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Original X-Men
During growing hostilities between humans and mutants on the rise, Professor Charles Xavier created the original team by brining together five promising young mutants: Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Henry McCoy, Robert Drake, and Warren Worthington III with the purpose of training them to use their powers for the benefit of mankind. He named this team the X-Men because of the extra abilities they all possessed as mutants.
Original X-Men
So that the team could operate covertly without blowing their cover they were all given code-names. Bobby Drake, the youngest member of the group and class clown, chose the obvious name Iceman because of his ability to create and manipulate ice. The brilliant Hank McCoy selected the name Beast for his disproportionate bodily features as well as his agility, strength, and acrobatic abilities. Because he possessed large, white, feathered wings stemming from his upper back, Warren Worthington aptly chose the name Angel (later to be known as Archangel). Scott Summers chose the name Cyclops because of the single eye-piece of the protective visor that he was forced to wear in order to control his optic blast. The only female member of the group, Jean Grey selected the name Marvel Girl for herself.
Xavier Mansion
The team was located out the estate of their mentor at Professor Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters at 1407 Graymalkin Lane in Salem Center, Westchester County, New York. Along with the many aspects of a conventional education, the students received practical training in the use of their abilities both in the controlled environment of the Danger Room on school grounds, as well as the real-life training that field missions gave them.
Early on the team employed its training in the real world both trying to locate other mutants and to fight against mutant terrorists. On several occasions they battled against Xavier's former friend Magneto and his Brotherhood Of Evil Mutants. Notable early enemies (many of which were brotherhood members) included Magneto, Unus the Untouchable, the Vanisher, the Sentinels, the Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Toad, the Juggernaut, the Blob, Mimic, and the Super-Adaptoid. Later additions to the original five included Cyclops' brother Havok as well as Magneto's daughter Polaris. The Mimic was also a team member briefly, but only after blackmailing the team and was the only member to be kicked off the team.
Deadly Genesis
Second Genesis
After being sent to Krakoa, a remote island in the middle of the pacific ocean to investigate a powerful mutant signal, the team was captured. Only Cyclops was able to escape and make his way home. It was originally believed that Professor X then had to round up a new team (of older mutants) from around the world to rescue the group consisting of Nightcrawler, the original Thunderbird, Colossus, Storm, Wolverine, Sunfire and Banshee. Led by Cyclops, this new team went back to Krakoa to discover that the island Krakoa was the mutant they were sent to investigate, and had captured the team for sustenance. After freeing the captive X-Men, Polaris was able to lift the island into space.
Betrayal of Trust
The actual events surrounding the Krakoa incident were actually quite different. After losing his first team, Xavier co-opted a group of Moira MacTaggert's students in order to rescue his original team. This group of young mutants consisted of Petra, Sway, Darwin, and the third Summers brother Vulcan. Xavier also visited the then White Queen of the Hellfire Club Emma Frost to offer an invitation to join his team. Her refusal most likely saved her from becoming the fifth member of this team. The team was ill-prepaired for what would await them on Krakoa, and was quickly dismantled by the island. Vulcan survived by absorbing the powers of his fallen comrades, and when the island was launched into space he remained in stasis inside the island. To salvage what was left of his new team, Xavier removed all memories of the first rescue team, violating their minds and their trust.
Current Teams
The current X-Men and related teams are:
X-Men: No team at the moment.
Note: Although there is no team at the moment, this title will follow many X-Characters, mainly Professor X, and delve into the history of the X-Men. A team most probably won't be formed until X-Men: Legacy is over.
Uncanny X-Men: There is no real team in Uncanny at the moment, but it is starring Cyclops, Emma Frost, Angel, Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Colossus.
Note: A proper team won't be formed yet again until the milestone #500 of this title.
Note: Matt Fraction will be co-writing this title with Ed Brubaker beginning with #500.
Note: Greg Land and Terry Dodson are going to be pencilling up-coming arcs.
Astonishing X-Men: Emma Frost, Cyclops, Shadowcat, Beast, Colossus, Wolverine, and Armor
Note: The team will be changing soon and all will be getting new costumes, as shown in small previews. The new creative team will be Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi, and their new run will be called Astonishing X-Men: Second Stage.
Young X-Men: Blindfold, Dust, Greymalkin, Ink, Rockslide and Wolf Cub.
Note: As seen in a precognative vision of Blindfold's in the first issue, a member of this team will be killed by Donald Pierce
X-Factor: Madrox, M, Siryn, Strong Guy and Rictor.
Note: Wolfsbane recently left the team to join X-Force.
Note: Layla Miller is currently stuck in the future.
Note: The team will soon be receiving two new members, Longshot and Darwin.
Note: This title will have a crossover with the She-Hulk title, as Peter David writes both titles.
X-Force: Wolverine, Warpath, X-23 and Wolfsbane.
Note: Craig Kyle and Chris Yost said in an interview that the two will be getting two new members, possibly as soon as #6.
Exiles - The current Exiles lineup is: Morph, Sabretooth, Psylocke, Kitty Pryde, Mystiq, Rogue, Sage and Gambit.
New Excalibur - At this time, there is apparantly no team at this time. During X-Men: Die By The Sword, Sage and Nocturne went over to Exiles, and Longshot joined the team. But, Longshot will soon be joining X-Factor, and Dazzler might be joining the newly reformed X-Men team in #500 of Uncanny X-Men. Captain Britain and Pete Wisdom will be appearing in the new title "Captain Britain and MI:13" starting in May.
Original X-Men Spin-Off
X-Men: First Class Vol. 1
The original X-Men team; Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Beast and Angel, face off new nemesis and team-up with other super heroes. They face off a living plant in greenland, they enter the mind of Professor Xavier, team-up with Dr. Strange, Thor and Gorilla Man The team also deal with Skrulls, the Lizard and work love problems with Angel and the Scarlet Witch.
X-Men: First Class Special
In this one issue Iceman and Beast try to recruit a museum "statue". The team listens to bad poems and we figure out that Jean had a pet dragon.
X-Men: First Class Vol. 2
A new series goes on with Jean having some girl bonding with the Invisible Girl. Have the team isolated in Island X where Matermind tricks them to stay there. The team takes some vacations. They face off the Hulk and lose their powers during a Sentinel attack. Later because of a Catalyst they over power and defeat the Sentinels. Later then the X-Men see their future selves and how they could end up. Showing Iceman as a huge monster, Beast is a beast and Jean is a Phoenix. Later the Scarlet Witch is auditioned to be a SHIELD agent and then turns them down. After a mission everybody gets sick except for Cyclops so he has to deal with a maniac and death. The team later teams-up with the Continueteens and defeat Mysterio.
Alternate Realities
Earth-295
The X-Men of the Age of Apocalypse reality was led by Magneto. There were two teams and members included Rogue, Blink, Iceman, Sabretooth, Morph, Banshee, Storm, Dazzler, Exodus, Nightcrawler, Quicksilver, Sunfire and Wild Child.
Earth-1610
Professor Xavier starts an X-Men team which includes Cyclops, Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), Storm, Beast and Collosus. Later while fighting Sentinels the team recruted Iceman. The Brotherhood of Mutants sent a spy to infiltrate the X-Men group to kill Professor X. They sent Wolverine. Magneto, The Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Toad, Multiple Man, The Blob and Mastermind form the Brotherhood and they had kidnaped the President´s daughter. The X-Men saved her and in the last moment Wolverine had a change of heart and instead of killing Xavier he tried to kill Magneto, while he sent Sentinels o kill humans. In the end Xavier killed Magneto with the help of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.
Xavier then started helping Wolverine to find out where were the people who gave him the metal implants. Weapon X did all the implants and they found it. Then the X-men were abducted by Weapon X and were tortured, they even made Beast blue.
Earth-2182
In Nocturne's home reality the X-Men were led by Wolverine. Members were Nocturne, Nightcrawler, Thunderbird (Warpath), Shadowcat, Phoenix (The Phoenix Force inhabiting Colossus' dead body) and Armageddon.
Earth-928
The X-Men of 2099 were Cerebra, Krystalin, Desert Ghost, Meanstreak, Bloodhawk, La Lunatica, Skullfire, Metalhead, Sham, Junkpile and Serpentina.
Main article: X-Men 2099.
Earth-9997
The X-Men on Earth X were led by Cyclops, just calling himself Mr. S. Members were Dogface, Tower, Double-Header, Charmer and Mermaid.
Earth-1298
The X-men in the Mutant X reality was led by Magneto. Members were Mystique, Nightcrawler, Polaris, Quicksilver, Rogue and Cerebro.
The Original Line-up was Beast(Brute), Angel(Fallen), Jean Grey, Havok and Iceman.
Former members included Bloodstorm, Shadowcat and Colossus.
Earth-15104
The X-Men of the Here Comes Tomorrow reality was lead by Cassandra Nova. Members were Wolverine, Beak (Tito Bohusk), Tom Skylark and Rover, E.V.A. and Martha Johanson.
Earth-1815
In this reality, where the Exiles were sent on their first mission, Professor X was evil and intended to kill all humans. He lead the X-Men, and members included: Juggernaut, Chamber, Domino, Human Torch and Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew).
