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The Age of Apocalypse
- = 1995 = -
As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Age of Apocalypse
storyline, I remember running to the store every week to gather up each and
every issue that this story effected. I read them with great intensity. I
read them over with great intensity. I wondered how each story was created
and how it was all brought back together. But perhaps the main lesson out
of this story is: One person can make a difference. And in this
case, Charles Xavier made the difference, and a world without him turned out
severely different than the one we know.
So lets take a look back at the Age of Apocalypse:
The Legion Quest
The year is 1995. Legion decides that Xavier’s dream would come true if
Magneto never became a villain. The only way to stop Magneto would be to
kill Magneto in the past. Legion creates a time portal and goes 20 years
into the past, taking Storm, Iceman, Psylocke and Bishop with him.
Issues:
- Part 1 - Uncanny X-Men #320
The X-Men are called to Isreal, where Legion is hiding out. Once the
X-Men arrive, Legion teleports into the past, and sucking Storm, Iceman,
Psylocke, and Bishop with him.
- Part 2 - X-Men 40
Legion appears in the past in the hospital where Charles Xavier and Erik
Lesherr work. He momentarily forgets what he is doing, but when Erik
touches him his memories return. He begins to threaten Erik, and
Erik calls for Charles to help.
- Part 3 - Uncanny X-Men #321
Jean and Cable valiantly tries to contact their friends into the past.
Unfortunately the 4 X-Men don't remember what they are doing either.
At the last moment, Cable is able to contact the X-men and remind them of
their mission.
- Part 4 - X-Men 41
The X-Men finally reach Charles and Erik fighting with Legion.
however a brief moment and Legion knocks out the X-Men. Legion grabs
Erik and vows to change the world. Legion's psychic knife forms.
As he lashes down, Charles jumps between Legion and Erik. The blade
pierces Charles, killing him. Legion screams in pain. He has
killed his past therefore he now ceases to exist! The X-Men as well
cease to exist disappearing into the air. However only Bishop
survives, who is already a man outside of time. Erik is left
clenching his fallen friend.
With that the Comic series have changed:
- Uncanny X-Men ==> Ashtonishing X-Men
The flagship of the X-Men Series
- X-Men ==> Amazing X-Men
The 2nd flagship of the X-Men Series
- Cable ==> X-Man
What if Cable wasn't affected by the techno organic virus? You X-Man
- Excaliber ==>X-Calibre
Mystique and Nightcrawler, mother and son
- X-Force ==> Gambit and the X-ternals
Gambit's own team of Jubilee, Strong Guy, Lili Cheney
- Generation X ==> Generation Next
Colossus and his wife Shadowcat is teaching the next Generation of
X-Men
- Wolverine ==> Weapon X
Wolverine and Jean Grey are together.
- X-Factor ==> Factor X
Cyclops is a leader in one of Apocalypse's human slave pins. But
does he have a change of heart of what he is doing?
- X-Men Unlimited ==> X-Men Chronicles
The history of the Human Resistance
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