—Professor XYes... he forced me to think through why I formed the X-Men... And why we fight for our ideals and for each other. In short, why I live. For that... I will always be grateful.
Appearances
Featured Characters:
- Professor X (Charles Xavier) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- X-Men (Main story and flashback)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Main story and recap)
- Jean Grey (Main story and recap)
- Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) (Main story and recap)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Main story and flashback)
- Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (Main story and flashback)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Shadow King (Main story and flashback) (First appearance as Amahl Farouk) (Possesses Professor X)
- Sabretooth (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Sentinels (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Magneto (Erik Magnus Lehnsherr) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Sharon Xavier (Illusion or holographic simulation) (First appearance)
- Rogue (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Only in recap) (Cameo)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III) (Only in recap) (Cameo)
- X-Factor (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Strong Guy (Guido Carosella) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Polaris (Lorna Dane) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Havok (Alex Summers) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Forge (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Lilandra Neramani (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
- Morph (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Cameo)
Races and Species:
- Mutants (Main story and flashback)
- Sentinels (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Humans (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Shi'ar (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Monkeys (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth-92131
- United States of America
- New York State (Main story and flashback)
- Westchester County (Main story and flashback)
- X-Mansion (Main story and flashback)
- Danger Room (Only in recap)
- X-Mansion (Main story and flashback)
- Egypt (Only in flashback)
- Cairo (Only in flashback)
- Astral Plane
- United States of America
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- Cyclops' Visor
- Wolverine's Suit (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Magneto's Helmet (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Hoverchair
Synopsis
When Professor X suffers a slight concussion, his powerful psychic mind is suddenly open to manipulation. The Shadow King takes advantage of this and takes possession of Xavier, leaving his mind trapped on the Astral Plane.