X-Men 2099 Vol 1 2

	Published
	November, 1993
"Synge City Blues"
	Writer John Francis Moore; Penciler Ron Lim; Inker Adam Kubert; Mike Sellers; Colourist Tom Smith; Letterer Ken Lopez; Editor Joey Cavalieri; Matthew Morra;

I've landed dead center in the middle of a war.

-- Skullfire

Appearing in "Synge City Blues"

Featured Characters:

Bloodhawk (Lemuel Krug)
X-Men
- Cerebra (Shakti Haddad) (Main story and flashback)
- Krystalin (Ruth Ogada) (Main story and flashback)
- Meanstreak (Henri Huang) (Main story and flashback)
- Metalhead (Edward Osako) (Main story and flashback)
- Serpentina (Kimberly "Tina" Potters)
- Skullfire (Timothy Fitzgerald) (Main story and flashback)
- Xi'an Chi Xian (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

Greater Nevada Syndicate
- Wesley Alan Cole (First appearance) (Employee CLX-44411W)
- Salvatore (First appearance)
- Desdemona Synge
- Lytton Synge
- Casino's employees
  - Casino Elite (Mentioned)
- Synge's militia
- Rat Pack (First appearance)
  - Dealer (First appearance)
  - Suicide King (First appearance)
  - Chairman (First appearance)
  - Mr. Entertainment (First appearance)
- Frank (First appearance)
Junkpile (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

Noah Synge (Corpse)
Stark-Fujikawa (Mentioned)
Public Eye (Mentioned)
Lawless (Mentioned)
Alchemax (Mentioned)
- Unnamed Meanstreak's friend (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

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- California
  - Hoover Dam Barrage
- Nevada
  - Nuevo Sol Arcology
  - Las Vegas
    - Synge Hotel and Casino
    - Synge Mortuary

Vehicles:

Experience Van
Junkpile's truck

Synopsis for "Synge City Blues"

After Xi'an Chi Xian's attempted assassination,^[1] the X-Men flee from Nuevo Sol Arcology in the Experience Van. Unbeknownst to them, Junkpile has betrayed his fellow mutants and attempted to coordinate the murder with the Greater Nevada Syndicate.

While seeking refuge along the Hoover Dam, Bloodhawk appears to give the group aid but flies away to be alone and wishes them well. He has a solo mission to fight against those who destroy the environment.

They raid Sygne's base but are attacked by the Rat Pack, who capture ** Meanstreak (Henri Huang) and Metalhead (Edward Osako).