X-Factor Vol 3 1

Part of the "Decimation" event Alternate Covers: Textless X-Factor Vol 3 #1 Published January, 2006 Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada Cover Artist Ryan Sook "X-Factor" Writer Peter David Penciler Ryan Sook Inker Wade von Grawbadger Colourist Jose Villarrubia Letterer Cory Petit Editor Andy Schmidt Molly Lazer Aubrey Sitterson Previous Issue Next Issue Madrox #5 House of M The Day After #1 X-Factor Vol 3 #2

Wolfsbane	Rictor!!! Ye great flaming id'jit!
Rictor	Oh. Uh... Hi, Rahne...
Wolfsbane	Don't ye be 'Hi, Rahne-ing' me! Suicide?! Do ye know what'll happen if ye kill yuirself? Do ye? It's a mortal sin! It's a death blow to yuir soul! Ye'll go straight to hell! Hell, Rictor! Eternal punishment, burning in th'lake of fire for ever and ever! Or ye'll be hung upside down and flailed by demons with thorny whips, ripping the skin from yuir body and then it grows back and they rip it off again, and maggots will eat yuir entrails and...
Rictor	Y'know... in Japan, suicide is historically regarded as an honorable means of...
Wolfsbane	Does this look like Japan?! Does it?! Ye see Shinto shrines anywhere?! A Toshiro Mifune film festival down the street? Do ye?
Rictor	Uh... no?
Wolfsbane	Correct! And ye know why? 'cause you're not in bleeding Japan, that's why! Do you know where ye are?!

Appearing in "X-Factor"

Featured Characters:

• X-Factor Investigations
  • Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) (Main story and flashback)
  • Siryn (Theresa Cassidy)
  • Strong Guy (Guido Carosella) (Main story and flashback)
  • Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (Main story and flashback)
  • Layla Miller (Joins team)
• Rictor (Julio Richter)

Supporting Characters:

• Victoria (Only appearance; dies)^[1]
• The X-Factor dupe (First appearance)

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

• NYPD

Locations:

• New York City
  • Mutant Town
    • X-Factor Investigations Headquarters (Main story and flashback)
    • Power Plant

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "X-Factor"

The story opens with Richtor standing at the ledge of a building preparing to jump. Madrox creates a few dupes and determines which would be the best candidate for saving him. Rictor reveals that he is up on the ledge because he lost his powers in M-Day and doesn't want to live without them. Madrox manages to talk Richtor into staying alive with some help from Rahen and coming to work for him at his new detective agency. Just as Richtor is about to get off the ledge however, Madrox pushes him off the ledge.

Meanwhile Siryn uses her abilities to charm a young woman out of information on a crime boss. Their conversation is interrupted however when the young woman is brutally assassinated. Siryn pursues the assassin but before she is able to catch her, the assassin kills herself. Back at X-Factor Investigations headquarters, a mysterious girl wanders in to the office and tells Siryn that the assassin was an operative for a detective agency called "Singularity Investigations".

Solicit Synopsis

In the fallout from HOUSE OF M and following last year’s surprise hit film-noir series--MADROX, a new mutant team is forged! X-FACTOR is an investigative mutant agency including Madrox—the Multiple Man, Guido—the Strong Guy, Wolfsbane—the shape-shifter, Siryn—the chorus girl, Rictor—the living earthquake, and GENERATION X’s Monet—the pompous witch. Drawn together in the heart of District X, this rag-tag band of heroes has a lot of answers to find, and fast! BONUS: A key player from HOUSE OF M will play a major roll in X-FACTOR! (No, it’s not Wolverine—sigh)

Notes

• Part of the Decimation event.
  

Trivia

• This is the first time Rictor spoke about his Geo Connectivity power and the first time we see Siryn's Vocal Trance powers.

See Also

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• Images from X-Factor Vol 3 1

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