X-Force

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Official Team Name

X-Force

Team Aliases

Unknown

Status

Defunct

Identity

Secret

Universe

Earth-616

Base of Operations

Mobile, formerly Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York; Murderworld; Camp Verde Reservation, Arizona; Adirondack Mountains, New York

Affiliations

Team Leader(s)

Cable, Cannonball, Siryn, Domino, Pete Wisdom

Former Members

Warpath, Bedlam, Caliban, Copycat (as Domino), Rictor, Moonstar, Shatterstar, Sunspot, Feral, Meltdown, Risque

Allies

X-Men, Lila Cheney

Enemies

Stryfe, Masque, Gideon, Reignfire

Origin

Origin

The team started with the remainders of the New Mutants under the leadership of Cable as a more militaristic force to assist mutants.

Creators

Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld

First appearance

Last appearance

New Mutants #100
(April, 1991)

X-Force Vol 2 #6
(March, 2005)

History

X-Force was created from the team known as the New Mutants by the half-cyborg mutant, known as Cable. After most of the New Mutants went their separate ways, Cable reorganized the team, which originally consisted of the Cannonball, Boom-Boom (also known as Meltdown), Warpath (also known as Proudstar), Shatterstar, Feral, and "Domino." (Note: It was later revealed that "Domino" was actually a shapeshifter, named Copycat, and the real Domino joined the group after she was rescued).

Where the other X-teams believed in protecting humans from evil mutants, X-Force adopted a proactive attitude towards mutant terrorists. Cable's basic philosophy, which he related to his team, was "Get them before they get you". X-Force was involved in attacks on mutant groups such as the Mutant Liberation Front and was itself branded early in its career as a group of terrorists.

Siryn and Spider-Man aided the team when Black Tom and the Juggernaut attempted to bomb the World Trade Center in New York and Siryn remained with the team.

When Cable's clone, Stryfe, made an assassination attempt on Professor Charles Xavier, he was in the guise of Cable. Assuming Cable was the assassin, X-Factor and the X-Men hunted X-Force. A fight ensued and X-Force was defeated. X-Force's members were taken prisoner and locked up in the X-Men's Danger Room for a time. They were later released after learning that they had no idea of the whereabouts of Cable and that they could help with the search for the Mutant Liberation Front.

X-Force continued its status as an outlaw band of mutants, dodging both their enemies and the government agents of Operation: Zero Tolerance.

X-Force recruited Pete Wisdom to train them for a time. X-Force apparently disbanded shortly after the new team that would eventually be known as the X-Statix swiped their name without permission. Several former members went on to join Professor Xavier's X-corporation.

When the first new mutant baby was born since M-Day, Cyclops ordered the reforming of X-Force. Wolverine led the team to hunt down Cable and the new born mutant. Later, Cyclops secretly organized a new X-Force, with all of the best trackers at his disposal.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• 24 X-Force (Earth-616) Members
  
• 188 Appearances of X-Force (Earth-616)
• 113 Images that include X-Force (Earth-616)
• Team Gallery: X-Force (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: X-Force (Earth-616)

Links and References

• X-Statix
• Rob Liefeld.net Official website of Rob Liefeld, creator of the title in the 90s
• Extreme Genesis Fan site dedicated to Rob Liefeld, with many x-force art
  

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