X-Factor Vol 1 65

Part of the 'Endgame (Event)' event X-Factor Vol 1 #65 April, 1991 Editor-in-Chief Tom DeFalco Cover Artists Whilce Portacio Art Thibert "Malign Influences (Endgame, Pt 1)" Writers Jim Lee Whilce Portacio Chris Claremont Pencilers Whilce Portacio Inkers Art Thibert Colourists Steve Buccellato Letterers Michael Heisler Editors Bob Harras Previous Issue Next Issue X-Factor #64 X-Factor #66

Opal Tanaka	Everyone should learn a foreign language, Bobby. It broadens the mind.
Bobby	I'm from Long Island, sweetheart. English is hard enough all by itself.

Appearing in "Malign Influences (Endgame, Pt 1)"Edit

Featured Characters:

• X-Factor
  • Cyclops (Scott)
  •  Beast (Hank) 
  • Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
  • Archangel (Warren Worthington III)
  • Iceman (Robert)

Supporting Characters:

• Charlotte Jones
• Opal Tanaka
• Ship

Antagonists:

• The Dark Riders (First appearance)
  • Foxbat (First appearance)
  • Tusk (First appearance)
  • Gauntlet (First appearance)
  • Psynapse (First appearance)
  • Hard-Drive (First appearance)
  • Barrage (First appearance)
• Apocalypse

Other Characters:

• Rick Carmichael
• Trish Tilby (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)

Races and Species:

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
        • Brooklyn
          • Flatbush Avenue
            • Charlotte Jones' home
• Astral Plane

Items:

• Cyclops' Visor

Vehicles:

• X-Factor's Ship
  
  

Synopsis for "Malign Influences (Endgame, Pt 1)"Edit

X-Factor’s Ship is malfunctioning, causing the lights to out. Cyclops is concerned, but Ship powers back up and X-Factor begin a grueling training exercise. Apocalypse observes the training session, preparing his strike team to assault X-Factor and take his revenge on Ship, who has betrayed him. After their training, Scott is not impressed with their performance and comes down hard on his teammates. Archangel heads out flying and meets up with Charlotte Jones and they renew their romance. Iceman takes his girlfriend Opal out on a lunch date, while Beast watches his lady, Trish Tilby, reporting from Saudi Arabia, worrying about her safety. Scott discusses with Jean the teammates they have lost and that they can’t afford to make any more mistakes. Jean reminds him that the good they do does make a difference. Apocalypse sends his team in a cloaked vessel to puncture Ship’s hull and destroy X-Factor. As Cyclops and Beast engage most of the strike team, Psynapse attacks Jean on the Astral Plane. His attack on her somehow reawakens her buried telepathy and allows her to psi-link with all the team, and Iceman and Archangel quickly join the fray. The male X-Factor members quickly take down all the strike team except Gauntlet. Meanwhile, Jean defeats Psynapse telepathically and disables Gauntlet when she joins the others. Their joy is short-lived as Harddrive begins to infect Ship with a terminal infection to its cybernetic core.

Notes

• Part 1 of 4 of the Endgame event.
• Bonus - The Apocalypse Manifesto, by Fabian Nicieza & Whilce Portacio, and featuring:

Archangel

Cyclops

Marvel Girl

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Recommended ReadingEdit

• Uncanny X-Men #273 - X-Men are transported away by Lila Cheney
• Uncanny X-Men #274 - "

Links and ReferencesEdit

• X-Factor at Wikipedia
• X-Factor at Marvel Subscriptions
• X-Factor series index at Comicbookdb.com
• X-Factor series index at Uncanny X-Men.net
• X-Factor series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 10/20/2010

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