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Issues take a decidedly darkish flip for the three X-teams unexpectedly! Whereas X-Issue face the ultimate Horseman of Apocalypse – who proves to be all-too acquainted – the New Mutants‘ try to assist a creature known as Chicken-Mind ends in tragedy. In the meantime, the X-Males study they’re fated to die in Dallas, nevertheless it doesn;t cease them going there to avoid wasting their lacking chief, Storm!
Earlier occasions that instantly affect this storyline:
- THIRD GENESIS – The formation of X-Issue
- MUTANT MASSACRE – The Marauders slaughter the Morlocks
- THE RIGHT – Cameron Hodge turns towards X-Issue
Main Crossover: Whereas it is recognised as one of many earliest main crossovers within the historical past of the Marvel Universe, ‘The Fall of the Mutants’ is barely a crossover in any respect. The New Mutants points reference the occasions within the different mutant titles and the X-Males’s story will be learn with out choosing up some other X-book – and even the Hulk tie-in, for that matter. X-Issue’s battle with Apocalypse is the place the precise crossover side is available in with many of the tie-ins referring to these occasions. I’ve additionally included among the lead-in points as tie-ins as a result of the tales in the principle titles do not make half as a lot sense with out them.
- Uncanny X-Males #220 (tie-in) *
- New Mutants #56-57 (tie-in) *
- Uncanny X-Males #221-224 (tie-in) *
- Unbelievable Hulk #340 (tie-in) *
- New Mutants #58 (tie-in) *
- Uncanny X-Males #225 *
- New Mutants #59 *
- X-Issue #24 *
- Uncanny X-Males #226 *
- New Mutants #60 *
- X-Issue #25 *
- Daredevil #252
- Energy Pack #35 *
- Uncanny X-Males #227 *
- New Mutants #61 *
- Captain America #339
- X-Issue #26 *
- Incredible 4 #312
Uncanny X-Males #220 (tie-in) *
Towards her higher judgement, Storm decides to find Forge and ask him to revive her powers, leaving the X-Males underneath Wolverine’s management. When she arrives at Eagle Plaza days later, she finds it deserted and condemned. Storm reaches Forge’s ranges, which prompts holograms enjoying her final encounter with him, of demons in Vietnam, the second Storm misplaced her powers and a imaginative and prescient of Forge wired to the partitions and pushed mad. Forge’s mentor Naźe emerges and explains that Forge was born and educated to fight the Adversary. Storm agrees to assist Naźe discover Forge, however maybe there’s extra to the outdated man than meets the attention…
New Mutants #56 (tie-in) *
Final night time, Cannonball by accident smashed the tower containing the weird Chicken Boy whereas the New Mutants fought the aliens Raek & Gyrk. Now the New Mutants and the rival Hellions pursue Chicken Boy, believing him to be a mutant. Regardless of their in-fighting, the New Mutants seize Chicken Boy and teleport him again to the Xavier College for Gifted Kids. Magma, confused over her emotions for Empath, announces her choice to switch to the Hellions’ personal Massachusetts Academy…
New Mutants #57 (tie-in) *
Magneto is shocked to search out Chicken Boy dwelling within the Hazard Room. Even Cerebro can’t discern Chicken Boy’s genetic origins. Magma leaves for Emma Frost’s Massachusetts Academy. Cypher turns into jealous of Wolfsbane’s fascination for Chicken Boy, renaming him ‘Chicken-Mind’. The New Mutants get into bother with Magneto for taking Chicken-Mind to the mall after he runs free within the cinema. The New Mutants are grounded, however Cypher all of the sudden figures out learn how to speak to Chicken-Mind, making them the perfect of pals!
Uncanny X-Males #221 (tie-in) *
Mister Sinister expresses his disappointment within the Marauders for failing to kill Madelyne Pryor and orders them to rectify their mistake. On the Grand Canyon, Naźe and Storm proceed their mission to find Forge and rescue him from the Adversary, although Naźe has his personal plans to assert Storm for himself. On the Xavier College, Wolverine interrupts a dispute between Dazzler & Rogue over their rocky previous with a view to prep the staff for a mission to San Francisco following a name from Maddie Pryor. The Marauders get there first, virtually destroying the town’s hospital and making brief work of the X-Males. Polaris – now underneath Malice’s management and appearing as chief of the Marauders – tries to drown Maddie & Rogue. Dazzler saves each of their lives, however they’re open to a different assault…
Uncanny X-Males #222 (tie-in) *
Rogue and Dazzler defeat Polaris, however her presence shocks Havok as she will get the drop on him. Psylocke virtually breaks Malice’s management over her. The X-Males are on the ropes, however the Marauders depart after they consider Maddie is useless. Polaris/Malice provides Havok the prospect to kill her. He takes the shot however she survives, leaving him with the data he tried. Within the Rockies, Storm and Naźe are attacked by the demonic Eye Killers (who’ve escaped their banishment following THE MONTESI FORMULA) and are working for the Adversary. Naźe convinces Storm that their escape was Forge’s fault and he’s been subverted by the Adversary. Storm accepts she might should kill Forge…
Uncanny X-Males #223 (tie-in) *
Crimson Commando, Stonewall & Tremendous Sabre keep away from incarceration by agreeing to hitch Freedom Drive as replacements for Spider-Girl (who abandoned the staff throughout SINS OF THE PAST). Future has a premonition that the X-Males are about to die. Maddie despairs over the flip her life has taken and is comforted by Havok whereas the X-men arrange base in Alcatraz. Within the Rockies, Naźe falls to the Eye-Killers’ venom. Whereas serving to him get better, Storm takes a therapeutic brew underneath his recommendation and all of the sudden finds herself combating demons and seeing Forge unleash these demons in Vietnam. Storm then awakens from her dream, although the world outdoors begins to replicate what she simply skilled…
Valerie Cooper formally publicizes the passing of the Mutant Registration Act and the formation of Freedom Drive within the wake of the destruction in San Francisco. Mystique visits Rogue to warn her that the X-Males will die in Dallas. Lt Morrell warns the X-Males that Freedom Drive are searching for them, so that they head to Dallas to search out Storm. In Wyoming, Storm components methods with Naźe and climbs a mountain to search out demons swirling round Forge who’s standing earlier than a rift in actuality. Forge is glad to see her till she stabs him then instantly realises she’s been duped. Forge is harmless. Storm and Forge are drawn into the yawning portal, leaving ‘Naźe’ unchallenged because the true risk…
Unbelievable Hulk #340 (tie-in) *
A heavy snowstorm forces Clay Quartermain, Rick Jones and the Hulk to a break from finding the US Authorities’s gamma bomb stockpile earlier than the Chief does. Caught close to Dallas Airport, the Hulk leaves their battlevan to get some air and leaps right into a passenger jet. The X-Males assist the jet to land safely. Wolverine picks up the acquainted (but completely different) scent of the Hulk and the pair quickly face one another, with Wolverine refusing to battle. The Hulk goads Wolverine right into a scrap which turns into more and more extra vicious. Quartermain carry the bloody battle to an in depth by firing a rocket launcher on the Hulk and admonishing them each for his or her behaviour.
New Mutants #58 (tie-in) *
The New Mutants are supposed to be learning for his or her midterms however get distracted attempting to show Chicken-Mind to speak. He freaks at Sesame Avenue and Wolfbane’s half-wolf kind, calling them ‘like-creatures’. Cypher & Wolfsbane give him an outdated New Mutants uniform and, nonetheless believing him to be a mutant, make him one of many staff. Which may, Chicken-Mind crashes by way of a window and escapes with the New Mutants in pursuit. Collectively, they monitor down the island within the North Atlantic he got here from and are greeted by an assortment of animal-men…
Uncanny X-Males #225 *
The Adversary has taken Roma prisoner and banished her champions – Storm & Forge – to a different dimension. He now threatens to disrupt actuality and trigger untold chaos. Roma seems to Colossus in Edinburgh, alerting him to his future. He has virtually totally recovered from his latest accidents (sustained through the MUTANT MASSACRE), however sustaining his human kind takes immense focus. He calls the Xavier College and his sister, Magik, instantly teleports over to choose him up. In an effort to save Rogue, Freedom Drive attempt to arrest the X-Males. Colossus is teleported in simply in time to assist many of the X-Males retreat into Eagle Plaza – the place they’re destined to die – simply as a rift opens within the sky…
New Mutants #59 *
Magneto is elated when Sunspot & Warlock return to the Xavier College, till all three realise the New Mutants are lacking. Elsewhere, the New Mutants’ arrival on the barren island is detected by its single human resident, Dr Animus – aka the Ani-Mator – who’s in league with Cameron Hodge and the Proper. The Ani-Mator is behind the experiments that produced Chicken-Mind in addition to quite a few different Ani-Mates on the island. The New Mutants encounter the Ani-Mates who need to assault them till Wolfsbane takes her wolf kind and earns their respect. To develop into freed from the Ani-Mator, the Ani-Mates should get by way of his maze. The New Mutants Chicken-Mind and a handful of Ani-Mates enter the maze and battle large Ani-Mates, however are defeated by a collection of traps and are captured. The insane Ani-Mator calls for all of them be destroyed…
X-Issue #24 *
X-Issue are teleported away from their victory over the Proper (throughout THE RIGHT) by Apocalypse – a foe they’ve confronted simply as soon as earlier than who’s obsessive about advancing solely the strongest mutants on the planet – discovering themselves aboard his Ship. X-Issue reject his provide to hitch his battle towards humanity. Apocalypse sends his three Horsemen out to destroy Manhattan, however X-Issue carry them down earlier than they’ll depart the Ship. Apocalypse introduces the metal-winged Dying who they instantly recognise as Warren Worthington III, the previous Angel, who rapidly defeats X-Issue. Apocalypse restrains them and sends his 4 Horsemen out to impress a battle between people and mutants. Caliban provides himself to Apocalypse in alternate for energy as his hellhound so he can have his revenge on the Marauders…
Pasts and future collide in Dallas, with dinosaurs, barbarians and future cities showing – all captured by TV information reporters Neal Conan & Manoli Wetherell. Outdoors Eagle Plaza, Dazzler recovers and virtually will get Psylocke and Rogue to security till Spiral magically knifes Future’s masks to her face. The X-Males and Freedom Drive rapidly be part of forces to avoid wasting harmless bystanders from the reality-warping chaos, which all caught on digicam by Conan & Wetherell. Psylocke realises Roma, Guardian of the Omniverse, was the one who despatched Colossus. Wolverine orders Freedom Drive to stay on the bottom ground whereas the X-Males and Neal Conan ascend Eagle Plaza to fulfill their future. On an alternate Earth, Storm helps Forge get better from his knife wound. Over the course of greater than a yr, they rekindle their love for each other. Forge builds a tool that unlocks Storm’s powers which they use to gasoline their return to Earth-616 the place the Adversary awaits and the roof of Eagle Plaza explodes…
New Mutants #60 *
Magneto heads to the Hellfire Membership to make use of their mutant detection methods, whereas Sunspot & Warlock disobey his orders and start their very own search. On the island Paradise, the restrained New Mutants can solely watch because the Ani-Mator continues to make use of Proper’s funding to create Ani-Mates as an alternative of searching for a strategy to cease mutations. Now he plans to make use of the New Mutants to make mutant Ani-Mates! Cypher convinces the loyal Ani-Mates to interrupt them free. However Cameron Hodge arrive and tranquillises the staff earlier than gunning down lots of the Ani-Mates. Chicken-Mind’s pleasant Ani-Mates rescue the New Mutants from the Proper, so all of them be part of forces as Sunspot & Warlock arrive in time to assist them battle again. Cypher is shot useless when he takes a bullet from the Ani-Mator that was meant for Wolfsbane. Hodge’s airplane drops a bomb on Paradise. An Ani-Mate octopus destroys his airplane earlier than it could drop one other, dragging it into the ocean. Chicken-Mind defeats the Ani-Mator, however the celebration is reduce brief when the New Mutants realise Cypher is useless. Magik casts the Ani-Mator to Limbo…
X-Issue #25 *
Having despatched his Horsemen out to decimate New York, Apocalypse cites the Mutant Registration Act as an indication of humanity’s intentions for mutants. Beast manages to show off Iceman’s belt, unleashing his upgraded powers to free the staff! Their battle with Apocalypse prompts a power-drainer in Ship that sucks energy from the town beneath. Apocalypse transports Cyclops & Marvel Woman to the streets to face his Horsemen. Hee teleports Famine to the American Midwest as a reward for defeating Marvel Woman. Again aboard Ship, Beast’s assault on Apocalypse causes the large craft to tilt and profession into skyscrapers, finally hitting the Empire State Constructing. Energy Pack assist Marvel Woman catch the falling tip of the tower and take out Pestilence, by accident killing her. Everybody returns to the Ship the place Dying ‘kills’ a decoy Iceman, snapping him out of Apocalypse’s management and turning him towards his grasp. Apocalypse takes Caliban & Struggle and leaves the Ship to X-Issue. They land the Ship lands flat, squashing X-Issue’s outdated HQ. When the media strategy, Cyclops explains the X-Issue/X-Terminators ruse that allowed them to coach mutants to make use of their powers. Now X-Issue will brazenly stand towards anybody – human or mutant – who stands for their very own superiority…
Daredevil #252
Matt Murdock’s Hotline Clinic is celebrating their first win when the Horsemen of Apocalypse assault New York and the facility goes out. Many consider a nuclear battle has begun. Gang chief Ammo rallies the misplaced and offended to construct a military to take over the streets. Daredevil & the Black Widow seek for provides for the injured and encounter Ammo’s gang who’ve taken over the police armoury and plan an assault on the hospital. With assist from military vets hoping to comprise the violence, Daredevil & Black Widow battle the massive gang. Ammo opens fireplace on his personal individuals, together with youngsters, prompting Daredevil to carry him down instantly. Matt’s younger good friend Cain is knifed by a gang member and dies in Daredevil’s arms…
The grounded Energy Pack youngsters are dwelling alone when the blackout hits, Starstreak flies into the subway seeking their mom. She encounters Pestilence whose contact makes her sick. The opposite Energy youngsters discover Starstreak and heal her, then witness the falling Ship. They assist Cyclops & Marvel Woman defeat Pestilence whereas attempting to catch the severed high of the Empire State Constructing, however Pestilence is crushed beneath it. Cyclops & Marvel Woman take Pestilence’s ‘horse’ again to Ship. Energy Pack assist the falling Ship land safely and get dwelling in time to be there for his or her mom when he arrives dwelling.
Uncanny X-Males #227 *
Neal Conan sends out stay footage of the X-Males combating demons in ‘Vietnam’ from inside Eagle Plaza by way of the news-van outdoors. Maddie Pryor and the X-Males see ‘Forge’ use the souls of useless troopers to solid the demonic invasion again to wherever it got here from, the way in which it should’ve occurred years earlier in the actual Vietnam. Above them, the Adversary has management of Roma’s Starlight Citadel and is holding Storm, the actual Forge and Roma captive. Towards all odds, the X-Males, Maddie & Neal Conan ascend to the Citadel and free the captives, with Colossus’ metal kind proving to be the Adversary’s weak point. Neal movies the X-Males and Maddie as they comply with sacrifice their souls to provide Forge the facility he must banish the Adversary. On Muir Isle, Nightcrawler wakes from his coma, solely to obtain the information from Shadowcat that the X-Males are useless. Forge helps Neal Conan out of Eagle Plaza. Mystique accuses Forge of assassin now that Rogue has gone. Within the Starlight Citadel, Roma restores the X-Males to life, acknowledging that the Adversary should not be locked away without end. The X-Males select to permit the world to consider they’re useless, with Roma providing to move them wherever they need to go…
New Mutants #61 *
Magik provides into her Darkchylde persona and casts the ‘Smile Faces’ of the Proper into Limbo to be torn aside by Transmode-infected demons. The New Mutants return to the Xavier College, all blaming themselves for Cypher’s loss of life. Magneto returns having seen footage of X-Issue revealing themselves to be mutants and the X-Males dying in Dallas. Issues get heated when he finds out Cypher is useless because the divide between him and the New Mutants grows. Later, the staff select new costumes and determine to forge their very own future…
Captain America #339
Famine spends virtually a day draining the American heartland and those that farm it if life earlier than she’s confronted by the Captain (Steve Rogers, the previous Captain America) and his allies. Famine takes down Falcon & Nomad earlier than the Captain defeats her. Her grasp teleports her to security earlier than she will face justice. Two weeks later, Steve Rogers drops in on Tony Stark who’s developed a brand new adamantium protect for him. Stark hopes this act of kindness will persuade Steve to disregard his upcoming conflict with the US Authorities…
X-Issue 26 *
X-Issue keep away from arrest and proceed to assist these in want across the devastated New York Metropolis, noticed from afar by Apocalypse. Beast’s will to assist these in want prices him extra of his mind. Cyclops comes clear with Marvel Woman about his relationship with Maddie and his remorse over how he handled her. X-Issue tackle the Ship as their headquarters and their heroism is widely known with a parade by way of New York!
Incredible 4 #312
Publicity to cosmic rays has mutated Ms Marvel right into a ‘She-Factor’ and further-mutated the Factor. The Black Panther permits Physician Doom to accompany him and the Incredible 4 again to America in time to witness X-Issue’s parade by way of New York. Doom turns into the goal of his personal troops, despatched by Kristoff Vernard to assassinate him (following their battle for the throne of Latveria throughout ALL IN THE FAMILY). Doom asks X-Issue to assault the Latverian Embassy for him. Once they refuse, he kidnaps Ms Marvel and the Beast. Ms Marvel refuses to even attempt escape, so the Beast dangers shedding his intelligence to cease Doom. Ms Marvel is impressed, however Beast turns into a senseless berserker. The opposite heroes arrive and subdue Beast, whereas Doom negotiates protected passage out of America. Ms Marvel guarantees to cease feeling sorry for herself.
Uncanny X-Males #229 (1988)
The New Mutants and Magneto attend Cypher/Doug Ramsey’s funeral; Warlock tries to reanimate Doug’s corpse; Magik’s armour spreads over her total physique; Magik pursues Forge and tries to kill him, blaming him for the obvious loss of life of her brother and the remainder of the X-Males; Shadowcat refuses to assist Magik kill Forge to avenge Doug; Magik takes the Soulsword from Limbo to make use of towards Forge, permitting the techno-organically enhanced S’ym and his demons to achieve extra energy in Limbo and transfer S’ym’s plans ahead; the New Mutants depart the Xavier College, involved that Magneto is returning to his outdated methods after they see him don his unique costume as soon as once more.
Cameron Hodge is revealed to have made a take care of N’astirh, gaining immortality which allowed him to outlive the airplane crash; Hodge lures Dying/Warren Worthington III right into a lethal showdown; Dying decapitates Hodge for killing Sweet Southern.
Uncanny X-Males #240 (1989)
The Marauders have their subsequent rematch with the X-Males throughout INFERNO.
The X-Males and X-Issue come head to head; Maddie Pryor is reunited with child Nathan Christopher Summers, comes face-to-face with Mister Sinister and turns into the Goblin Queen throughout INFERNO.
X-Issue #38-39 (1989)
Warren Worthington III takes the identify Archangel; Marvel Woman/Jean Gray and Madelyne Pryor/Goblin Queen have a showdown; Maddie Pryor is revealed to be a clone of Jean Gray created by Mister Sinister who had served her goal now that Nathan Summers was born; the a part of the Phoenix Drive residing in Maddie is absorbed into Jean, leading to Maddie’s recollections being absorbed by Jean and Maddie herself dying; Mister Sinister is seemingly destroyed by Cyclops (although he later returns) throughout INFERNO.
Publicity to one in every of Mister Incredible‘s cosmic ray machines transforms the Factor from his mutated rocky kind again to human kind.
Uncanny X-Males #262-263 (1990)
New Mutants Annual #6 (1990)
Forge reunited with Storm solely to search out the physique she’s within the physique of a fourteen yr outdated lady having been deaged by Nanny throughout DAYS OF FUTURE PRESENT.
Uncanny X-Males #273 (1991)
Forge joins the X-Males alongside Storm.
Incredible 4 #350, 352-354 (1991)
Physician Doom reclaims Latveria from Kristoff Vernard; the Factor is returned to his extra acquainted rocky look; Ms Marvel lastly relents and accepts Doom’s provide to treatment her rocky kind, betraying the Incredible 4, leaving the staff and ending her relationship with the Factor.
X-Issue Annual #7 (1992)
Storm rejects Forge’s marriage proposal in favour of her loyalties to the X-Males.
Cable #6 (1993)
The true Naźe is revealed to be alive having allowed the Dire Wraith to consider it killed him; the Adversary really took Naźe’s Wraith kind; Naźe returns to help Forge towards the resurrected Adversary throughout HAVOK’S FALL.
X-Issue #121 (1996)
Naže, Forge, Roma and the government-sponsored X-Issue defeat the Adversary.
Archangel turns into contaminated with the Apocalypse Seed, giving in to his Darkish Angel persona and turning into the inheritor of Apocalypse; Archangel is stabbed with the Life Seed, successfully killing that persona; he’s reborn as a youthful Angel, preserving the steel wings however shedding the blue pigment in his pores and skin.
Cable and X-Drive #15-17 (2013-2014)
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