What If..? Comic Series

What If vol 1 #27
"What If Phoenix Had Not Died?"

[What If vol 1 #27] [Phoenix] Diverges From: Uncanny X-Men #137
Instead of dying in the Blue Area of the Moon, Jean Grey undergoes a psychic lobotomy at the hands of the Shi`ar to remove her access to her Phoenix powers. However, in an encounter with the Herald of Galactus known as Terrax, the Phoenix once again manifests itself when Terrax threatens Cyclops. Returning to active duty, Phoenix battles the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the Sentinels with the X-Men, but secretly sneaks away afterwards to replenish her Phoenix energy by destroying first a small planetoid, and then a star. Confronted by the X-Men when she returns to Earth, Dark Phoenix returns and slays Kitty Pryde and lobotomises Professor X. She then kills the rest of the X-Men including Cyclops, and when she realises she has slain the man she loves she goes insane and the Phoenix force engulfs the Earth, then expands to engulf the entire universe.

[Phoenix]

What If vol 1 #31
"What If Wolverine Had Killed The Hulk?"

Diverges from: Incredible Hulk #181. [Wendigo]

After the Hulk and Wolverine defeated Wendigo, Wolverine attacked the Hulk. Initially, neither the Hulk nor Wolverine was able to gain an advantage during the fight. Eventually, Wolverine became bloodthirsty and killed the Hulk by focusing all of his attacks on the Hulks neck and cutting his neck open.
As a result, although the world was stunned by the Hulk's demise, Magneto began to make plans to recruit the mysterious Canadian agent into his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Shortly afterwards, Wolverine accidentally killed a civilian during a bar room brawl and fled from the Canadian government to escape being arrested. Suddenly, he was captured by Magneto and accepted Magneto's offer fearing that he had no alternative as a result of his criminal actions.
As per Magneto's plan, Wolverine infiltrated Xavier Mansion and asked to join the X-Men. Since the Canadian government classified the murder Wolverine committed and Magneto equipped Wolverine with a telepathic scrambler, Professor Xavier was unaware of Wolverine's sinister motives and accept him into the team. After he gained the X-Men's trust, Wolverine carried out his mission of disabling Cerebro, which the X-Men used to alert them if the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants came near the mansion. Wolverine, who began falling in love with Jean Gray, asked Magneto not to harm Jean in his upcoming battle with the X-Men. Later, Magneto disregarded Wolverine's request and attempted to kill Jean after the other X-Men were disabled. Having second thoughts about being a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Logan thwarted Magneto's attempt to kill Jean. Afterwards, the X-Men regrouped and defeated, with Wolverine's help, all of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants except Magneto. Just as the X-Men turned their attention towards Magneto, he rendered them unconscious with a powerful magnetic burst. But just before he could kill them, Wolverine recovered and fatally wounded him. But Cyclops stopped Wolverine just before he killed Magneto.
However, just before Magneto died, he used his powers to extend Wolverine's claws and forced Wolverine to stab himself in the throat. Shortly afterwards, Wolverine died.

[What If vol 2 #2] What If vol 2 #1
"What If the Avengers lost the Evolutionary War?"

[Logan]
Diverges From: Avengers #17
Instead of Hercules destroying the High Evolutionary, the High Evolutionary managed to destroy Hercules at the last moment. Subsequently, the Avengers were unable to prevent the High Evolutionary's Genetic Bomb from detonating and spreading its mutating spores.
The Captain, Yellowjacket, Falcon, and the Beast attempt to escape from the High Evolutionary's base. However, they are caught in the bomb's shockwave and their Quinjet crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Only the Captain survives and is rescued by Namor. Meanwhile, the spores spread throughout the world causing various mutations. Wolverines claws enlarge, Colossus' metallic form takes over, Namor's strength increase and the Hulk gains Bruce Banner's brain which itself has evolved. The spores cause the rest of the world to grow enlarge heads. Peace comes to the world as people realize that they are now similar due to their evolved state.
The members of the Fantastic Four call for a meeting of the evolved heroes and villians at New York. Wolverine is chosen as the leader of the so-called Godlike Ones as they are now called. Meanwhile, Mephisto, Dormammu, and Nightmare chose this time to attack earth but are destroyed by Dr. Strange, Dr. Druid, and Talisman who are destroyed as well. Wolverine decides to take the Godlike Ones to outer space to fulfill their destiny. On the way they are joined by the Inhumans and Eternals. They encounter the combine fleets of the Shi'ar, Kree, and Skrulls. Despite a warning the combined fleet attack, but are destroyed by the Godlike Ones.
Back on Earth, the Captain and Hawkeye have died and Daredevil who retreated into hiding to prevent from dying from sensory overload returns. His normal senses have been blocked so successfully that he barely aged and can communicate telepathically. He agrees to help the evolved humans achieve the same feat. The High Evolutionary continues to wit on the sidelines waiting to takes his place as "leader" of evolved humanity.
The Godlike continue their travels, now seeking Galactus. They kill his herald Nova when she attacks and defeat the Silver Surfer, but let him live. Upon being attacked, Galactus attempts to absorb the Godlike Ones, but finds himself unable to absorb so much energy. Stunned by his first defeat in eons, Galactus wills his own destruction. On earth, Daredevil has died and the Vision feels alone besides the evolved humanity. He destroys himself with a self contained solar flare. The Godlike Ones next encounter and managed to takeover her. They next turn to Eternity and takeover him as well forming one entity. Few differences remain between the evolved humanity, not even sex and age. But one day the Celestials arrive to pass judgment on humanity. They decide to sentence it to destruction. However, a wave of energy spreads among evolved humanity and destroys the Celestial known as Arishem the Judge. The Celestials retreat.
Evolved Humanity next combined to form one mind and become one with the earth, protecting it with the force of mind. The High Evolutionary goes to the meet the Entity as the combined Death and Eternity is now called to help it complete its destiny. But the Entity objects, stating that its destiny is its alone. The High Evolutionary realizes that he was a fool to believe that he could set into motion forces he barely understood and still control what evolved. He wish the Entity farewell and it leaves the universe into a neighboring universe. Its presence causes a new Big Bang and the creation of a new universe. The Entity splits once again into Death and Eternity. The old Universe begins to implode with only the living earth and High Evolutionary remaining protected by the force of mind until a new Entity comes for its rebirth.

[What If vol 2 #6] What If vol 2 #6
"What If the X-Men Lost Inferno?"

Diverges From:New Mutants #73 [X-Men]
After being defeated by Magick (Illyana Rasputin), S'ym and the Soulsword simultaneously return to Limbo. Without the Darkchilde to oppose him, S'ym returns to earth and absorbs N'astirh's energy's upon his defeat. Allying himself with Madelyne Pryor, they defeat and kill all the X-men except Wolverine. Pryor then allows S'ym to sacrifice her child to open a doorway between Limbo and Earth.
Thus, the earth falls under demonic influences. People unaffected by the change are used for either slave labor or food for the demons. Wolverine heads the gathering of the people, while occasionally feasting on newborn babies. Dr. Strange assembled Dakimh, Damion Hellstrom, Dr, Druid, Jennifer Kale, Shaman, Margali Szardos and his archenemy Baron Karl Mordo together in an effort to undo S'ym work at the basement of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Also, there are the Captain, Human Torch, She-Hulk, Shadowcat, Spider-Man and Thor. However, the mystical barrier by S'ym and Pryor prevents them from tapping into outside mystical forces. They are attacked by demon forces led by the Hulk and Wolverine. The Captain, She-Hulk, Dr Druid, Jennifer Kale, Shaman and Spider-Man are killed. The remaining sorcerers, except Dr. Strange, attempt to combine their powers against S'ym when he appears but he uses the Soulsword to turn it back on them. Dr. Strange is protected from the assault by Thor. Though he allows Strange, Mordo, Human Torch and Shadowcat to escape, he is killed by the overload of mystical energy. [Rachel Summers]
S'ym and Pryor attempt to construct a machine, using Dr. Doom and Reed Richards, that would allow them to conquer other dimensions without leaving themselves open to other-dimensional forces. However' S'ym still fears interference by the Living Tribunal. Dr. Strange, also fearing that the Living Tribunal may destroy earth or the universe because of S'ym, seeks out Rachel Summers, who has been turned into a mannequin.Strange hopes Rachel can summon the Phoenix Force to defeat S'ym. Upon returning and explaining the situation to Rachel, they are attracted by S'ym and his demons. Mordo has lead them to their location in exchange for sparing his life. While Strange and Rachel attempt to contact the Phoenix Force, the Human Torch sacrifices himself to give them time. As Strange fights Mordo and S'ym, Rachel and Madelyne fight over control of the Phoenix Force.
Wolverine attempts to kill Strange from behind. However, Shadowcat stops but is killed in the process. Mordo sensing S'ym is weakening turns against him and kills him. Mordo then claims the Soulsword for himself. Wolverine, now free from demonic influence due to witnessing Shadowcat's death, kills Mordo. Mordo, in turn, kills Wolverine leaving only his adamantium skeleton. Witnessing Shadowcat's and Wolverine death causes Rachel to break her concentration, allowing Pryor to gain control of the Phoenix Force. However, she is killed by Wolverine's skeleton, now animated by S'ym, allowing Rachel to gain control. Rachel use the Phoenix force to cleanse the earth of the demonic influences and kills S'ym. The Living Tribunal appears and forbids the Phoenix from return to Rachel, letting it instead to roam the universe.
The earth has been returned to a primal state with much of the population killed. However, in a cave, where Times Square once stood, Dr. Strange and Rachel Summers help Alicia Storm give birth to her son Johnathan Storm Jr.

[Fury] What If vol 2 #7
"What If Wolverine Was An Agent Of SHIELD?"

Diverges From: Incredible Hulk #181
After his fight with the Hulk, Logan is picked by by James Hudson, the head of Department H. However, Hudson is accompanied by Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Hudson tells Logan that his services are loaned to S.H.I.E.L.D, thus making him an agent of the agency.
Fury takes Logan to meet his second-in-command Dum-Dum and the Black Widow. He reveal that Logan's help is need in finding and destroying LMDs (Life Model Decoys) that HYDRA has used to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. Logan is quick to begin his work as he attacks and guts Dum-Dum, revealing him to be a LMD. Fury assigns Logan and Black Widow to rid the Helicarrier of all LMDs, which they do in only 45 minutes. S.H.I.E.L.D discovers the base from where the LMDS were sent and decides to attack.
Fury, Logan and Black Widow lead the attack on the HYDRA base. When they reach the main bunker, they learn that Viper and Baron Strucker are HYDRA's leaders and are keeping the real Dum-Dum captive. Strucker threatens to kill with his Satan Claw. While the Black Widow fights Viper, Wolverine attacks and severs Strucker's Satan Claw. He is prevented from killing Strucker by Fury. Wolverine realizes that Fury has a personal score to settle with Strucker and moves out of the way. Though Strucker has the upper hand at first, Fury forces what remains of his Satan Claw into a light switch, killing Strucker. Viper is taken into S.H.I.E.L.D custody
After the completion of the mission, Fury make Logan an official agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Logan quickly becomes one of its most valuable agents. However, is approached by Professor Xavier, who asks him to join the X-Men. Logan declines due to his commitments, but offers to aid Xavier when he needs it. The objects of Logan's commitment is a Strucker LMD. Logan, however, is unable to discover it in time before it attacks Fury in his flying Ferrari. Though he manages to defeat the LMD, Fury is forced to crash land his car in a river to prevent the death of civilians. He is killed in the resulting explosion. [Phoenix]
Logan is made the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D shortly after Fury's funeral. He is quick to use his new power and influence. He prevents Stephen Lang from re-creating the Sentinels. Thus, the X-Men and Jean Grey never go to the moon to try and stop them. Therefore, Dark Phoenix never emerges in this reality. Also, he discredit Senator Robert Kelley and his Mutant Registration Act, preventing the Days of Future Past reality from occurring here. Logan eventually uses his influence to teach the world to leave peacefully with the mutant population.

[What If vol 2 #12] What If vol 2 #12
"What If the X-Men had stayed in Asgard?"

Diverges from: New Mutants Special #1
Instead of choosing to leave, Wolfsbane decides to stay in Asgard. Thus, the X-Men and New Mutants are forced to remain in Asgard by Loki. However, the several team members objected to having thier fate decide by one person. They vote on whether to stay or leave. Sunspot, Cypher, Rogue, Cannonball, Nightcrawler, Magick, Mirage, Wolfsbane and Storm vote to stay, while Karma, Wolverine, Warlock, Shadowcat, Colossus, Magma, and Phoenix vote to leave. Loki decides to send those who wished to leave back to earth. The returned members reform the X-Men which now includes Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Beast and Angel. Thus, X-Factor is never formed in this reality.
The members that stayed behind build new lives in Asgard. Wolfsbane enjoys love with her wolf prince, Cypher becomes Asgard first official librarian, Cannonnball marries a dwarf bride, Sunspot and Nightcrawler join Asgard's army, Rogue falls in love with Fandrall of the Warriors Three, Mirage becomes a Valkyrie and Magick becomes the new Enchantress. Loki attempts to establish Storm as the new ruler of Asgard and new goddes of Thunder (complete with her own hammer, Storm-Bringer), but the ceremony is interrupted by his abduction by an unknown foe. Storm and the Asgardians pursue the abductor. Meanwhile, Karnilla and Hela agree to a pact against Asgard.
Storm reaches the area where Loki has been taken. She discovers the abductor is Thor, who has been transformed into a frog by Loki. She battles Thor, but is quickly defeated by him. Hela appears over the fallen Storm to claim her soul. Sunspot attempts to stop her, but is killed in the process. Also, Vlostagg accidently destroys the machine Loki was using to keep Thor a frog, restoring Thor to his true form. As this happens, the Asgradians are surrounded by the armies of the giants, Hela's army of the dead and Karnilla's army. As they figth, Hela once again tries to take Storm's soul but interrupted this time by Mirage. Again, Loki is abducted by another unknown foe.
The battle is joined by the armies of the Dwarves and the Wolfsbane ' wolfprince's army. Magick attempts to fight Karnilla , but is defeated by her. Her life is saved by Balder when he agrees to beomce Karnilla's king. While Mirage and Storm manged to hold their own against Hela, the battle doesn't go well for others. Wolfsbane's prince is killed as is Eitir, the king of the Dwarves. To defeat Hela, the Valkyres, Storm and Thor unite their powers, killing her. At her death the armies cease fighting.
Thor makes Storm the new ruler of Asgard with Cypher as her vizier while he returns to earth. Cannonball becomes the new king of the Dwarves. Fandrall leaves the Warriors Three and marries Rogue. He is replaced in the team by Nightcrawler. Mirage becomes the new goddess of Death and ruler of Hel, while Balder becomes king of the Norns. Wolfsbane becomes queen of the wlves and gives birth to her prince's children. However, Loki is given his wish to rule Asgard by the "We Who Sit Above In Shadow," but not the way he wished.(In case you're wondering who they are, Dr. Strange's Vishanti are members and are considered gods to the gods) Instead Loki is made ruler of Asgard at the end of time when it's careening towards a blackhole. Loki's goes made at the jest.

[What If vol 2 #16] What If vol 2 #16
"What If Wolverine Battled Conan?"

Diverges from: Uncanny X-Men #137/ Conan the Barbarian #115 [Uatu]
During the X-Men's battle with the Shi'ar Imperial Guard for the life of Phoenix, Wolverine accidentally stumbles into the home of Uatu the Watcher. Instead of expelling him, Uatu abandons Wolverine to one of the realms he journeyed through in the home.
Wolverine recovers in an unknown surroundings. he comes upon a groups being attacked by a giant lizard, which he quickly kills. Their leader, Karanthes the head priest of the Ibis Temple thanks him for his courage and tells him that he'll find more adventure in the service of King Sumabi nearby. Though Wolverine doesn't understand his language, he heads to the town Akkaharra that the priest nodded towards. In Akkharra, Conan leaves a local tavern and is confronted by the mystical image of his enemy Zukala. Zukala offers to resurrect Conan's love Belit in return for the life of his rival Karanthes. Conan agrees to the bargain and goes off to find the priest.
Wolverine arrives in Akkharra shortly after Conan leaves. He mugs a soldier for his clothing and money to buy ale. However, he is confront by Red Sonja. Though Sonja tries to defeat Wolverine, he prevails in the end. Sonja offers Wolverine her body as reward for his victory, but he walks away. Sonja follows him to a tavern where they attempt to communicate with each other. However, Sonja sees Conan enter a nearby temple and decides to investigate with Wolverine following. In the temple, Conan finds Karanthes and discovers he has made an mystical sword based on his encounter with Wolverine. Conan attempts to take Karanthes with him, but Sonja appears to stop him. Wolverine decides to intercede and accidentally pushes Sonja into a sleeping spell intended for Conan. As Wolverine and Conan battle, Wolverine's claws destroy Conan's sword. Conan retrieves the mystical sword created by Karanthes, which withstand the blows from Wolverine. Though the combatant are almost equal, Conan uses his superior fighting experience to nearly behead Wolverine and severs his jugular,m destroying the mystical sword in the process. He leaves Wolverine for dead and takes Sonja and Karanthes with him.Several hours later, Wolverine jugular heals and he recover, but the brain damage from the oxygen deprivation hasn't been healed leaving him animalistic. Wolverine goes off to pursue Conan.
Conan arrives at Zukala's temple with Karanthes and Sonja. Zakula thanks him for bring both of them, but say Belit's souls can only be exchanged with another female soul. Conan readily offers Sonja's soul for Belit's. However, before the sacrifice can be made, Wolverine appears. He and Conan battle again, but this time Wolverine's animal instinct give him the advantage. He manages to slices off Conan's hand at the wrist. Zakula attempt to find the origin of Wolverine and opens a portal in his mystical pool back to the X-Men's battle. He offers to let Wolverine return while Conan attempt to tends to his own wounds. He attempts to escape with Sonja but is stopped by Zakula's demon Jaggta-Noga. Conan is unable to defeat the demon due to its mystical nature. Wolverine witnessing Conan's attempt to save Sonja. He seizes Karanthes mystical staff and turns it on the demon, causing it to drop Conan into the portal back to the X-men. Zaranthes offers to open another portal for Wolverine, but Wolverine beheads him instead. Wolverine reovers his memory and escapes with Zaranthes and Sonja from the temple before it collapses. Wolverine remains in this time becoming a legend equal to Conan and assume the throne Conan would have with Sonja by his side. [Phoenix]
Meanwhile, Conan arrives at the battle between the X-Men and the Shi'ar. A Skrull attempts to kill him, but Conan kills him instead. A Kree soldier tries to finish the deed, but is defeated as well. Conan stumbles upon the X-Men they prepare to prevent jean from becoming the Dark Phoenix. Conan believes she is Sonja and attempts to protect her. He throws a rock a Scott Summers, knocking him unconscious. Without Scott's support and without Wolverine to hurl Colossus at her, Jean loses control and becomes Dark Phoenix. The universe is soon destroyed.

[What If vol 2 #24] What If vol 2 #24
"What If Wolverine was Lord of the Vampires?"

Diverges from: X-Men #159, Dr Strange vol 2 #62

[What If vol 2 #12] [What If vol 2 #12] What If vol 2 #32-33
"What If Phoenix Hadn't Died / Phoenix Rose Again?"

Diverges from: Uncanny X-Men #137
Jean Grey did not commit suicide battling the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. Later, having recently learned it was not Jean Grey and accidentally killing her, Phoenix attempts to find the Shadow King. She discovers him on Muir Island, where he has used Eric the Red's device to age Rachel into adolescence.he takes control of her Rachel's body and attacks Phoenix. Phoenix is hesitant attacking the Shadow King, fearing she may hurt Rachel. Instead, she decides to fight the Shadow King on the astral plane. She uses the full force of the Phoenix Force to defeat and destroy the Shadow King. Upon, returning from the astral plane, she discovers that Mastermind has committed suicide. Phoenix uses her powers to return Rachel to her original form of a baby. She and Rachel travel to the Xavier Mansion to join Scott and the others. Phoenix pledges to become Jean Grey.
Eight years pass and the X-Men continue to thrive. However, anti-mutant sentiments has grown and cumulates in the presidential election of the anti-mutant candidate David Russell. He helps pass the Mutant Registration Act of 1990, but it's struck down by the Supreme Court. While, the X-men a to see Russell's response to the decision, Wolverine comforts Rachel after a nightmare, She's been dreaming of her mother being killed by a giant bird of fire. Phoenix decides to resolve the mutant situation herself. She goes to the White House and alters Russell's mind to make him supportive of mutants. But when he gives a speech demanding the end of mutant persecution, he is assassinated by the anti-mutant organization, the Right. [Phoenix]
The new President gives Henry Gyrich permission to deploy the Mark V Sentinels to deal with the mutant menace. However, the Master Mold becomes self-aware decides that taking over North America is the best way to deal with the mutants. The Sentinels seek and kill anyone with registered superpowers, from the Fantastic Four to Daredevil.Since the X-Men never registered, they escape the Sentinels' notice for the time being. The Xavier Mansion becomes a temporary sanctuary for the people escaping the Sentinels. Wolverine decides tell reveal Phoenix, that he knows who she's not Jean. He attempts to fight her, but is easily defeated. Phoenix, fearing he's dying, tells him everything about herself and what happened to the real Jean. But Wolverine recovers enough to continue his assault, but Phoenix defeats him again and wipes his memory of the incident. However, she discovers that Xavier, Scott and Rachel have overheard everything that has happened. Realizing that they know who she really is, Phoenix decides to leave and go to new Mexico to contemplate her existence. The Sentinels attack the Mansion shortly after she leaves, but many of the X-Men survive, but Xavier is killed.
The X-Men retreat to an abandon Sentinel base and plan to attack the Baxter Building, where the Master Mold is based. magneto appears and the agree to an alliance. They approach the Baxter Building through the old Morlock tunnels protected by Magneto's magnetic field. However, the Sentinels detect the field and attack. They injure and paralyze Magneto. As they prepare to attack the X-Men, Phoenix appears and destroys them. Phoenix proceeds to the Baxter Building and destroys the upper half of the building before being attacked and disabled by the Sentinels. The X-Men appear and begin to battle the Sentinels. But Nightcrawler, who teleported them there, dies from the strain in Shadowcat's arms. She decides to avenge his death by destroying Master Mold. Phasing herself and Colossus to the Master Mold inner sanctum, she has Colossus throw her at the Sentinel. She then solidifies herself in him, destroying it and killing herself. Free of the Sentinels' weaponry, Phoenix release her power and destroys the Sentinels,ending the war against mutants. At the abandon Sentinels base, Scott reveal that he still loves Phoenix even if she's not Jean. However, Destiny reveals that Phoenix will inevitably lose control and become Dark Phoenix, destroying everything she loves and possibly the universe itself. Phoenix decides to leave her human life and become one with the universe, contemplating what might have been if she had died.

[What If vol 2 #25] What If vol 2 #25
"What If Marvel Superheroes Lost the Atlantis Attacks?"

Diverges from: Iron Man Annual #2, Punisher Annual #2, Thor Annual #14

[Wolverine] What If vol 2 #37
"What If Wolverine had been Lord of the Vampires during Inferno?"


[uatu] What If vol 2 #39
"What If The Watcher saved the Universe?"


[Mariko] What If vol 2 #43
"What If Wolverine Married Mariko?"


[Alpha Flight] What If vol 2 #44
"What If Wolverine Led Alpha Flight?"


What If vol 2 #50
"What If The Hulk Killed Wolverine?"

[Hulk] Diverges from: Incredible Hulk #340.

After Wolverine fatally wounded the Hulk, the Hulk quickly recovered. However, instead of slowly getting up and attacking Wolverine, the Hulk became bloodthirsty and quickly attacked Wolverine. He eventually killed Wolverine by dislodging a single Adamantium vertebra, which severed Wolverine's spinal cord.
The Adversary, a cosmic being who sought to control the omniverse, thus realized that Wolverine would no longer be a potential opponent. He used the distraction that Wolverine's death caused to kill and wound several members of the X-Men. The Adversary also used the distraction to capture Storm and Forge after they escaped from a dimensional trap that he had set earlier. Meanwhile, the Hulk, presumably under the subliminal influence of the Adversary, travelled to Dallas. Upon his arrival, he noticed that Dallas looked like an unsettled and prehistoric area; the transformation was the Adversary's doing. After the Hulk won the respect of a Native American tribe by slaying a dinosaur, Spiral reported his location to the X-Men. Seeking to avenge Wolverine's death, Rogue immediately flew to the Hulk's location and attacked him. However, he soundly defeated her. Immediately afterwards, the Hulk was attacked by the joint forces of the remaining members of the X-Men and Freedom Force, a group of reformed mutants who worked for the government. Not only did he defeat virtually all of them, he also killed the Blob, Super Sabre, Pyro and Avalanche. Since the forces of the X-Men and Freedom Force were decimated by the Hulk, the Adversary appeared and attacked the Hulk and the remaining members of the X-Men and Freedom Force. However, the Hulk unknowingly attacked him with his weakness, an object made of iron. The attack weakened the Adversary's hold over Storm and Forge which allowed them to returned to Earth and join the fight against the Adversary. Together, Storm and Forge created a gateway to banish the Adversary from their reality. To complete the spell that would banish the Adversary forever, nine souls would have had to be given freely to Forge. However, since most of the X-Men who would have sacrificed themselves were dead, Forge sacrificed himself to complete the spell. As a result, the Adversary was only temporarily removed from this reality. But, his removal permitted Roma to regain control and banish the Adversary as she saw fit.
Immediately after the Adversary's departure, the sun rose. The Hulk, who transformed back into Bruce Banner at sunrise during this period in time, reverted back to his human form. Subsequently, he was taken into custody for the murders the Hulk committed.

[X-Men] What If vol 2 #60
"A What If Xmen Wedding Album?"


[Sabretooth] What If vol 2 #74
"What If, Feauring Sabretooth"


[Sabretooth] What If vol 2 #78
"What If The New Fantastic Four Remained Together?"

Diverges From: Fantastic Four #349
Reed Richards failed to remove a disintegrator ring from De'lila before she could use it. In retaliation, De'lila, the renegade shape-shifting alien who caused the original Fantastic Four to be replaced by the New Fantastic Four, killed the original Fantastic Four.
As a result, Ghost Rider told the Hulk, Spiderman and Wolverine that they must remain together to fill the void left by the original Fantastic Four. Consequently, Ghost Rider, the Hulk, Spiderman and Wolverine moved into the Four Freedoms Plaza and assumed the role of the New Fantastic Four. By this time, Spiderman had already revealed his secret identity to the others and invited his wife, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, to live with them in the Four Freedoms Plaza. After a period of time, the world became aware of the New Fantastic Four as they battled several villains including Paibok, Devos and Lyja the Laserfist. In fact, the other members even helped Spiderman defeat a collection of his deadliest foes, the Sinister Six.
One night, the New Fantastic Four were ambushed in the Four Freedoms Plaza by Paibok, Devos, the Abomination and Lady Deathstrike. While Spiderman, the Hulk and Wolverine fought against the Abomination and Lady Deathstrike, Paibok and Devos had already captured Mary Jane. Meanwhile, Danny Ketch slipped away from the fight to transform into the Ghost Rider. However, by the time the Ghost Rider joined the fight, the Hulk was separated from the other members of the New Fantastic Four when the Abomination knocked him out of the building. By the time he rejoined the fight, Paibok,Devos, Abomination and Lady Deathstrike had already subdued the other members of the New Fantastic Four. Immediately, the Hulk was blasted out of the building. However, just before Paibok, Devos, Abomination and Lady Deathstrike killed remaining members of the New Fantastic Four, Dr. Doom arrived and disintegrated the villains on the principle that only he had the right to kill any version of the Fantastic Four.
After Dr. Doom left, the New Fantastic Four, who realized that they weren't meant to be the Fantastic Four, disbanded. Later, the Four Freedoms Plaza was converted into a hotel.

What If vol 2 #93

Logan allowed his animal side to take over, and the X-Men just let him go too, allowing Logan to cast aside the century of life he'd already known for a life more akin to his namesake codename?
However, the X-Men are feeling guilty 10 years after they let Logan go, and decide to do something about it. Cable is dispatched to track the beast known as Wolverine, and doesn't exactly have an easy time of it.
While Logan has allowed the man to retreat behind the animal within, he's still intelligent. Rigging up a trap for Cable that almost kills Cable. But Cable lures Wolverine to his trap (a containment unit that seals off Wolverine's claws), with a little shiny holo projector. A projector rigged to the unit binding Wolverine's hand, and one that reminds him of the life he put behind him. Logan struggles between animal and man, trying to decide which life he wants to lead.
Disgusted by the imagery he'd been forced to see Logan escapes Cable's trap and returns to the wild. Content to be the beast, and not forgiving those who let him go.

[What If vol 2 #106] What If vol 2 #106
"What If the X-Men Condemned Gambit to Death?"

Diverges from: Uncanny X-Men #350.

After it was revealed that, before joining the X-Men, Gambit formed and led the Marauders under Mr. Sinister's command and during the mutant massacre in which hundreds of Morlocks were killed and Angel lost his wings, Angel and Psylocke try to track Gambit down to make him pay. Gambit was abandoned in the Antarctic by his teamates because of his transgressions, but Angel and Psylocke feel he deserves further punishment. Wolverine follows them and discovers their intention. The three X-Men head to Paris, where Gambit is hiding out, but Wolverine calls in the rest of the team, feeling this should be a team decision. The team, utterly split, ends up deciding to settle for a fight to the death between Gambit and Angel. Angel ends up not being able to kill Gambit, but Marrow (a Morlock) carries through, killing him after the battle is over with one of her bone shards.

What If vol 2 #111
"What If Wolverine Had Become A Horseman Of Apocalypse?"

[What If vol 2 #111]

In this reality Apocalypse, rather than Genesis, re-bonds Wolverine with his adamantium, and the bonding is successful. However, it also sends Wolverine over the edge, and he destroys not only Apocalypse, but every other super villain, evil mutant, and eventually common criminals, and even corrupt politicians (there goes the government). Eventually, all of the world's heroes and governments banded together to track Wolvie down, but he had vanished. However, the ensuing peace held out, and this story focuses on a couple of members of the War Watch, a police force dedicated to protecting the new utopia from the few threats that still exist. One of these two "cops" is beginning to doubt his role in the Watch, since the watch and the world peace wouldn't even exist if not for Wolverine (War), and he hasn't struck in decades. The cop goes to a retreat to renew his fate, and meets a monk, whom he befriends. When he and his partner are attacked, and the monk comes to save him, the cop realizes that the monk is in fact Wolverine. His decisions is made--he leaves the watch to become a monk himself.