The Gateways are a type of flower of Krakoa that grows into living portals. The new mutant nation of Krakoa utilized them by planting one flower from a pair of twins at a specific location (such as an embassy), creating an instant pathway to its twin back on Krakoa.[4]
Under normal circumstances, only mutants can use the Gateways.[4] They are useless to anyone without an X-Gene, though there are ways to circumvent this.[5][6][7] However, Deviants can pass as mutants for the Gateways due to the similarities between mutant and Deviant genes.[8]
History
Okkara was the original island before Krakoa and Arakko.[9] Its Okkara Seeds grew Okkara Gates with the blood of mutants.[10] Okkara Gates did not need to be set-up: simply planting one would automatically grow another at the destination, even if it was barren.[11] After Okkara had been split into Krakoa and Arakko, the two new islands grew seeds at only half potency. As a result, their gates now needed gates to be grown separately and linked.[12]
When the mutant nation of Krakoa was being founded, mutants planted Krakoan gates around the world (and even off-world, such as the Blue Area of the Moon or the Garden on Mars). These allowed mutants to easily travel in and out of Krakoa, but only mutants, as Krakoa recognized them as its own. Non-mutants had to be granted special permission and be accompanied by a mutant.[4] Krakoa's leaders could temporarily modify the gateways to allow all visitors, such as for the Hellfire Gala, but non-mutant visitors had to wear flowers.[5]
On Judgment Day, the Deviants used the gateways to aid Krakoa against the Eternals attacking the island. They were capable of this because of the genetic similarities between Deviants and mutants.[8]
The Maker took an interest in Krakoan gates and stole one before creating a portal to Earth-6160. As noted by Mister Fantastic, the Maker should not have been able to do it since he did not have an X-Gene, but the Maker bypassed this.[6]
During the third Hellfire Gala, the anti-mutant organization Orchis hacked the gates, allowing their troops to pass through. In addition, they prevented mutants from escaping and rigged the gates to lead mutants worldwide to their deaths.[7] During the Genesis War, Apocalypse and Genesis used three remaining Okkara Seeds to arrive at Arakko.[10][11][13] It is not clear what happened to the Krakoan gates when Krakoa left for the White Hot Room.[14]
Known Krakoan Gateways[]
Mister Fantastic's map of Krakoan Gateways across the world
List of known Krakoan Gateways off of the main Krakoan Isle:
- Earth
- Antarctica
- Krakoan Harvest Center in the Savage Land[9][15][16] (may be destroyed)[17]
- Atlantic Ocean
- Africa
- Wakanda
- Formerly in the Golden City, but currently destroyed[19]
- South Africa
- Namib Desert about a day's hike from Sossusvlei[20]
- Genosha
- Wakanda
- Asia
- Australia
- Australian Outback in Northern Territory (presumably near Cooterman's Creek)[15]
- Europe
- Denmark
- Mykines a small island off the westernmost edge of the Faroe Islands archipelago[28]
- England
- Braddock Lighthouse on Braddock Isle off the shores of Cornwall in southwestern England[29]
- Braddock Manor in Maldon; Essex[29]
- London
- France
- Spain
- Sokovia
- Denmark
- North America
- Canada
- Southern Alberta near Montana and the U.S.-Canadian border[32]
- Vancouver in British Columbia[34]
- United States of America
- Arizona
- California
- Greenspace Research Facility in the Silicon Valley just outside of San Francisco[36]
- Los Angeles[37]
- Nebraska
- Nebraska a few hours hike from Pilger[38]
- New Mexico
- New York
- Central Park near the former site of the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach in Manhattan, New York[40][22]
- Treehouse on the corner of 86th Street and Central Park in Manhattan, New York[41]
- Coney Island, under the pier[42]
- Washington Square Park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village[4]
- Graymalkin Habitat on the former site of the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in Upstate New York's Westchester County[4][43]
- Hellfire Club Building[44]
- Ohio
- Washington, D.C.
- Canada
- South America
- Terra Verde
- Inside the Presidential Manor[45]
- Brazil
- Terra Verde
- Monster Isle had one installed on the island and Xemnu had planned to use it to invade Krakoa before being stopped. Multiple Man and Strong Guy used it to return back to Krakoa. [48]
- Mobile
- The Marauder for use of the Marauders and refugees[49]
- Antarctica
- Off Earth
- Avalon in Otherworld[31][50]
- Chandilar in Cannonball's apartment near the Shi'ar Imperial Palace[51]
- Mojoworld in the Mojoverse[52]
- Orchis Forge orbiting the sun[53][54]
- Orbiting Earth
- The Peak - S.W.O.R.D. Station One[55]
- Moon
- Summer House just adjacent to the Blue Area of the Moon[4][56]
- Planet Arakko
- External Gate bridging Krakoa and Arakko[57][50][58][59]
- Red Farm[4][60]
- Temple Gate connecting the foot of Olympus Mons to the pocket dimension in The Altar[61]
- Mobile
- Onboard The Starjammer for use of the Starjammers in deep space[56][62]
Notes
Entering a Krakoan Gateway allows mutants to learn Krakoan
Trivia
- Kate Pryde's powers interfere with technology, which includes the Krakoan gates. As a result, she and her Marauders had to sail in and out of Krakoa.[26]
- Pryde's condition was a topic of fan theories through the Krakoa era. When the Krakoa era ended, Jordan D. White stated that it was simply her powers disrupting the gates and it was not intended to be anything more than that.[63]
See Also
- 253 appearance(s) of Gateways
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Gateways
- 8 minor appearance(s) of Gateways
- 53 mention(s) of Gateways
- 72 image(s) of Gateways
Links and References
References
- ↑ X-Men / Fantastic Four (Vol. 2) #4
- ↑ Marauders (Vol. 2) #6
- ↑ Children of the Atom #4
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 House of X #1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marauders #21
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Invasion #1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 A.X.E.: Judgment Day #3
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Powers of X #4
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 X-Men: Before The Fall - Heralds of Apocalypse #1
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #12
- ↑ X-Men: Red (Vol. 2) #15
- ↑ X-Men: Red VOl 2 15 16
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 6) #35
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 X-Men (Vol. 5) #3
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Wolverine (Vol. 7) #1
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 X-Corp #1
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Marauders #7
- ↑ Marauders #13
- ↑ King in Black: Marauders #1
- ↑ Empyre: X-Men #1–4
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Marauders #3
- ↑ Marvel's Voices #1
- ↑ X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #79
- ↑ X Lives of Wolverine #1
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Marauders #1
- ↑ Cable (Vol. 4) #1
- ↑ Giant-Size X-Men: Magneto #1
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Excalibur (Vol. 4) #2
- ↑ Marauders #2
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Excalibur (Vol. 4) #5
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 X-Factor (Vol. 4) #7
- ↑ X-Force (Vol. 6) #1
- ↑ X-Factor (Vol. 4) #1
- ↑ Marauders #10
- ↑ X-Force (Vol. 6) #4
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 New Mutants (Vol. 4) #12
- ↑ New Mutants (Vol. 4) #3
- ↑ Juggernaut (Vol. 3) #5
- ↑ Excalibur (Vol. 4) #1
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 6) #1
- ↑ Children of the Atom #1
- ↑ Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1
- ↑ Savage Avengers #18
- ↑ X-Force (Vol. 6) #9
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Marauders #4
- ↑ New Mutants (Vol. 4) #8
- ↑ X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #34
- ↑ Marauders #6
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 X of Swords: Creation #1
- ↑ New Mutants (Vol. 4) #7
- ↑ X-Factor (Vol. 4) #2
- ↑ House of X #4
- ↑ X-Men (Vol. 5) #6
- ↑ S.W.O.R.D. (Vol. 2) #1
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 X-Men (Vol. 5) #1
- ↑ Excalibur (Vol. 4) #12
- ↑ X of Swords: Destruction #1
- ↑ Planet-Size X-Men #1
- ↑ Marauders #8
- ↑ X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation #1
- ↑ New Mutants (Vol. 4) #1
- ↑ Hassan, Chris (13 May 2024) X-Men Monday #251 – Sinister Secrets of the Krakoan Era: Part 1 AIPT. Retrieved on 2 April 2025.