Exiles (comics)
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The Exiles are a group of fictional comic book superheroes created by writer Judd Winick and artist Mike McKone. The team consists of characters from different dimensions, or realities, which have been removed from time and space in order to correct problems (often called “hiccups") in various alternate worlds and divergent timelines in the multiverse. The team usually consists of six members and each time a member is killed or returned to his or her home reality, a new member is introduced and joins the team. The Exiles were originally controlled by the Timebroker, through the Tallus.
Plot
Art by Mike McKone
During Exiles #28-30, they encountered the main Marvel Universe timeline, Earth-616, where they met the Uncanny X-Men after Havok's cancelled wedding in Uncanny X-Men #425-426. The Exiles teamed up with Juggernaut, Husk, Archangel, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Iceman, and their associates Annie Ghazikhanian (a school nurse), Carter Ghazikhanian (Annie's son), and Nicholas Gleason (Wolf Cub) against the evil Mutant X Havok, who did not die when the Earth-616 Havok took over his body. Their mission was to drive him out and keep Nicholas and Carter safe. The evil Havok went with the other one back to Earth-616 during the final battle with the Goblin Queen. He lay dormant when Charles Xavier freed Alex's consciousness, biding his time, and re-emerged after Xavier Institute student Nicholas Gleason wounded Havok. The Timebroker then personally eliminated the Mutant X Alex's consciousness.
Later, Hyperion would become leader of Weapon X, another team with similar goals to The Exiles but with a darker and more violent disposition. Hyperion tried to take over several worlds, not wanting to return home.
Some time later, when Sunfire was killed by a Brood-infected Mimic (Exiles #37), their new teammate was once again Blink. During the next mission, the Exiles and Weapon X were forced to battle each other until only six remained alive. Magik tried to betray the team, telling Hyperion that this particular mission was to kill at least six of the members of the Exiles or Weapon X teams. Hyperion killed her to see if it was true and the remaining Weapon X members fought with each other leaving only Hyperion and Gambit alive. Blink confronted Hyperion, managing to turn his own powers against him; Gambit then finished him off, exploding both Hyperion and himself. Morph was then confronted by the Timebroker, and given the ability to return home to his own reality. However, he begged the Timebroker to let him stay as he considered the Exiles his family now. This brought the Exiles to the Marvel Universe once more, where they met their new member, a mutant Atlantean, Namora, the female counterpart to Namor the Sub-Mariner, from another universe. The mission ended with Nocturne being stranded on the Marvel Earth, and the recruitment of a student at the Xavier Institute named Beak.
After saving an alternate Earth from Ego the Living Planet, the Celestials warned Blink: "Beware the Timebreaker. He is not what he seems!" The Exiles took note and from then on, their missions were more intense (like taking down the powerful Tanaraq), controversial (like killing Mimic or the Age of Apocalypse X-Men), or just plain odd (like saving the world by buying a cheese Danish). During all this, the Timebroker grew to be insane. The AoA Sabretooth who had been left in the David Richards reality replaced the now-powerless Sasquatch. All of the Exiles were all sent to Blink's home reality, the Age of Apocalypse. It was intended to be "punishment" for refusing an order to kill Mimic. The Timebroker removed Beak and replaced him with former AoA Horseman Holocaust. Eventually, he and the Exiles teamed up to break free of the Timebroker and staged a raid on Panoptichron. The Timebroker was revealed to only be a simulacrum controlled by alien bugs, and most recently the Exiles' old enemy, Hyperion. The Exiles defeated Hyperion, but at the cost of Namora and Holocaust's lives. Beak returned from stasis and saved the day by calling on two good versions of Hyperion for help, fulfilling his destiny as an Exile. Only Blink, Mimic, Morph, Sabretooth, Beak, and Heather Hudson remained to pick up the pieces.
After an adventure on a monster world to get some healing serum for Mimic, everyone went to Earth-616, currently dominated by the House of M, to take Beak back, no longer having a purpose on the team. They realized this was not the reality that they had been to twice before, and they also ran afoul of the evil 'Mutant X' (also known as Proteus), who took Mimic's body after abandoning Angel Salvadore's and escapes to the New Universe. Blink, Morph, and Sabretooth evacuated from Earth-616 because of the Scarlet Witch's reality waves sweeping across the world. Beak was left behind, and when the wave departed, both he and Angel were healthy and powerless. Their children, except Tito, also lost their powers.
Meanwhile, the Exiles found Proteus on Earth 15731, which is a close approximation of the New Universe. The Exiles recruited Star Brand while Proteus possessed Justice, leaving Mimic’s body behind as a burnt-out husk. When the Exiles appeared to save Mimic, Blink found his withered corpse, with Proteus long gone. At that point, they planned to fight Proteus in their own terms and not rush into his reality-warp. Blink, Morph, Sabretooth, and Star Brand went to go find Keith Remsen (also known as Nightmask), who can enter people's dreams. Heather also recruited Longshot from Mojo in exchange for TV shows from 1000 realities. Longshot saved the day by weakening Proteus with his metal blades, but Proteus escaped to 2099.
In a 2099 approximation, Proteus took the body of the Hulk and attacked the Exiles, including 2099's Spider-Man. He then globally revealed Spider-Man's identity. Proteus escaped to the Squadron Supreme reality after Spider-Man convinced him that coming to the 2099 approximation was a mistake. Realizing that he would be hunted down to no end and feeling guilty for Proteus' escape, Spider-Man decided to leave with the Exiles. The Timebreakers warned Heather that hunting Proteus deviates from their mission and that they have altered the New Universe and 2099 when they went there, creating approximations of the two. Proteus then showed up on Earth-712, the world of the Squadron Supreme. The Exiles were joined by Power Princess who volunteered to go supervise the Exiles' missions at the request of Hyperion. The Exiles then set a trap for Proteus at the Future Imperfect world, gaining the help of the Maestro. However, they accidentally attacked him instead of Proteus when they had Proteus on the run, and set Maestro off. The Exiles tried to stop Maestro, but failed. Morph quickly attacked Proteus to stop him stealing Maestro's body, but during the fight Morph's metal skull plate (which the Exiles wear to stop Proteus from stealing their bodies) was knocked out. Proteus used this opportunity to take over Morph's body and quickly found out that unlike his previous hosts, Morph's body does not decay while under his control. The Exiles then chased Proteus to the "Heroes Reborn" world, where both sides believed it to be their final battle. Proteus seemed to be winning, but two cosmic entities known as "O" and "Kay" ripped Proteus away from the Exiles, saying that they've been waiting for him. Unfortunately, their arrival cut connections with Panoptichron. The Timebreakers told Heather Hudson that they recommend destroying the "Heroes Reborn" world, but later told Heather that she needed to extract the Exiles as the destruction of counter-earth was assured by "other means" These "other means" were, of course, Proteus with an army of nukes. Empress Dorma and Proteus soon clashed, resulting in Proteus taking Dorma's crown, drying up Atlantis, and killing her and her soldiers. Connections with Panoptichron were back online, and the Exiles arrived with the Young Allies at Atlantis. Proteus then took Mimic's form to taunt the Exiles (especially Blink) and launched the nukes. Luckily, Colt and Jolt of the Young Allies stopped the nukes without detonating them. Proteus had the Exiles and the Young Allies on the ropes when he put his crown back on. Unbeknownst to him, however, Blink rigged it with a behavior modifier- causing Proteus to believe he really is Morph and being trapped in Morph's body. The Exiles then teleported back to Panoptichron and sent the last remaining nukes into space. However, the Exiles faced a question they'd been putting off since they found Panoptichron- do they go their separate ways and go home, or do they stay on and fix broken Earths? They all agreed that they should stick around and save the multiverse- even Proteus, still in Morph's body.
See also Timebroker.
Future
- In Exiles #83-84, the Exiles bury their dead and take some downtime.
- In Exiles #85-86, the Exiles have to get their jobs back from six alternate-reality Wolverines.
- On the letters page of New Excalibur #8, Psylocke is said to join the Exiles sometime soon. No word yet on who she will be replacing.
- Current writer Tony Bedard was supposed to be replaced by Chris Claremont, but Claremont was diagnosed with cardiac stress, meaning Tony Bedard's run will be extended. Originally, according to CSN and Marvel.com's catalog, #83 was supposed to be his final issue.
Tallus
The Tallus is a communications device, which is worn by the leader of the group, that was formerly used by the Timebroker to assign each mission. Blink originally wore it, but it was transferred to Sabretooth when Blink rebelled against the Timebroker (later revealed to be Hyperion). Mimic also wore the Tallus for a time in Blink's absence. It is now used as a means of communication between Heather Hudson and Sabretooth on various missions.Trivia
- Morph is the only member to stay consistent throughout the series, and as of #78, is the only character on the team NOT from a previously introduced reality. He is also the only exile to choose not to return to his own reality and remain on the team.
- The longest running roster is Mimic, Morph, Nocturne, Sasquatch, Sunfire, and Magik, from Exiles #22 (after Blink's departure) to Exiles #37 (Blink's return) - 15 issues.
- Beak, Daredevil, Angel, Iron Man, and Hulk (Jennifer Walters of Weapon X) are the only people drafted by the Timebreakers who actually returned home alive.
- Spider-Man 2099 was the first person to voluntarily join the Exiles.
- The Exiles have only had eight one-issue stories(#7, 11, 16, 17, 49, 58, 59, and 83). Everything else was a multi-part story arc.
- The Exiles' visit to the Age of Apocalypse marked the first time the Exiles visited an artificially created divergent timeline, rather than a simple alternate universe.
- Blink, Sabretooth, and Power Princess are the only three Exiles to visit their home realities during a mission.
- Six of the Exiles have died so far: Magnus, Sunfire, Magik, Holocaust, Namora, and Mimic.
- Nocturne is the only Exile ever to be dumped during a mission.
- Firestar was not sent home for burial in Exiles #83 and was not even mentioned.
- Daredevil wasn't among the ones showing lifesigns in Exiles #64, yet he was alive when sent home in Exiles #83.
- The Exiles' World Tour created divergent timelines in both the New Universe and 2099.
- Characters who appear to be the X-Men from the Ultimate X-Men series can be seen in a screen in the Panoptichron's control room when Hyperion is explaining(in issue #63) how he survived Weapon X's demise(in issue #45).
- The Earths the members come from were either revealed in Handbooks (characters from previously introduced Earths; Power Princess, Blink, Sabretooth, Holocaust, Beak, and Spider-Man 2099) or in Exiles #83.
World Tour
When the Exiles went on a "World Tour" to catch Proteus, they went to several realities already seen in Marvel history:- House of M #69-71
- New Universe approximation #72-74
- 2099 approximation #75-76
- Squadron Supreme #77-78
- Future Imperfect #79-80
- Heroes Reborn #81-82
Current Exiles roster
Whenever one of the Exiles dies, is sent home, or something happens to them, they are replaced by someone else, and thus the roster changes. The first occurrence was when Magnus died in Exiles #2, and Sunfire came on board to replace him. The current Exiles roster is:
Founding Members
{| class="wikitable" width=90% !width=15%| Character !width=20%| Real Name !width=20%| Joined in !width=45%| Notes |- ||Blink (Age of Apocalypse/Earth #295) ||Clarice Ferguson ||Exiles #1 ||Team leader and Tallus holder; she is from the Age of Apocalypse and was "sent" home once in Exiles #22 but was actually sent to the Earth that Sabretooth was marooned on; returned to the team after the death of Sunfire.|- ||Nocturne (Professor W's X-Men) ||Talia Josephine "TJ" Wagner ||Exiles #1 ||Became pregnant by Thunderbird but had a miscarriage; ended being swapped for Beak and is currently on Earth-616 as a member of New Excalibur; from a reality where she is the daughter of the Scarlet Witch and Nightcrawler.
|- ||Morph ||Kevin Sidney ||Exiles #1 ||Only long-standing member; was offered to be sent home once but declined, saying he needs the team and cannot abandon them or the Earths in peril. Currently possessed by Proteus.
|- ||Thunderbird ||John Proudstar ||Exiles #1 ||From a reality where he was made into War of the Horsemen of Apocalypse; ended up brain-dead in Exiles #10; was replaced by Sasquatch. He still remains in the Stasis Gallery due to the fact that he is neither dead or healthy and alive.
|- ||Mimic (Earth #12) ||Calvin Montgomery Rankin ||Exiles #1 ||Former Tallus holder; led the team when Blink was sent home; accidentally killed Sunfire when he was implanted with a Queen Brood egg after a mission detour; possessed by Proteus of Earth-House of M; died after Proteus sucked the life out of him. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Magnus (Earth #27) ||Magnus Lehnsherr ||Exiles #1 ||From a reality where he is the son of Rogue and Magneto; died in Exiles #2 sacrificing himself to contain a nuclear explosion in a reality where Magneto was good and Xavier was evil; replaced by Sunfire. He was sent home in Exiles #83 with a note explaining his story, until then he was believed by his parents to have run away.
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Replacements
{| class="wikitable" width=90% !width=15%| Character !width=20%| Real Name !width=20%| Joined in !width=45%| Notes |- ||Sunfire ||Mariko Yashida ||Exiles #2 ||Replaced Magnus after he sacrificed himself; revealed to be gay; died from a collapsing building when Mimic went on a rampage while being possessed by a Queen Brood egg in Exiles #37; Ashes taken back to Legacy World where she had a relationship with Mary-Jane Watson during a mission detour in Exiles #34. She was sent to the Legacy Reality for burial in Exiles #66.
|- ||Sasquatch ||Heather McDaniel Hudson ||Exiles #10 ||Replaced Thunderbird after he became brain-dead. was possessed by Tanaraq when she was gravely injured in Exiles #57. Tanaraq is purged from her body in Exiles #58 leaving her powerless. Is replaced by Sabretooth. Currently serves as the teams communications base in the Panoptichron.
|- ||Magik (Earth #4210) ||Illyana Nikolievna Rasputin ||Exiles #22 ||Replaced Blink; was killed by Hyperion in Exiles #44; is not replaced by anyone since the Timebroker is trying to downsize both the Exiles and Weapon X teams. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Namora (Earth #2189) ||Namora McKenzie ||Exiles #46 ||Alternate female version of Namor; killed by Hyperion in Exiles #64. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Beak (Earth #616) ||Barnell Bohusk ||Exiles #48 ||Traded places with Nocturne; replaced by Holocaust; returned home in Exiles #71; currently depowered as a result of Decimation.
|- ||Tanaraq ||Tanaraq ||Exiles #57 ||Gains dominace over the body of Sasquatch; is purged from Heather's system in Exiles #58.
|- ||Holocaust (Earth #295 also known as AOA) || ||Exiles #61 ||Also from the same reality as Sabretooth and Blink; replaced Beak; killed by Hyperion in Exiles #62. Not sent home for burial because Hyperion absorbed his energy-based body.
|- ||Longshot (Mojoverse) ||Longshot ||Exiles #74 ||A part of a bargain Heather Hudson made with Mojo which allowed the semi-brain dead Longshot to join the team in exchange for Mojo to have the ability to view more dimensions in the Multiverse then he had access to and receive video feed of the Exiles to turn into a "reality show".
|- ||Spider-Man 2099 (Earth #928) ||Miguel O'Hara ||Exiles #76 ||From the 2099 approximation. Joined when Proteus, in the body of Hulk 2099, publicly unmasked him.
|- ||Power Princess (Earth #712) ||Zarda ||Exiles #78 ||From Squadron Supreme. Joined in Hyperion's place to help the Exiles catch Proteus and a Squadron appointed liaison to watch the Exiles and make sure they're fighting for good, as they say.
|- ||Proteus (Earth #58163) ||Kevin MacTaggert ||Exiles #69 ||From the visit to House of M, Proteus has been the first enemy the Exiles had to hunt through realities and their second antagonist. He was successful in attempting to possess Morph, but was brainwashed by Blink (with help from a device from the Squadron Supreme). As a result, Proteus only has access to Kevin Sidney's memories, therefore believing that he is, in fact, the real Morph.
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Weapon X
First seen in Exiles #5 as a version of the Exiles that did more ruthless missions. Listed from the first to join to the last. The team was destroyed during the "A Blink in time" arc, when the Timebroker wanted to downsize both teams in hopes of killing off Hyperion.{| class="wikitable" width=90% !width=15%| Character !width=20%| Real Name !width=20%| Joined in !width=45%| Notes |- ||Kane (Earth #3031) ||Garrison Kane ||Founding member ||First appeared in Exiles #5. Killed by Namor and replaced with the Vision off-panel in Exiles #12. Sent home in Exiles #83.
|- ||Deadpool ||Wade Wilson ||Founding member ||First appeared in Exiles #5. Was first "killed" by Sabretooth who snapped his neck in Exiles #13. He was killed in the Crystal Palace by the female Hulk in Exiles #68. NOT sent home.
|- ||Sabretooth (Age of Apocalypse/Earth #295) ||Victor Creed ||Founding member ||First appeared as a Weapon X-er inExiles #5. Stayed behind on a world ruled by Sentinels in Exiles #13; He is from the same reality as Blink; former leader of Weapon X. Joined the Exiles in Exiles #59.
|- ||Mesmero (Earth #653) ||Vincent ||Founding member ||First seen in # 62. He was killed off panel before Exiles #5 and confirmed dead in Exiles #68. He wasn't immediately replaced but after some mission by the second wave of recruits (Hulk I, Storm and Daredevil). Sent home in Exiles #83.
|- ||Wolverine (Earth #172) ||James "Logan" Howlett ||Founding member ||First seen in # 62. He was killed off panel before Exiles #5 and confirmed dead in Exiles #68. He wasn't immediately replaced but after some mission by the second wave of recruits (Hulk I, Storm and Daredevil). Sent home in Exiles #83. Was somehow romantically involved with Mariko in his world.
|- ||Maverick (Earth #1287) ||Christoph David Nord ||Founding member ||First seen in # 62. Killed off panel before Exiles #5 when he was impaled by a razor-pointed throwing shield from Captain America. He wasn't immediately replaced but after some mission by the second wave of recruits (Hulk I, Storm and Daredevil). Sent home in Exiles #83. He was Nick Fury's best agent.
|- ||Daredevil (Earth #181) ||Matthew Michael Murdock ||Second wave of recruits ||First seen in # 62. Taken away off panel between Exiles #6 and #12. Confirmed dead in #68. Sent home alive however in Exiles #83. He is one of the Kingpin's agents.
|- ||Hulk I ||Jennifer Sue Walters ||Second wave of recruits ||First appeared in Exiles #12. Was pulled in the Negative Zone in Exiles #24 but was actually in statis in the Panoptichron; sided with the Exiles during the battle with Deadpool, killed him and was sent home in Exiles #68.
|- ||Storm (Earth #23895) ||Ororo Munroe ||Second wave of recruits ||First appeared in Exiles #12. Killed during a mission to stop an alternate Bruce Banner in Exiles #38; was replaced by Hyperion. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||The Spider (Earth #15) ||Peter Parker ||Daredevil's replacement ||First appeared in Exiles #12. Killed by Firestar with a mega-blast from her powers in Exiles #44. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Vision (Earth #10101) || ||Kane's replacement ||First appeared in Exiles #12. Killed in when an alternate reality was devastated in Exiles #40. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Iron Man (Earth #2020) ||Anthony Stark ||Exiles #13 ||Replaced Deadpool. Was sent to the Crystal Palace and replaced off-panel. He was in stasis in the Panoptichron's Crystal Palace showing stable life-signs. Sent home alive, without armor, in Exiles #83.
|- ||Gambit (Earth #371) ||Remy LeBeau ||Sabretooth's replacement ||First appeared in Exiles #23. He replaced Sabretooth as the team leader and wore the Tallus. Sacrified himself to kill Hyperion with Magik sword's charged with kinetic energy in Exiles #45. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Archangel (Earth #714) ||Warren Kenneth Worthington III ||Iron Man's replacement ||First appeared in Exiles #23. He was replaced off-panel. Was in stasis showing stable life-signs in the Panoptichron. Sent home and returned to his mercenary work in Exiles #83.
|- ||Colossus (Earth #1917) ||Piotr Nicoleivitch Rasputin ||Exiles #24 ||Replaced Hulk I. Died when he ran out of oxygen after being blasted into the vacuum of space by Hyperion in Exiles #40. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Ms. Marvel (Earth #4732) ||Carol Danvers ||Archangel's replacement ||First appeared in Exiles #38. Killed in battle with Morph in Exiles #45. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Hyperion (Earth #4023) ||Mark Milton ||Exiles #38 ||Replaced Storm. Questioned the Timebroker's motive and decided to rule Earths' instead of fulfilling the team's missions. Was first "killed" by Gambit and the Exiles in Exiles #45; ended up in the Crystal Palace where he escaped and started playing with the Exiles including replacing Heather by Sabretooth Beak with Holocaust; was sent back to his reality where Earth was devastated by the nuclear war in Exiles #63 by alternate versions of himself, one of which was from Squadron Supreme.
|- ||Hulk II (Earth #873) ||Robert Bruce Banner ||Exiles #40 ||Replaced Colossus, was there to kill Hyperion and failed. Killed by Hyperion in Exiles #40. Sent home for burial in Exiles #83.
|- ||Firestar ||Angelica Jones ||Exiles #40 ||Replaced Vision, was there to kill Hyperion and failed. Killed in the backlash of her own powers while killing the Spider in Exiles #44. Was NOT sent home for burial, possibly because she cremated herself.
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Special characters
In Exiles there has been a number of special heroes, villians and others. Some of them are even significant in more than one reality and story{| class="wikitable" width=90% !width=15%| Character !width=20%| Real Name !width=20%| First apperance !width=45%| Notes |- ||Timebroker (Nowhere, nowhen) ||Unappliable ||Exiles #1 ||The apparent founder of the Exiles, later revealed to be a interface created by the Timebreakers to lure conscripts into cooperating.
|- ||Hyperion (Earth #712 + another version) ||Mark Milton ||Exiles #64 ||From the Squadron Supreme. Summoned by Beak alongside another alternate Hyperion to fight the evil Hyperion from Weapon X in the Crystal Palace. Almost joined when the Exiles visited the Squadron Supreme world but Power Princess joined in his stead.
|- ||Dr Strange ||Dr Stephen Strange ||Exiles #66 ||Summoned by Heather to check on the wounded Exiles members after their fight with Hyperion, killed by Deadpool in Exiles #67.
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External links
- [Reality Check: The Exiles Resource Center]
- [UncannyXMen.Net: Exiles, Current Title Information]
- [Alternity]
See also
| X-Men | |
|---|---|
| Bibliography | Uncanny X-Men | X-Men vol. 2 | Astonishing X-Men | Exiles | New Excalibur | | X-Factor | X-Men Unlimited | Ultimate X-Men |
| Major | "Dark Phoenix Saga" | "Mutant Massacre" | "The Fall of the Mutants" | "Inferno" | "The X-Tinction Agenda" | "X-Cutioner's Song" | "Fatal Attractions" | "Phalanx Covenant" | "Age of Apocalypse" | "Onslaught" | "" | "E Is For Extinction" |
| In other media | : X-Men | X2 | ' : Generation X | Mutant X | Pryde of the X-Men | X-Men: The Animated Series | ' |
| Locations | Avalon | Asteroid M | Genosha | Madripoor | Muir Island | Savage Land | X-Mansion |
| Things | Cerebro | Crimson Dawn | Danger Room | Fastball Special | Legacy Virus | M'Kraan Crystal | X-Jet |
| Other | History | Teams | Bibliography of X-Men titles | Comics | Video games | |
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