—Charles XavierJean told me once -- that death and birth can sometimes be the same thing. That when your life stops, new possibilities open up. ... I'm glad I got to see you again, Scott -- and that I leave the X-Men in such good hands. Goodbye.
Appearing in "Walkthrough (Part 2)"
Featured Characters:
- Charles Xavier (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- X-Men
- Emma Frost
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Main story and flashback)
- Rogue (Anna Marie) (Only in flashback)
- Moira MacTaggart (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- X-Men}
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Only in flashback)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Only in flashback)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Only in flashback)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Only in flashback)
- Phoenix (Jean Grey) (Only in flashback)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Only in flashback)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Only in flashback)
- Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (Only in flashback)
- Thunderbird (John Proudstar) (Only in flashback)
- Havok (Alex Summers) (Only in flashback)
- Banshee (Sean Cassidy) (Only in flashback)
- Polaris (Lorna Dane) (Only in flashback)
- Psylocke (Betsy Braddock) (Only in flashback)
- Dazzler (Alison Blaire) (Only in flashback)
- Longshot (Only in flashback)
- Rachel Summers (Only in flashback)
- Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) (Only in flashback)
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau) (Only in flashback)
- New Mutants (Only in flashback)
- Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) (Only in flashback)
- Karma (Xuân Cao Mạnh) (Only in flashback)
- Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) (Only in flashback)
- Cypher (Doug Ramsey) (Only in flashback)
- Sunspot (Bobby Da Costa) (Only in flashback)
- Magneto (Erik Magnus Lensherr) (Only in flashback)
- Cassandra Nova (Only in flashback)
- Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) (Only in flashback)
- Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) (Mentioned)
- Krakoa (Mentioned)
- Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- California
- New York State (Only in flashback)
- Westchester County (Only in flashback)
- North Salem (Only in flashback)
- Salem Center (Only in flashback)
- Graymalkin Lane (Only in flashback)
- Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters (Only in flashback)
- Graymalkin Lane (Only in flashback)
- Salem Center (Only in flashback)
- North Salem (Only in flashback)
- Westchester County (Only in flashback)
- United States of America
- Muir Island (Mentioned)
- North America
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses
- Cerebra (Only in flashback)
- Cyclops' Visor (Only in flashback)
- Wolverine's Suit (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
- Hoverchair (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "Walkthrough (Part 2)"
Emma Frost begins to assert herself within Charles Xavier’s mind. She’s there to walk through Xavier’s memories and see how he reacts as they unfold, to determine whether any hints of Mr. Sinister’s consciousness remain within him.
Emma’s focus is on some of Xavier’s most ethically controversial actions: erasing the memory of Hank McCoy from everyone who knew him in his previous life; dangling the prospect of helping a distraught Rogue control her powers as motivation for her to prove herself to him; erasing the memory of Cyclops’ brother Gabriel from his mind after their failed rescue mission to Krakoa; killing his sister, Cassandra Nova, in the womb; wiping Magneto’s consciousness and inadvertently creating Onslaught.
At each stop along memory lane, Emma interrogates Xavier about his motives. She accuses him of playing God at every opportunity, without stopping to consider that the scope of his powers meant he should practice more restraint, not less. The weight of all of these memories - some returning to him for the first time since Exodus brought him back to life - proves to be too much for Charles, and he collapses in distress. Emma says he doesn’t get to just start fresh; he has to live with the consequences of the choices he’s made.
Satisfied there is no trace of Mr. Sinister in Charles’ mind, Emma shows him one last memory - the final words Moira MacTaggert said to him before she died: “Listen well to those who love you.” Xavier, saddened by all he has re-learned, tells Scott the X-Men are in good hands and says goodbye. Scott and Charles shake hands.