| Wolfsbane |  Guido -- yuir huge!  |
| Strong Guy | Yeah -- I been workin' out... |
Appearing in "Explosive Performance"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Balthazar, an alien junkyard owner
- Unnamed Madripoors
- Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) (Mentioned)
- Legion (David Haller) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Cygnus Prime
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- Daedalus Wing
- Harmonium
Synopsis for "Explosive Performance"
In Madripoor, X-Factor and Lila Cheney, Guido's former employer and a skilled thief are facing a huge spaceship. The aliens are demanding the return of a stolen music box called the Harmonium. Lila explains to X-Factor that she needs to find the Harmonium to prevent an interstellar war. The K'lanti aliens have her in a stasis field, and she asks X-Factor not to get involved. Despite her plea, X-Factor intervenes, and Lila convinces the K'lanti to give her a chance to retrieve the Harmonium.
Lila, Guido, and Polaris teleport to Cygnus Prime, where Lila sold the Daedalus wing. They find the Harmonium in a junkyard but are attacked by a mechanical monster. Meanwhile, Havok, Forge, and Wolfsbane deal with diamond bombs which the K'lanti placed all over Madripoor - just in case if Lila were not succesful retrieving the Harmonium.
But Lila gets the Harmonium and hands it over to the K'lanti. But the disgruntled aliens leave on bomb for Lila and Guido absorbs the energy from the resulting explosion. His muscles grow uncontrollably, endangering his life. Lila tries to save him, but his body is too large for CPR. In the midst of the crisis, reality starts to shift. As the foundation of the past has been sabotaged, the world as X-Factor knows it comes to an end ...
Notes
- Strong Guy suffers a massive heart attack after absorbing too much kinetic energy, leaving him in a catatonic state.
- Following this issue, X-Factor becomes Factor X for four issues.
See Also
Links and References
- The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 11/18/2010