| Nathan Essex |  Nathan, please. Would you care to dance with me?  |
| Faye Livingstone | I can't imagine not. |
Appearing in "A Sinister Heart"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Faye Livingstone (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Trish Tilby (Referenced)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Mentioned)
- Rogue (Referenced)
- Storm (Ororo Munroe) (Mentioned)
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau) (Mentioned)
- Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) (Mentioned)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
- Vera Cantor (Referenced)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles (Only in flashback)
- San Diego
- Los Angeles County
- New York State
- Catskill Mountains
- Xavier Institute for Higher Learning (Referenced)
- Brooklyn (Mentioned)
- California
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- Cyclops' Visor
- Legacy Virus (Referenced)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "A Sinister Heart"
In the Catskills, Beast and Phoenix await the arrival of Cyclops and Archangel when they are suddenly attacked by the Dark Riders. The two X-Men are overwhelmed, and Jean is kidnapped by Genesis, who seeks to uncover a secret from Mr. Sinister's past. Hank follows Jean's telepathic trail to an old mansion in the Hollywood Hills.
In a flashback, an episode of Mister Sinisters life during the Great Depression is revealed. Faye Livingstone fell in love with the charming Nathaniel Essex, unaware of his true identity as a genetic experimenter. Essex imprisoned her in his secret laboratory and conducted experiments on her due to her potential for mutant offspring. Eventually, he released her, but he never forgot her.
In the present, Beast arrives just in time to witness Jean's escape from Genesis. The villain reveals that he kidnapped Faye to find a weakness in Sinister for revenge against his betrayal of Apocalypse. Jean is forced to mind-link Sinister with Faye to uncover the truth. In their mental conversation, it is revealed that despite his cruelty, Sinister truly loved Faye. Faye dies after the link is disconnected. Sinister lies about the revelation to Genesis, who quickly acknowledges that Sinister indeed does not have a weakness. Sinister allows Hank and Jean to leave the crumbling mansion he once owned.
Appearing in "Words"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Captain Britain (Brian Braddock)
- Mr. McCaully (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Excalibur (Referenced)
- Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (Mentioned)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
- X-Men (Mentioned)
- Scott Summers (Mentioned)
- Jean Grey (Mentioned)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Mentioned)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake) (Mentioned)
- Gambit (Remy LeBeau) (Mentioned)
- Rogue (Mentioned)
- Trish Tilby (Mentioned)
- Colossus (Peter Rasputin) (Mentioned)
- Revanche (Kwannon) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- Scotland
- Muir Island (Referenced)
- Muir Island Research Facility (Referenced)
- Glasgow (Named only)
- Muir Island (Referenced)
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- North America (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- New York State (Only in flashback)
- Westchester County (Only in flashback)
- New York State (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- Genosha (Referenced)
- Israel (Mentioned)
- Europe
Synopsis for "Words"
- Synopsis not yet written