Mutants. Homo superior. They now occupy the highest rung on the evolutionary ladder. And their predecessors are not taking the ascendance lightly. Persecuted. Hated. Tortured. Mocked. Feared. By virtue of their genetic make-up alone, mutants - born every day in greater and greater numbers - suffer from humans' discrimination and prejudice. Force to live among Homo sapiens who fear that mutants will steal their jobs and take their human partners, their anger at their fate is understandable.
Angry at themselves, and angry at their powers they were born with, mutants needed a leader - a man with a vision - to help them overcome their despair and see the blessing they have been given instead of the curse they thought it to be. They found that leader in Professor X. Sensing the growing movement of anti-mutant sentiment, Professor X opened up his Westchester mansion and created living and learning spaces where special mutants could be trained to use their unique gifts for the betterment of all species - before it was too late.
Professor X foresaw a future consumed by genetic war, where man and mutant would battle in a bleak wasteland once known as Earth. He knows that maintaining peace now will prevent endless warfare between man and mutant. He knows that only a handful of mutants can help stave off this devastating future.
He calls them the X-Men.
They call themselves the future's only hope.
Leader:
Wolverine
Members:
Storm
Beast
Iceman
Rogue
Gambit
Shadowcat
Marvel Girl
Frenzy
Cannonball
Karma
Husk
Mimic
Chamber
Cecilia Reyes
Archangel
Warbird
Deathlok-Prime
Supporting Cast:
Professor X
Mayor Sadie Sinclair
Danger
Lockheed
Toad
Doop
The X-Club
X-Factor Investigations
X-Force
Annie Ghazikhanian
Forge
The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning
The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
Sentinel Squad O*N*E
The 198
Detective Charlotte Jones
Trish Tilby
Gateway
Dr. Moira MacTaggert Deceased
Senator Robert Kelly Deceased
Evangeline Whedon
Various Substitute and Splinter Groups
Former Members:
Cyclops
Phoenix
Changeling
Polaris
Havok
Colossus
Nightcrawler
Banshee
Sunfire
Thunderbird I
Psylocke
Longshot
Dazzler
Jubilee
Bishop
Revanche
Joseph
Marrow
Maggott
Cable
Emma Frost
Xorn I
Thunderbird III
Sage
Northstar
Stacy X
Lifeguard
Slipstream
The Juggernaut
Xorn II
Darwin
Warpath
Domino
Omega Sentinel
Caliban
Cloak
Dagger
Danielle Moonstar
Magma
Sunspot
Magik
Armor
Surge
Hellion
Rockslide
Anole
Greymalkin
Cypher
Warlock
Boom Boom
Fantomex
Hepzibah
Pixie
X-23
Sub-Mariner
Hope Summers
Legion
X-Men Equipment:
Utopia
The Xavier Mansion
The Blackbird
Villains:
Magneto
Apocalypse
Mr. Sinister
Sabretooth
Mystique
The Juggernaut
Sauron
The Living Monolith
Avalanche
Pyro
The Blob
Post
Mimic
Mojo
Spiral
Dark Phoenix
Krakoa the Living Island
Holocaust
The Shadow King
Proteus
William Stryker
Kid Omega
Ord
Danger
Predator X
Miss Sinister
Cassandra Nova
Adversary
Arcade
Belasco
Mesmero
Onslaught
Unus the Untouchable
The Vanisher
Warhawk
Emplate
Cameron Hodge
Azazel
Xraven
Villainous Teams:
The Brotherhood of Mutants
The Acolytes
The Hellfire Club
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse
The Sentinels Program
The Reavers
The Marauders
The Morlocks
Mutant Liberation Front
Savage Land Mutates
The N'Garai
The Purifiers
The Hellfire Cult
The Sisterhood of Mutants
The Right
Locations:
The Savage Land
Genosha
Muir Island
Madripoor
Providence
