Wolverine! Thunderbird II! Domino! Other people I don't know! I missed you! Where did you go? I was waiting for you! For a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally long time.
Appearing in ""Messiah War" (Chapter 1)"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Hope ⏵ (Appears in flashback and main story)
- ⏴ Cable (Nathan Summers) ⏵ (Appears in flashback and main story)
- X-Force
Supporting Characters:
- X-Men
- ⏴ Deadpool (Wade Wilson) ⏵ (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- X-Men (Main story and recap)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Main story and recap)
- Hepzibah (Main story and recap)
- Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) (Main story and recap)
- Emma Frost (Main story and recap)
- Charles Xavier (Main story and recap) (Apparent death)
- Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) (Main story and recap)
- Predator X (Main story and recap)
- Hope Summers (Only in flashback)
- Albert Einstein (Mentioned)
- Leper Queen (Mentioned)
- Domino (Neena Thurman) (Mentioned)
- Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (Mentioned)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Mentioned)
- Thunderbird (James Proudstar) (Mentioned)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
Locations:
- The Present (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- California
- Cooperstown (Only in flashback)
- Xavier Institute, Westchester, New York (Referenced)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- The Future (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America
- Australia (Cameo) (2276 A.D.)
- China (Cameo) (2381 A.D.)
- Europe (Cameo) (2510 A.D.)
- South America (Cameo) (2753 A.D.)
- New York (2973 A.D.)
- Westchester County (Mentioned)
- X-Mansion (Referenced)
- New York City
- United Nations Headquarters (Ruins)
- Westchester County (Mentioned)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Bishop's Future (Referenced)
Items:
- Cyclops Visor
- Wolverine's Suit
- Adamantium
- Warpath's Knives
- Deadpool's Suit (First appearance)
Synopsis for ""Messiah War" (Chapter 1)"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- Takes place during and immediately after X-Force (Vol. 3) #13, as well as right after Cable (Vol. 2) #12
- The Purifiers attacked Cooperstown in X-Men: Messiah Complex #1.
- Includes "Stryfe's Strike Files", detailing information on Stryfe, Wolverine, Cable, Bishop, Deadpool, X-Force, and Apocalypse written by Chris Yost, with art by Dave Wilkins.
- This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.[1]
Chronology Notes
A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
- Hope ⏵ (First appearance chronologically)
- ⏴ Cable (Nathan Summers) ⏵
Trivia
- "Betty Noir's" is likely a reference to "La Bete Noir," the name of an alien entity symbiotically bonded to Bishop by Stryfe.[2]
- As either a homage to the series or a unique way of Deadpool breaching the fourth wall, Deadpool is seen wielding the Battle Rifle and Magnum from the massively popular Halo video game franchise when he first appears.
See Also
- 17 image(s) from X-Force / Cable: Messiah War Vol 1 1
- 2 reprint(s) of X-Force / Cable: Messiah War Vol 1 1
Links and References
References
- ↑ This issue is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
- Cable/X-Force: Messiah War #1
- ↑ As revealed in Gambit and Bishop #4