History
Origins[]
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Original X-Men
The early history of the X-Men largely reflects that of their Earth-616 counterparts. The team was originally formed by Charles Xavier who dreamt of humans and mutants co-existing in peace. He formed the X-Men to defend the world from both human and mutant threats, hoping that mutant heroes could win acceptence for mutantkind among humanity.
At some point, an X-Man had a vision of a future where the mutant-hunting Sentinels had killed every hero on Earth because of the death of a political leader. The X-Men did everything they could to prevent this future from coming into being. The X-Man known as Angel would eventually come to believe that the X-Men exacerbated anti-mutant sentiment by acting out of fear of a future that might never occur.[1]
Mutation of Humanity[]
Following the release of the Terrigen Mist into Earth's atmosphere, the entire human population of Earth began to mutate. Unaware of the true cause of these mutations, some blamed the X-Men and other mutants.[2] The mutation of humanity would have devastating effects for the X-Men, and the world at large. The mutation of a boy who would come to be known as the Skull caused the death of every telepath on Earth, including the X-Men's founder Charles Xavier.
With more and more mutants emerging each day, the governments of the world deployed the Sentinels to round up mutants in detention camps. Outraged at the mistreatment of mutants, former X-Men foe Magneto managed to lure the Sentinels to the Savage Land, where he destroyed them and used their husks to create Sentinel City, a refuge for mutants.[3]
Many X-Men did their best to help innocent civilians during the time of chaos and anarchy that followed the mutation of humanity.[4] With everyone on Earth now a mutant, and with their leader dead, the X-Men disbanded. Some, such as Cyclops, Wolverine and Jean Grey retired from the life of super-heroics, others such as Angel and Nightcrawler carried on as heroes and adventurers, either alone or on other teams, and some such as Colossus and Storm would assume leading positions in their countries, as superhumans who had wielded powers for most of their lives became valued for their experience.
In the intervening years before the beginning of the Skull's invasion of America, many former X-Men, such as Banshee, Kitty Pryde, Gambit and Rogue died. [3] By this time, the remaining X-Men were scattered around the world, with few of them keeping in touch.[3]
New X-Men[]
When the Skull began an invasion of the United States, marching east from California to New York at the head of an army of mind-controlled superhumans, he was confronted by Captain America. Desperate to stop the Skull, Cap sent several circus performers who had formerly been a part of his new partner Daredevil's circus troupe ahead to New York, where they were to seek out Cyclops and receive training from him as the new X-Men.[3]
Scott obliged, and helped prepare them for the arrival of the Skull and his army. Captain America's first assault, with an army assembled with the help of allies from around the world, proved a disaster, as the Skull simply used his powers to seize control of all those opposing him, with the exception of Captain America.[5]
With help from the X-Men and Alicia Masters' Clay Marvels, Captain America was able to sneak up on the Skull and snap his neck, ending his reign of terror just before the arrival of the Celestials, who had come to scour the Earth of all life.[6] The Celestials were ultimately defeated by Galactus, who removed the Celestial embryo within the Earth's core without destroying the planet.[7]
Following the Skull's defeat, Cyclops would continue to train the X-Men until they became an efficient fighting team. His pupil Charmer developed a crush on Scott, which he was seemingly oblivious of.
Universe X[]
With the Earth undergoing enormous and destructive climate changes as a result of the planet's loss of mass due to the death of the Celestial embryo, Kree hero Mar-Vell engineered his return from the dead, and launched a quest to gather items of power as part of his plan to destroy Death itself.[8]
Three years after the X-Men reformed, and after Mar-Vell's original guardian, Captain America, had died in battle, the X-Men began aiding Mar-Vell in his quest. They travelled to HEL Laboratories in search of the Emotocaster, where they encountered the Ant Men. Their leader Marionette taught Cyclops to re-activate his psychic rapport with the Phoenix, who now dwelled in the Realm of the Dead. This allowed the two to see through the others' eyes.[9]
They would later travel to Egypt, the Moon and finally Wakanda. There the X-Men would stay behind to help former teammate Storm and her husband the Black Panther relocate the nation of Wakanda to the Savage Land following continued attacks by an army of Wendigos. The X-Men fought a final battle against the Wendigos (revealed to be the Multiple Man) which led to the destruction of the creature. The X-Men would remain in the Savage Land and help the Wakandans rebuild their nation there. This would briefly be interrupted by an attack orchestrated by Belasco and the Dire Wraiths, but the X-Men and Wakandans would be saved by Mar-Vell and his friends.[10] [11]
Paradise X[]
When Mar-Vell finally succeeded in killing Death, it caused a new problem: nobody on Earth could die, and soon hospitals all over the world began filling up with the mortally wounded. The X-Men relocated to Latveria to aid Reed Richards in easing the suffering of the undying. Cyclops would relay the problems on Earth to the Phoenix Force who had since became a member of the Avenging Host, Mar-Vell's closest servants in the realm of Paradise. The Phoenix herself grew suspicious of Mar-Vell, who was growing increasingly aloof.[12]
The X-Men also attended the wedding of Medusa and King Britain, which served as an impromptu reunion for the old X-Men. This reunion was marred when Cyclops realized that the Sean Cassidy present (really Mephisto in disguise) was an impostor as Banshee had died years ago.[13]
As the heroes on Earth also began to grow suspicious of Mar-Vell, they decided to travel into Paradise via the Negative Zone to learn the truth. However, as Reed Richards was traveling into Paradise, the Phoenix seemingly realised her mistake. She contacted Cyclops again, revealing the nature of Paradise as an extension of Mar-Vell himself and that Mar-Vell had always known that his love would change her and that she would agree with him in the end.[14]
Rather than a bid for personal power, Mar-Vell's Paradise was in fact a shield made to protect the universe from the meddling of the Celestials and the Elders of the Universe. Mar-Vell passed his omniscience to Reed before departing on a quest to find the first, core reality from which all others had emerged.[15]
Past Members[]
When the Terrigen Mists began to mutate the population of the entire planet, the X-Men soon disbanded because their cause was no longer a problem in society. Further dissolving of the team occurred with the psychic birth of the Skull, whose powers (once they were awoken by the Terrigen Mists) caused a psychic backlash across the astral plane that killed most of Earth's telepaths including X-Men founder, Professor X. The following is a list of the fates of a number of X-Men members on Earth-9997.
- Professor X: Professor X was killed at the moment of the Skull's psychic birth. He aided Mar-Vell in his rebellion against Death in the Realm of the Dead. After ascending to Mar-Vell's Paradise, he found himself defending it against a Kree invasion.
- Iceman: Iceman lost his ability to change back into human form and was at risk of melting in warm weather and so he relocated to the Arctic region where he built a wonderland, where he mostly lived alone. He eventually returned to New York City when the shifting of Earth's poles caused the city to freeze over. He aided the New York City Police Department in fighting the Church of Immortus. He was last seen at the wedding of Medusa and Captain Britian.
- Angel: Angel lost his fortune following the mutation of humanity, but continued to help people in any way he could. He kept in touch with old teammates and would bring rations to the Gargoyle and Kyle Richmond when New York froze over. He later rejoined his old teammate Iceman in defending the city against the Church of Immortus.
- Banshee: Banshee was killed by his cousin Black Tom, and eventually made his way to Mar-Vell's Paradise.
- Nightcrawler: Nightcrawler joined Excalibur and during a battle against the Grey Gargoyle, he lost an arm and was turned into a human, causing him to be attacked by a mutant mob. He was found by Mephisto who manipulated and turned him into the demon Belasco and sent him back in time. His memories have since been restored by Mar-Vell and he now works with Jude, transporting those unworthy of his gift to Limbo.
- Gambit: According to X-51, Gambit was killed by "the same kiss that took Rogue's life", however Beast recounts that Gambit was killed by an assassins' bullet for crimes he committed as a thief. Gambit aided in Mar-Vell's rebellion against Death in the Realm of the Dead.
- Rogue: According to X-51, Rogue was killed by a kiss that killed Gambit as well, however the Beast recounts that Rogue was so grief stricken by Gambit's death that she sought a cure for her mutant ability through Sauron, who ended up taking her life as well as her powers.
- Dazzler: Dazzler went on a reunion tour that saw less and less numbers at the doors. Later when Death was killed by Mar-Vell and nobody on Earth could die, Mephisto appeared at one of her shows and tore her heart out. She was last seen in a state of eternal suffering in one of the many "hospitals" that were constructed after Death's death. She was presumably granted the gift of death by Jude the Entropic Man.
- Longshot: According to X-51 he could not find any trace of Longshot anywhere. His current whereabouts are presently unknown.
- Shadowcat: Shadowcat was killed by a gunshot wound when she shielded Colossus' body during a time when he had lost his powers.
- Cable: Cable fully succumbed to the technorganic virus in his body and sought refuge below Sentinel City in the Savage Land. While his transformation immobilized him, it saved him from suffering the same fate as the rest of the world's telepaths. When last seen he had sent Iron Maiden on a mission into outer space to find the Eternal named Sersi, who could use her transmutation powers to free him from his eternal prison.
- X-Man: Nate Gray became infected with the technorganic virus as well and took on the identity of Stryfe and battled Cable. He died protecting Madelyne Pryor.
- Wolverine: Wolverine retired to an apartment in New York City with Jean Grey. Descending into obesity and alchoolism, Jean eventually left him when he wouldn't help the other heroes battle the Celestials. He was later seen at the wedding of Captain Britain and Medusa, where he was briefly reunited with Jean. He returned to his apartment in New York where he brooded over his lot in life until he was visited by his counterpart from Earth-811 who revealed Wolverine's true origins. Rejecting the modern world, Wolverine then left his home to return to the wilds wher he had been born.
- Jean Grey: Jean lost her telepathic powers prior to the Skull's psychic birth and thus survived the death of the world's teleapths. She left Scott Summers for Wolverine, and the two retired to an apartment in New York City, where she has lived a life of mediocrity and has put on considerable weight. She later left Wolverine when he would not join the battle against the Celestials. She was last seen at the wedding of King Britain and Queen Medusa.
- Phoenix: The Phoenix Force briefly assumed the form of Jean Grey in order to die, as part of a plan by the Elders of the Universe. She ultimately abandoned the Elders and was later recruited into Mar-Vell's rebellion against Death. Later she was transmutated into one of the Avenging Host and maintained a psychic rapport with Scott Summers on Earth. When the Avenging Host opposed Mar-Vell, Phoenix was killed, however she was brought back to life when Reed Richards was passed the cosmic consciousness.
- Madrox the Multiple Man: Madrox became a worldwide informant using his duplicates to collect information on happenings around the world. Additionally he was the Beast's lab assistant in Wakanda. At one point one of his doubles was locked out of the Wakandan territory and was forced to feed upon one of his other duplicates, thus invoking the curse of the Wendigo. As a Wendigo, Madrox was able to multiply himself into multiple beasts. As the Wendigo he was responsible for the fall of Canada's Human Torch (and the death of most of Alpha Flight, and made repeated attacks on Wakanda. Later Madrox/Wendigo followed the people of Wakanda to the Savage Land where all the Wendigo were killed by the combined efforts of the Wakandans, the X-Men, and the Ani-Men.
- Beast: Beast became the science adviser to the Black Panther in Wakanda. He later relocated to the Savage Land when the entire nation of Wakanda was forced to move due to the threat posed by the Wendigo. He was later present at the wedding of Captain Britain and Medusa, and later was one of the many gathered minds in Latveria to determine how to deal with the crisis of the suffering undead following Mar-Vell killing Death.
- Storm: Storm married the Black Panther and became the queen of Wakanda. She was killed during a battle against the Wendigo, but the Black Panther's grief subconsciously willed the Cosmic Cube to bring her back to life. She later relocated with her nation to the Savage Land to escape the Wendigo. She attended the wedding of Medusa and Captain Britain where she and Black Panther arranged for a blood transfusion to cure her counterpart from another reality, of her vampirism.
- Colossus: Colossus became ruler of Russia and aided Captain America against the Skull. He was later seen at the wedding of Captain Britain and Medusa.
- Havok: Sometime before the mutation of humanity, Havok left Earth with his father Corsair. He has since returned for Captain Britain and Medusa's wedding.
- Polaris: Sometime before the mutation of humanity, she left Earth with Havok and his father Corsair. She has since returned for Captain Britain and Medusa's wedding.
- Thunderbird: Long dead, Thunderbird has been in the Realm of the Dead. He later joined in Mar-Vell's rebellion against Death.
Current Incarnation[]
When Captain America was gathering forces to oppose the Skull's march across the United States, he had sent the members of Daredevil's circus troupe ahead to New York City to seek training from Scott Summers, the former X-Man known as Cyclops.
These performers included:
- Dogface: A being who was covered head to toe with fur, presumably his mutation is a dog/human hybrid and has enhanced physical attributes that are the proportionate of that of some form of dog.
- Tower: Whose mutation has made him physically tall, his exact height is unknown and it appears that he cannot change his height.
- Mermaid: Who has a fish like tail and also has the ability to fly.
- Double-Header: Who has two heads that appear to have different personalities.
- Charmer: Who can create energy snakes of an unknown form of energy, the number of snakes or the size of which have not been determined.
See Also
- 30 appearance(s) of X-Men (Earth-9997)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of X-Men (Earth-9997)
- 3 mention(s) of X-Men (Earth-9997)
- 3 image(s) of X-Men (Earth-9997)
- 36 member(s) of X-Men (Earth-9997)
Links and References
References
- ↑ Universe X #0
- ↑ Marvels X #2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Earth X #6
- ↑ Marvels X #5
- ↑ Earth X #9
- ↑ Earth X #12
- ↑ Earth X #X
- ↑ Universe X #1
- ↑ Universe X #5
- ↑ Universe X: Beasts #1
- ↑ Universe X (Vol. 10)
- ↑ Paradise X #0
- ↑ Paradise X #3
- ↑ Paradise X: A #1
- ↑ Paradise X: X #1