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X-Men: Regenesis - Uncanny X-Force Teaser Reveals Surprising New Member

There was speculation over a new member joining but this isn't what we expected.

Marvel has been releasing several X-Men: Regenesis teaser. Each one features one character revealed while the other characters are hidden in silhouettes in the background. Schism is said to shake things up and result in a change in team rosters across the board. Now it looks like this roster change could have an affect on Uncanny X-Force as well. With the current story arc, there was speculation that possibly Jean Grey from the Age of Apocalypse world might return with the X-Force team.

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We can probably assume who the three shadowed figures are, unless Marvel is being really clever and tricky, it appears to be Psylocke, Deadpool and Fantomex. But at the bottom...Age of Apocalypse Nightcrawler?!? Very interesting. What are your thoughts? We'll have to wait until December for this.

UNCANNY X-FORCE #19

Written by RICK REMENDER

Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ

Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW

DECEMBER 2011

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might get the best line up..didnt like angel so much and nightcrawler might be even better if you think of "secret black ops team"

great line up great idead. marvel does everything right here!

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x-force is maybe currently the best running marvel story

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@cmaprice said:

Interesting. AOA Nightcrawler killed AOA Deadpool. I wonder if they'll reference that at all. For anyone who didn't read AOA, Nightcrawler in that reality is much more violent. For example, in killing Dead Man Wade (their Deadpool) he teleported Wade's head off of his body. I remember that being so cool at the time, considering how uptight main continuity Kurt could be.

This was referenced very clearly in the Uncanny X-Force series a couple of issues back.

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Why does Betsy suddenly have these ..."energy sabers" ? or swords or w.e

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@labarith
I think Wolverine will bring back Nightcrawler, Jean and maybe even Sabretooth (after all he has worked with Psylocke before)  
Maybe (if thist happens) Marvel thinks its a way around bringing characters back without actually bring them back!!! 
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@Dernman
I think he's probally still on the team he's just not one of the shadows, unless the Deadpool looking shadow is Cable (maybe a bit to slim) he's suppost to come back soon 
 
My Guesses 

  • Wolverine (not pictured)
  • Deathlok (Deadpool looking shadow)
  • Psylocke
  • Gambit (Fantomex looking shadow)
  • AoA Nightcrawler
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Hm. Interesting choice. I would rather have X-23 back in there though, her being one of my favorites. 

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I'm wondering if this is how they'll be "bringing back" Nightcrawler. Permanently replacing him with his AoA counterpart? 

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There has to be a spin on the characters they will show
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Is this the whole team? or is there more to come...

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I wonder if this means Warren is dead or a bad guy again.

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What I'm wondering is how can they bring over AoA Nightcrawler without blowing the lid of the new X-Force? 
 
But then again, I guess that now Wolverine will be leading his own half of the X-Men, he can come right out and say "Oh, and by the way, I've been running a new X-Force team in secret these past few months.  We've killed Apocalypse, fought a bunch of Deathloks, I killed a Nazi with a sword, and now we brought on an alternate reality version of Kurt.  ANYONE GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?!"

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I hope Wolverine and Psylocke are still on the team
I think Archangel is gonna leave or be killed!

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I have to say, Regenesis is one event that I am looking forward to...A LOT. I think that for a while now, the X-Men have been more of a society and less of a TEAM. As nice(?) as that is, I think that it's important for them to get back to their roots. 

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Interesting.
 
AOA Nightcrawler killed AOA Deadpool. I wonder if they'll reference that at all. 
 
For anyone who didn't read AOA, Nightcrawler in that reality is much more violent. For example, in killing Dead Man Wade (their Deadpool) he teleported Wade's head off of his body. I remember that being so cool at the time, considering how uptight main continuity Kurt could be.

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Hehehe.... Psylocke and Fantomex and no Angel in sight. Me gusta. 

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YES

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As long as AoA nightcrawler uses his swords im happy

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No Wolverine or Archangel?

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@S1llYMDROX:  
 
I wonder how he will react with all the children. I can Imagine this: 
 
Rockslide: Aren't you dead? And what's up with the Stupid tattoo? 
AOA nightcrawler: Um, what are you talking about, Ugly? And it's a Branding. *pulls out sword (or whatever weapon)* Do You have any Problems? 
Rockslide; Just that you're dead 
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Forgive me if anyone has said this already, but one thing out of this outcome that im interested in seeing is AoA Nightcrawler's interactions with 616 marvel characters he respected (namely Magneto and Mystique). I really hope Marvel explore the possible storylines they can weave from that. It could make for good dynamics betweeen characters
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@Howlverine: It's a tattoo over his eye. That's how we know it's AoA
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Everyone saw this coming lol

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Are we sure it's AOA Nightcrawler? Or is it 616 Nightcrawler resurrected? How could he be resurrected? Is that a Crimson Dawn mark over his eye?

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Nice.

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I knew it was coming. As soon I saw the issue of X Force where they ran into the AoA Nightcrawler. I was like "This is how they are going to bring him back.. This might be a good thing.

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I like all of those characters, but is anyone else just full of apathy regarding this X-revamp?

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@Mr. Dead Pool said:
Deadpool, Psylock, Fantomex, AOA Nightcrawler, what do I win?
A big hug from Wolverine... 
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@Mr. Dead Pool said:
Deadpool, Psylock, Fantomex, AOA Nightcrawler, what do I win?
This is what i thought when i first saw the pic but AOA nightcrawler equal badass .
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Well....that's one way to bring Nightcrawler back. But this news is pretty epic, and really can not wait for the new X-Men book.

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im hoping if wolvie isnt there that fantomex is leader. and if that isnt deadpool, fantomex, and psylocke it would be cool if they were more AoAers. or it would be cool if the chick was magik

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Also, I am guessing Wolverine is not part of X-force because he is devoting his time to leading his faction of X-Men, and Angel is probably going to be doing some important stuff in the AoA universe.

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I wonder how AoA Nightcrawler is going to break the news to Deadpool about what happened to his counterpart in that universe.... 
 
"So yeah....you were kinda a dick and a psychopath, so I kinda had to teleport your head off..."

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NO more Angel or Wolverine?! But... isn't the book about them?!

AoA Nightcrawler is awesome, considering that this is a good way to bring the character back without reviving him.

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i dont care what they do as long as remenders writing.

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I am interested in the Niightcrawler thing 

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Good to have the blue elf again =)

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Meh, the only good thing about this is that (for now) they're not bringing any Jean Grey to the 616 universe.

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@Avenging-X-Bolt said:
@jcbart said:
I like that Wolverine isn't there, he's on too many teams (does this mean he falls out with them during Schism?). I also like that Angel isn't there, perhaps he dies or is saved and has to go to rehab. Finally, AoA Nightcrawler will be an awesome addition to the team.
he's still on the team. all of the cover connect and it would be stupid to put logan twice 
 
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Nice one. Well I guess we know where X-Factor are going to side, given the ginormous arm on the right. 
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@jcbart said:
I like that Wolverine isn't there, he's on too many teams (does this mean he falls out with them during Schism?). I also like that Angel isn't there, perhaps he dies or is saved and has to go to rehab. Finally, AoA Nightcrawler will be an awesome addition to the team.
he's still on the team. all of the cover connect and it would be stupid to put logan twice 
 
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I like that Wolverine isn't there, he's on too many teams (does this mean he falls out with them during Schism?). I also like that Angel isn't there, perhaps he dies or is saved and has to go to rehab. Finally, AoA Nightcrawler will be an awesome addition to the team.

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@ironshadow
I totally agree...and this is amazing news

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This is awesome. They ruined 616 Kurt by turning him into a one-note religious character imo (Writers fault, not religion) . Here's a chance to get back to a kickass swashbuckling Nightcrawler even if he is a vastly different character. The rest of the team are the easiest silhouettes yet. WB Betty, Deadpool and Fantomex. Good to see Angel is not on there - even if he is on the team.  The current story is too good to spoil.
 
So Blue team and Gold team have three teams each now. New Mutants and X-factor remain. I kinda hope the latter stay free agents though.

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So Cable and Nightcrawler coming back so soon after second coming? Seems way too soon. 
 
Although I do support the idea of bringing AOA counterparts back to 616, it sits with me better than some of the lame CBD comebacks...comes to something when 'crossed over from an alternate reality' is the most plausible return from death.

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@marvelunivers said:
kind of ironic 616 nightcrawler didnt want x force 

That's why it's perfect that AoA Nightcrawler join, even if it's predictable. I'm kind of hoping that AoA Nightcrawler will cause some friction with the other X-men on other teams, especially since he's the polar opposite of the 616 Kurt they all knew and loved. 
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This makes perfect sense.  Wolverine and Nightcrawler have always had a close relationship.   Even though Wolverine knows that this is not his Kurt Wagner, friend, companion, ally, this is still Kurt Wagner.  This Nightcrawler no doubt does not see Wolverine in the same light, but I am willing to be based on what is going on that will change soon.  There will be a mutual respect once this is all over.  He would make a natural addition to the strike team that is X-Force, and as shown before, this Nightcrawler has no qualms about killing.  He will do what needs to be done.
 
As for Jean.  I don't know, I just don't see her coming back.  It would add a little tension to the Scott/Logan split going on in Schism though.  Even though Scott is with Emma, it would have to hurt to see Jean in the arms of Logan, even if it's not really his jean.  As Scott has shown, as long as she looks the same, he's good (Pryor).  But I ultimately don't think they would bring Jean back in this way.  It would be cool, but wouldn't really fit overall.  We'll see though.  But if I was a  betting man, I'm going to say that Jean is going to die (again) saving X-Force and the AoA universe, and allowing X-Force to return home.  She'll come back, but just not this way. 

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I highly doubt that Wolverine won't have any involvement in this team. He'll probably be like what Nick Fury is to the Avengers. Just give them missions & brief them I see Archangel as 2nd in command but at the base most of the time
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@MiraTheGoddess said:
Does the AOA Nightcrawler's personality differ from the Earth-616 personality? I've never read AOA, so I'm just curious. 
In AoA, Nightcrawler did not have any of the same kind of morals that 616 Nightcrawler had. He once used his powers to decapitate AoA Deadpool. He has the same attitude towards killing that most of the other members of X-Force have.