Jeepers, it's that spooky time of year when things are creepy and kooky... just like Alpha Flight was back in the early days of the original series. So what better way to celebrate Halloween here at UXN than a week of Alpha Flight releases??? Nothing! First up, this body-horror mutant was the first villain that Alpha Flight encountered under the original series' second writer, Bill Mantlo. This character was the previously unknown brother of Alpha Flight's associate, Madison Jeffries who had the dangerous power to modify flesh - and he is very, very, maladjusted... beware the touch of...SCRAMBLE THE MIXED-UP MAN!
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Profile On... LARA THE ILLUSIONIST!
David Hine's District-X series was mostly populated with mutants with very low level, even at times personally detrimental, abilities. Despite that, there was the occasional resident with a real power. Power enough to trick even an Omega class mutant, like Mr. M! Initially introduced as sassy sex worker, readers soon found out that Ms. King was a deeply insecure woman, who at her core had a suppressed heroic nature. Read here about Lara the Illusionist.
Profile On... HANNA LEVY!
There were many colorful characters introduced in the District-X series of the early 00s. This particular lady was notable because she was not one of them! She was simply a kind soul whose fortuitous friendship with the Omega level mutant called Mr. M saved Mutant-Town from mass destruction and death. Oh, and she ate lots and lots of bugs! Read here about Hanna Levy.
Update On... X-MAN!
Nate Grey was created by his reality's Sinister as a weapon with a finite lifespan. Despite all his adventures, this ticking clock was never addressed until the end. Facing his own early mortality, the X-Man absorbed the power of a Celestial Lifeseed with the intent of using his vastly increased might to reshape the world into a better order... regardless of who got in his way. With his Horsemen of Salvation and later the Age of X-Man, he tried to impose his views on reality, desperate to leave a legacy. Sympathetic or not, the X-Men opposed Nate's plans for the freedoms he was willing to sacrifice "for the greater good" were not his choice to make.
Update On... AHAB!
Born of the X-Men first dystopian future, Days of Future Past, Ahab remained a threat to the past and present while outside of time itself. He saw the presence of the Original Five X-Men in their future as a perfect opportunity to devastate the timeline in favor of humanity, killing the X-Men's greatest members before they properly came of age. His failed campaign led him to seek sanctuary in Transia, but the bitter and racist cyborg was hunted down by Cable and X-Force, and seemingly destroyed for good.
Update On... X-CUTIONER!
Added this week because of his role in X-Men '97, Carl Denti has been mis-cast as your typical Friends of Humanity bigot. The original X-Cutioner didn't hate mutants, and even worked with Xavier's FBI contact Fred Duncan. He took inspiration from Frank Castle, though, and believed that, once a mutant had killed, they had proven themselves dangerous and deserved punishment. This mentality brought him into conflict with the X-Men more than once, and his moral compromises eventually led Denti to abandon the role of X-Cutioner for his sanity. The Age of Krakoa apparently broke him again, for the X-Cutioner was seen fighting alongside the Nazi-inspired Hate Monger, believing the fight against the mutants was worth the compromise.