogant and off-putting. She dedicated herself to developing a cure for mutations, but before she could use it on others or herself, she was intercepted by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Destiny, the leader of the Brotherhood and a mutant with precognitive powers, warned Moira against ever moving against mutants. She told Moira that she would be keeping an eye on her and would kill her again and again should she ever try to move against mutants. She also warned Moira that she was not immortal, but would live at most 11 lives, depending on her choices. After making her case to Moira, she orders Pyro to burn her to death.
In her fourth life, Moira decided to dedicate herself to the mutant cause, and fell in love with Xavier. She co-founded the X-Men with him and together they led them for years, until they and their fellow X-Men were killed by the Sentinels.
In her fifth life, Moira took a more aggressive approach, running away from home at the age of 13 to find Xavier. She allowed him to read her mind, revealing the knowledge she had accumulated over her first four lives. Radicalized by the experience, Xavier gathered a legion of mutants and built the city of Faraway as a mutant sanctuary. Once again however, their dream was killed by the Sentinels, who killed Moira during an attack on Faraway.
In her seventh life, Moira decided to eradicate the Trask bloodline, hoping that killing anyone related to the inventor of the Sentinels would prevent them from emerging. She learned however that the emergence of the Sentinels is inevitable, and that someone else would simply be the first to create them instead. Moira was killed after discovering a Master Mold.
In her eighth life, Moira rejected Xavier, and instead sought out Magneto. After revealing what she knew to him, he conquered the United States of America in the War of M, but he was eventually stopped by a coalition of mutant and non-mutant heroes. Moira died after an attempted prison-break.
In her ninth life, Moira turned to Apocalypse. She awoke him early, in the belief that only he could ensure mutantkind's survival. They and their First Horsemen waged a war on humanity and the Sentinels, but eventually, Moira died once again.
In her tenth life, Moira once again sought Xavier out at Oxford. She opened her mind to him again, and revealed all she knew.
Solicit Synopsis
Notes
- The graphic design and data pages in this issue were done by designer Tom Muller.
See Also
Recommended Reading
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House of X #1 | Powers of X #1 | House of X #2 | Powers of X #2 | Powers of X #3 | House of X #3 |
House of X #4 | Powers of X #4 | House of X #5 | Powers of X #5 | House of X #6 | Powers of X #6 |