T H E X - M E N
T H E X - M E N

"Protecting a world that hates and fears us since 2014."
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Cyclops | Scott Summers
American | Mutant | Leader of The X-Men
Westchester | New York | USA
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Cyclops (Scott Summers) is the leader of the X-Men and has the ability to shoot powerful concussive blasts from his eyes. He is a skilled strategist and fighter and is dedicated to Xavier's causes. Like all of the current roster, he was a student at the Xavier Institute before becoming an X-Man. In this continuity, Scott's brother Alex joined Magneto's mutant extremist group "The Acolytes", something Cyclops has never forgiven him for, even after he returned to their side at M-Day.
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Marvel Girl | Jean Grey
American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Doctor
Westchester | New York | USA
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Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) is a powerful telepath and telekinetic with a compassionate and empathetic nature. She is often a voice of reason and diplomacy within the X-Men team and has a close romantic relationship with Cyclops. The main departure from canon with Jean is the lack of phoenix force in her past, present or future. As iconic as some storylines have been that have included it, I hate how often adaptions of her character reach straight for it like a crutch, especially when Marvel Girl/Jean Grey is a compelling enough character without it.
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Storm | Ororo Munroe
Kenyan-American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Member of The Morlocks
Westchester | New York | USA
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Storm (Ororo Munroe) is a mutant with the ability to control the weather, making her an incredibly powerful force in battle. She is a fierce warrior and a wise leader. Growing up an orphan in the Morlock tunnels beneath NYC, under the thumb of the Shadow King taught her how to look after herself. I want to delve into her history and interactions with fellow morlocks.
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Beast | Henry "Hank" McCoy
American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Scientist
Westchester | New York | USA
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Beast (Hank McCoy) is a genius-level intellect with a blue, furry, and cat-like appearance. He possesses incredible strength and agility, and his intelligence makes him an invaluable member of the X-Men team, both in the field and in the lab. His insecurity around his appearance has led to multiple attempts at developing a mutant cure. He is the only original member of the team on the roster.
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Nightcrawler | Kurt Wagner
German | Mutant | Member of The X-Men
Westchester | New York | USA
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Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a blue-skinned, pointy-tailed mutant with the ability to teleport. He is a deeply spiritual and compassionate person, and his acrobatic skills and teleportation powers make him a formidable fighter and a valuable member of the X-Men team. I will be deviating slightly from canon by having him discover that Rogue, Mystique's daughter and member of her Brotherhood is his half sister.
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Colossus | Piotr Rasputin
Russian | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Student
Westchester | New York | USA
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Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) has the ability to transform his body into organic steel, granting him incredible strength and durability. He is a gentle giant and often serves as the heart of the X-Men team, always striving to protect the innocent and do what is right. He and Shadowcat have a budding relationship.
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Shadowcat | Katherine "Kitty" Pryde
American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Student
Westchester | New York | USA
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Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) has the ability to phase through solid objects, allowing her to pass through walls and even people. She is a quick thinker in battle, often using her phasing abilities to outmaneuver her enemies. However, as the youngest member of the team she is also the least experienced, and has a lot she feels she needs to prove.
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P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S )
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Anyone who's spoke to me for longer than five minutes will probably be aware of the fact that I am obsessed with the X-Men. That love runs deep. I like to think these characters will be in safe hands. I'm passionate about honoring the decades of rich history that this team has, while also adding my own unique twist to the mythos. My goal is to create a compelling narrative that captures the essence of what makes the X-Men so special and beloved.

I plan to cover a lot of ground, with my first planned arc centring around the anti Mutant Militia The Purifiers and Trask Industries, and Storm's return to The Morlocks, a breakout at the Raft, and the long awaited return of Magneto.

I am particularly interested in exploring Storm's history with the Morlocks and the lingering influence that Shadow King still holds over her. Another story arc that I'm excited to explore is Nightcrawler's reunion with his estranged mother, Mystique, and the revelation of his long-lost sister, Rogue.

In addition to these personal character developments, I'm eager to develop the budding romance between Piotr and Kitty, while also delving deeper into the team's collective history. I want to reveal more details about pivotal moments in their past and how they have shaped the X-Men into the team we know today.

One storyline that I'm especially keen on exploring is the aftermath of M-Day and its devastating impact on the mutant population. I also want to delve into the fallout and the political climate surrounding the "mutant menace". With any luck, half of it might actually make interesting reading.
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"Protecting a world that hates and fears us since 2014."
The ROXXON Corporation nuclear facility
Staten Island, NY
16th February 2018

"My fellow mutants. We stand here together at a crossroads. We have come to this place today, My Acolytes and I, to take a stand. Against the oppression of our kind. Against all of the cruelty and all of the violence. Against God's imperfect creature known as Homo sapiens."

Magneto raises a hand, motioning to the power station at his flank. Its monolithic smoke stack poisons the air around it with a thick, unwavering smog like a cancer. The mutant is joined by his Acolytes, his most dedicated followers, committed as he is to a world free of human persecution. Alex Summers, an ex pupil of Xavier's, now Havok, his most prized lieutenant. Thomas Moreau, the geokinetic mutant known as Zealot. The towering Mammomax; the loyal Exodus; the ellusive Senyaka. Brothers all.

"The nuclear testing facility that looms behind us is a testament to the inhumanity of humanity. But it is also a symbol of their weakness. With all their time as custodians of their planet, this is the final limit of their capability. The extent of their abilities. The death rattle of their dying light. What they cannot achieve on their own they seek to take from us. They cannot hope to match our power so they steal it for themselves."

Erik meets the eyes of each X-Man that Charles has sent to oppose him. Cyclops. Marvel Girl. Beast. Sunfire. Banshee. His own daughter, Polaris, stands against him. He needs them to see what he sees. He needs them to understand.

"My friends, inside this facility is a man. No, more importantly, a mutant. Perhaps only slightly older than my own daughter Lorna, who has graciously chosen to stand against us today."

He motions to Polaris as he speaks, standing across from him and his followers with the rest of the X-Men, She can barely hide her shame for the man her father has revealed himself to be.

"This, you see, is not a nuclear reactor," he begins, magnanimous: "This is a prison."

"A prison, designed by the ROXXON Corporation and approved by our esteemed elected representatives to contain and exploit its only living resident: Kuan-Yin Xorn.

"Does that name sound familiar to you? It should. After all, his brother Shen Xorn was one of your original "X-Men", wasn't he Charles?" He smiles, looking up at the familiar silhouette of the X-men's jet black jet.

"Yes, I know you're here, in that Blackbird of yours," he continues, "hovering in the skies like an insect because you know that you're too weak to face me!" He snarls, losing composure for only a second.

"How does his brother feel about this, I wonder? Did you order him to stay at your school, lest he join me as well?"

He places a proud hand on Havok's shoulder. Xavier's students were not beyond hope. There would always be a place by his side for mutants of vision, even those who laboured still under a false prophet.

"It doesn't have to be this way, Erik." Charles urges, telepathically using Zealot as a mouthpiece.

"Your words no longer matter, Charles. Your dream no longer matters. It is dead. Bury it."

Magneto turns to face the facility before looking back at his assembled enemies.

"The story of Kuan-Yin Xorn applies to us all. He was born with extraordinary powers, to a world that fears his gifts. Perhaps he knows this truth more than most. For Xorn was born with a star in his head. That is the beauty of our race. A living star, among men. His light could burn brighter than any of ours, yet here he dwells. His light extinguished. In Xorn I see a man with dreams. With aspirations. A brother. And what do these neanderthals see? With their characteristic enlightenment and with their grace? A battery. A resource. To power their cars. Their homes."

He pays extra attention to the news copters now circling above.

"Their televisions."

"They saw a way to exploit our power for their own gain, and seized it without hesitation. They take what they want without a thought for the lives they destroy in the process. But hear us when we say we will stand for it no longer. We are not their slaves, their tools, their batteries. We are a proud and powerful people, and we will not be silenced."

"Their world is over. It's been over for sometime but they have been to consumed with the minutiae of their own death throws to see it. Their time has come and gone. It is time for our people to rise above this dying species and take our place in the light. It is time for Genosha."

"Genosha is a thought experiment no longer. It is not a fairy tale. It's certainly not a place, not yet. It is a promise. A social contract made with the mutant people, by the mutant people, for the mutant people. For a Brotherhood of OUR kind. For a world free from persecution. For too long, we have languished in the dark, afraid to show our light for fear of blinding those who choose not to see. But it is our light. Our future. And humanity no longer has a place in it."

He casts a hand to one of the helicopters above.

"We owe nothing to these lesser creatures, these humans who would see us enslaved and oppressed. We have the power to create a world of our own, a world where mutants are free to live and thrive without fear of persecution. Humanity has presided over their world and reaped the benefits, milking this Earth for all she could give. We asked only for a small piece of it. Now we take it all. Atop the ashes of this monument to humanity's failure we will build the Just City."

"Our mutant nation."

"We will make Genosha here on Earth."
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