INTRODUCTION I am Uatu, known to denizens of Earth teach them how to control and use the minds of many non-mutants. and the cosmos as a Watcher. My life their mutant powers. The X-Men were During this time, the Morlocks, a has been dedicated to observing the also formed to counter evil mutants community of mutants living in the events unfolding around me without and super-powered villains who sewers of New York, were discovered interfering with the natural course of began to menace humanity. by Mister Sinister. A mysterious man fate. One group of interest to me is In the early years, the X-Men whose nature and motives are the race of humanity called Homo witnessed the emergence of many currently unknown. Sinister sent his Sapiens Superior, also known as foes to their cause: Juggernaut, the assassins, the Marauders, to murder mutants. Sentinels, Magneto, and the the Morlocks. In an ensuing fight, Mutants have run the gamut from Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, to name Colossus, Shadowcat, and being superheroes to being one of the but a few. As time went on, the team Nightcrawler were severely injured world's greatest problems. Currently, spent more time fighting against these and replaced on the team by humans are extremely distrustful of super-powered foes and less time on Longshot, Psylocke, Dazzler, and mutants, and even the heroes their studies. Havok. During this assault, the X- themselves are split as to how to While investigating reports of a Men's base (Professor Xavier's handle the public's reaction to their mutant on a South Sea island, the Academy for Gifted Youngsters) was powers and freedom. group was kidnapped by Krakoa, the also destroyed. Because of this, the In the following pages, you'll find my living island. Krakoa, with its need to X-Men became a less structured band Chronicles on the time from the aptly- feed upon life energy and mutant of heroes, moving around more often, named Fall of the Mutants to the powers, sent Cyclops back to bring unable to find a safe haven. Then the recent Mutant Genesis detailed for mutants for the island to feed on. Fall of the Mutants came and the your edification. Learn well the In response to this threat, Prof. X team would never be the same again. lessons contained herein as not to and Cyclops gathered together a new After the collapse of the old X-Men, repeat the mistakes of heroes past. team of mutants to rescue the old Professor X started a new team of In this section, you'll find a brief team. The new team consisted of mutants called the New Mutants. The history of the Marvel mutants leading Storm, Thunderbird, Nightcrawler, team was designed to train the youths up to the Fall of the Mutants where a Colossus, Sunfire, Banshee, and in the use of their newfound powers. more detailed history starts. For more Wolverine. They rescued the old X- This idyllic situation lasted for a while, information about this time in the Men, and later, all of the older but the reality of the world eventually mutants' lives, see The UNCANNY X- members left the team save Cyclops. intruded upon the young pupils. The MEN Special! Campaign Set. Sunfire also returned to his native first major blow to the team occurred The X-Men were the first organized land rather than join the new team. when Prof. X left the school and group of mutant heroes. They were With this band of mutants appointed former villain Magneto as brought together by Professor Charles experienced in the use of their their new headmaster. Magneto tried Xavier under the auspices of powers, the team's focus shifted to to manage the children, but failed Professor Xavier's Academy for Gifted primarily a heroic one, dedicated to miserably in this role. Magma returned Youngsters. Professor X, as he protecting humans and mutants from to her homeland and Karma went to became known, was a mutant with forces threatening them. Team Madripoor. During the months leading telepathic abilities. He gathered members came and went through the up to the Fall of the Mutants, the New together Cyclops, Marvel Girl, the years. As the X-Men changed, so too Mutants were a very fractured team Beast, Iceman, and the Angel in order changed the world. As time went on, with the worse still to come. to public opinion of mutants deteriorated. Eventually, just being a mutant was cause to be suspect in The original X-Men, after working for other teams or alone, came together under the team name X-Factor. What prompted the creation of this team was the "resurrection" of Jean Grey. After the death of Phoenix, Jean continued to heal in the energy cocoon where Phoenix had placed her. When she was discovered and reunited with her teammates, they formed X-Factor. The name and initial direction of X- Factor was formulated by a college friend of Angel, Cameron Hodge. Unbeknownst to the team, Hodge hated mutants. He suggested the team become a civilian group of mutant hunters. Hodge's stated goal was to capture and train young mutants whose powers were just emerging. Though X-Factor did help some mutants, the public's fears of dangerous mutants were fuelled by X- Factor's actions. Hodge manipulated X-Factor's publicity to reflect negatively on mutants and to whip up anti-mutant hysteria. There was internal strife in the group as well. Though Cyclops and Jean Grey had long been emotionally involved, Cyclops didn't tell Marvel Girl he was married until several weeks after the team was formed. The Beast reverted to his human form and later, Angel's wings were amputated due to serious injuries. At the same time, Hodge leaked information that Warren Worthington (Angel) was the financial backer of X-Factor. The Angel committed suicide and his teammates mourned his death. The Fall of the Mutants had just begun. HISTORY In the following pages, the recent Adversary. This world's use as a As a result of Adversary's histories of each major heroic mutant prison was ironic for Forge and Storm machinations, time went crazy in group are presented. This material because it met the dream they wanted Dallas. Dinosaurs and future men was adapted from these Marvel most; to be alone together. walked the streets together. Chaos comics: The Adversary soon took over the flourished as did Adversary's desire to UNCANNY X-MEN 225-227 dwelling place of Roma. Roma, the bring about the victory of chaos over X-FACTOR 24-26 Omniversal Guardian, was a captive order. NEW MUTANTS 59-61 in her own Starlight Citadel. When In Dallas, Destiny encountered Forge and Storm finally escaped from Colossus and was shocked to see Fall of the Mutants their prison, with Storm's powers him. She claimed that he wasn't rejuvenated, they joined Roma in her supposed to be there, that he wasn't X-Men prison. in any of the futures she'd seen. Using The X-men struggled to keep The X-Men consisted of Psylocke, her mental powers, Psylocke revealed Charles Xavier's dream of peace Storm, Longshot, Rogue, Havok, the identity of the apparition who had between Homo sapiens and Homo Wolverine, and Madelyne Pryor. prompted Colossus to rejoin the team: sapiens Superior alive. The event Flying to Dallas to rescue Storm, they Roma. Colossus was Roma's wild known as the Fall of the Mutants encounter the mutant group known as card to use against her enemy. After signaled a change in the mutants' Freedom Force. these revelations, the X-Men fought views of the world. Just before the Fall Originally made up of former mutant their way to the top of Eagle Plaza to of the Mutants, the X-Men were very criminals, Freedom Force made a confront their destiny. fragmented. The team was scattered deal with the United States Part of Eagle Plaza blew up, trapping across the globe, busy following government to be their hired guns. the X-Men and a reporter in the separate agendas. This Fall pulled Destiny (a mutant with the power to building. The reporter had a camera mutants and humans together to see the future) had seen the X-Men's that transmitted the following events honor the X-Men's sacrifice. death in a cataclysm at Eagle Plaza in for the whole world to see. Psylocke The Fall of the Mutants began at the Dallas, Texas. Mystique (Rogue's sensed Storm and Forge in Roma's Continental Divide in Yellowstone, adoptive mother and head of Freedom Citadel high above the Earth. The X- Wyoming. Adversary (aka the Force) warned Rogue to stay away Men managed to get aboard the Harbinger of Chaos or the Trickster) from Dallas, but the X-Men choose to Citadel with the aid of Longshot's luck. disguised himself as Forge's old meet their fate. Using metal knives, Wolverine's claws mentor, Naze. He tricked Storm into At Eagle Plaza, Forge's seat of and Colossus' metal body, the X-Men stopping Forge from closing an mystic power, the X-Men were were able to injure the Adversary. unnatural hole in reality that the stopped by the building's defenses. Rogue attacked Adversary next and Adversary needed. After climbing a Freedom Force arrived and the two attempted to absorb Adversary's mountain to reach Forge, Storm teams began to fight in the plaza. power, but only obtained the powers stabbed him before realizing she'd Magik, the New Mutant sorceress, of Naze, the man Adversary had been duped by the Adversary.