origins that need telling, pt. II

"IDENTITY."
ROGUE

Rogue has come a long way from being the X-Men's wild child. Time and again, she has proven herself to be an invaluable member of the team even after losing the powers she absorbed from Ms. Marvel. Her ineptitude to control her mutant ability has been the constant source of her romantic frustrations over Gambit, and as well as the identity crisis she has to deal with every time her touch lingers far too long. Her recent journey post-Messiah CompleX has led her to accept that she is now to share her mind and body with the person she despises the most, her step-mother Mystique. It she thought that Ms. Marvel was a lot to handle, she better think again.

"THE THIRD SUMMERS."
VULCAN

Gabriel Summer is the apple who fell far from the tree and landed on a whole lot of crazy. He is the third Summers brother, after Scott (Cyclops) and Alex (Havok), whose existence was not known until M Day when he was awakened from his inactive state by the surge of energy from the decimation. He came back to Earth seeking revenge on the Professor X for his and his teammate's fate. Failing to do so, he went back to space and eventually managed to claim the Shi'ar throne for himself. He killed his own father and incurred the wrath of Havok. If that's not crazy enough, Vulcan also waged war against planets and systems, drawing the attention of Black Bolt and the Inhumans. It's going to be like a more interesting, less geeky version of Star Trek.

"MARVEL."
PHOENIX

Regarded as one of the best Jean Grey stories in recent times, the last Phoenix-centric story, Endsong, has the then-dead X-Man resurrected by a fragment of the Phoenix Force. A battle ensued, with the fate of the world and other galaxies laying on the hands of the -Men. It only took the combined efforts of Emma Frost and her Cuckoos to reach out to Jean Grey who was also struggling to contain the power within her. The telepathic message awoken Jean and gave her enough power to tame the hunger and be one with the Phoenix once more. After deflecting a catastrophic attack from the Shi'ar, Jean Grey bid her teammates goodbye and left for the White Hot Room, hoping to recover the lost Phoenix fragments. Knowing her history, it won't be long until she's fully back.

"IT'S WANDA, BITCH!"
SCARLET WITCH

It wasn't enough that this loony lady altered reality and created the House of M where mutants dominated the Earth and Magneto was their supreme ruler, but with just three simple words, Wanda Maximoff, the heir of Magneto, managed to decimate the mutant population and put her own species at the brink of extinction. No other crossover could showcase the grand and elaborate life that the Scarlet Witch have weaved throughout her entire existence. If done correctly, it'll probably be one of the best comic book film ever.

"SINS OF THE FATHER."
PROFESSOR X

For some time now, Professor X has been portrayed as the good guy but I say enough of that. Recent issues of the comic book franchise has shown that Xavier isn't as pristine as he appears to be. It was revealed that most of his past actions turned out to be grave lapses in judgement committed mostly due to sheer arrogance, and now its consequences are coming back to haunt him. Cyclops shunned him from the X-Men. And now several people want him really dead. What is in store for the fallen founder of the X-Men? If that didn't pique your curiosity, I don't know what will.