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| character_name = Phoenix Force
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| caption        = The Phoenix Force with its primary host [[Jean Grey]], from a variant cover of ''Phoenix Resurrection The Return of Jean Grey'' #1.<br />Art by Bilquis Evely.
| creators       = [[Chris Claremont]]<br>[[Dave Cockrum]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/82/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref>
| species        = Cosmic entity
| homeworld      = [[White Hot Room]]
| alter_ego      = Various hosts
| publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut          = ''The [[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #101 (October 1976)
| alliances      = [[X-Men]]<br/>[[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]]<br/>[[Galactic Guardians]]<br/>Phoenix Corps<br>[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]
| aliases        = [[Phoenix (comics)|Phoenix]]<br>[[Jean Grey]]<br>White Phoenix of the Crown<br>Star-Child<br>The Black Angel<br>Chaos-Bringer<br>[[Black Queen (comics)|Black Queen]]<br/>Dark Phoenix<br>Child of the M'Kraan Crystal<br>Thunderbird
| powers         = *Energy manipulation
*Matter manipulation
*Life-force manipulation
*[[Cosmic awareness]]
*Resurrection
*Powerful psionic abilities:
**Prescience
**[[Telepathy]]
**[[Telekinesis]]
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The '''Phoenix Force''' is a fictional entity appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[Dave Cockrum]], the Phoenix Force is famous for its central role in ''[[The Dark Phoenix Saga]]'' storyline, and is intrinsically linked to [[Jean Grey]].

==Publication history==
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The Phoenix first appeared in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #101 (October 1976), and was created by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[Dave Cockrum]].

==Fictional character biography==
The Phoenix Force is an immortal and immutable manifestation of the universal force of life and passion. The Phoenix Force is a creation of the universe that was born of the void between states of being. It is the nexus of all [[Psionics|psionic]] energy of the past, present, and future in all realities of the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]], the Guardian of Creation and of the [[M'Kraan Crystal]].

The Phoenix Force is among the most feared beings in all of existence—it can cut, re-grow, or destroy any part of the universe. It has been described as being "the embodiment of the very passion of Creation—the spark that gave life to the Universe, the flame that will ultimately consume it."{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

During its time as a sentient and formless mass of energy, it traveled the cosmos and was worshiped by several alien races, including the [[Shi'ar]], who named the entity Phal'kon, the "sister" of their other gods [[K'ythri]] and [[Sharra]].<ref name="The Mighty Thor vol. 2 #18">''The Mighty Thor'' vol. 2 #18</ref>

According to the alien peace-keeping robot Unit, a billion years ago the alien Demon Lords of Stasis cast a spell on their planet to stop evolution. However, five powerful beings led by a female with pyrokinetic powers wage a rebellion against the Lords of Stasis. The rebellion drew the Phoenix to the planet. Although the Demon Lords fight to prevent it, the Phoenix communes with the female and with the loyalty of her disciples that helps her to control the infinite power of the Phoenix, she breaks the spell and the Demons are swept away.<ref name="The Uncanny X-Men vol. 2 #13">''The Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 2 #13</ref>

The Phoenix later warred with the ancient energy creature known as le Bete Noir, and eventually trapped its enemy within Earth's still cooling molten core, creating in the process the "Burnt Place", a permanently razed clearing, where eventually the xenophobic surrounding tribes sacrificed anyone who deviated in any way from their norms. The Phoenix is drawn to Earth when Firehair, a young primitive female red-haired mutant overwhelmed with despair by her friends' deaths, contemplates turning her psychic abilities on herself to commit suicide at the "Burnt Place". Attracted to Firehair's untapped raw psychic power, the Phoenix prevents the suicide, bonds with her, and seeks to use her to fulfill its intended purpose of razing planets to ashes. Consumed by vengeful rage, Firehair nearly gives in to the firebird's bloodlust to become a Dark Phoenix, but is pacified by her wolf guardian and decides to use her powers to protect those weaker than herself. Using the alias Lady Phoenix, she joins that time period's incarnation of the Avengers. Her only known fight is with an out-of-control [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] called the Fallen.<ref name="Marvel Legacy #1">''Marvel Legacy'' #1</ref> During this time she and [[Odin (Marvel Comics)|Odin]] share a romantic relationship that Odin considers the one time in his life when he truly felt alive.<ref>''Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor'' #1</ref> It was later claimed that from their love, [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] was born,<ref>''Avengers'' vol. 8 #42-44</ref> but in truth, Phoenix left Odin due to his callousness, until millennia later, she arranged for Odin and Gaea to conceived a child. When Thor was born, his birth was felt by King Laufey who immediately killed him. The Phoenix resurrected him, leaving him permanently imbued with some of her power.<ref>''Avengers: 1,000,000 B.C.'' #1</ref>

===The Rise of Dark Phoenix===
At some point, the entity ends up in Shi'ar space, where it bonds with a citizen of the Empire named [[Rook'shir]], who controls the power of the Phoenix Force in conjunction with his blade. He is ultimately overwhelmed by the Phoenix's power and becomes the first known host to succumb to the Phoenix Force's destructive impulses, going insane from the power it embodied and becoming the '''Dark Phoenix'''. Rook'shir goes on a destructive rampage through the Empire and destroys many planets in the process. He is killed by the [[Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)|Imperial Guard]], which later becomes the first line of defense of the Shi'ar Empire. The Phoenix flees, leaving a small remnant of itself in the blade, which can only be lifted by Rook'shir's descendants. Fearing the power of the Phoenix, the Shi'ar demonizes the entity and orders the deaths or sterilizations of Rook'shir's descendants.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #479">''The Uncanny X-Men'' #479</ref>

As time passes, the entity is contacted by a mage named [[Feron]]. Feron worships the legendary [[Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]], so his daydream-like visions prompts the Phoenix to adopt the fiery bird's form. He asks the Phoenix to help him by lending its energy to project a lighthouse-like stone pillar across the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]]. The pillar later becomes the lighthouse base for the British superhero team [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]. Afterwards, [[Necrom]] attacks Feron to steal the power of the Phoenix. Strengthened by the Phoenix Force, Feron is able to fight back, but Necrom steals a fraction of the Phoenix Force's essence, forcing it to flee back to space in agonized confusion.<ref name="Excalibur #50">''Excalibur'' #50</ref>

In the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, [[Yu-Ti]] of [[K'un-L'un]] has visions of the Phoenix coming to Earth and of a red-headed Iron Fist who would confront it. In one vision, she loses control and destroys the world; in another, she tames its power. When walking the streets, Yu-Ti comes across Fongji Wu, the daughter of a woman who had ventured to the outside world and lain with a man from beyond K'un-Lun.<ref name="The New Avengers vol. 2 #25">''The New Avengers'' vol. 2 #25</ref> After defeating [[Shou-Lao]] and becoming the Iron Fist, Fongji confronts the Phoenix Force and becomes its host.<ref name="The New Avengers vol. 2 #25"/> The Phoenix Force attempts to overwhelm Fongji and turn her into the Dark Phoenix, but she resists the being's control. Determining that she needed to leave Earth to prevent the possibility of losing control, Fongji ventures into space, never to be seen again.<ref>''The New Avengers'' vol. 2 #27</ref>

===Jean Grey===
Centuries later, the Phoenix Force returns to Earth without a host when it feels the mind of a human transcend the physical realm and resonate with its energy. [[Jean Grey]] telepathically linked her mind to her dying friend Annie Richardson to keep Annie's soul from moving to the afterlife. In doing so, Jean's mind is dragged along to the "other side" with Annie. The Phoenix lends its energy to break the connection, and keeps a close watch on her because it felt a kinship with the young [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]]. Years later, when Jean is dying on a space shuttle, her mind calls out for help and the Phoenix Force answers and saves her, transforming Jean into the Phoenix.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #101</ref>

The Phoenix remains with the X-Men for only a short time. She prevents the complete destruction of the universe by repairing the damaged energy matrix at the core of the M'Kraan Crystal.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #108</ref> During a skirmish with [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], Phoenix and [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]] are separated from the other X-Men, each group believing the other to have perished.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #113</ref> In Greece, Phoenix meets a man named Nikos, later revealed to be [[Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)|Mastermind]], a mutant who can [[Illusion|alter the perceptions of others]]. Mastermind plants seeds of dissent within Phoenix's psyche by comparing her to a god and insisting she could do whatever she wished.<ref>''Classic X-Men'' #24</ref> She encounters Mastermind again in [[Scotland]] under the guise of Jason Wyngarde, believing the latter to be both the work of the reality-warping mutant [[Proteus (Marvel Comics)|Proteus]] and the lover of one of her ancestors.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #122</ref>

An encounter with the [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]] and manipulation by Mastermind and [[Emma Frost]] (the White Queen) transformed the Phoenix into their [[Black Queen (comics)|Black Queen]].<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #132</ref> She breaks free of Mastermind's control, but transforms into the Dark Phoenix. She battles the X-Men, flees to the stars, devours the energies of the [[D'Bari]] star system to satisfy her "hunger" as the Dark Phoenix, annihilates the five billion inhabitants of its fourth planet, and destroys a nearby Shi'ar observatory vessel that opens fire on her before she returns to Earth. There, the Dark Phoenix is defeated in psionic combat by [[Professor X]], and Jean Grey regains control. The X-Men, along with Phoenix, are teleported to space by the [[Shi'ar]] and given a trial by combat. Just as victory seemed certain for the Imperial Guard, Jean becomes Dark Phoenix again. She apparently commits [[suicide]] on Earth's moon before [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]].<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #134-137</ref>

As originally written, the Jean Grey incarnation of Phoenix is Jean herself, having attained her ultimate potential as a psi, becoming a being of pure energy and reforming herself as Phoenix,<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #125</ref> only to become slowly corrupted by the manipulation of such foes as Mastermind and Emma; Jean is driven mad as she is unable to adapt to her enormous power.

To return Jean to the fold several years later, this storyline was [[retcon]]ned to reveal the existence of the cosmic Phoenix Force entity, which had created a duplicate body of Jean, believed itself to be Jean, and acted in her place while the real version laid in a healing cocoon at the bottom of [[Jamaica Bay]], where the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and [[Fantastic Four]] discover her.<ref>''The Avengers'' #263; ''Fantastic Four'' #286; ''Classic X-Men'' #8</ref> It allowed Jean to be revived as a member of [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]. The extent to which the duplicate and Jean are separate entities depends on who is writing the characters at the time: some instances portray them as inherently separate, while others demonstrate a shared consciousness.

After committing suicide, the Phoenix Force reaches the White Hot Room where it encounters a manifestation of [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Death]] and returns itself to Jean in the cocoon. Horrified by what it has done, Jean rejects it and it fuses with [[Madelyne Pryor]] (Jean's clone).<ref>''Classic X-Men'' #43; ''X-Factor'' #38</ref> This portion of the Phoenix remains with Madelyne until the latter committed suicide while fighting her genetic template before joining into a merged consciousness.<ref>''X-Factor'' #38</ref>

===Rachel Summers===
Another known possessor of the Phoenix Force is [[Rachel Summers]], Scott Summers and Jean Grey's daughter from the ''[[Days of Future Past]]'' alternate future.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #141</ref> The Phoenix Force bonds with Rachel, making her the next avatar of the Phoenix Force.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #199</ref> Rachel is one of the longest reigning avatars of the Phoenix, and while she eventually adopts the uniform, she never becomes Dark Phoenix.<ref>''Wolverine and the X-Men'' #10</ref> Rachel has been referred by the entity as "The One True Phoenix".<ref>''Excalibur'' #64</ref>

During an encounter with [[Galactus]], Rachel Summers—completely overtaken by the Phoenix Force—battles Galactus to save a planet he was preparing to devour.<ref>''Excalibur'' #25</ref> The Phoenix Force disrupts Galactus' feeding process and easily defeats him. Galactus accuses the Phoenix Force of hypocrisy and reveals to it that its existence in a corporeal state is sustained by robbing energy used to birth future generations. Realizing this to be true, the Phoenix vows to return to its prior existence of "touching all that is" while allowing an echo of its power to remain with Rachel's now-dominant consciousness.<ref>''Excalibur'' #61 (Late Jan. 1993)</ref><ref>''Excalibur'' #63 (March 1993)</ref>

===Into the Future===
Returning to Earth with all her memories, Rachel manages to return to the future she had come from. While she could not change her past, she and her teammates are able to change the directives of all the [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]] of the era to preserve all life, ending the genocide that had prevailed for years.<ref>''Excalibur'' #67 (July 1993)</ref> On the way back to her time, [[Captain Britain]] is lost in the timestream and Rachel is forced to switch places with him, as she does not belong in the timeline she had existed in.<ref>''Excalibur'' #75</ref> She emerges from the timestream about 1,900 years in the future and forms the Clan Askani, which is responsible for bringing her brother Nathan to their time to fight [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]]. She later encounters Diamanda Nero, Apocalypse's High Councilor and viceroy. She tries overpowering him, but is left powerless after being shortly bonded to the Phoenix Force.<ref name="X-Men: Phoenix #1-3">''X-Men: Phoenix'' #1-3</ref>

===Phoenix resurrection===
As an interdimensional portal transports four villains from the 616 [[Marvel Universe]] into the [[Ultraverse]] dimension, the Phoenix Force is also pulled into the Ultraverse and critically damaged. Requiring a human host to recover, the Phoenix Force bonds with [[Prime (comics)|Prime]] then with [[Amber Hunt (comics)|Amber Hunt]].<ref>''The Phoenix Resurrection: Genesis'' #1</ref> Amber, unable to control the Phoenix Force's power, attacks her friends and would have destroyed the planet if the [[X-Men]] and new Ultra hero Foxfire had not arrived, who after a long battle are able to separate the Phoenix from Amber and send the cosmic entity back to the [[Earth-616|616]] universe.<ref>''The Phoenix Resurrection: Revelations'' #1</ref>

Jean Grey begins to wear the same costume the Phoenix Force had worn, manifest Phoenix firebirds, and tap into its cosmic reserves several times, worrying Scott as he feared the Phoenix had returned until Jean temporarily loses her powers as a result of the Psi-War.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #356</ref><ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #358</ref>

To help Psylocke after the Psi-War, Jean switches powers with her. Jean loses her telekinesis but her telepathy increases greatly. Jean begins to manifest "Phoenix raptors" that represent her telepathic powers "honed to their sharpest edge". As a result of the power switch, Jean temporarily displays a shadow astral form with a Phoenix symbol over her right eye.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #381</ref>

Jean begins manifesting the Phoenix raptor, creating a rift between her own and Scott's relationship, and the entity starts to appear as another personality within Jean, having a conversation with Professor Xavier on its role in events to come. When the X-Man [[Xorn]] reveals himself to be a traitor who claimed to be Magneto, he traps Jean and Wolverine on Asteroid M, which is drifting closer to the Sun. Rather than watch Jean die a slow painful death, Wolverine tries to kill Jean, but he awakens the Phoenix Force within her. Using her incredible powers, Phoenix/Jean returns with Logan to New York City to face "Magneto". Xorn's last act is to kill Jean with an electromagnetic pulse.<ref>''New X-Men'' #150</ref>

===''Endsong'' and ''Warsong''===
The Phoenix Force returns to Earth during the mini-series ''[[X-Men: Phoenix – Endsong]]'', where it resurrects Jean Grey from her grave. It is not long before she remembers what she has come for—Scott Summers. She needs to feed from the energy from his optic blasts, and, confused by her own emotions, thinks she is in love with Scott. She realizes Scott is in love with Emma Frost, former White Queen of the Hellfire Club and headmistress of the [[Xavier Institute for Higher Learning]]. Through a number of incidents, Jean manages to assert herself and gain control of the Phoenix Force with emotional support from the X-Men. Jean then declares that she and the Phoenix Force are truly one entity, have transcended into the '''White Phoenix of the Crown''', signified by a new white and gold costume.<ref>''X-Men: Phoenix Endsong'' #1-5</ref>

As a result of a Shi'ar attack on the Phoenix Force, the entity is in an incomplete state and Jean must search out the remaining parts of the Phoenix Force. The consequences of this were partially addressed in ''[[X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong]]'' in which a small part of the Phoenix Force joins with the [[Stepford Cuckoos]]. After nearly losing control to the Phoenix power, the Stepford Cuckoos develop a secondary mutation where their hearts turn to diamond and they are able to imprison the piece of the Phoenix Force.<ref>''X-Men: Phoenix Warsong'' #1-5</ref>

===End of Greys===
With the failed attack on the Phoenix Force that ended with Jean Grey escaping their suicide bomb attack and returned to the White Hot Room to restore herself, the Shi'ar still want to permanently prevent the ascension of the Phoenix Force. In hopes of eliminating the possibility of a new Omega-level psionic mutant becoming a host for the Phoenix Force, the Shi'ar sent a commando unit—the Death Commandos—with the purpose of wiping out the Grey genome and killing [[Quentin Quire]] to Earth. They arrived at Rachel's family reunion site and kill all the members of the Grey family, except Rachel, who was marked, and Cable, who was not present. Afterward, at the graves of the Grey family, Rachel vows revenge on the Shi'ar and says: "I'm not my mom. I'm not the Phoenix. I'm my own woman. And by the time I'm done... they'll wish I WERE the Phoenix."<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #466-471</ref>

===''Kingbreaker''===
In the last issue of ''[[Kingbreaker]]'', the Phoenix abandons Rachel and Korvus during battle with [[Vulcan (Marvel Comics)|Vulcan]]'s new guard, leaving them both without its power. As it leaves Rachel mutters "Please, not now... Mom." implying that Jean is calling back the missing pieces of the Phoenix Force, and perhaps planning another resurrection. Rachel later says that it was almost like the Phoenix was never with her for she "[c]an't feel it... I can't hear it...It's like it was never there."<ref>''Kingbreaker'' #4</ref>

===The Sisterhood===
Around the same time in [[San Francisco]], the Red Queen and her Sisterhood attack the X-Men; first trapping Emma in a psychic barricade by [[Lady Mastermind]]. Inside what appears to be the White Hot Room, a woman resembling Jean Grey appears to Emma and helps her break free of Regan's influence with what appears to be a miniature version of the Phoenix energy raptor to let her help Logan, who has been robbed of a lock of Jean's hair that was in his possession. Madelyne uses the hair sample to locate Jean's gravesite, and then attempts to repeat a resurrection ritual with her corpse, but Cyclops had ordered [[Domino (character)|Domino]] to substitute the body for someone else's and it causes Madelyne to either discorporate or become absorbed into the fake.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men #511''</ref>

===Utopia===
During a conflict with several [[Predator X (character)|Predators X]] (genetically engineered mutant hunters), the Stepford Cuckoos are overwhelmed and knocked unconscious as the fragment of the Phoenix they captured forcefully escape from the girls' diamond hearts.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #517">''The Uncanny X-Men'' #517</ref>

===''Second Coming''===
During the final confrontation with [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]], [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]] turns into what appears to be the Phoenix and blasts Bastion who manages to grasp Hope's neck. Hope touches the ground, goes full Phoenix Force, and blasts Bastion and the dome.<ref>''X-Force'' vol. 2 #28</ref> Later at a celebratory bonfire, Emma notices the flames around Hope take the shape of the Phoenix and Emma recalls the Sisterhood attack where the woman resembling Jean freed her from Lady Mastermind's illusion.<ref>''X-Men: Second Coming'' #2</ref>

===Generation Hope===
While fighting the fifth so-called "Light", who was out of control, Hope attempts to take some of his powers only to exhaust herself and collapses. She is contacted by the Phoenix Force who refers to Hope as her "child", and that the other lights needed her. Hope regains consciousness and goes back to face [[Kenji Uedo]].<ref>''Generation Hope'' #3</ref>

===Age of X===
The Age of X reality is created when [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion]]'s mind reacted to [[Doctor Nemesis]]'s attempt to restore its sanity.<ref name="Legacy244">''X-Men: Legacy'' #244</ref> In this reality, Jean Grey's Phoenix Force ability causes a tremendous amount of destruction and death in Albany.<ref name="HLog2">''Age of X: Historical Log'' #2</ref> Although she was presumed deceased when the Air Force bombs the area, a new phoenix shape emerges from the rubble.<ref name="AoX 1shot">''Age of X: Alpha''</ref> Under the name of Revenant, it is not known whether she is Jean Grey (presumably dead after the Albany incident<ref name="HLog2"/>) or a new incarnation. She joins Magneto and becomes part of the Force Warriors.<ref>''X-Men: Legacy'' #245</ref>

When the truth about the Age of X is revealed, Legion apologizes to everyone before rewriting the universe and putting everything back the way it was. However, Revenant is also brought back to Utopia.<ref>''New Mutants'' vol. 3 #24</ref> Later, as all mutants begin to regain their true memories, Revenant is revealed to be the mind of Rachel Summers given human form.<ref>''X-Men: Legacy'' #248</ref>

===''Fear Itself''===
During the ''[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]'' storyline, the Phoenix Force appears to Emma Frost. The Phoenix mocks her, saying that Scott Summers would never love her as he loved Jean Grey. It seems to be a side effect of when Emma invaded [[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]]'s mind and began feeding into Emma's fears. As the Phoenix convinces Emma that Hope is Jean reincarnated, it tells Emma that she knows what to do. Emma, in a trance-like state, takes her pillow and is about to smother her to death,<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #542</ref> but [[Namor]] intervenes.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #543</ref>

=== ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' ===
[[File:Phoenix Five (comics).jpg|thumb|Phoenix Five portrayed on the cover of ''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #5, June 2012; Left and right: [[Namor]], [[Emma Frost]], [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] with [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]], [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]] and [[Magik]] (illustration by [[John Romita Jr.]])]]
During the ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]'' storyline, the event has the Phoenix Force returning to Earth, presumably to reclaim Hope Summers, which leads to a confrontation between the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and the X-Men on how to deal with its arrival. The Avengers anticipate the destruction that the Phoenix could bring while Cyclops hopes to use the Phoenix Force to restart the mutant population.<ref>''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #1</ref>

As the Phoenix Force nears Earth, the Avengers fight the X-Men on the [[Blue Area of the Moon]] with Hope caught in the middle, while [[Iron Man]] and [[Hank Pym|Giant-Man]] prepare a disruptor weapon to kill the Phoenix Force. Iron Man pilots the weapon against the Phoenix Force, but when he uses it to blast the Phoenix Force, the entity is forcefully altered and divided into five fragments that bond with Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]], and [[Magik]]. They defeat the Avengers and head back to Earth with Hope.<ref name="avx5">{{cite book|title=Avengers vs. X-Men #5|year=2012|publisher=Marvel Comics|page=22}}</ref> It is theorized that [[Scarlet Witch]]'s spell of "[[Decimation (comics)|No more mutants]]" angered the Phoenix, and to calm the entity, a new host was needed along, with five acolytes, to succeed at bringing about evolution (the acolytes were actually revealed to be the first five new mutants that have appeared around the globe since the decimation of the mutant population), and that was the reason the Phoenix came to Earth.<ref name="The Uncanny X-Men vol. 2 #13"/>

When the Avengers defeat Namor in an attack on [[Wakanda]], his portion of the Phoenix Force becomes divided between the other four members of the "'''Phoenix Five'''", making it harder to defeat them.<ref name="avx8">''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #8</ref> [[Spider-Man]] then baits Colossus and Magik into taking each other out by playing off of their fears when fighting them in a volcano, forcing their portions of the Phoenix to be divided between Emma and Cyclops.<ref name="avx9">''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #9</ref> When Cyclops invades the mystical city of K'un-L'un, [[Lei Kung (comics)|Lei Kung]] defends the city on the back of Shou-Lao, and reveals it had defeated the Phoenix in a past incarnation. While Cyclops defeats the dragon, Hope is able to absorb its power and defeat Cyclops who then goes to seek the other remaining portion of the Phoenix Force possessed by Emma Frost.<ref name="avx10">''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #10</ref> Emma had been using the Phoenix Force to control all of Utopia, read the thoughts of everyone on the planet, take vengeance on anyone who had ever harmed a mutant, and dismantle all Sentinels.<ref>''Avengers Academy'' #32</ref> Cyclops defeats Emma and elevates to the level of Dark Phoenix, killing [[Professor X]] in the process.<ref name="avx11">''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #11</ref>

In the final issue, the X-Men and the Avengers battle the Dark Phoenix, but they are losing as the Dark Phoenix starts to burn the world. As a last resort, [[Captain America]] sends in Hope and Scarlet Witch, who together manage to take down the Dark Phoenix, while Jean Grey appears within Cyclops' mind and convinces him to let go of the Phoenix Force. The Phoenix escapes Cyclops' body and enters Hope Summers'. Together, Hope and the Scarlet Witch wish away the Phoenix Force and the damage it caused, in the process activating the X-gene that allows the creation of new mutants around the world.<ref name="Avengers vs. X-Men #12">''Avengers vs. X-Men'' #12</ref>

Even with the Phoenix gone, its effects remain in various ways, with four of the former Phoenix Five—Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus and Magik—suffering from various problems with their powers as well as Magneto, due to his prolonged time on Utopia. Cyclops and Magneto's control over their abilities regress back to the level of control that they had possessed in their first appearances, Emma Frost retains her diamond form but only has erratic control over her telepathy,<ref>''All-New X-Men'' #3</ref> and Colossus' body fluctuates between his organic and his metal parts rather than completely transforming into one or the other.<ref>''Cable & X-Force'' #2</ref> While Magik's powers initially appeared to have been increased to the point where she can channel the power of Limbo on her own,<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 3 #1</ref> a confrontation with Dormammu reveals that her new power is destroying Limbo each time she used it.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 3 #5</ref> It is later revealed that the power disruptions experienced by Cyclops, Emma, Colossus, Magik and Magneto were actually the result of nano-sentinels unleashed on them by [[Dark Beast (Marvel Comics)|Dark Beast]].<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 3 #22</ref>

Simultaneously, while spending some time in deep space, Iron Man helps defend an ancient planet from space pirates. He is later confronted by robotic police officers looking to arrest him for [[deicide]]. Before he is able to escape the planet, Iron Man realizes that the planet's people, known as the Voldi, worship the Phoenix Force and his hand in its disappearance has angered them.<ref>''Iron Man'' vol. 8 #6</ref>

===''Time Runs Out'' and ''Secret Wars''===
At some point during the ''Time Runs Out'' storyline, Cyclops acquires a Phoenix Egg that he holds in reserve, hoping to use it to end the Incursions.<ref name="Avengers Vol. 5 #38">''Avengers'' vol. 5 #38</ref>

During the ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'' storyline, Cyclops stands on top of the Phoenix Egg during the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. Cyclops uses it to become one with the Phoenix Force again, and uses his powers to decimate the Children of Tomorrow.<ref name="Secret Wars #1">''Secret Wars'' #1</ref> After the realities collapse together, the Phoenix-Cyclops was one of the few survivors to come through the Incursion with a full memory of what had come before, proclaiming that resurrection was the goal of their mission.<ref name="Secret Wars #3">''Secret Wars'' #3</ref> He is killed by [[Doctor Doom|God Emperor Doom]] in a subsequent confrontation.<ref name="Secret Wars #4">''Secret Wars'' #4</ref>

===All New, All Different Marvel===
It has since been revealed that thousands of years ago, the civilization of planet Maveth was able to create a bomb that, when used, scorched the entire surface of the planet, killing all life within a generation; however, a second bomb is discovered by Gamora and Kitty Pryde to be hidden in the tomb of Maveth's king, which in turn is also being sought by the [[Chitauri]]. To Kitty's surprise, the bomb is actually an artifact that contained a fragment of the Phoenix Force. To escape from the Chitauri alive, Kitty accidentally activates the bomb, which kills the Chitauri and apparently releases the fragment of the Phoenix Force into the Universe again.<ref>''Guardians of Infinity'' #6</ref>

The deities of the Shi'ar, [[Sharra]] and [[K'ythri]], can summon the entity at will and consider itself as their sister.<ref name="The Mighty Thor vol. 2 #18"/>

Under unknown circumstances, [[Terrax]] acquires a Phoenix Egg and stores it on his warship. Thane deceives his allies (the [[Champion of the Universe|Champion]], [[Starfox (comics)|Starfox]], and [[Nebula (character)|Nebula]]) into helping him invade Terrax's warship to steal the egg.<ref>''Thanos'' vol. 2 #5</ref> After being shot and killed by Nebula, Thane opens the egg and become the new host of the Phoenix. Using his new powers, Thane defeats his own father and conquers the Black Quadrant.<ref>''Thanos'' vol. 2 #6</ref> Thane finds Thanos and fights him, causing them both to fall into the entrance to the God Quarry.<ref>''Thanos'' vol. 2 #11</ref> Inside, the Coven senses the Phoenix Force inside of Thane and separates it from him so that Thane can fight his father as the man he truly is. The Phoenix Force flies off and presumably leaves the God Quarry.<ref>''Thanos'' vol. 2 #12</ref>

===Psych War===
While on a solo mission against the [[Wrecking Crew (comics)|Wrecking Crew]], teenaged Jean receives a vision that the Phoenix Force is coming back to Earth.<ref>''Jean Grey'' #1</ref> Determined to not succumb to the fate that befell her adult counterpart, Jean tries to fight the future and forge her own destiny. When the Phoenix arrives, Jean, backed by a host of former Phoenix Force wielders, tries to defy destiny and stop the Phoenix before it can take her over. While she is able to wound the Phoenix with the aid of Cable's Psi-mitar, the Phoenix seems just too strong for anyone to overcome. Jean eventually pushes the cosmic force far away from her friends and allies, where a final battle can take place. It is revealed the Phoenix wants the adult Jean, but to do that it needs the younger Jean out of the way. The force floods her body with flaming psychic energy, incinerating her from the inside out, leaving only a skeleton.<ref>''Jean Grey'' #10</ref>

===Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey===
Strange psychic occurrences around the world, which include a large bird flaring out from the sun and an explosion on the moon, raises red flags for the X-Men, who quickly launch an investigation on these events.<ref>''Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey'' #1</ref> After a string of bizarre encounters with familiar enemies, many of them considered deceased, the X-Men come to one conclusion: the Phoenix Force is back on Earth.<ref>''Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey'' #2</ref> The X-Men also discover that psychics are going missing or falling ill, which prompts the team to investigate Jean Grey's grave. They find her coffin empty, and race to locate the Phoenix Force before it can find a suitable host. With the time-displaced teen Jean Grey out of the Phoenix Force's way, the cosmic entity had resurrected the present adult Jean Grey. However, she does not recall her life as a mutant and an X-Man, and terrible visions from her previous life leave Jean unsure of the differences between reality and fiction.<ref>''Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey'' #3</ref> The X-Men theorize that the strange psychic occurrences are subconscious cries for help made by Jean Grey, and they must try to stop the Phoenix Force from merging with her.<ref>''Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey'' #4</ref> Old Man Logan is able to make Jean Grey remember her true life and as she learns about the fate of her family and several friends. Jean faces the Phoenix Force and is finally able to convince the cosmic entity to stop bringing her back as its avatar and to let her go. Alive once again, Jean is reunited with her friends as the Phoenix Force journeys back into space.<ref name="Resurrection5">''Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey'' #5</ref>

===Returning to Earth===
Namor, embittered by the surface world's reckless disregard for his underwater kingdom, beckons the Phoenix Force to Earth and vows to sacrifice every part of himself to reunite with the entity once more. Namor proposes that if the Phoenix helps him destroy the Avengers, then he will help it set the galaxies ablaze.<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 5 #32</ref> The Phoenix chooses Moon Knight as its new host instead, allowing him to escape Khonshu's sway, but also provides him with a tremendous amount of power that is problematic considering Moon Knight's mental instability. As the Fist of the Phoenix, Moon Knight rejects Khonshu as his master, uppercutting Khonshu with the full might of the Phoenix Force, sending him crashing back down to Earth and losing his hold over Thor's hammer Mjolnir as well. Moon Knight declares that the new age will now belong to him instead. Once on the ground, Black Panther and Ghost Rider get to work, calling back the Spirit of Vengeance, Iron Fist and Eye of Agamotto out of Khonshu's grasp. With that, the Avengers assemble and Khonshu's forces weaken. However, Moon Knight is still floating up in the atmosphere, reacting and dwelling on the new power that now lies within him. The voices in Moon Knight's head suggest that if he were to burn the world with the Phoenix Force, the parasite of humanity would be purged and he would be a hero that saved the world. At this point, Moon Knight understands that he has lost his mind. After he reignites the sun and Thor breaks free from his entrapment with his hammer, Moon Knight almost welcomes the beating he gets from Thor, and the Phoenix Force subsequently leaves him as its host.<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 5 #37</ref> Instead of returning to space, the Phoenix remains on Earth with Jean Grey deducing it is searching for a new avatar.<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 5 #38</ref>

===Enter the Phoenix===
Having made a nest near Avengers Mountain at the [[North Pole]], Namor and the Defenders of the Deep attempt to take the entity by force, leading to a battle with the Avengers and Agents of Wakanda. However, the Phoenix decides to hold a contest to judge who would be worthy to become its next host. The entity selects Captain America and [[Doctor Doom]] as its first combatants, who are empowered by a small spark of the Phoenix's cosmic fire and transported to the [[Savage Land]] for their match. Realizing that the Phoenix refuses to let Rogers die for unknown reasons, Doom forfeits, refusing to play into the cosmic entity's game. As Doom is returned, Captain America is transported to the White Hot Room where he encounters other competitors chosen by the Phoenix being held in wait for the next match.<ref>''Avengers'' vol. 8 #40</ref> The Phoenix grants each competitor a vestige of its power and sends them to different parts of the world to fight each other. During the tournament, the essence of Lady Phoenix attempts to goad Black Panther into becoming the entity's next host, but is rebuked by him.<ref>''Avengers'' vol. 8 #41</ref> As the tournament continues, the remaining Avengers and their allies attempt to keep the Phoenix at bay.<ref>''Avengers'' vol. 8 #42</ref> During a confrontation with Thor, the Phoenix reveals that she is his biological mother, which confuses and enrages him.<ref name="Avengers vol. 8 #43">''Avengers'' vol. 8 #43</ref> At the tournament's conclusion, [[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]] is chosen as the Phoenix's new host. As Jean Grey telepathically consoles and congratulates Echo, three Phoenix chicks are seen next to the infant [[Star Brand#Earth-616 (Prime Earth)|Starbrand]]'s crib at Avengers Mountain.<ref name="Avengers vol. 8 #44">''Avengers'' vol. 8 #44</ref>

===Phoenix Song: Echo===
While Maya fully accepts being the Phoenix Force's host, her first outing as the Phoenix does not go according to plan. While stopping a burglary, she loses control of her temper and burns one of the perpetrators alive before starting a fire that threatens to harm countless innocent people. Even Echo's behavior along with her attitude and body language shifts dramatically when being influenced by the Phoenix Force, prompting Elektra and Forge to confront her over the dangers of her powers. She rejects their condescending nature and admonishments but still recognizes that she needs help reigning in her powers.<ref>''Phoenix Song: Echo'' #1</ref>

Echo would eventually lost the connection to the Phoenix after using it to defend the Quarry of Creation and the Multiverse from the Council of Red.<ref>''Avengers Assemble Omega'' #1</ref>

==Hosts==
The following are the known hosts of the Phoenix Force:

* '''[[Jean Grey]]''': The most powerful and complete Phoenix Force and host combination. Together they became the White Phoenix of the Crown.<ref>''New X-Men'' #151-154</ref> [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Death]] has stated that Jean is the rightful owner of the Phoenix Force and the embodiment of the Phoenix.<ref>''Classic X-Men'' #43</ref> Jean is later revived to be a full host for the Phoenix Force, but she convinces the cosmic entity to stop repeatedly resurrecting her, and let her go so she could live as she wanted.<ref name="Resurrection5"/> Following her death during the third [[Hellfire Gala]], Jean's mind travels to the White Hot Room where she joins with the Phoenix once again.<ref>''Jean Grey'' (2023) #4</ref>
**'''Time-Displaced Jean Grey''': Hosts a spark of the Phoenix that allows her to be transported to the White Hot Room. The Phoenix Force kills her as it does not consider her a true host, since Jean had conspired against the Phoenix from the beginning. The Phoenix Force was, however, forced to resurrect the Time-Displaced Jean Grey to expel her from the White Hot Room.<ref name="Jean Grey #11">''Jean Grey'' #11</ref> During the [[Fall of X]] Jean Grey becomes again the full host of the Phoenix Force.
* '''Rook'shir''': A [[Shi'ar]] that wields the Phoenix Force through the Blade of the Phoenix. He almost decimates the Shi'ar Empire.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #479"/>
* '''[[Feron]]''': Ancestor of the modern-day Feron whose daydream-like visions prompt the Phoenix to adopt the firebird form.<ref name="Excalibur #50"/>
* '''[[Necrom]]''': Steals a fraction of the Phoenix Force from Feron that is later known as the Anti-Phoenix.<ref>''Excalibur'' #46</ref>
**'''Anti-Phoenix''': A corpse that was animated and incubates the fraction of the Phoenix Force that Necrom stole from Feron, along with a portion of his own life essence for future use.<ref>''Excalibur'' #49</ref>
* '''Fongji''': Host who lived in K'un-Lun centuries ago and was trained in the Iron Fist. The previous guardians of K'un-Lun decided to keep her existence and the Phoenix Force's connection to the legacy of the Iron Fist a secret until its next return.<ref>''The New Avengers'' vol. 2 #26</ref> Her name means bird of fire.<ref name="The New Avengers vol. 2 #25"/>
* '''[[Madelyne Pryor]]''': A clone of Jean Grey that is brought to life by a fraction of the Phoenix Force.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #241</ref> Sinister later creates six clones to take the energies from the Phoenix Five (Cyclops, Emma Frost, Colossus, Namor, and Magik), and while they manage to siphon some of the energy from the Phoenix, the entity burns away the Madelyne clones and frees the Phoenix Five, who then incinerate Mister Sinister and his city.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 2 #17</ref>
* '''[[Rachel Summers]]''': The daughter of Jean Grey and Scott Summers from an alternate timeline who has been referred to as "The One True Phoenix".<ref>''Excalibur'' #64 (April 1993)</ref> Rachel is the longest Earth-born host of the Phoenix and has never become Dark Phoenix.<ref>''Wolverine and the X-Men'' #12 (June 2012)</ref> She mysteriously loses her connection to the fragment of the "blue" Phoenix within her, while at the same time the "hound" markings reappear on her face.<ref name="X-Men: Kingbreaker #4">''X-Men: Kingbreaker'' #4</ref>
* '''[[Professor X]]''': Charles Xavier briefly possesses an echo of the Phoenix Force during his time with the [[Starjammers]].<ref>''X-Men Spotlight on ... Starjammers'' #2</ref>
* '''[[Diamanda Nero]]''': The alleged daughter of Apocalypse from the Askani timeline and briefly becomes the host of the Phoenix after her fight with Rachel. She is unable to contain the Phoenix and begs Rachel to release it from her. Rachel releases the Force into the cosmos, depowering Nero in the process.<ref name="X-Men: Phoenix #1-3"/>
* '''[[Prime (comics)|Prime]]''': Prime is briefly possessed by the Phoenix Force while it is in the [[Ultraverse|Malibu Universe]].<ref>''Phoenix Resurrection: Genesis''</ref>
* '''[[Amber Hunt (comics)|Amber Hunt]]''': Amber is possessed by the Phoenix Force while it is in the Malibu Universe and retains her Phoenix-enhanced power levels even after the entity returns to [[Earth-616]].<ref name=":1">''Phoenix Resurrection: Revelations''</ref> She loses this power enhancement when Maxis absorbs the Phoenix energy and uses it to permanently stabilize its humanoid shape without the need for a host body.<ref>''Ultraforce'' vol. 2 #12</ref>
* '''[[List of Ultraverse characters#F|Foxfire]]''': Foxfire siphons some of the energy from the Phoenix while it is in the Malibu Universe and has a small portion of the Phoenix Force bonded to her at a sub-atomic level.<ref name=":1" />
* '''[[Quentin Quire]]''': Quentin reconstitutes his body using a fragment of the shattered Phoenix Force when it comes to Earth, but it leaves him to his "sickness".<ref>''Phoenix Endsong'' #5</ref> He later becomes the host of the Phoenix Force during the "Asgard/Shi'ar War", and is asked to become the New God of the Shi'ar as the Phoenix.<ref>''Mighty Thor'' (Vol 2) #19</ref> This arrangement apparently does not last as Quentin is seen on Earth<ref>''Generation X''(Vol 2) #1</ref> possessing only a shard of the Phoenix Force. He relinquishes it to save Jubilee from certain death.<ref>''Generation X'' vol. 2 #86</ref>
* '''[[Emma Frost]]''': Emma Frost has become the host for the Phoenix Force on two occasions. In the first instance she is unable to contain it, stating that she is not "strong" enough.<ref>''Phoenix - Endsong'' #4 (March 30, 2005)</ref> Greg Pak later elaborated on this in an interview after the second series ''[[X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong]]'' that "perhaps the Phoenix requires a willingness to open oneself up or give oneself away" in a way that Emma at the time could not, which was why Celeste Cuckoo was the only Emma Frost clone to truly become Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greg Pak|url=http://old.brokenfrontier.com/columns/p/detail/full-blown-reader-qa/|publisher=BrokinFrontier|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622205827/http://old.brokenfrontier.com/columns/p/detail/full-blown-reader-qa/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She later becomes a true host to the Phoenix (see Phoenix Five).
* '''[[Stepford Cuckoos]]''': The group possesses a fraction of the Phoenix Force that they imprison inside of their diamond hearts.<ref>''[[X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong]]''</ref> The Cuckoos later lose their connection to the Phoenix fragment, as the fragment escapes their diamond hearts without a known destination.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #517"/>
* '''[[Korvus]]''': Descendant of Rook'shir and wielder of the Blade of the Phoenix.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #478</ref> The Blade is powerless after the connection to the Phoenix fragment is lost.<ref name="X-Men: Kingbreaker #4"/>
* '''[[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]]''': Resurrected by a fragment of the Phoenix Force.<ref>''Secret Avengers'' #26</ref> He later willingly allows the Phoenix to reclaim the fragment, which kills him in the process.<ref>''Secret Avengers'' #28</ref>
* '''The Phoenix Five''': During the ''[[Avengers vs. X-Men]]'' storyline, the Phoenix Force approaches Earth, but Iron Man and Giant-Man use a disruptor weapon that alters the entity and divides it into five fragments that forcefully bonds with:<ref name="avx5"/>
**'''[[Namor]]''': Possesses a fragment of the Phoenix Force, and loses it after being defeated by the Avengers.<ref name="avx8"/>
** '''[[Magik]]''': Possesses a fragment of the Phoenix Force that leaves her after Spider-Man baits her and Colossus into taking each other out.<ref name="avx9"/>
** '''[[Colossus (character)|Colossus]]''': Possesses by a fragment of the Phoenix Force that leaves him after Spider-Man baits him and Magik into taking each other out.<ref name="avx9"/>
** '''Emma Frost''': Possesses a fragment of the Phoenix Force, who refers to Frost as its "beloved child" after she alerts it to Mister Sinister's plot.<ref name="Uncanny X-Men #517"/> Her half of the Phoenix Force is later stolen by Cyclops to increase his power during the final battle with the Avengers and X-Men.<ref name="avx11"/>
** '''[[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]]''': Possesses a fragment of the Phoenix Force, and is the last of the Phoenix Five to fall under the corrupted influence of the Phoenix Force. He becomes Dark Phoenix after hosting all five fragments,<ref name="avx11"/> but Jean Grey's essence convinces him to let the Phoenix leave his body as he is attacked by [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]] and the [[Scarlet Witch]].<ref name="Avengers vs. X-Men #12"/> He later acquires the Phoenix Egg,<ref name="Avengers Vol. 5 #38"/> and uses it to become one with the Phoenix Force to decimate the Children of Tomorrow during the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610.<ref name="Secret Wars #1"/> He retains the Phoenix after the remaining universes crash together,<ref name="Secret Wars #3"/> but loses it when he is killed by Doctor Doom.<ref name="Secret Wars #4"/> The Phoenix Force temporarily resurrects Cyclops to convince Jean Grey to accept the entity, but is returned to the dead when she refused. An alternate version of Cable makes arrangements to place a device near Cyclops' heart that siphons some of the Phoenix's energy when it resurrected him to allow his rebirth.
* '''[[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]]''': According to Cable and later confirmed by the Scarlet Witch, she is the incarnation of the Phoenix Force itself, which explains her resemblance to Jean Grey, and for that same reason, is able to relinquish its powers.<ref name="Avengers vs. X-Men #12"/> Hope and the Phoenix temporarily become the White Phoenix.<ref name="Avengers vs. X-Men #12"/> During the [[Fall of X]], Hope fulfils her destiny by giving her life to reboot the Phoenix Force.<ref>''X-Men Forver'' (Vol. 3) #4</ref>
* '''[[Thane (comics)|Thane]]''': The half-[[Inhumans|Inhuman]] son of [[Thanos]], the Mad Titan. He becomes a host of the Phoenix Force after his death and subsequent rebirth hatches a Phoenix Egg. He loses his connection to the Phoenix when the Coven separates it from him when he and his father have one last fight in the God Quarry.<ref>''Thanos'' #12</ref>
* {{anchor|Lady Phoenix}}'''Lady Phoenix''': Born during prehistoric times, Firehair was abandoned by her parents as an infant at the Burnt Place because of her red hair. A pack of wolves took her in and she grows up a [[feral child]]. She later encounters a child with one eye called Highwalker, and joins the Tribe Without Fear, which consists of prehistoric mutants. Firehair's mutant abilities manifest as she warns the Tribe Without Fear about an upcoming attack by the xenophobic tribes. After Firehair faints, the Tribe Without Fear and the xenophobic tribes kill each other. Firehair blames herself after recovering and returns to the Burnt Place to await death. The Phoenix Force, which created the Burnt Place, arrives and saves her while bonding with her. Consumed by the rage of the Tribe Without Fear's death, Firehair starts to become the Dark Phoenix and is only pacified by the wolf that saved her as an infant. Years later, Firehair becomes Lady Phoenix and seeks out [[Odin (Marvel Comics)|Odin]] to form 1,000,000 B.C.'s version of the Avengers with other mystically enhanced beings.<ref>''Avengers'' vol. 8 #39. Marvel Comics.</ref> Its only known fight is with an out-of-control Celestial called the Fallen. The Stone Age Avengers defeat the Fallen and seal it underground in what would become South Africa.<ref name="Marvel Legacy #1"/> It is implied she and Odin shared a romantic relationship during this time,<ref>''Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor''</ref> and that Thor had born from that relationship.<ref name="Avengers vol. 8 #43"/> For reasons unknown the Phoenix Force keeps Firehair's consciousness suppressed in the White Hot Room, but she isable to exert a degree of subconscious influence over it, causing it to instinctively seek out hosts from Earth, with a preference for red-haired women with psionic abilities, but is apparently released when Time-Displaced Jean Grey reaches the White Hot Room, as Firehair is seen with other avatars battling the young mutant.<ref name="Jean Grey #11"/> 
* '''[[Moon Knight]]''': Encouraged by the Unseen during a visit on the Moon to seek out a different power to oppose his master, the Moon God Khonshu, Marc Spector used the physical beating during a battle with the Black Panther, as a token of devotion to pray to the Phoenix Force. Moon Knight becomes the Fist of the Phoenix and used its power to attack Khonshu, leaving him to be defeated and have the stolen powers stripped off him by the Avengers. When the Phoenix Force tried to persuade Marc into razing the Earth, Marc began to reject the cosmic force, and allowed Thor to knock him out, becoming free of the Phoenix.<ref>''Avengers'' (vol. 8) #37</ref>
* '''Chosen Champions of the Phoenix''': During the ''Enter the Phoenix'' storyline, the Phoenix Force holds a tournament to judge who its next host will be, choosing many participants from around the world, empowering each of them with a portion of its power and pitting them in trials by combat, with the eliminated contestants losing its power. For the tournament, the Phoenix chooses: 
** '''[[Doctor Doom]]''': The only one of the chosen to realize the Phoenix had its own inscrutable agenda, forfeiting his match against Captain America when he correctly deduces that the Phoenix was not looking for his particular character traits.
** '''[[Man-Thing]]''': Is defeated by Black Panther in combat.
** '''[[Luke Cage]]''': Is defeated by American Eagle in combat.
** '''[[Moon Girl (Marvel Comics)|Moon Girl]] and [[Devil Dinosaur]]''': While Moon Girl does not receive a spark of the cosmic flame, Devil Dinosaur is made a temporary host. Both are eliminated when Devil Dinosaur is defeated by Shanna the She-Devil and Zabu.
** '''[[Orb (comics)#Agent of Zadkiel|Orb]]''': Is defeated by Valkyrie in combat.
** '''[[Hyperion (comics)|Hyperion]]''': Due to the Phoenix's power [[Sensory overload|overloading his super senses]] to unbearable pain, Hyperion immediately forfeits his match against Shang-Chi.
** '''[[Howard the Duck]]''': Is defeated by Red Widow in combat.
** '''[[Nighthawk (Marvel Comics)|Nighthawk]]''': Despite fighting Black Panther to a standstill, the Phoenix declares Black Panther the winner, eliminating Nighthawk from the tournament.
** '''[[Shang-Chi]]''': With the support of most of the remaining participants, Captain America realizes Shang-Chi is the best suited candidate to wield the Phoenix's power and arranges for Shang-Chi to win their match while training him to contain his power. Angered by Rogers' sabotage and Shang-Chi's refusal to kill, the Phoenix eliminates Shang-Chi and forces Captain America to advance to the next round.
** '''[[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]''': Is defeated by Black Panther in combat.
** '''[[Jane Foster|Valkyrie]]''': Is defeated by She-Hulk in combat.
** '''[[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]]''': Is defeated by Red Widow in combat.
** '''[[American Eagle (Marvel Comics)|American Eagle]]''': Is defeated by Shanna the She-Devil and Zabu in combat.
** '''[[Winter Guard|Red Widow]]''': Her fight with Shanna the She-Devil and Zabu is interrupted by Echo, who burns Red Widow with cosmic fire while extracting her portion of the Phoenix's power.
** '''[[Shanna the She-Devil]] and [[Zabu]]''': Their fight with Red Widow is interrupted by Echo, who peacefully takes their portion of the Phoenix's power from them.
** '''Namor''': His fight with She-Hulk is interrupted by Echo, who brutally attacks him as payback for her earlier defeat by his hands while extracting his portion of the Phoenix's power from him.
** '''[[She-Hulk]]''': Her fight with Namor is interrupted by Echo, who peacefully takes her portion of the Phoenix's power from her.
** '''[[Captain America]]''': His fight with Black Panther is interrupted by Echo, who peacefully takes his portion of the Phoenix's power from him.
** '''[[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]''': His fight with Captain America is interrupted by Echo, who peacefully takes his portion of the Phoenix's power from him.
* '''[[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]]''': Despite being defeated and left for dead by Namor under the Atlantic Ocean in an earlier match, the Phoenix was drawn to Echo's suffering and refusal to die, ultimately choosing her to be its next host. After resurfacing from the ocean, Echo intercepted the last fights and absorbed the Phoenix's remaining vestiges from the last participants.<ref name="Avengers vol. 8 #44"/>
* '''Taaia''': Taaia of Taa, from the Sixth Cosmos was briefly possessed by Phoenix when entering the White Hot Room after being mortally wounded in a fight with the [[Beyonders]].<ref>''Defenders: Beyond'' #2</ref> It used her to separate and attack the rest of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]], but [[America Chavez]] was able to keep her distracted with the [[Eternity (Marvel Comics)#Eternity Mask|Eternity Mask]], while [[Tigra (comics)|Tigra]] summoned the Phoenix's opposite, the Tiger God to attack it and free Taaia from its control.<ref name="Defenders: Beyond #3">''Defenders: Beyond'' #3</ref>
* '''[[America Chavez]]''': While fighting a Phoenix-possessed Taaia, she uses the Eternity Mask to steal a portion of it for herself. When Taaia's connection is severed by the Tiger God, America looses hers too.<ref name="Defenders: Beyond #3"/>
* '''[[Mystique (character)#Earth-14412|Dark Phoenix]]''': While appearing to be a gold-skinned woman in a robe, she would later be revealed to be a version of [[Mystique (character)|Mystique]] from [[King Thor]]'s reality of Earth-14412.
* '''Adani''': A lifelong member of the Universal Church of Truth that mistakenly blames the Phoenix for her father's death. When Jean attempts to deal with Thanos and his Warlock's Eye, desperation drives her to transfer the Phoenix's power to Adani in an attempt to stop the Mad Titan.<ref>''Phoenix'' #7</ref> However when Jean tried to reclaim the Phoenix, Adani refused to relent the empowerment and has kept a small fraction of its powers.<ref>''Phoenix'' #8</ref>

Other characters were only possessed by the Phoenix Force during out-of-continuity tales, including [[Franklin Richards (character)|Franklin Richards]],<ref name="ReferenceA">''Ultimate X-Men Fantastic Four'' Annual #1</ref> [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]],<ref>''What If'' vol. 2 #23</ref> [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]],<ref>''What If'' vol. 2 #79</ref> [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] of Earth-14412 (referred to as [[Wolverine (character)#Old Man Phoenix|Old Man Phoenix]]),<ref>''Thor'' vol. 5 #1</ref> [[King Thor]] of Earth-14412,<ref>''Thor'' vol. 5 #6</ref> [[Cosmic Ghost Rider]],<ref>''Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> and [[Vulcan (Marvel Comics)|Gabriel Summers]]<ref>''What If? X-Men-Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire'' #1</ref> in separate ''[[What If (comics)|What If...]]'' stories, as well as [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] in the X-Men/[[Teen Titans]] [[inter-company crossover]].<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans''</ref> Quentin Quire is revealed to be a host in the ''[[Here Comes Tomorrow]]'' storyline and in the visions of Deathlok,<ref>''Wolverine and the X-Men'' #4</ref> and in the timeline of [[Nocturne (Talia Wagner)|Nocturne]], the Phoenix Force possesses [[Colossus (character)|Colossus]]' soulless body and reshapes it into a female form.<ref>''X-Men Millennial Visions 2001'', ''Exiles'' #41</ref>

==White Hot Room==
The White Hot Room (or the "White-Hot Room") is the home of the Phoenix Force and where Phoenix hosts go after they die.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wiacek |first=Stephen |title=Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Bray |first2=Adam |last3=Lee |first3=Stan |date=April 2, 2019 |publisher=[[DK Publishing]] |isbn=9781465497819 |pages=161 |language=en}}</ref> It exists outside of the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Multiverse]], but also within the [[M'Kraan crystal|M'kraan Crystal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Tim |date=October 6, 2023 |title=The White Hot Room, Explained |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/white-hot-room-explained-jean-grey-phoenix-force |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref> It has been called "the epicenter of creation and rebirth."<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2024 |title=Jean Grey Takes to the Stars as Phoenix in New Series |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/phoenix-jean-grey-stephanie-phillips-alessandro-miracolo-from-the-ashes |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>

The White Hot Room first appeared, [[Retroactive continuity|retroactively]], in the backup story for ''[[Classic X-Men]]'' #8 by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[John Bolton (illustrator)|John Bolton]]. It was established and named in ''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' #154 by [[Grant Morrison]] and [[Marc Silvestri]].

The White Hot Room can appear as an endless white void, but it has also appeared in other forms. In the backup story for ''Classic X-Men'' #43, by Chris Claremont and [[Mike Collins (comics)|Mike Collins]], the Room appeared as a large tower being constructed in space, with the construction worker identified by [[Jean Grey]] as [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Death]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Claremont |first=Chris |title=Classic X-Men #43 |last2=Collins |first2=Mike |date=November 28, 1989 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref> In ''Defenders: Beyond'' #3, by [[Al Ewing]] and [[Javier Rodríguez (artist)|Javier Rodriguez]], it appears the white void, the tower, a dark cave lit by a single fire, a snowy landscape, and an endless expanse of desert.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Ewing |first=Al |title=Defenders: Beyond #3 |last2=Rodriguez |first2=Javier |date=September 28, 2022 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref> This desert reappears in ''[[Immortal X-Men]]'' #14, by [[Kieron Gillen]] and Lucas Werneck, where it is eventually revealed to be the White Hot Room.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gillen |first=Kieron |title=Immortal X-Men #14 |last2=Werneck |first2=Lucas |date=August 9, 2023 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref>

In ''New X-Men'' #154, it was shown to be the home of all of the hosts of the Phoenix Force, past, present, and future.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Morrison |first=Grant |title=New X-Men #154 |last2=Silvestri |first2=Marc |date=March 17, 2004 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref> In ''Jean Grey'' #11, by Dennis Hallum, Victor Ibanez, and Alberto Jiménez Alburquerque, the Phoenix states that is "a nexus between all Phoenix hosts and our eternal flame. A place of rest and contemplation. Home to every being with whom I've merged. Every Phoenix host leaves a piece of itself here with me."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hallum |first=Dennis |title=Jean Grey #11 |last2=Ibanez |first2=Victor |last3=Jiménez Alburquerque |first3=Alberto |date=January 31, 2018 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref>

In ''Classic X-Men'' #8, Jean Grey, while dying of radiation during ''X-Men'' #100, finds herself in a blinding white void where she first encounters the Phoenix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myrick |first=Joe Anthony |date=2024-07-07 |title=The History Of The WHITE HOT ROOM & Its Connection To The Phoenix Force, Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-white-hot-room-phoenix-force-explained-history/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> Even though this white void remained unnamed until ''New X-Men'' #154, it is technically the first appearance of the White Hot Room.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-12-25 |title=The Enduring Legacy of Chris Claremont X-Men Storylines |url=https://worldscoolestnerd.com/the-enduring-legacy-of-chris-claremont-x-men-storylines/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Worlds Coolest Nerd |language=en}}</ref> ''New X-Men'' #154 reveals the White Hot Room to be an afterlife for the Phoenix and its hosts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=A. David |date=August 11, 2008 |title=Grant Morrison Talks Comics, Magic, Life and Death |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/12855-grant-morrison-talks-comics-magic-life-and-death.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Downey |first=Mason |date=June 6, 2019 |title=X-Men: Dark Phoenix: The (Way Too Complicated) History Of Jean Grey |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/x-men-dark-phoenix-the-way-too-complicated-history/1100-6467355/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[GameSpot]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In ''[[S.W.O.R.D.]]'' vol 2 #1, the mutant circuit known as the Six manage to break into the White Hot Room and bring back a substance they call "Mysterium."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=2021-07-30 |title=Doctor Doom Reveals How the Phoenix is Still the Center of the X-Men's Cosmos |url=https://www.cbr.com/doctor-doom-reveals-mysterium-from-white-hot-room/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> This metal is harder and stronger than [[Adamantium]] and has anti-magical properties.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGuire |first=Liam |date=2024-02-28 |title=Marvel Just Confirmed Adamantium Is No Longer Its Strongest Metal |url=https://www.looper.com/1528298/marvel-iron-man-mysterium-armor-stronger-than-adamantium/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Corley |first=Shaun |date=2023-11-05 |title=Doctor Strange Officially Gets His Own Version of Kryptonite |url=https://screenrant.com/doctor-strange-own-version-kryptonite/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>

In ''Defenders: Beyond'' #3, the Defenders find themselves in the White Hot Room as Taaia is possessed by the Phoenix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodge |first=John |date=2022-10-06 |title=An Unexpected Defender Just Defeated a Classic Cosmic Powerhouse |url=https://www.cbr.com/defenders-beyond-tigra-beats-taaia-phoenix-force-tiger-spirit-marvel/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Much like the earlier stories by Claremont, this issue equates the White Hot Room with [[Tiferet|Tiphareth]] of the [[Tree of life (Kabbalah)|Tree of Life]] in Kabbalah.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Charm |first=Karen |last2=Turetsky |first2=Mark |date=2022-10-03 |title=Learn The Hidden Truth Of The White Hot Room In Defenders: Beyond #3 |url=https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/03/learn-the-hidden-truth-of-the-white-hot-room-in-defenders-beyond-3/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicsXF |language=en-US}}</ref> 

After ''X-Men: [[Hellfire Gala]] 2023'', during the [[Fall of X]] crossover, the majority of [[Krakoa]]'s population (around 250,000 mutants) were exiled through Krakoan gates into a vast and seeming endless desert; in ''Immortal X-Men'' #16, this desert is revealed to be the White Hot Room.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=2023-10-08 |title=Immortal X-Men Reveals Where the Missing Krakoan Mutants Are Trapped |url=https://www.cbr.com/immortal-x-men-reveals-missing-krakoan-mutants-trapped/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlesinger |first=Alex |date=2023-10-18 |title=X-Men's Jean Grey Is Lost Within The Power Of The Phoenix |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-jean-grey-hope-phoenix-force-white-hot-room/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=2023-11-22 |title=Immortal X-Men #17 review |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2023/11/22/immortal-x-men-17-review/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=AIPT Comics |language=en-us}}</ref> After the [[Mister Sinister]] clone Mother Righteous stabs Jean in the center of the White Hot Room, both the Phoenix and the White Hot Room began to die.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gillen |first=Kieron |title=Immortal X-Men #18 |last2=Ryp |first2=Juan Jose |date=December 27, 2023 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Turetsky |first=Mark |last2=Gorton |first2=Austin |date=2023-11-27 |title=No one else was in the White Hot Room where it happened in Immortal X-Men #17 |url=https://comicsxf.com/2023/11/27/immortal-xmen-17/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicsXF |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Tim |date=June 12, 2024 |title=The Krakoan Age: Year 5 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/krakoan-age-era-year-5-recap-summary |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Mark |date=2024-04-25 |title=Charles Xavier is a Traitor as the Dead Rise in X-Men: Rise of the Powers of X |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/posts/charles-xavier-is-a-traitor-as-the-dead-rise-in-x-men-rise-of-the-powers-of-x-01hw7p4fj25j |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[FanSided|Bam Smack Pow]] |language=en-us}}</ref> At the end of ''Rise of the Powers of X'' #5, both the Phoenix and the White Hot Room were restored.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |date=2024-05-29 |title=Marvel Officially Ends The X-Men's Divisive "Krakoa Era" |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-x-men-krakoa-era-ending-explained-fall-x/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2024-05-30 |title=Rise of the Powers of X Finale: This Is How the X-Men's Krakoan Age Ends |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/x-men-krakoa-era-ending-explained-powers-of-x |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cowsill |first=Alan |title=Marvel Encyclopedia New Edition |last2=Scott |first2=Melanie |last3=Hill |first3=James |date=October 8, 2024 |publisher=[[DK Publishing]] |isbn=9780593960523 |language=en}}</ref> The finale of the [[Krakoan Age]] ''X-Men'' #35 revealed that while many mutants were able to get back to Earth to fight Orchis, a large number of them still remained in the White Hot Room and this "New Krakoa" flourished, returning to Earth after fifteen years before going back to the White Hot Room.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |date=2024-06-07 |title=Marvel Reveals the Final Fate of Krakoa & X-Men's New Status Quo Before Reboot |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-x-men-krakoa-ending-reboot-explained-comic-final-issue/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapin-Bertone |first=Joshua |date=2024-06-05 |title=Marvel: X-Men Krakoa Era ending explained from X-Men #35 / Uncanny X-Men #700 |url=https://www.thepopverse.com/marvel-x-men-35-uncanny-700-krakoa-era-ending-explained |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[Popverse]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=2024-06-10 |title=How X-Men #700 Ends the Krakoa Era and Sets Up the New X-Men Status Quo |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/comics/marvel-comics/krakoa-x-men-how-did-it-end/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=GamesRadar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pope |first=Bethany W. |date=2024-06-06 |title=Uncanny X-Men #700: Radiant, With Open Arms |url=https://comic-watch.com/comic-book-reviews/uncanny-x-men-700-radiant-with-open-arms |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Comic Watch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reck |first=Adam |last2=Peppard |first2=Anna |last3=Thornley |first3=Tony |last4=Redmond |first4=Scott |last5=Turetsky |first5=Mark |last6=Lykke |first6=Rasmus Skov |last7=Murray |first7=Jake |date=2024-06-05 |title=Krakoa waves goodbye, and all that's left are Ashes in X-Men #35/Uncanny #700 |url=https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/05/xmen-35/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ComicsXF |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beat Staff |first= |date=2024-06-05 |title=The Marvel Rundown: The Krakoan Age Ends in our UNCANNY X-MEN 700 Roundtable |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-marvel-rundown-uncanny-x-men-700-roundtable/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[ComicsBeat]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Mark |date=2024-06-05 |title=Uncanny X-Men 700 officially ends Marvel's Krakoan Age... sort of |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/posts/marvel-uncanny-x-men-700-krakoan-age-end-explained-01hzkr6jsz1r |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=[[FanSided|Bam Smack Pow]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
The Phoenix Force can manipulate cosmic energies and tap into the life-force reserved for future generations, which denies their existence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=2019-06-06 |title=Dark Phoenix Explained: The Real Story Behind the X-Men Classic |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/06/x-men-dark-phoenix-explained-what-is-trailer-release-date |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> It can wield this energy to project beams of immense destructive force. It can migrate throughout time and space by folding its energy back into itself, causing it to collapse akin to a [[black hole]] and then reform itself upon reaching its destination. It can directly absorb offensive energy such as Cyclops' optic blasts or the energy and life-force from a foe. As it is the nexus of all psionic energy, it has mental abilities on a cosmic level, including [[telepathy]] and [[psychokinesis|telekinesis]].

It allows its preferred host to perform cosmic pyrokinesis, as it allows Lady Phoenix from 1,000,000 BC Avengers to summon preternatural flames that can melt supernovas.<ref name="Marvel Legacy #1"/> For Jean Grey, it allows her to perform cosmic pyrokinesis strong enough to easily defeat [[Terrax]], as she is in complete control of her own cosmic fire that after Terrax submits to his defeat, the fire dissipates at her will leaving him charred. She also uses the cosmic fire blast to counter Galactus.<ref name="ReferenceB">''Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey''</ref> In some conditions, a bit of cosmic fire can easily burn anything it comes into contact, as when it possesses young Jean Grey she unconsciously melts the equipment the medics try to put on her.<ref>''Jean Grey'' #9</ref>

The extent of the Phoenix Force's abilities has not been fully clarified. Jean Grey as The White Phoenix of the Crown is able to change the future of a universe by reaching back in time and urging Cyclops to move on with his life.<ref>''New X-Men'' #154</ref>

Another major display of the power of the Phoenix is during the Secret Wars II. Rachel Summers seeks to kill the [[Beyonder]], who expresses both amazement and disappointment in her. With that, the Beyonder gives Rachel full access to the power of the Phoenix as well as some of his own. With such power, Rachel is able to absorb the consciousness of every sentient mortal being in the universe.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #203</ref>

The Phoenix often seeks hosts with strong inherent psionic abilities so they can withstand its power. When the Phoenix Force enters a host, a small fragment of its power is left behind when it leaves. Even a small fragment can be stronger than an inexperienced host using the Phoenix Force's powers, such as with Rachel Summers, who has full access to the Force, but her opponent Necrom threw moons at her with only a fragment.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=July 2010}} When bonded with a host, the Phoenix Force amplifies their abilities to incalculable levels. It can manipulate matter on a sub-atomic level and transmute elements, like turning wood to gold or stone to crystal; on a smaller scale, it can alter the molecular fabrics.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> It can teleport others across space and open interdimensional [[Wormholes|portals]] to instantly access distant portions of the Universe. If an avatar of the Phoenix Force is harmed or killed, it forms an "egg" of cosmic power around them that is incubated in the White Hot Room, and hatches out completely healed. As one of the oldest cosmic beings, the Phoenix Force possesses a high level of cosmic awareness and prescience.

== Cultural impact and legacy ==

=== Critical reception ===
Tamara Jude of ''[[Sideshow Collectibles|Sideshow]]'' stated, "The Phoenix Force holds a significant place in the ''Marvel'' Comics and stands as the most unforgettable element of ''X-Men'' member ''Jean Grey’s'' comic book history. This character-defining arc, known as the Phoenix Saga and the Dark Phoenix Saga, has resonated with fans for decades with its compelling plot, vibrant panels and shocking ending. The legacy of the Phoenix Force stretches well beyond the pages of Marvel Comics. The Dark Phoenix Saga is regarded as one of the best comic book arcs in history and has become a fan-favorite. It is also one of the favored arcs by comic book critics around the world."<ref>{{Cite web |title=X-Men: 15 Things You Didn't Know About The Phoenix Force |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/x-men-15-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-phoenix-force |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Sideshow Collectibles |language=en}}</ref> Tristan Benns of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' referred to the Phoenix Force as "one of the X-Men’s most iconic concepts," writing, "As a staple of Marvel Comics’ X-Men franchise, the Phoenix Force has been a fan-favorite concept well known to both heroes and readers alike for decades. But as long-lived and mysterious as the Phoenix is, it’s hard for anybody to ever truly know its full story."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benns |first=Tristan |date=2022-09-02 |title=X-Men Lore Changes Forever as the Phoenix's Evil Side Is Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/phoenix-force-history-change-avengers-xmen-earth/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref> 

=== Accolades ===

* In 2006, ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' ranked Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix persona 38th in their "100 Greatest Villains of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite book |title="Top 100 Greatest Villains" |publisher=[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]. |date=July 2006 |pages=}}</ref>
* In 2013, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix persona 9th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-13 |title=Dark Phoenix is number 9 - IGN |url=http://au.comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/9.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713135056/http://au.comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/9.html |archive-date=2013-07-13  |access-date=2022-08-27 }}</ref>
* In 2013, ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' ranked the Dark Phoenix 13th in their "25 Greatest Comic Book Villains of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 25 Greatest Comic Book Villains of All Time |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/09/greatest-comic-book-villains/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2018, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked the Phoenix Force 13th in their "25 Most Powerful Marvel Gods" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guarderas |first=Hernan |date=2018-06-18 |title=The 25 Most Powerful Marvel Gods, Officially Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-marvel-gods-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2020, ''OtakuKart'' ranked the Phoenix Force 10th in their "Top 10 Strongest Marvel Celestials" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zambrano |first=Alberto |date=2022-05-26 |title=Top 10 Strongest Marvel Celestials - Ranked - OtakuKart |url=https://otakukart.com/top-10-strongest-marvel-celestials-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=otakukart.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' included the Phoenix Force in their "50 Most Powerful Characters In The Marvel Universe" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 50 Most Powerful Characters In The Marvel Universe, Ranked |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/most-powerful-marvel-characters |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Bustle |date=30 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' included the Phoenix Force in their "16 Most Powerful Cosmic Characters In Marvel Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2021-05-16 |title=The 16 Most Powerful Cosmic Characters In Marvel Comics, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-strongest-most-powerful-cosmic-characters-heroes-villains/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked the Phoenix Force 10th in their "Marvel: The 10 Strongest Cosmic Entities" list<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Cole |date=2021-11-22 |title=Marvel: The 10 Strongest Cosmic Entities |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strongest-cosmic-entities/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> and 14th in their "15 Strongest Marvel Gods" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singleton |first=Seth |date=2021-05-28 |title=15 Strongest Marvel Gods, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/strongest-marvel-gods-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[Digital Trends]]'' ranked Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix persona 1st in their "10 most powerful X-Men villains" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=10 most powerful X-Men villains, ranked |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/10-most-powerful-x-men-villains-ranked-from-weakest-to-strongest/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Digital Trends |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[Newsarama]]'' ranked Jean Grey's Dark Phoenix persona 10th in their "Best Marvel supervillains" list.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=George Marston |date=2022-08-04 |title=Best Marvel supervillains |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-marvel-supervillains/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked the Phoenix Force 5th in their "10 Greatest Threats The Avengers' Earth Has Faced" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2022-07-26 |title=10 Greatest Threats The Avengers' Earth Has Faced |url=https://www.cbr.com/avengers-marvel-earth-greatest-threats/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Crossovers==
Phoenix has appeared in the following [[intercompany crossover]]s:

* Dark Phoenix teamed up with [[Darkseid]] in ''[[The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans]]'' crossover between [[DC Comics|DC]] and Marvel Comics' respective teams. The story was made by [[Chris Claremont]], [[Walt Simonson]] and [[Terry Austin (comics)|Terry Austin]] in 1983. The story follows Darkseid conversing with [[Metron (character)|Metron]] for the [[Anti-Life Equation]] at the edge of the Universe. Metron and Darkseid make a deal, and Dark Phoenix becomes part of that equation. The [[Teen Titans]] try to stop Darkseid, with the help of the X-Men, who later go head to head with [[Deathstroke]]. The Dark Phoenix breaks free from Darkseid's grasp, is briefly hosted by Cyclops, and eventually dies again.
* The Phoenix Force is transported to the [[Ultraverse]] where it possessed the [[pyrokinesis|pyrokinetic]] ultra [[Amber Hunt (comics)|Amber Hunt]]. The X-Men, [[Ultraforce (comics)|Ultraforce]], [[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]], and numerous other characters team-up to stop the Phoenix from destroying the world.<ref>''The Phoenix Resurrection'' #1-4</ref>

==In other media==
{{See also|Jean Grey in other media|Emma Frost#In other media|Rachel Summers#In other media}}
===Television===
[[File:X-Men ep-32.jpg|thumb|The Phoenix Force as displayed by [[Jean Grey]] in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'']]
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=X-Men: What Is the Phoenix Force? |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/x-men-phoenix-force-explained/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Marvel |date=5 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> voiced by [[Jennifer Dale]].<ref name="btva5">{{cite web |title=Jean Grey / Phoenix Voices (X-Men) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/X-Men/Jean-Grey-Phoenix/ |access-date=February 25, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> In the five-part episode "The Phoenix Saga", the Phoenix Force's power is assimilated by Grey amidst the X-Men's battle with the [[Shi'ar]] and the [[Starjammers]] for the [[M'Kraan Crystal]]. In the four-part episode "The Dark Phoenix", the Phoenix Force possesses Grey and turns her into the Dark Phoenix when the [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Inner Circle Club]] attempt to use its power for their own gain. Grey attempts to sacrifice herself via a Shi'ar weapon, but the Phoenix Force is purified and resurrects her.
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears in ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]''.<ref name="btva5" /> In "Power Surge", Grey is overwhelmed by her abilities before she is defeated by [[Rogue (Marvel Comics)|Rogue]]. In the series finale "Ascension", the Phoenix Force briefly emerges during Grey's fight with one of [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]]'s [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|Horsemen]]. Additionally, [[Professor X]] has a vision of the future depicting the cosmic entity having taken over Grey and fighting the X-Men.
* The Phoenix Force appears in ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]''.{{cn|date=May 2024}} This version is an entity that takes psychic mutants as hosts, entering their bodies at birth, growing within and eventually taking over once the hosts come of age. In a flashback in the episode "Showdown", it forcibly emerged within Jean Grey, which caused her to lose control and disappear. In the three-part series finale "Foresight", the Inner Circle transfer the Phoenix Force from Grey to the [[Stepford Cuckoos]]. However, they lose control, resulting in Emma Frost sacrificing herself to send the Phoenix Force back into space.
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears in ''[[Marvel Anime|Marvel Anime: X-Men]]''.<ref name="btva5" />
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey and Rachel Summers appears in the ''[[X-Men '97]]'' three-part episode "Tolerance is Extinction".{{cn|date=May 2024}} 

===Film===
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[[File:Famke Janssen as Phoenix in X-Men the Last Stand.png|220px|thumb|[[Famke Janssen]] as the Phoenix in ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006)]]
Two incarnations of the Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appear in the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]].<ref>{{cite web|title=How many times has Jean Grey died?|url=http://www.alternatecover.com/features/how-many-times-has-jean-grey-died/|publisher=Alternate Cover|access-date=23 July 2014|archive-date=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317142610/http://www.alternatecover.com/features/how-many-times-has-jean-grey-died/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/10/game-of-thrones-sophie-turner-says-she-was-cast-as-jean-grey-in-x-men-thanks-to-dark-sansa | title=Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner says she was cast as Jean Grey in X-Men thanks to "Dark Sansa"|date=February 10, 2015 |access-date=August 2, 2015|last=Nicholson|first=Max}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/movies/2017/12/07/xmen-dark-phoenix-first-look-cover/|title=X-Men: Dark Phoenix heats up EW's First Look Issue|last=Stack|first=Tim|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=January 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207170130/http://ew.com/movies/2017/12/07/xmen-dark-phoenix-first-look-cover/|archive-date=December 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* The first incarnation appears in the films ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' (2000), ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'', and ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006), portrayed by [[Famke Janssen]]. This version is a purely instinctual, ruthless, and powerful entity that existed within the unconscious side of Grey's mind since childhood and embodies her darker personality traits. Though [[Charles Xavier (film character)|Charles Xavier]] put several psychic barriers within her mind to limit its power, the Phoenix gradually emerges as the barriers are removed amidst Grey's work with the X-Men. Following her death while foiling Colonel [[William Stryker]]'s plot to kill all mutants, the Phoenix takes over her body, kills [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] and Xavier, and joins [[Magneto (film character)|Magneto]]'s [[Brotherhood of Mutants]] in their violent protest against a mutant cure until [[Logan (film character)|Wolverine]] kills it and Grey.
* The second incarnation appears in the films ''[[X-Men: Apocalypse]]'' and ''[[Dark Phoenix (film)|Dark Phoenix]]'', portrayed by [[Sophie Turner]]. This version manifests as a solar flare-like entity and is stated to be a cosmic force of supreme power as well as a fragment of the universe's energy. It entered Grey's body during her childhood, though she was largely able to suppress it on her own. Nonetheless, she struggles to maintain control of her powers. Following the Phoenix Force's emergence amidst the X-Men's fight with [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]], Grey fully loses control and is attacked by the [[D'Bari]] Vuk who intends to steal the Phoenix Force for herself so she can turn Earth into a new home for her people. With the X-Men's help, Grey uses the Phoenix Force to destroy Vuk's forces before departing Earth.

===Video games===
* The Phoenix Force via Rachel Summers appears as a playable character in ''[[X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gamespot.com/pc/puzzle/xmen2fallofthemutants/index.html | title=X-Men 2: Fall of the Mutants (PC) | work=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/home/942232.html | title=X-Men 2: Fall of the Mutants | work=[[GameFAQs]]}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears in ''[[X-Men: Mutant Academy]]'' and ''[[X-Men: Mutant Academy 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-01-07 |title=Activision : Corporate Info : Press Releases : ACTIVISION BRINGS X-MEN |url=http://www.activision.com/investor/pressreleases/231.html |access-date=2023-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010107205700/http://www.activision.com/investor/pressreleases/231.html |archive-date=2001-01-07 }}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force appears as "'''Spider-Phoenix'''", an alternate skin for [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]] in ''[[Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyche |first=Jerrad |date=2019-08-02 |title=Spider-Man PS4: Ranking The 10 Comic Suits That Need To Be In The Sequel |url=https://www.thegamer.com/spider-man-ps4-comic-suits-need-sequel/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Winter |first=Simon |date=2020-04-24 |title=Spider-Man 2 PS5: 10 Alternate Costumes It MUST Include |url=https://whatculture.com/gaming/spider-man-2-ps5-10-alternate-costumes-it-must-include |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears in ''[[X-Men: Next Dimension]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Hilary |date=2002-08-22 |title=The Characters of X-Men: Next Dimension |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/08/22/the-characters-of-x-men-next-dimension-2 |access-date=2022-11-14 | website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears in ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'' and ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Michael |date=2021-12-16 |title=Fortnite: X-Men That Could Join Dark Phoenix |url=https://screenrant.com/fortnite-x-men-characters-dark-phoenix-cyclops-rogue-skins/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]'' and ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Scott |date=2018-08-10 |title=20 Strange Details About Jean Grey's Body |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-jean-grey-body-abilities-hidden-trivia/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey and Hope Summers appears in ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad Online]]''.<ref name="btva5" />
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey and the Phoenix Five appears in ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Gray appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]''.<ref name="MarvelHeroesMMORPG">{{cite web |url=https://marvelheroes.com/news/news-articles/new-heroes-revealed-nycc-2012 |title=New Heroes Revealed at NYCC 2012! |publisher=[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]] |date=2012-10-13 | access-date=2012-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbxvvsuuTuk|title=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borman |first=Max |date=2022-07-09 |title=The X-Men Could Get a LEGO Game of Their Own |url=https://gamerant.com/lego-marvel-super-heroes-x-men-game-possible-good-potential/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref> 
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a playable character and a boss in ''[[Marvel: Contest of Champions]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey, Rachel Summers and the Phoenix Five appears in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taguiam |first=Rhenn |date=2022-08-01 |title=Marvel Future Fight: Best Blast Characters |url=https://gamerant.com/marvel-future-fight-blast-characters/ |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2019/09/kitty-pryde-rachel-summers-kid-omega-and-the-danger-room-come-to-marvel-future-fight/|title=Kitty Pryde, Rachel Summers, Kid Omega and the Danger Room come to Marvel Future Fight|date=September 11, 2019|website=Flickering Myth}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/video_games/24920/piecing_together_marvel_puzzle_quest_jean_grey|title=Marvel News, Blog, Articles & Press Releases &#124; Marvel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.marvel.com/games/25385/piecing_together_marvel_puzzle_quest_phoenix/|title=Piecing Together Marvel Puzzle Quest: Phoenix|website=News – Marvel.com}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a playable character and a boss in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |date=2019-12-12 |title="Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3" Will Be Getting Some X-Men DLC |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/marvel-ultimate-alliance-3-will-be-getting-some-x-men-dlc/ |access-date=2019-12-12 |website=BleedingCool |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Super War]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marvelsuperwar.com/m/|title=MARVEL Super War- Marvel's first MOBA game on mobile}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* The Phoenix Force via Jean Grey appears as a purchasable outfit in ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Matthew |title=How to get Dark Phoenix skin in Fortnite Season 8 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/fortnite/how-get-dark-phoenix-skin-fortnite-season-8 |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |date=12 November 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://marvel.com/universe/Phoenix_Force Phoenix Force] at Marvel.com
* {{Marveldatabase|Phoenix_Force_(Earth-616)|Phoenix Force}}

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