Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- X-Men
- Cyclops (Scott Summers)
- Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Mentioned) (Behind the scenes)
- Emma Frost
- Hope Summers
- Danger
- Colossus / Juggernaut (Piotr Rasputin) (First appearance as Juggernaut)
- Kitty Pryde
- Karma (Xuân Cao Mạnh)
- Rogue (Anna Marie)
- Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr)
- Mercury (Cessily Kincaid)
- Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)
- Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith)
- Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau)
- Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro)
- Cecilia Reyes (Mentioned) (Behind the scenes)
- Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
Supporting Characters:
- Avalanche (Dominic Petros)
- Mayor Sadie Sinclair
- Face
- Cyttorak
- Adam-X (Adam Neramani)
- X-Factor Investigations
Antagonists:
- Kuurth, Breaker of Stone (Possesses Juggernaut)
- Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (Possessed by Kuurth, Breaker of Stone)
- Several unnamed anti-mutant protesters
- Unnamed military commander
Other Characters:
- Giant-Man (Hank Pym) (Mentioned)
- Unnamed San Francisco City Hall workers
- X-Club (Mentioned)
- Phoenix Force (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Jean Grey (Mentioned)
- Serpent (Mentioned)
- U.S. Navy (Mentioned)
- Shi'ar Robots
Races and Species:
- Mutants
- Humans
- Shi'ar-Mutant Hybrids
- Robots
- Demons
- Abstract Entities (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Atlanteans (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth
- Crimson Cosmos
- Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- Cyclops' Visor
- Hammer of Kuurth
- Magneto's Helmet
- Crimson Gem of Cyttorak
- Crimson Bands of Cyttorak (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- A Navy Vessel (Destruction)
Synopsis for 1st story
While most of the X-Men fail to stop the Juggernaut and mayor Sinclair begins to consider letting Utopia be destroyed by the army, the Phoenix Force forces Emma Frost to suffocate Hope with a pillow while she's sleeping. Cyclops sees that the Juggernaut uses magical powers and, therefore, can only be stopped by magic. In response, he sends Magik alongside Shadowcat and Colossus to Cyttorak, who has to see that his avatar is cheating on him with another god and suggest that because of this betrayal, Magik must be selected to become the new Juggernaut. In the end, it's Colossus, who becomes Cyttorak's new avatar, much to the displeasure of Kitty Pryde.
Solicit Synopsis
FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN
The situation is becoming increasingly clear: there is literally nothing which can avert Juggernaut is marching step by step towards Utopia. However, an offer by the Serpent's servant puts human and mutant at each others' throats. In the third part of the epic Fear Itself confrontation, the enemy within is as big a threat as the enemy without. The clock is ticking. And for one X-Man, it's already too late.