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The X-Men Danglers FAQ, Part 4: X-Men Vol. 2
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Latest update: 27 June 1995
Issues covered: #1-41
Closed danglers
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1. #1, p.45: Why does Psylocke crave physical action?
Because she's under the influence of Kwannon's personality.
2. #3, p.25: What happened to Fabian Cortez after escaping from
Asteroid M?
Various other stories, and eventually he died.
3. #3, p.25: Did Magneto survive the explosion of Asteroid M?
Yes. Simple, huh?
4. #5: Who are the Upstarts?
See Part 3.
5. #5, p.20: What is the significance of the "Project Xavier" file?
Dealt with in issues #12-13.
6. #5: Who is Maverick? When were Maverick, Sabretooth and Wolverine
all part of the CIA?
Mainly answered in this storyline and issues of Wolverine.
Their time in the CIA appears to be from several decades
ago, before Wolverine received his adamantium skeleton.
7. #6: Why does Sabretooth recognise Gambit's scent?
They met in Paris several years ago, as seen in issue #33.
8. #7, p.15: Maverick calls Sabretooth by his first name, but
Sabretooth doesn't recognise it. Why not?
Because of the memory implants from the Weapon X programme.
9. #9, p.22: How did Bella Donna Boudreaux receive her powers?
From Candra, as revealed in the Gambit mini-series.
10. #15, p.29: Did Apocalypse raise Stryfe?
Yes. See Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1-4.
11. #???: We are told that Zero is the first of many.
And indeed he is. He's one of a series of peacekeeper robots,
as explained by Garrison Kane in Deadpool: The Circle Chase #4.
This dangler has been on the list since I took it over, and I
still haven't tracked down the issue it comes from. Any ideas?
Danglers
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1. #1, p.41: Rogue suddenly wakes up and finds herself in Genosha.
Given that she was shot down over Soviet airspace and that Genosha
is near Madagascar, how on Earth did she get there?
It has been suggested that the Genoshans abducted her from
the scene of her battle with Magneto.
2. #1, p.45: Wolverine recognises Fabian Cortez's scent from
somewhere. Where?
3. #2, p.29: How did Jean Grey know that the other X-team had
turned against them?
4. #5: A whole load of questions regarding Maverick. Who is the
Major? Why is he so young? What's the story with Janice and
Logan?
5. #7, p.31: What happens to the C-synth now?
6. #8, p.7: A reference to Barrington, who is also mentioned in
Wolverine's computer research a couple of issues earlier, and in
the back-ups to issues #10-11. Who is he?
7. #8, p.22: How did Bella Donna Boudreaux find the X-Men's mansion?
David R Henry suggests, through gritted teeth, that Candra
told her.
8. #9, p.22: What did the Brood intend to do with the Thieves Guild
and the Assassins Guild's children? What were they being programmed
for?
9. #10: Another reference by Maverick to Barrington and the missing
Xavier File.
10. #11: Maverick refers to Isabel. Who is she?
11. #11: Who is Mojo II? Do we really trust him?
12. #11: What about Dazzler's pregnancy? And is she really
Shatterstar's mother?
Nicieza says that she isn't - that was why he gave Shatterstar
a different real name and made it clear that he was genetically
engineered with no real parents. However, the recent change
of creative team on X-Force means that this is still open.
13. #12-13: This plot leaves several questions open. The major two
are: was Xavier's mutation deliberately induced by his father, and
is there a connection between Xavier's father and Wolverine's
adamantium skeleton?
14. #14, p.15: The Dark Riders wake Apocalypse. The narration seems
to indicate that this tomb has laid undisturbed for centuries. Are
we to believe that Apocalypse has been buried for all this time?
If so, who have the X-Men battled until now?
15. #19, p.2: When the Soul Skinner looks into the minds of the X-Men
and Jubilee sees her parents, does her father look familiar?
Probably not. However, Addison Godel astutely points out that
the art does not match the depiction of her parents in other
stories. This is probably a continuity error, however, rather
than anything significant. This one only just managed to avoid
deletion.
16. #23, p.8: Mister Sinister refers to Scott having more than one
brother. How many are there, and who are they?
Consensus is that Adam X is probably one, but this remains
very open.
17. Annual #2, p.3: The Crimson Commando shows up having been
transformed into a cyborg. Obviously this is a result of his
disastrous mission to Kuwait a few years previously, but this major
change in the character has never been properly dealt with.
18. Annual #2, p.45: What about Pyro's Legacy Virus infection and
Empyrean in general?
Recent comments by Avalanche in X-Factor confirm that Pyro
is still alive.
19. #30, p.30: Why does Moira think that Cable holds the key to a
vaccine for the Legacy Virus?
20. #33, p.23: Gambit says that he's met Sabretooth several times in
the past, and implies that those stories show him in a very
different light. What's the story, and why didn't he just tell
Rogue?
21. #34, p.20: What does Mister Sinister intend to do with his
accumulated genetic material? Why does he want Brian Xavier?
Does W. Wilson refer to Deadpool, or is he just another president?
Who is K Creed?
One correspondent suggests that K Creed is probably Wild
Child.
22. Annual #3: Who are the new Hellfire Club members and what are
they going to do?
23. #36, p.3: Why can't the Phalanx assimilate mutants? Hodge himself
says that the stated reason is inadequate.
24. #36, p.19: Why have the Phalanx got Sara Grey, and what happened
to her?
Jean implies that Sara is dead in issue #39, but no evidence
is offered.
25. #38, p.12: Why is Adam X looking for "Milbury"? How did
"Milbury" know Carter Ryking's father?
Note that Milbury is usually a pseudonym for Mister Sinister.
Adam is looking for him because that's the name of the client
who hired Arcade to kill him, and that bit will be deleted
from the next edition of this FAQ.
26. #38, p.14: Xavier moans about his lost data and proposes
retrieving it from Commcast. This has never been mentioned again.
27. #38, p.15: Is that really Destiny's ghost in Legion's dreams?
If so, what on earth is she playing at?
28. #39, p.22: Who are the two people watching Scott and Jean in
hospital, and why are they doing it?
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