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Wolverine! Thunderbird II! Domino! Other people I don't know! I missed you! Where did you go? I was waiting for you! For a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally long time.
- -- Deadpool
Appearing in "Messiah War" (Chapter 1)
Featured Characters:
- Hope (Appears in flashback and main story)
- Cable (Nathan Summers) (Appears in flashback and main story)
- X-Force
Supporting Characters:
- X-Men
- Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Purifiers (Only in flashback)
- Bishop (Lucas Bishop)
- Stryfe
Other Characters:
- X-Men (Recap)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Recap)
- Hepzibah (Recap)
- Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) (Recap)
- Emma Frost (Recap)
- Charles Xavier (Recap) (Apparent death)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Recap)
- Predator X (Recap)
- Hope Summers (Only in flashback)
- Albert Einstein (Mentioned)
- Leper Queen (Mentioned)
- Domino (Neena Thurman) (Mentioned)
- Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (Mentioned)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Mentioned)
- Thunderbird (James Proudstar) (Mentioned)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- The Present (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- California
- Alaska (Only in flashback)
- Cooperstown (Only in flashback)
- Xavier Institute, Westchester, New York (Referenced)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- The Future (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America
- United States of America
- Nevada (Near Future)
- Las Vegas
- Betty Noir's
- Las Vegas
- New York (2973 A.D.)
- Westchester County (Mentioned)
- X-Mansion, Salem Center (Referenced)
- New York City
- Westchester County (Mentioned)
- Nevada (Near Future)
- United States of America
- Australia (Cameo)
- Australia (Cameo) (2276 A.D.)
- Asia (Cameo)
- China (Cameo) (2381 A.D.)
- Europe (Cameo) (2510 A.D.)
- South America (Cameo) (2753 A.D.)
- North America
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Bishop's Future (Referenced)
Items:
- Cyclops' Visor
- Wolverine's Suit
- Adamantium
- Warpath's Knives
- Deadpool's Suit (First appearance)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Messiah War" (Chapter 1)
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- Takes place during and immediately after X-Force Vol 3 #13, as well as right after Cable Vol 2 #12
- The Purifiers attacked Cooperstown in X-Men: Messiah Complex #1.
- Includes "Stryfe's Strike Files", detailing information on Stryfe, Wolverine, Cable, Bishop, Deadpool, X-Force, and Apocalypse written by Christopher Yost, with art by Dave Wilkins.
- This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.[1]
Chronology Notes
A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
- Hope (First appearance chronologically)
- Cable (Nathan Summers)
Trivia
- "Betty Noir's" is likely a reference to "La Bete Noir," the name of an alien entity symbiotically bonded to Bishop by Stryfe.[2]
- As either a homage to the series or a unique way of Deadpool breaching the fourth wall, Deadpool is seen wielding the Battle Rifle and Magnum from the massively popular Halo video game franchise when he first appears.
See Also
- Write your own review of this comic!
- Discuss X-Force / Cable: Messiah War Vol 1 1 on the forums
- 16 Images from X-Force / Cable: Messiah War Vol 1 1
Footnotes
- ↑ This issue is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
- ↑ As revealed in Gambit and Bishop #4
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