Jean Grey

Jean Grey, is a fictional superhero who lives in the Marvel Universe

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At the conclusion of Endsong, one of the Stepford Cuckoos (Emma Frost's telepathic students) is shown to be in communion with a small "firefly" of the Phoenix Force. Recently it was announced that this cliffhanger will be addressed in the sequel: X-Men : Phoenix - Warsong. Available in September 2006, Greg Pak is returning as writer. He has said that Warsong "is not another Jean Grey resurrection story. It's an essential Phoenix story, and therefore ultimately an essential tale for understanding Jean Grey." [link] Pak also stated that Warsong will lay the groundwork for the future of both Jean and the Phoenix.

Powers and abilities

Jean Grey. Art by Phil Jimenez.

Jean Grey is an Omega-level mutant, one of the first five most powerful mutants in the universe, and the physical avatar of the vastly powerful Phoenix Force. Jean Grey's dual psionic potential gives her nearly limitless mutant telepathy and telekinesis.

Phoenix is considered to be one of the Earth's most powerful telepathic minds, rivalling Professor X. Jean's telepathy allows her to communicate with others telepathically, read the thoughts of others, influence decisions, control minds, manipulate memories, cast her mind into the astral plane, or fire stunning "mental bolts" capable of knocking out or turning someone brain-dead. Jean is one of the few telepaths skilled enough to communicate with animals (animals with high intelligence, such as dolphins Classic X-Men # 13, 1987,dogs X-men Unlimited # 44, 2003, and ravens Uncanny X-Men # 357, 1998). She also has telekinesis of an unparalleled level, capable of grasping objects in Earth orbit and manipulating hundreds of components in mid-air in complex patterns. She can use her telekinesis to levitate objects, other people, or herself and project a telekinetic shield capable of withstanding missile blasts. She can also release devastating force blasts.

When Jean absorbs Psylocke's specialized telepathic powers, her own telepathy is increased so that she can physically manifest her telepathy as a psionic firebird whose claws can inflict both physical and mental damage. Jean can use this amplified telepathy to increase temporarily the speed of neural signals in brains and mutant's powers to incredible levels. She briefly develops a psychic shadow form like Psylocke's, a gold Phoenix emblem over her eye.

The Phoenix can revive, absorb, rechannel, and preserve any kind of lifeform, since the Phoenix is the sum of all lifeforce. The Phoenix powers boost Jean's psi-powers, allowing her to rearrange matter at a subatomic level, fly unaided through space, and create intense heat blasts by stimulating molecular activity. She manifests a "telekinetic sensitivity" that lets her feel the texture of objects on which she has a telekinetic hold, feel when other objects come into contact with them, and probe them at a molecular level. When she engages her Phoenix powers, Jean is surrounded in a flame-like energy corona that takes the form of a large bird of fire. As the Phoenix, Jean can resurrect herself after death.

Jean learns that she is the "White Phoenix of the Crown" and as such has the power to manipulate limitless amounts and forms of energy at magnitudes limited only by her imagination, to control and repair entire timelines, and to travel to other dimensions and timelines by creating portals between realities. In What If? The X-Men Xavier reveals that Phoenix's mind resonates across the multiverse and may be a nexus of realities, similar to the M'Kraan Crystal.

Namesake ancestor

Jean Grey has an ancestor that lived during the time of the American Revolution, and was herself also a member of the Hellfire Club.

Alternate Versions

Age of Apocalypse

AoA Jean Grey with Weapon X (Wolverine) on the cover to Weapon X #1. Art by Adam Kubert.

In the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline, Jean is a student of Magneto who falls in love with fellow student Weapon X. Weapon X rescues her after Mr. Sinister kidnaps her and combines her extracted DNA with that of Cyclops) to clone the perfect mutant. Weapon X and Jean live happily together until Jean learns of a plan to drop nuclear bombs on the United States to kill Apocalypse. Jean tries to stop the attack with the aid of Cyclops and holds back the nuclear bombs with her telekinesis. She dies at the hands of Cyclops' brother Prelate Havok.

In a tenth-anniversary limited series, Sinister, who had also been killed in the "Age of Apocalypse" event, finds that Jean's DNA contains special properties and that she should have access to the powers of "Mutant Alpha", the legendary "first mutant". He resurrects her, and she displays the powers of "Mutant Alpha", which look like Phoenix Force powers. Jean turns on Sinister and incinerates him. Jean becomes leader of the X-Men at Magneto's behest.

Ultimate Jean Grey/Marvel Girl

In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, Jean Grey is a responsible but extroverted teenage girl. She has a sexual affair with Wolverine but soon drops him for Cyclops after Wolverine admits to her that he joined the X-Men to assassinate Professor X for Magneto. Xavier found Jean Grey while she was in a mental hospital, having problems controlling her telepathy and having troublesome visions of a Phoenix raptor.

Marvel Mangaverse Jean Grey

In the original Marvel Mangaverse X-Men and X-Men Ronin stories, Jean is a powerful telepath and telekinetic and calls herself Marvel Girl, but she also has access to the Phoenix Force. The three-issue X-Men: Phoenix - Legacy of Fire limited series, involves a separate character based on Jean Grey named "Jena Pyre". Jena and her sister Madelyne are the guardians of the "Phoenix Sword", whose power Jena absorbs. The miniseries infamously depicts the lead characters in near-nudity. The series' rating was raised from PG to PG+ before issue #1 was released, and the series was moved to the MAX mature readers imprint for issues #2 and #3.

Appearances in other media

Television

Jean Grey In X-Men: Evolution

Jean Grey is a character in the X-Men animated television series of the mid-1990s, voiced by Catherine Disher. She also appears a flashback in an episode, "The Origin of Iceman" of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends in the early 1980s.

In the animated TV series , Jean, voiced by Venus Terzo, is beautiful and popular. Her powers are similar to those in the early comic books; she possesses telepathy and telekinesis, only able to move objects telekinetically that she could move by hand. By the third season, she can levitate objects as heavy as a helicopter without difficulty. When her powers surge, Jean finds herself losing control, overhearing thoughts without effort. The X-Men help her to regain control, leading her to form a psychic rapport with her teammate Scott Summers. The series ends with glimpses of the future for various characters, and Jean is shown transforming into Dark Phoenix. Had the show been renewed for a fifth season, this subplot would have been further developed.^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}

Film

Famke Janssen as Phoenix in X-Men: The Last Stand

In the feature films X-Men, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, Famke Janssen portrays Jean Grey.

In X-Men, Jean is introduced as the team’s medical doctor and is involved in a long-term relationship with Cyclops. A love triangle develops between her, Cyclops, and Wolverine. Jean's powers are tame compared to her teammates, and her telepathy is not as powerful as that of Professor X, who is teaching her to develop it.

In X2, Jean exhibits Phoenix-like powers when she tries to deflect missiles fired at the X-Men. Her eyes turn fiery and she destroys one missile, and again when she fights Cyclops, who is under William Stryker's control. At the end of X2, Jean sacrifices herself to save her teammates from a ruptured dam. Just before the waters crash into her and drown her, Jean is engulfed in fire. At the end of X2, a phoenix apparition is seen under the lake where Jean died.

[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details about X-Men: The Last Stand follow.

In X-Men: The Last Stand, Jean appears in a form similar to Dark Phoenix. When using her Phoenix powers, Jean's appearance changes considerably: Her skin darkens to an almost dead appearance and her eyes turn black. In the movie, Callisto tells Magneto that Jean is a "Class 5" mutant with unlimited potential, saying Grey is even more powerful than him. As a child, Jean developed a split personality, she called "Phoenix". Fearing that Jean could not control her vast powers, Xavier put psychic blocks around her subconscious mind to keep Jean's immense powers at bay.

Phoenix emerges from the lake where Jean had died and kills Scott Summers. She joins Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants after destroying Xavier at her childhood home. During an attack on a pharmaceutical company, Phoenix destroys much of Alcatraz Island and kills mutants and humans alike. Wolverine gets Jean Grey to re-surface, and she begs him to kill her. He tells her he loves her and then stabs her with his claws, killing her.

Video Games

Jean Grey appears as Marvel Girl, a playable character in 1990's ' for the PC. Jean is a supporting character in X-Men for the Sega Genesis. She appears as Phoenix in her blue-and-gold uniform in ' for the Sega Game Gear.

Jean also appears as Phoenix in the ' games for the Sony PlayStation and as Phoenix and Dark Phoenix in ' for the PS2, Xbox, and Nintendo Gamecube. She appears as "Ultimate Jean Grey" in X-Men Legends and its sequel as a playable character.

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