—ColossusWhen I farm, I find calm in the order of things. I plant in straight lines. I wake and I rest and I seed and I harvest on a clockwork schedule. But when I'm with the X-Men... there is no order -- only chaos.
Appearing in "Red Dawn"
Featured Characters:
- X-Force
- Sage
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- Domino (Neena Thurman) (Returns)
- Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) (Joins)
- Wolverine (Logan)
- Kid Omega (Quentin Quire) (Returns) (Apparent death)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Russian Armed Forces splinter group
- Mikhail Rasputin
- "Russian nesting doll" assassins
Other Characters:
- Krakoa
- XENO (Mentioned)
- Reavers (Mentioned)
- Kayla (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed Multiple Man dupes
- X-Men (Referenced)
- Cypher (Doug Ramsey)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers)
- Gorgeous George
- Slipstream (Davis Cameron)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)
- Agent Abigail Brand
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe)
- Scout (Gabby Kinney)
- Pyro (Simon Lasker) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Jubilee (Jubes Lee)
- Летописец / Chronicler (Behind the scenes)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (Named only)
- Leo Tolstoy (Named only)
- Ivan Turgenev (Named only)
- Anton Chekov (Named only)
- Stepford Cuckoos (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
- Flowers of Krakoa
- X-Uniforms
- Cerebro
- Biokinetic Polymer Suit
- Cyclops' Visor
- Wolverine's Suit
- Cerebro Sword
Synopsis for "Red Dawn"
In the Healing Gardens on Krakoa, Beast and Sage are present as Cecilia Reyes begins the autopsy of one of the XENO's recent attackers. As Dr. Reyes makes the first incision, an arm suddenly reaches out from inside the body, grabs the scalpel, and plunges it into her throat. These creatures are revealed to be like Russian nesting dolls: when one dies, another emerges from within. More killers escape their hosts, putting Krakoa in immediate danger once again.
Meanwhile, Domino visits Colossus, who is plowing a field in the Savage Land to cultivate Krakoa plants. Domino urges Piotr to return, saying he is still needed, but Colossus insists he needs peace. Another mutant, Kayla, advises Domino to leave Piotr alone.
As the situation escalates, the number of casualties on Krakoa rises. Sage becomes one of the victims, and at the Pointe, one of the killers uses the island’s computer systems to locate Charles Xavier.
In the Savage Land, Colossus realizes that peace is a fleeting dream. When he notices Madrox Dupes rushing to a Krakoa gate, he follows them and arrives to find the X-Men battling the killers, who have armed themselves with weapons stolen from Forge's arsenal.
Black Tom Cassidy reaches Xavier just in time and traps him inside a protective cocoon of vines, calling it a "panic room." However, the killer bypasses Xavier and climbs a staircase to seize a large sword instead.
Colossus and Domino manage to eliminate the remaining attackers, but Piotr returns to the Savage Land without much discussion.
Elsewhere on Krakoa, Kid Omega secretly meets with Phoebe Cuckoo. Shortly after Phoebe leaves, the last surviving killer ambushes Kid Omega, stabbing him with the stolen sword. The attacker pushes Kid Omega’s body through a Krakoa gate, transporting the sword along with it. On the other side, Mikhail Rasputin is waiting. He retrieves the weapon, which he calls the Cerebro Sword.
Solicit Synopsis
RED DAWN!
After taking on the Flower Cartel, Logan has brought back valuable intel to the mutant CIA. The non-treaty nation of Russia is working to undermine Krakoa — and may be aligned with Xeno. Beast wants Colossus on their side as the first drumbeats of war begin to sound.