''X-Men: The End'' is a 2004-2006

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of miniseries published by

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, detailing the last days of the

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and their adventures in an alternative future. The series, which was part of Marvel's

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line of books, was written by

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and drawn by Sean Chen, with cover art by

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and

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. The first part of the miniseries is titled ''Dreamers and Demons'', the second ''Heroes and Martyrs'', and the third ''Men and X-Men''. As it was originally conceived, several years before its actual debut, this series would have re-teamed Chris Claremont and John Byrne, with Byrne providing plots and art and Claremont providing dialogue. Yet after a dispute with

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following the cancellation of Byrne's ongoing series '' X-Men: The Hidden Years'', Byrne left the publisher. The story of ''X-Men: The End'' continues in the 2008 '' GeNext'' mini-series, then again in the 2009 mini-series, ''GeNext: United''.

Book 1: ''Dreamers and Demons''

The series begins with Aliyah Bishop, an heir to the

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throne and the daughter of Lucas Bishop and

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(the princess of the

Empire and sister to

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), in her sentient ship, the '' Starjammer'' (which is inhabited by the spirit of

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). Aliyah is flying through space when she witnesses a

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dreadnought entering orbit around a planet. Deciding to investigate, she lands on the planet to discover that a coalition of Slavers (multi-dimensional traders of everything) have brokered a deal with the Kree for the Phoenix Egg which the Kree hope to use against the Shi'ar. Realizing the danger to her people, Aliyah knows that she must warn the Shi'ar, but she is attacked by the Slavers' brainwashed mutant bodyguards, the Hounds. Just as that happens, Shi'ar warships appear in space and start attacking the Kree ship in orbit. The Kree on the planet attempt to flee, when it is revealed that one of their troops is a

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agent who proceeds to destroy the Kree landing-transport. As the Slavers' decide to make a hasty retreat through their interdimensional portal,

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eggs begin to land and hatch on the planet, killing any remaining Kree troops and going after Aliyah. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Egg hatches, revealing

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, the previous bearer of the Phoenix Force. Jean Grey helps Aliyah escape onto her ship, saving Nightcrawler's enslaved alternate reality daughter,

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. Both the Shi'ar and the Brood are apparently after a new stargate network. Aliyah engages her ship to warp speed inside the planet's atmosphere, which destroys the planet, as well as its star and all ships in orbit. Jean Grey saves the ''Starjammer'' by manifesting the Phoenix Force. This discharge is noted by several parties: Scott and

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, their four children;

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, campaign manager for

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campaign;

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;

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;

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and

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, living in a house in

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; and

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who notes that all the pieces are finally back on the board to allow him to restart his plans for world domination. It is revealed that Sinister had himself made a deal with the Slavers for the Phoenix Egg, and he becomes rather upset at the Slavers' representative for forgetting all the help he had given them with genetic samples of mutants (including the X-Men). Sinister sends his minions (Shaitan, Divinity, TechnarX, Shakti, and Scalphunter) to kill most

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members, including Cable — seemingly succeeding in killing all but a few (

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, and

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survive). Cable is infected with a techno-organic virus (via TechnarX).

Empress

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orders Phoenix destroyed once more. Her Lord Chancellor makes his own plans and orders the

killed. He sends shapeshifting

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s to Earth. Warskrulls attack every X-Man on Earth, including Storm and Wolverine in Africa, Emma Frost and Rogue in California, and Iceman and Sage at X-Corp headquarters. Emma and Rogue survive only to realize that Rogue's home has been attacked and both Emma's (and Scott's) and Rogue's (and

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's) children have been taken, apparently, by Mister Sinister, with Gambit seemingly betraying his wife and team to deliver the children to Sinister in person. The first series ends with an attack on the

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, and

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, all of whom turn out to be Warskrulls (except, as revealed only in Book 3, Madelyne). As the X-Men at Xavier's try to defend themselves, the deaths of many students and staff ensue. The mansion is once again destroyed with an explosion so large that it takes a large area of the landscape and all of the mansion's lower levels with it. Only a few students and X-Men escape.

Book 2: ''Heroes and Martyrs''

The story begins at the ruins of the Xavier institute. Where the estate once resided, it has been replaced with a mile-wide crater.

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, having saved Cyclops, dies from internal injuries. It is revealed that he joins the rest of the original

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in the hereafter.

returns to Chicago, to continue her campaign for mayor. The X-Men and their allies quickly regroup, but they almost immediately all come under attack by the next wave of War Skrulls. During the strategic attack on all of the various groups across the globe, the Skrulls are barely repelled while the X-Men experience heavy losses. It is revealed that Sinister wants Rogue's and Emma's children as genetic stock for the future, since he has concluded the X-Men are hopeless. In space

is cured by Phoenix with the help of Nightcrawler, whom she brought aboard the Starjammer in the first book. It is revealed, in the process of freeing Nocturne's mind, that Lilandra (by brokering a deal with the Slavers for a Brood queen from a dimension where the Brood were not extinct) is responsible for the Brood returning to this dimension. Lilandra was able to accomplish this, in part, by allowing her captured sister to act as the host for the Brood Queen. Both Lilandra and the Slavers made this arrangement in order to defeat

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(see

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) (who threatened Lilandra's throne and Slavers' trade routes in this dimension). Aliyah learns of this the hard way by wandering into a dark (i.e., depowered) section of her ship and being attacked by Deathbird/Brood queen (who was stowed away on the ship for years). In the resulting battle, Aliyah is forced to kill her mother (but not before Aliyah is infected by the Brood Queen, something that no one on board the ship notices when she returns to the bridge). Cyclops sends

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, M, and Marvel Girl to find Sinister, Gambit, and the abducted children. The heroes manage to find their way to Sinister's hidden base but are immediately immobilized by an attack from Lady Mastermind. All live out their fantasies until Wolverine, who is inspired by the

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to fight, does so. He breaks free of the mind control and helps the others break free. They all charge deeper into Sinister's base. Gambit has indeed been faking cooperation with Sinister, only doing so in order to protect the children. After Sinister reveals his own history and the fact that Gambit is actually a clone from his and Cyclops's genetic makeup, Gambit decides enough is enough and goes to rescue the children. As they make their escape, most of the children are teleported back to Earth, while Gambit and his daughter are teleported to the moon, near Sinister's mutant prison Neverland. Rogue rescues her son and Emma's children from they were teleported. Back at Sinister's base, Rogue has joined the fray (caused by Wolverine and others) and kills one of Sinister's minions. Before she can rejoin her loved ones, she is slain by Sinister who was masquerading as Gambit. Gambit is able to use the portal to get back to Sinister's base just in time to see Sinister killing Rogue. They say their final farewells before Rogue dies. Mystique arrives, revealing that she had been pretending to be

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(who was in service of Sinister) all along, and she exacts her revenge for the loss of her foster daughter Rogue by killing Sinister. Gambit urges Mystique to finally meet her grandchildren and keep them safe. Gambit takes Sinister's place for a meeting with the true mastermind behind the attacks on the X-Men, the Shi'ar. Book 2 comes to a close with Kitty debating her opponent Alice Tremaine (head of the anti-mutant Purity Movement) and receiving the news that the X-Men are going into space to face the Shi'ar.

Book 3: ''Men and X-Men''

X-Men (including Professor X and

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, in person) take the battle to the Shi'ar. It is revealed that Khan is Lord Chancellor of the Shi'Ar empire, i.e., the administrator of law, with Lilandra being just the figurehead after being driven insane by Cassandra Nova. It was his plan to destroy the X-Men and kill Lilandra to get the Shi'ar throne. Gambit, however, instantly recognizes Khan - they battle and end up killing each other. As the X-Men (Cyclops, X-23, M,

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, and a few others arriving through the wormhole created by Magneto and his daughter, Lorna) begin to battle Lilandra's guard on Chandilar (the Imperial Shi'ar throneworld), the Starjammer arrives in orbit. Storm, Iceman, and a few others form a Plan B contingent and fly to Chandilar in an X-Jet via a space portal. It is revealed that

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is the mastermind behind everything. She has been hiding in Xavi, the son of Lilandra and Xavier, all this time. She begins to reveal herself to everyone involved, starting with Xavier (who, thinking she was inhabiting Lilandra, mistakenly kills her). On the Starjammer, the Brood eggs have multiplied thanks to Aliyah and have begun landing on the Shi'ar's home planet. Also, Cassandra reveals herself to the Phoenix through Aliyah's mind. The Brood, having made a deal with Cassandra, begin attacking X-Men. Cassandra Nova attacks the X-Men and the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. She then begins to erase Xavier's mind.

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summons her residual Phoenix Force energies and engages Cassandra in psychic battle. Meanwhile,

uses his vast

telekinetic Psychokinesis (from grc, ψυχή, , soul and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), or telekinesis (from grc, τηλε, , far off and grc, κίνησις, , movement, label=ㅤ), is a hypothetical psychic ability allowing a person ...

powers to fight Cassandra on the physical level, but succumbs to his techno-organic virus he was infected with as a baby and re-infected with in book one. Jean Grey, once again the Phoenix, uses her powers to heal Cable, when, suddenly, she (and Cyclops) are killed by a psionic blast fired by a mind-controlled Marvel Girl. Cassandra's astral form leaps out of Marvel Girl's mind, and merges with the Phoenix Force. Cassandra begins killing the Imperial Guard, and Dazzler fires a laser beam through Cassandra's forehead, burning a hole in it, while Storm and Iceman hit her with their elemental powers. However, Cassandra rises from defeat and, in a form of divine punishment, blows a hole through Dazzler and turns Iceman's and Storm's powers against them, killing Storm as well. Only Madelyne Pryor, who has been impersonating Dust (thanks to her black

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) all along, after killing her in Book 1, stands in her way. Madelyne reveals that she is the part of Jean Grey that loved Scott with all her heart, and that was the reason that Cyclops' and Jean's marriage failed. Madelyne turns into energy and fuses with Jean Grey, who awakens and heals Cyclops. As Jean Grey (still able to access some of her Phoenix powers) and Nova fight,

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enters the fray and plunges her psi-katana in Cassandra's brain, immobilizing her. Jean Grey tells Cassandra that they are all going to transcend reality. Jean resurrects all of the defeated/dead X-Men, bringing some with her to become one with the universe while bringing others back to Earth. Xavier and Cassandra admit that they are scared of each other, and Jean tells them that this is part of being human. Then, she and the resurrected X-Men form a giant Phoenix and become part of the universe itself. The remaining X-Men not part of the Phoenix are seen 20 years later, when Katherine Pryde becomes President of the United States. It is revealed that she not only became Mayor, but a Governor as well. Alice Tremaine arrives in the Oval Office and makes peace with Kitty, admitting she was wrong about her and about mutantkind. Kitty formally disbands the X-Men, saying that they were their own worst enemy, and that it was time for something new. She emphasizes this is not an end, but a beginning. In the final frames as Kitty makes a speech, Wolverine is shown together with Psylocke, and X-23 behind him. Emma Frost is shown with her grown up children. Mystique is shown with her two grandchildren, Gambit's son is holding a baby. Beast is shown with

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and their three children. Iceman and Magma are shown together. Sam Guthrie (Cannonball) is shown with his wife, Lila Cheney, and their trio of children. Kurt Wagner, Nightcrawler, is shown with his wife and two children. Aliya Bishop, now the Majestrix of the Shi'Ar is shown with her father, Lucas Bishop, now an Imperial Chancellor. Jean Grey (Phoenix),

, Gambit and Rogue, Havok and Lorna, Alpha Flight, Professor X and Cassandra, Storm, Archangel with Husk, Cyclops, Madelyne, Dust, Cable, Lilandra, Sage, Colossus, Hub, and a few others are shown above the crowd looking down from the other side, as it were.

Events

Family relations

The following have occurred within this continuity of the X-Men: *

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and

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are married and have four children (a daughter Megan, an infant son Alex, and twin daughters) * Remy LeBeau and Anna Raven ( Rogue) are married with a son and daughter, Olivier and Becca. * Beast is married to

. They have three children (2 boys and 1 girl). Ciaran, Francesca and Miguel McCoy. * Nightcrawler is retired and married to Kymri Wagner (a woman who resembles him, whom he met during the first ''

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'' series). They have two children: TJ Wagner (a boy) and Cerise Wagner (a girl). Talia Josephine Wagner (

of the Exiles) is a member of their family as well. *

is seen to have sired a child with

, a son and heir to the Shi'ar throne, but was not told of this. The child's name is Xavi. *

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and

have a daughter, Aliyah Bishop, of whom Bishop is unaware. * Sam Guthrie and Lila Cheney appear to be a couple (although Lila retains her last name). They have three children: Thomas Jefferson Guthrie, Nina Susan and Danielle Paige Cheney. * Katherine "Kitty" Pryde has three children: Meredith (the eldest), Doug, and Sara. According to Chris Claremont, Kitty's children are hers, (by some unexplained mechanism), with Rachel Grey.

Revelations

is a being of pure energy now and in control of the Starjammer. * Beast has reverted to his more human-looking beast form. *

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has retired from her life as an X-Men and become a director. She directed a mutant version of a James Bond film, starring Nightcrawler. * Nocturne, Madrox, & Siryn have been turned into mutant-hunting hounds.

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works freely with the slavers. * Rogue did not kill Vargas (in ''X-treme X-Men'') and he is now head of the X.S.E. * Rogue can now touch people without absorbing their psyches & powers. *

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dies only to be resurrected by

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as a Valkyrie. * The Neverland Concentration Camp has been moved to the blue area of the moon. * Gambit is revealed to be a clone of Mr. Sinister. He is also shown to have the DNA of Scott Summers (DNA to give him mutant abilities) spliced in with his original unaltered human DNA, making him the clone son of one of the X-Men's most persistent enemies (and genetic brother of Scott and Alex Summers).

Death toll

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: Killed prior to the series (revealed in Bk 1) *

: Turned to energy prior to series (resembling her previous Binary form) *

Siryn Theresa Maeve Rourke Cassidy is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Debuting under the codename Siryn, she later retired the name and went by Banshee, in hon ...

: Book 1 #1 *

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: Book 1 #1 * Cerise: Book 1 #3 * Puffball:Book 1 #3 *

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: Book 1 #4 *

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: Book 1 #4 *

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: Book 1 #4 *

Apocalypse Apocalypse () is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imager ...

: Book 1 #4 *

Irene Merryweather Irene Merryweather, also known as the Chronicler, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A former reporter, she now acts as a friend and confidante of Cable and was formerly his Chief of Staff at Pr ...

: Book 1 #4 *

Valerie Cooper Valerie "Val" Cooper is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character works for the Office of National Emergency as the liaison for mutant affairs. She once claimed to have been inspired to gov ...

: Book 1 #5 *

Prodigy Prodigy, Prodigies or The Prodigy may refer to: * Child prodigy, a child who produces meaningful output to the level of an adult expert performer ** Chess prodigy, a child who can beat experienced adult players at chess Arts, entertainment, and ...

: Book 1 #5 *

Carter Ghazikhanian Gaea Gaea is one of the Elder Gods of Earth. Gaia Gaia, also known as the Guardian of the Universal Amalgamator, is a fictional superhero, depicted as possibly being a mutant or extraterrestrial. Created by Larry Hama, she first appeared in ' ...

: Book 1 #6 *

Dust Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter. On Earth, it generally consists of particles in the atmosphere that come from various sources such as soil lifted by wind (an aeolian process), volcanic eruptions, and pollution. Dust in homes ...

: Book 1 #6 *

Juggernaut A juggernaut (), in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. This English usage originated in the mid-nineteenth century and was adapted from the Sanskrit word Jagannath. ...

: 1 #6 *

Rahne Sinclair Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is commonly associated with the X-Men. A Scottish Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant, Wolfsbane can transform into a wolf ...

: Book 1 #6 *

: Book 2 #1 *

Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...

Sasquatch Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a purported ape-like creature said to inhabit the forest of North America. Many dubious articles have been offered in attempts to prove the existence of Bigfoot, including Anecdotal evidence, ...

, Puck &

Shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritu ...

: Died prior to the series (revealed in Book 2 #1) *

: Book 2 #1 *

Callisto Callisto most commonly refers to: *Callisto (mythology), a nymph *Callisto (moon), a moon of Jupiter Callisto may also refer to: Art and entertainment *''Callisto series'', a sequence of novels by Lin Carter *''Callisto'', a novel by Torsten Kro ...

: Book 2 #2 *

Banshee A banshee ( ; Modern Irish , from sga, ben síde , "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is c ...

(Was revealed to be a Warskrull in disguise): Book 2 #2 *

Lifeguard A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake. Lifeguards are trained in swimming and CPR/ AED first a ...

: Killed prior to the series (recapped in Book 2 #3) *

: Book 2 #3 *

: Book 2 #4 (reborn as a Valkyrie) * Technarx: Book 2 #6 *

Shaitan ' (; ''devils'' or ''demons''), singular: (شَيْطَان) are evil spirits in Islam, inciting humans (and jinn) to sin by "whispering" (وَسْوَسَة, “waswasah”) to their qalb, hearts (قَلْب ''qalb''). Folklore suggests that t ...

: Book 2 #6 * Rogue: Book 2 #6 * Quicksilver &

Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Her first appearance was in ''The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) ...

: Killed prior to the series (confirmed in Book 3 #5) * Hub: Book 3 #2 *

Polaris Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris ( Latinized to ''Alpha Ursae Minoris'') and is commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. With an apparent magnitude that ...

: Book 3 #2 *

: Book 3 #3 *

Archangel Archangels () are the second lowest rank of angel in the hierarchy of angels. The word ''archangel'' itself is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions, but beings that are very similar to archangels are found in a number of other relig ...

: Book 3 #3 *

: Book 3 #4 *

: Book 3 #6 *

: Book 3 #6 (Merged with Jean Grey) *

Cyclops In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...

: Book 3 #6 *

: Book 3 #6 * Dazzler: Book 3 #6 *

Sage Sage or SAGE may refer to: Plants * ''Salvia officinalis'', common sage, a small evergreen subshrub used as a culinary herb ** Lamiaceae, a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint or deadnettle or sage family ** ''Salvia'', a large ...

: Book 3 #6 *

: Book 3 #6

Criticism

W. Blaine Dowler of Bureau 42 gave ''X-Men: The End Book 1: Dreamers and Demons'' a 21 out of a possible 42. Dowler praised the scenes featuring Storm as the most compelling, despite not having been a particularly avid fan of that character, and the artwork, saying that the pencils, coloring and storytelling were "all on target", but criticized other aspects of the book, including the characterization, the pacing of the action scenes, and the story, which he felt was neither original nor complete, lacked character insight, and did not serve as a worthy finale to the X-Men.

GeNext

According to one interview with Chris Claremont, ''GeNext'' is supposed to take place 10 years after the events of ''X-Men: The End'',Ekstrm, Steve
"CHRIS CLAREMONT ON GENEXT"

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; May 14, 2008 although as the series progresses, several characters who have died in ''X-Men: The End'' are revealed to still be alive, such as Cyclops and Gambit. ''GeNext'' was planned as a five-issue miniseries, with a sequel mini-series published in 2009. The storyline was originally conceived with the idea of the X-Men aging in real-time. In an early 2006 interview with IGN,

summarized the concept as: Some 1990s characters appeared, such as

and

, both of whom appeared in ''X-Men: The End''. In the February 2006 IGN interview, Claremont also mentioned that Xavier and Magneto were both alive, contrary to the ''X-Men: The End'' storyline, though he stated in a May 2008

interview that "Charlie has moved on and so has Magneto. They've died over the last twenty years". Cyclops and Gambit, who both died at the end of the ''X-Men: The End'' storyline, are shown to be alive in this future, with Cyclops still running the school with Emma Frost, though both fell out of touch with the X-Men after Rogue's death, as Gambit barely speaks to his son Olivier, doing so only through Olivier's sister.

Claremont, Chris Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Claremont, Chris. ''Marvel ...

. "Hot Pursuit!" ''GeNext'' #4;

; October 2008

Characters

* Becca Munroe: Daughter of

. Father unknown. * Rico Richards (led to believe to be the grandson of

Reed Richards Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and ...

and Susan Richards): Alleged son of Franklin Richards. * Olivier Raven: Son of Rogue and

. Oldest child of Rogue and Gambit. Took his mother's maiden name presumably after her death and his estrangement from his father. * Rebecca LeBeau: Daughter of Rogue and Gambit. * Pavel Rasputin: Grandson of

Colossus Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi or Colossuses, may refer to: Statues * Any exceptionally large statue ** List of tallest statues ** :Colossal statues * ''Colossus of Barletta'', a bronze statue of an unidentified Roman emperor * ''Col ...

. Son of Kid Colossus and (the much older) Polaris. * Beast *

* Megan Summers: Daughter of

and

Book 1: ''Dreamers and Demons''

Book 2: ''Heroes and Martyrs''

Book 3: ''Men and X-Men''

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GeNext

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