Though Risman was killed, X-Force informed Cyclops that Bastion created the Human Council and had resurrected seven of the most dangerous mutant killers in history: William Stryker, the Leper Queen, Graydon Creed, Bolivar Trask, Stephen Lang, Donald Pierce, and Cameron Hodge, in preparations for the ultimate extinction of mutantkind. He and X-Force arrived in the middle of a schism between Risman's Choir and the Purifiers under Bastion's control. However, Worthington transformed into Archangel, angrily desiring to kill those who took his wings. Risman used the technology left behind by Apocalypse within Angel's wings to create the ' Choir', a legion of Purifiers with techno-organic metal wings. He also forced her to bring Warren Worthington's wings to him.Īfter being rescued and returned to the aerie, Rahne savagely tore off Warren's wings. Unfortunately, on their first mission, Wolfsbane was captured by Matthew Risman who brainwashed her into admitting that she was a demon. Cyclops additionally recruited Elixir to the team as a healer. facility to root out a group of Purifiers who had infiltrated the base and stolen valuable technology required to resurrect the Sentinel known as Bastion. Their first mission involved infiltrating a North Dakota S.H.I.E.L.D. Assassinating the Human CouncilĬyclops secretly reformed X-Force as a black ops squad, consisting of Wolverine, Warpath, X-23, and Wolfsbane (who volunteered and insisted on participation) to take care of the dirty business the rest of the X-Men wouldn't do normally, including murder, while using Warren Worthington's Colorado aerie without his knowledge. Cyclops struck Bishop with an optic blast, and Cyclops declared the X-Men disbanded.

Cable teleported to the future just as Bishop fired a round at the child. Professor Xavier convinced Cyclops to allow Cable to escape to the future with the baby for protection. After Cable, the child, the Marauders, the Acolytes, a Predator X, Bishop, and Professor Xavier were tracked to Muir Island, all members of X-Force were present for the final battle. Cable was able to escape with the child and Caliban was killed by a Reaver who shot him. X-Force found Cable and the Messiah Child, as the infant was being called, engaged in battle with Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers. After learning that his son, Cable, had possession of the infant, Cyclops dispatched X-Force to find her and, if needed be, take Cable down. Activation during the Messiah CompleX Messiah CompleXĪfter the birth of the first mutant baby since M-Day was missing from the hospital, Cyclops secretly reorganized X-Force with all of the best mutant trackers including Wolverine, Caliban, Hepzibah, Warpath, Wolfsbane, and X-23.

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