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, in particular those featuring the

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, and related spinoffs. The organization is charged with keeping the peace between

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and humans in the

universe. The team was first mentioned in ''

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'' #40, when Storm presents her team with an offer to join a new, government-backed squad, and debuts in ''

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'' #445 (August 2004).

Publication history

During the final issues of ''

'', Storm successfully campaigns the

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for a team that would be backed by the United Nations that would have legal authority to enforce peace between

and humans. The X-Treme Sanctions Executive, also known by the abbreviation XSE, debuts in ''

'' #445, following the return of writer Chris Claremont. Artists Alan Davis and

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illustrate several of the team's adventures. Several former X-Treme X-Men members join the group, including Sage,

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and

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, Nightcrawler and Rachel Summers, aka Marvel Girl. While in England visiting

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, the brother of the recently-slain X-Man

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, Marvel Girl, Cannonball and Bishop are attacked by a Fury. Sage is able to construct a plan to defeat The Fury, however Cannonball is forced to take a leave of absence to recuperate from his injuries. Afterwards, they deal with a murderous plot by crime kingpin from

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. Sage subsequently rejoins the

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in order to monitor its new Lord Imperial, and former X-Men charge Roberto da Costa, to ensure he is not corrupted by power, as Sabastian Shaw was. After taking a resurrected

into custody, the team later visits the

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, where Rachel is subjected to the mind-control of a tribe of advanced humanoid dinosaur people, the Hauk'ka, causing her to believe she belonged to their species. She then subconsciously uses her telekinesis to alter her own genome in their image. The Hauk'ka's seek to use Storm's power to control the weather to destroy humanity. When her powers become unstable, the Hauk'ka and the XSE are forced to work together to stop her from destroying the planet. After their mission is successful, the XSE made peace with Hauk'ka, and Rachel is released from their mind control. Following the events of the " Decimation" storyline, and the decimation of the majority of the world's mutant populace, the team shifts their attention to aiding the remaining mutant populace, liaising with the US Government's O*N*E program. Storm chooses to work in

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, to help the people of her native land.''Wild Kingdom'' crossover (''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #175-176 and ''Black Panther'' (vol. 4) #8-9) (2006); ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #470, #472; ''The Uncanny X-Men'' Annual #1 (2006)

References

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