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That uncharted island in the Atlantic, in the Bermuda Triangle, became the base of the mutant Magneto and his Brotherhood.

In elder times, it was inhabited by the Ancients who committed atrocities there. Due to those, the island was described as being of "eldritch nature" and "evil". The Great Old One Shuma-Gorath also imprisoned his rebellious servant Quoggoth there hundreds of millions of years ago.

History

Early years[]

This island was older than human civilization, and perhaps even older than the human race itself. It was set in the area known in the modern age as the Bermuda Triangle.

Horrible creatures, the Ancients, inhabited the citadel, and committed "unspeakable atrocities" that causing and even the stones to radiate a primal malevolence that could never be purged, whether by time or effort. They apparently built statues made of crystalline circuity matrix, devices serving as guardian unites intended to protect the citadel.[4]
It is unclear whether the Ancients mentioned here are the group of beings known as the Ancients and possibly connected to the Old Ones, or if the term was used a generic name for the ancient creatures inhabiting the island.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Shuma-Gorath imprisoned his rebellious servant Quoggoth on that sunken island.[5]

Modern Age[]

Magneto's Brotherhood's base[]

The island was ultimately raised from the bottom of the sea by Magneto to serve as his base of operations. After the X-Men defeated Magneto, who was able to escape from there through unknown means,[6] This uncharted island in the Atlantic Ocean was the base for the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.[3]

While the Sub-Mariner came to the island to meet Magneto, Professor X detected its location, so the X-Men arrived and battled the Brotherhood. Namor eventually turned against Magneto and destroyed his giant magnet, withdrawing back to his kingdom, while the evil mutants retreated using the Magno-Ship.[7]

Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were taken by Magneto and Toad to a small, rockbound island in the turbulent Atlantic, which was magnetically raised from very ocean depths in order to serve as the future headquarters of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. There Magneto set up a gigantic synthetic conveyor belt to create a magnetically-induced perpetual motion, and agreed to declare before the United Nations that this island would become a refuge for peaceful mutants.[8] Later, as the X-Men were imprisoned here, Cyclops broke free and battled Quicksilver, until they were interrupted by the arrival of the Avengers, alerted by the Angel.[9] As both the Avengers and the X-Men eventually joined forces against Magneto, the island fortress was set to detonate by Toad, who then fled the base with Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. When Magneto attempted to board their escape craft, Toad stepped on Magneto's hand causing him to fall back into the base as the ship flew off. The Avengers carried out the defeated X-Men a safe distance away and watched as the base exploded, seemingly killing Magneto in the process.[10]

Quoggoth's return[]

Quoggoth attempted to use Kitty Pryde and Cyclops to free himself and his spawn from his prison, but failed.[5] Quoggoth would later escape, through unknown means.

Magneto and the New Mutants' base[]

The island was later used as a R&R location for Magneto and the X-Men/New Mutants due to its eldritch nature and electronic systems, which masked it from the outside world. The X-Men were all uneasy in that place of evil. The statues of the island activated by the Chief Examiner, unleashing eldritch horrors upon the mutants, and turning them into statues.[4]

Serpent Society[]

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Krakoan Repurposing[]

Flowers of Krakoa were later used to modify Island M into a Krakoan Habitat, a diplomatic biome interconnected with the island nation's collective consciousness,[14] so that it could secretly house Cradle Two.[15] During Knull's attack on the planet earth Kate Pryde's Marauders rescued a group of refugees from a ship of slave traders, who were brought to Island M as a temporary sanctuary.[16]

Alternative Realities[]

Heroes Reborn (Earth-21798)[]

Island M from Heroes Reborn Magneto & The Mutant Force Vol 1 1 001

On Earth-21798, Island M was turned into a refuge for mutants from mutant oppression by Magneto after the death of Professor X. Magneto was aided in his mission by his personal team, the Mutant Force. After discovering a remnant of Xavier's psyche in his mind, Magneto and the Mutant Force busted Emma Frost free from imprisonment and brought her to Island M so she could release Xavier's psyche from Magneto's mind. As Emma Frost worked with Magneto, the Squadron Supreme attacked Island M after tracking Emma Frost using an energy field placed on her by Doctor Spectrum. Magneto was eventually by himself and discovered that psyche within his mind wasn't Xavier's but belonged to his evil twin sister Cassandra Nova. Nova took over Magneto's mind and banished the Squadron Supreme from Island M before revealing herself to the island inhabitants and promising to help them out of the darkness.[17]

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Notes

  • Magneto's island, first appearing in X-Men #4 (March, 1964), was heavily modified in its depiction starting in Uncanny X-Men #147 (July, 1981), written by Chris Claremont and penciled by Dave Cockrum, and especially discussed and shown on panel in Uncanny X-Men #148 (August, 1981). It was believed either to be or to be based on R'lyeh. Though the architecture on the island included octopus-headed statues and the inspiration for its design was clear, the island was never explicitly referred to as R'lyeh. It was possibly due to the uncertainty surrounding public domain status of some of Lovecraft's work.[18][19][20][21][22]
    • In New Mutants #29 (July, 1985), it was described as an ancient and mysterious isle.
    • In Marvel Fanfare #33 (July, 1987), the island was described as being of "eldritch nature" and "evil", and that it was inhabited by horrible creatures, the Ancients that caused "unspeakable atrocities", that caused the very place to be forever stained of malevolence, a description fitting the style of the Cthulhu Mythos. All the X-Men involved in that issue were uneasy in that place.
    • In Wolverine: First Class #12 (April, 2009), set on Magneto's island, the island is connected to the Marvel Comics' version of the Cthulhu Mythos with a story involving Quoggoth, the rebellious servant and creation of the Old One Shuma-Gorath, seemingly inspired by the Shoggoths of the Old Ones.

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