From Yearbook to Obituary
By jordama 9 Comments
For those that remember the New X-Men v2, we saw the Squad system that made little teams of X-Men. A lot has changed since those good old days, We had M-day/ Decimation, Civil War, Messiah Complex, Moving to San Fran, Secret Invasion, The transition to Utopia with the battle against Dark Avengers and Dark X-Men, and now with the return of Hope, let’s see how the New X-Men have changed since their primary worry was the field day competition.
May Contain Spoilers
New Mutants
Prodigy: The strategist of the team, he was depowered as of M-Day. He was about to leave when the Stepford Cuckoos gave him all the knowledge he had ever had. He had his heart removed and broke up with Surge after she made out with hellion. He joined the X-Men in San Fran and seems to be one of the X-Men’s resident smarty pants. He was close to break down during Second Coming.
Surge: She lead the New X-Men. She went to Dani when the X-Men broke up, and joined them in Utopia. She has just hung around until she was kidnapped by the Leeper Queen and almost killed by the legacy Virus. She stands with the X-Men as the Battle for Hope comes to a head.
Wind Dancer: She too lost her powers on M-Day. She became a waitress in New York. She was approached by another former X-Men and friend, Jubilee to join the New Warriors. Originally Sofia didn't want to, but after being attacked by the Zodiac, she decides to join. She took the name Renascence. She stayed with them until the team eventually broke up. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
Elixir: After being unable to heal his friends after the bus attack and losing Wallflower, his powers took a much darker turn. He killed Stryker and only got back his gold when he was forced to heal X-23. He was given all the medical knowledge he could possibly need by the Cuckoos. He joined the X-Men in San Fran and joined the secret X-Force lead by Wolverine. During his time with the team, he gave Vanisher a Brain Tumor, he has been told to kill and he has saved. During the events of Necrosha he was forced to kill his former rival Wither. He has lost some of his powers control. He left the X-Men after that and was not around when Hope came back from the future.
Wallflower: Killed after M-Day but retained her powers, she was revived in a sick attempt to make a Bio sentinel that was merged with the alien race the Brood. She was defeated in her Bio sentinel form.
Icarus: He died after having his wings removed by Stryker. He let Stryker take his wings because he thought it was the only way to save his friends, but instead he caused many of their deaths. He has mostly been forgotten.
Hellions
Hellion: The former Hellion leader joined the New X-Men. He fought with them against Nimrod and tried to save his friends in Limbo. He and X-23 had a mutual crush on each other and together went to save Mercury while she was with the Facility. During Messiah Complex he was stabbed through the chest by Lady Deathstrike. After the X-Men split up, he went back home to find his parents gone, abandoning him. He went to the depowered Magneto, but he turned him down. When the X-Men reformed in San Fran, Hellion joined them. During his stay he was kidnapped and injected with a deadlier version of the Legacy Virus. He was saved by Elixir and X-Force. He stood with his people against Prop X, A law that would make Mutant breeding illegal. He fought the Dark X-Men and was taken out by his Former advisor Emma. Recently, while fight Nimrod Sentinels, his hands were burned off, his future is unknown.
Rockslide: Joined the New X-men and was thought dead because of Nimrod. He reformed and had a new body. He was taken to Limbo and left with a new Body. When the X-Men broke up he was recruited by Peirce, pretending to be Cyclops, and joined the Young X-Men. The team was short lived as they X-Men regrouped in San Fran. He would go on the occasional mission, and was sent to the bridge during second Coming.
Mercury: Shortly after M-Day, She was taken by the Facility and her flesh was extracted and used to make the Predator-Xs skin. She faught Belasco in Hell and with her fellow New X-men during Messiah Complex. She joined the X-Men in San Fran, she was attacked by the Hellfire Cult and stood against Dark Reign. Her father was used by Osborne against the X-men and almost killed. She was with Pixie when they Huffed Pixie Dust and thought they were going to a Dazzler Concert. She fought with the X-Men during Second Coming.
Dust: She joined the New X-Men and later the Young X-Men. She almost died because of Magma, and almost betrayed the X-Men for Peirce. She is later told that she is dying but is saved by Ink. She joins the X-Men in San Fran, but has been seen very little.
Tag: He was depowered by M-day and was killed when a missile was launched at the school bus that was taking him off the school grounds. He was buried at the institute because his parents refused to take him back. When the Hulk came for the Professor, Mercury stood by his grave and told the Hulk about the young man that died when all he wanted was to be liked. His death still weighs heavy on Hellion.
Wither: He left the X-Men after he withered Laurie’s arm. He was found by Selene and joined her in her Inner circle during Necrosha. He became a psionic vampire and servant to Selene. He attacked the X-Men when the Inner Circle went to get the Blade. He almost killed his former teammate Dust but instead killed Onyxx when he went to protect her. During the final battle on the Necrosha/Genosha island, He was killed by Elixir.
Paragons
Match: Match was not selected as a New X-Men but did put up a heck of a fight when he was taken into Limbo. He joined the X-Men in San Fran and rioted when Prop X was debated. He was taken in by the Dark X-Men. He is with the X-Men fighting the Nimrod Sentinels during Second Coming.
Pixie: She had part of her soul taken by Illyana. She joined the New X-Men and now could teleport. When she went to San Fran she was attacked by the Hellfire Cult and beat severely. She then was taken back into Limbo and lost more of her soul. She bacame an Official X-Men when she stood with them against the Dark Avengers. We meet her mother when Pixie was kidnapped after huffing her Pixie Dust. Cyclops was reluctant to use her on the field during Second Coming but sent her into Limbo again, this time to rescue Illyana. She is convinced to due so by Anole, who tells her that even though she hates Illyana, the X-Men would save her, because that’s what X-Men do. In Limbo, she does save her.
Trance: She was Kidnapped by Nanny and rescued by Wolverine. She joined the X-Men in San Fran and during the riots about Prop X she was attacked and lost control over her powers, half in her body and half out. She was saved by Rogue from Ms Marvel Dark Avenger counterpart. When Bling! was taken Hope was the able to help get her back, again teaming with Rogue. She has joined the Hellbound Team to rescue Illyana during Second Coming. She came back to Earth when her powers ran dry.
Wolfcub: He was chosen as part of Peirce's Young X-Men and would eventually be killed by him.
DJ: Died after being depowered. He was on the buses that were hit by the Purifiers. Elixir was unable to save him, even though he was not quit dead when he was found.
Preview: She was depowered by M-Day and lost her sister to the Purifiers attack on the students.
Alpha Squad
Kidogo: Although unconfirmed, he is assumed to have been on the bus of students that lost their lives when forced to leave the school.
Indra: He was not selected to be a New X-Men. He had a freak out when it was determined that he was the youngest student at the school. He rejoins the X-Men when the go to San Fran, but does not fight because it is against his religion. That was, until the riots over Proposition X. He was attacked by H.A.M.M.E.R. officer. This caused an internal conflict because his religion forbids hurting another living creature. Rogue tries to help him through it and together they find out that his powers are much greater than previously thought. He does not fight during Second Coming, but instead stays with the wounded.
Rubbermaid: She died in the Purifiers attack on the school.
Loa: She was taken to Limbo and was attacked by Predator X’s but still did not join the New X-Men. During this time, however, she did begin a romantic relationship with Elixir. When the X-Men regrouped in San Fran, she was with them. She was there when the riots happened and when Sack went nuts. She threatened Warpath when she wanted food and was unfortunately with Deadpool during Necrosha. During Second Coming she had little fight time.
Network: She was the sister on the bus when it was destroyed. She was killed in the blast.
Corsairs
Specter: Another to have lost his powers, he was said not to be on the bus when it was destroyed after M-Day.
Dryad: After the heartfelt goodbye she had with Mercury, she is killed during the bus missile attack.
Three-In-One: After M-day, they began to use their powers to actively help their fellow students, they gave back all Prodigy had ever known and gave Elixir the medical knowledge of Beast. They join the X-Men in San Fran and work a great deal with cerebro. Their powers become a great deal stronger and can even fight of Kid Omega, the villain responsible for the death of their sister. During the battle with Predator X’s the Phoenix force trapped in their hearts is released. They become teachers on the island.
With all of this happening in the space of the year after the School ended, Wonder how many will attend the 10 year reunion. Around a third has died.
One year being determined because it was stated that Kitty was gone for about a year in comictime. She went bullet phase at the same time as messiah complex and came back not to long before Second coming. This would lead me to estimate a year and a half at most.
This list also does not take into account the other students that were at the school, but not in the year book.