One person was the indirect catalyst for so much maiming murder and devastation that the X-Men were never able to truly recover. His name is Nathan Christopher Summers and most of the horror will take place before his first birthday.
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- X-Men (Only in flashback)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Death and resurrection in flashback)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Death and resurrection in flashback)
- Rogue (Anna Marie) (Death and resurrection in flashback)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Only in flashback)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Rejoins team; death and resurrection in flashback)
- Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (Only in flashback)
- Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (First appearance) (Joins team; death and resurrection in flashback)
- Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (Temporarily possessed by Malice) (Joins team; death and resurrection in flashback)
- Havok (Alex Summers) (Rejoins team; death and resurrection in flashback)
- Longshot (First appearance) (Joins team; death and resurrection in flashback)
- X-Factor (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Leaves the X-Men in flashback)
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (Revealed to be alive; joins team in flashback and death in recap)
- Archangel (Warren Worthington III) (Flashback and as Angel in recap)
- Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) (Only in flashback)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Only in flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Nathan Summers (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Nazé (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Morlocks (Only in flashback)
- Boggy (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Gemma (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Tommy (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Callisto (Only in flashback)
- Healer (Only in flashback)
- Mole (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Brutus (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Magik (Illyana Rasputina) (Only in flashback)
- Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Only in flashback)
- Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) (Only in flashback)
- Freedom Force (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) (Only in flashback)
- Destiny (Irene Adler) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) (Only in flashback)
- Blob (Fred Dukes) (Only in flashback)
- Avalanche (Dominikos Petrakis) (Only in flashback)
- Forge (Only in flashback) (Origin revealed)
- Roma (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Gateway (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Goblin Queen (Maddy Pryor-Summers / Madelyne Pryor) (Appears in recap, origin, death, resurrection, and death in flashback)
- Dire Wraiths (Only in flashback)
- Adversary (First appearance) (Impersonates Naze in flashback)
- Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) (Apparent death) (Only in flashback)
- Marauders (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Arclight (Philippa Sontag) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Blockbuster (Michael Baer) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Scalphunter (John Greycrow) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Riptide (Janos Quested) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Harpoon (Kodiak Noatak) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Vertigo (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Sabretooth (Victor Creed) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Prism (Robbie) (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Malice (First appearance; temporarily possesses Dazzler and Polaris in flashback)
- Polaris (Joins team while possessed by Malice in flashback)
- Demons (Only in flashback)
- Reavers (First appearance)
- Pretty Boy (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Skullbuster (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Bonebreaker (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Unidentified others (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- N'astirh (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Uatu the Watcher
- Peter Parker (Earth-71259)
- Magneto (Magnus) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Supreme Court (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Fantastic Four (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Reed Richards (Earth-71259)
- New Mutants (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Cheyenne (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Mentioned)
- Neal Conan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- U.S. Army (Only in flashback)
- Gaia (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
- Alexandra Rasputina (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Nikolai Rasputin (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Annie Richardson (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Only in flashback)
- Ted Roberts (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Watchers
- Monkeys
- Lions
- Mutants (Only in flashback)
- Humans (Only in flashback)
- Elephants
- Dire Wraiths (Only in flashback)
- Demons (Only in flashback)
- Killcrops (Only in flashback)
- Cows (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Otherworlders (Only in flashback)
- Cyborgs (Only in flashback)
- Dogs (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Frost Giants (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Z'nox (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth-71259 (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Earth Orbit (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- Westchester County (Only in flashback)
- North Salem (Only in flashback)
- Salem Center (Only in flashback)
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Only in flashback)
- Danger Room (Only in flashback)
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Only in flashback)
- Salem Center (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- Morlock Tunnels (Only in flashback)
- East Village (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Metro College (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- North Salem (Only in flashback)
- Westchester County (Only in flashback)
- Texas (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Dallas (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Eagle Plaza (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Freedom Tower (Only appearance; destruction in flashback)
- Eagle Plaza (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Dallas (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Alaska (Only in flashback)
- Anchorage (Only in flashback)
- California (Only in flashback)
- San Francisco (Only in flashback)
- Nob Hill (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- San Francisco Memorial Hospital (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Nob Hill (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- San Francisco (Only in flashback)
- New Mexico (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Rio Diablo (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Nebraska (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Omaha (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- State Home for Foundlings (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Omaha (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Florida (Only in recap)
- Shark Bay (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- United Kingdom (Only in flashback)
- Scotland (Only in flashback)
- Muir Island (Only in flashback)
- Muir Island Research Facility (Only in flashback)
- Muir Island (Only in flashback)
- Scotland (Only in flashback)
- Vietnam (Only in flashback)
- South Vietnam (Only in flashback)
- Australia (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Northern Territory (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Maynards Plains (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Cooterman's Creek (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Maynards Plains (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Sydney, New South Wales (Mentioned)
- Sydney Opera House (Mentioned)
- Northern Territory (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Heavens (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
- Hell (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
- Limbo (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Omniverse (Otherworld) (Only in flashback)
- Starlight Citadel (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Spider-Man's Suit
- X-Uniforms (Only in flashback)
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (Only in flashback)
- Cyclops' Visor (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine's Suit (Only in flashback)
- Siege Perilous (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- The Monkey's Paw (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
- X-Men Blackbird (Only in flashback)
Events:
- Wraith War (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Mutant Massacre (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Fall of the Mutants (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Vietnam War (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Inferno (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for 1st story
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
The series that has critics and fans raving returns for its final installment! The ruination of the X-Men revisited! Re-live the now-classic storylines like Mutant Massacre and The Fall of the Mutants. With appearances by Longshot, Cable, and The Marauders! Created soup to nuts by comic book superstar Ed Piskor in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
See Also
- 15 image(s) from X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction Vol 1 1
- 3 reprint(s) of X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction Vol 1 1