They are the X-Men

	One of the five original pupils of Charles Xavier. Hank McCoy is not only possessed of super-human agility, strength, speed and endurance - he is also a one time Avenger and a world-renowned biochemist! As an X-Man, Hank uses both his physical gifts and scientific genius to create a better world for man and mutant.
BEAST
	Scott Summers is the team's co-leader. Cursed with Optic Blasts that fire whenever he opens his eyes, Cyclops must wear a protective visor made of ruby quartz lest he destroy everyone and everything around him. He is currently happily married to his fellow X-Man, Jean Grey.
CYCLOPS
	The first student of Professor X, Jean Grey possesses both telekinetic and telepathic abilities - giving her the power to manipulate objects with her mind, as well as to her the thoughts of others. She is disturbed by the reappearance of the Phoenix Force who has again taken her form and joined the X-Men.
JEAN GREY
	Illyana Rasputin is the sister of the deceased X-Man Colossus. She has recently been returned from the dead thanks to the sacrifice of her brother, who gave his own life to save her from eternal torment in the realm of Limbo, a dimension she once ruled as its Queen. She once possessed the mutant power to create temporal teleportation disks, although this power has been lost in her resurrection she is still an incredibly powerful sorceress. She is also disturbed by the return of the Phoenix because it has taken the body of her brother and changed it into a copy of Jean Grey.
MAGIK
	A former CIA operative working for Team-X, David North became a mercenary for hire who goes by the moniker of Maverick. Since then, he has specialised in the jobs that no-one else wants to do yet desperately need doing, using his mutant power to absorb and rechannel kinetic impact at will. Infected with the Legacy Virus and faced with an uncertain future, Maverick has joined the X-men in the hope that his last days on Earth can be put to good use.
MAVERICK
	While in the form of Jean Grey, the Phoenix Force destroyed the D'Bari star system, killing billions of innocent beings. The Living Tribunal has decreed that the Phoenix Force must live a human lifetime on the Earth. Reshaping the body of Colossus into a copy of its former host, Jean Grey, so now as well as being able to change to organic steel the Phoenix has a portion of Jean's telekinetic power.
PHOENIX
	Professor Charles Francis Xavier has dedicated his life to fighting for peaceful coexistence between man and mutant. To aid in this crusade, he established the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters to secretly train young mutants in the use of their powers and the X-Men were born. An incredibly powerful telepath, Professor X can read the thoughts of others, impose his will upon someone else's mind, and even erase one's memory.
PROFESSOR X
	Kitty Pryde has the mutant ability to turn her body intangible and walk on air with but a thought. Trained in the ways of the Samurai and the Ninja, Shadowcat's physical prowess is balanced by her brilliant mind and formal X-Men training. She has returned to the team to help her recently resurrected friend Illyana with her new life.
SHADOWCAT
	Little is known about the X-Man whose past remains shrouded in mystery - save that it is fraught with pain and loss. Also called Logan, he is genetically endowed with animal-keen senses of smell, sight and hearing - as well as a healing factor that mends almost any wound quickly, and even retards his aging. However along with these gifts comes a curse - a berserker rage which he must forever struggle to control. His deadliest weapons are his razor sharp, extendible claws, composed of the same dense bone as his skeleton.
WOLVERINE