History: Known as the High Lords, these men and women have existed throughout history as immortal mutants, shaping and changing the face of politics and power throughout the globe. For centuries they have been involved in a game of power unique to themselves.

Gideon, most notably, achieved his goals through guile and coercion. None of his Wall Street peers knew he was a mutant, let alone an immortal External. The most peaceful among the Externals was Saul, a man respected for his gentle wisdom and one of the oldest of their kind. In contrast, the two most violent were Absalom and the aptly named Crule.

Recent events have proven that even Externals can die. In a mad bid for power, the External Selene has apparently killed all the other High Lords, with the exception of Cannonball. It is still undetermined whether Cannonball (who was miraculously resurrected after dying at the hands of Sauron) is truly an External.

Gideon (deceased)
Identity: Unknown
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Green
Strength level: Variable depending on whom he mimics
Known superhuman powers: Mutant ability to mimic another mutant’s powers
First appearance: NEW MUTANTS #98
Occupation: Owner and CEO of Ophrah Industries
Legal status: Gideon was a citizen of the United States of America with no known criminal record
Place of birth: Unrevealed
Marital status: Presumed single
Known relatives: Unnamed mother (deceased)
Base of operations: Ophrah Industries headquarters, Denver, Colorado; penthouse in Denver, Colorado; mountain chalet in Vail, Colorado; house on Oregon coastline
Group affiliation:High Lords, Externals
First appearance: NEW MUTANTS #98

History: Gideon was a member of the Externals (immortal mutants) who possessed the superhuman ability to duplicate the genetic templates of any superhuman being in his proximity, and hence duplicate their superhuman powers. Gideon was wealthy, ruthless, and a powerful businessman.
    The External Selene, who had gone on a killing spree among the Externals, recently killed Gideon (see Selene).

Strength level: Variable. Usually, Gideon possessed the normal human strength of a man of his age, height, and build who engaged in intensive regular exercise.

Known superhuman powers: Gideon was a mutant with the ability to temporarily endow himself with superhuman abilities by assuming the superhuman energy signatures and genetic templates of superhuman beings. Apparently he could even duplicate the superhuman physical capabilities of robots. Gideon was an "immortal" mutant called an External whose aging process was greatly retarded and who could apparently regenerate injured or missing cells from even near-fatal injuries.

    Gideon could presumably psionically scan the genetic makeup of superhuman beings in order to duplicate their superhuman abilities within himself.

Selene
Identity: Unknown
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Strength level: Unknown
Known superhuman powers: Mutant ability to siphon life energy.
First appearance: X-FORCE #48

Saul (Deceased)
Identity: Garbha-Hsien
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: White
Strength level: Unknown
Known superhuman powers: Mutant ability to levitate.
First appearance: X-FORCE #10

Nicodemus (Deceased)
Identity: Unknown
Height: 6'
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: White
Strength level: Unknown
Known superhuman powers: Unknown mutant ability.
First appearance: X-FORCE #10

Burke (Deceased)
Identity: Unknown
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Red
Hair: Black
Known superhuman powers: Mutant precognitive ability.
First appearance: X-FORCE #10

Absalom (Deceased)
Identity: Unknown
Height: 6'
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Strength level: Unknown
Known superhuman powers: Mutant ability to extend powerful tendrils from entire body.
First appearance: X-FORCE #10

Crule (Deceased)
Identity: Unknown
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 275 lbs.
Eyes: Purple
Hair: Black
Strength level: Unknown level of superhuman strength
Known superhuman powers: Enhanced strength and durability from mutation
First appearance: X-FORCE #12

Cannonball
Identity: Sam Guthrie
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Strength level: Unmeasured
Known superhuman powers: Mutant ability to generate a contained blast field which propels him at great speeds and protects him from bodily harm.
First appearance: NEW MUTANTS #1