—Majestrix LilandraThe X-Men will battle the Imperial Guard in the uncharted Blue Area of Earth's Moon. If the X-Men win, those who survive will be set free. If my Imperial Guard wins, Phoenix Jean Grey is ours to do with as we will.
Appearances
Featured Characters:
- X-Men
- Cyclops (Scott Summers)
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau)
- Wolverine (Logan)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe)
- Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy)
- Rogue
- Professor X (Charles Xavier)
- Dark Phoenix/Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) (First appearance as Marvel Girl) (Death) (Resurrection)
Supporting Characters:
- Shi'ar Empire
- Majestrix Lilandra Neramani
- Araki (Name revealed)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- John Grey (Cameo)
- Elaine Grey (Cameo)
- Sara Grey (Cameo)
- Kree Empire
- Supreme Intelligence (Appears on screen) (First appearance)
- Skrull Empire
- Empress R'Klll (Appears on screen) (First appearance)
Races and Species:
- Mutants
- Humans
- Shi'ar
- Strontians
- Abstract Entities
- Skrulls
- Kree
- Badoon (Cameo)
- Xenomorph (Cameo)
- Twi'lek (Cameo)
- Ithorian (Cameo)
- Butterflies (Illusion or holographic simulation)
Locations:
- Earth-92131
- Milky Way
- Earth
- United States of America
- United Kingdom (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- England (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- London (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Palace of Westminster (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- London (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- England (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- France (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Paris (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Eiffel Tower (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Paris (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- India (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Uttar Pradesh (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Taj Mahal (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Uttar Pradesh (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Earth Orbit
- Sun (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Earth
- D'bari Star System (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Milky Way
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- M'kraan Crystal (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Kree Militia Uniforms (Cameo)
- Exospex
- Shi'ar Hoverchair (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Shi'ar Dreadnought
- Shi'ar High Council Carrier (First appearance)
Synopsis
Xavier reads Lilandra's mind and challenges her guard to the Duel of Honor that Lilandra cannot refuse for Jean Grey's life.
Notes
- Beast calls Storm "Ororo", the only onscreen mention of her first name on the series.
- Lilandra is called "Majestrix", her royal title, for the first time.
- The oxygenated Blue Area of the Moon the challenge takes place at is a recurring location in Marvel Comics, as both the Watcher Uatu and the Inhumans have lived in that area at one time or another.
- This episode is based on X-Men #137.
Trivia
- In the crowd of aliens on Lilandra's starcruiser are a Skrull, a Badoon, a blue-uniformed Kree, and several movie alien creatures including a Twi'lek and Ithorian from Star Wars, a Xenomorph and an Alien Flip from Ultraman Leo.