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==Fictional history==
==Fictional history==
The five original [[X-Men]] ([[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], [[Beast (comics)|Beast]], [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], and [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]]) had founded [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]], and posed as normal humans purported to be an organization of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]]-hunters. When they went into action in costume in public, they posed as another mutant team under the name X-Terminators. Eventually, X-Factor realized that this ruse was actually a ploy by their former business manager [[Cameron Hodge]] to worsen human-mutant relations and they abandoned the X-Terminators identity.
The five original [[X-Men]] ([[Warren Worthington III|Angel]], [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Beast]], [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]], [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], and [[Jean Grey|Marvel Girl]]) had founded [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]], and posed as normal humans purported to be an organization of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]]-hunters. When they went into action in costume in public, they posed as another mutant team under the name X-Terminators. Eventually, X-Factor realized that this ruse was actually a ploy by their former business manager [[Cameron Hodge]] to worsen human-mutant relations and they abandoned the X-Terminators identity.


In their time posing as mutant-hunters, X-Factor secretly gathered together a number of mutants, including some [[Morlocks (comics)|Morlocks]] and several adolescents. The group consisted of [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]], [[Rusty Collins]], [[Rictor]], [[Skids (comics)|Skids]], and two younger children, [[Leech (comics)|Leech]] and [[Artie Maddicks]].
In their time posing as mutant-hunters, X-Factor secretly gathered together a number of mutants, including some [[Morlocks (comics)|Morlocks]] and several adolescents. The group consisted of [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]], [[Rusty Collins]], [[Rictor]], [[Skids (character)|Skids]], and two younger children, [[Leech (character)|Leech]] and [[Artie Maddicks]].
 
These young trainees were split between two boarding schools separated by about a mile. Artie and Leech were sent to a school for [[Dyslexia|dyslexics]]. They enjoyed it there, especially after they convinced the teachers that they should be kept together. The older kids attended [[Phillips Exeter Academy]]<ref name="X-Terminators #1 P11"/> (a real-life elite [[boarding school]]), and were tormented by the other students. Rusty himself, however, had gone to prison voluntarily, to answer for the accidental injuries he had caused with his flame powers.
 
When the events of "[[Inferno (Marvel Comics)|Inferno]]" began, goblins, sensing the powers in Artie and Leech, kidnapped them out of their beds at school. The demons were supposed to have gathered younger, more powerful children but were initially confused.
 
[[Taki Matsuya|Taki]], their new friend, fought the demons with his power to craft complex machinery from nearby objects. The demons knocked him out, escaping with the boys. Taki then formed a flying machine in order to gather the rest of the group. Initially, Rusty did not want to leave his prison cell, but agreed to do so when he understood the kids were in danger.
 
Artie, Leech, and Taki became prisoners of the demons for a while, with Taki forced to make complex machines that enhanced the powers of the demon leader [[N'astirh]]. The rest of the team joined up with the [[New Mutants]]. All the children kidnapped by the demons, including Artie, Leech, and Taki, were eventually rescued safely.
 
The younger kids were returned to school and, the older members joined forces with the New Mutants, effectively ending the team. In 2021, Cable recruited some of the old members in a mission to Breakworld in the Last Annihilation event. The team named itself the X-Terminators.<ref name="Cable: Reloaded"/><ref name="ScreenRantTeamExplained"/>
 
''X-Terminators'' was revived in 2022 for a limited series in the [[Destiny of X]] line, featuring [[Jubilee (Marvel Comics)|Jubilee]], [[Dazzler (Marvel Comics)|Dazzler]], [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]], and [[X-23|Wolverine]]. They teamed up again when vampires were targeting Dazzler's fans.<ref name="X-Men (vol. 6) #18"/><ref name="ScreenRantX-Terminators"/><ref name="CBR Biggest Reveals"/>


==Members==
==Members==
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! style="width:20%;"| Real name
! style="width:20%;"| Real name
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|-
| [[Artie Maddicks|Artie]]
| colspan="2" | [[Artie Maddicks]]
| Arthur "Artie" Maddicks
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| [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]]
| [[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]]
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| Russell "Rusty" Collins
| Russell "Rusty" Collins
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| [[Leech (character)|Leech]]
| colspan="2" | [[Leech (character)|Leech]]
| James "Jimmy"
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| [[Rictor]]
| [[Rictor]]
| Julio Esteban "Ric" Richter
| Julio Esteban "Ric" Richter
|-
|-
| [[Skids (comics)|Skids]]
| [[Skids (character)|Skids]]
| Sally Blevins
| Sally Blevins
|-
|-
| [[List of Marvel Comics characters: W#Wiz Kid|Wiz Kid]]
| [[Wiz Kid]]
| Takeshi "Taki" Matsuya
| Takeshi "Taki" Matsuya
|}
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| Alison Blaire
| Alison Blaire
|-
|-
| [[Jubilee (Marvel Comics)|Jubilee]]
| [[Jubilee (character)|Jubilee]]
| Jubilation Lee
| Jubilation Lee
|-   
|-   
| [[X-23 | X-23 / Wolverine]]
| [[X-23|X-23 / Wolverine]]
| Laura Kinney
| Laura Kinney
|}
|}


==In other media==
==In other media==
===Television===
[[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]], [[Rusty Collins]], [[Skids (character)|Skids]], and [[Wiz Kid]] appear in the ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' episode "No Mutant Is An Island". These versions are orphaned [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] who [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] meets while visiting his old orphanage in [[Nebraska]]. A man known as [[Purple Man|Killgrave]], who secretly possess mind-control powers, adopts them, seemingly out of charity. In reality, Killgrave intends to use their powers to take over as governor. Cyclops is ultimately able to free them from Killgrave's control.<ref name="XTAS 5.4"/>
*[[Tabitha Smith|Boom-Boom]], [[Rusty Collins]], [[Skids (comics)|Skids]], and [[Taki Matsuya|Wiz Kid]] appear in the ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' episode "No Mutant Is An Island". These versions of the characters are orphaned [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] who [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] meets while visiting his old orphanage in [[Nebraska]]. A man known as [[Purple Man|Killgrave]], who secretly possess mind-control powers, adopts them, seemingly out of charity. In reality, Killgrave intends to use their powers to take over as governor. Cyclops is ultimately able to free them from Killgrave's control.<ref name="XTAS 5.4"/>


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="X-Terminators #1 P11">{{ cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Jon Bogdanove|Bogdanove, Jon]]| inker = [[Al Williamson|Williamson, Al]], [[Al Milgrom|Milgrom, Al]]| colorist = Wellington, John| letterer = [[Joe Rosen|Rosen, Joe]]| editor = [[Bob Harras|Harras, Bob]]| story = Invasion of the Baby-Snatchers| title = X-Terminators| volume = 1| issue = 1| date = October 1988| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| page = 11}}</ref>
<ref name="Cable: Reloaded">{{ cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]]| artist = Quinn, Bob| colorist = Tartaglia, Java| letterer = Sabino, Joe| editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D.| story = Call in the Big Gun| title = Cable: Reloaded| volume = 1| issue = 1| date = October 2021| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Cable: Reloaded">{{ cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]]| artist = Quinn, Bob| colorist = Tartaglia, Java| letterer = Sabino, Joe| editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D.| story = Call in the Big Gun| title = Cable: Reloaded| volume = 1| issue = 1| date = October 2021| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>
<ref name="ScreenRantTeamExplained">{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Bryce |title=X-Men's New X-Terminators Team Explained: Members & Powers |url=https://screenrant.com/xterminators-xmen-cable-explained-cannonball-boom-boom-khora/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |publisher=Screen Rant |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="X-Men (vol. 6) #18">{{ cite comic | writer = [[Gerry Duggan (writer)|Duggan, Gerry]]| artist = Villa, C.F.| colorist = Milla, Matt| letterer = Cowles, Clayton| editor = White, Jordan D.| story = Wounded Wolves| title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]]| volume = 6| issue = 18| date = March 2023| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>
<ref name="ScreenRantX-Terminators">{{cite web |last1=Schlesinger |first1=Alex |title=X-Terminators May Be Marvel's Raunchiest Superhero Book Ever |url=https://screenrant.com/x-terminators-may-be-marvels-raunchiest-book-ever-xmen/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |publisher=Screen Rant |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="ScreenRantX-Terminators">{{cite web |last1=Schlesinger |first1=Alex |title=X-Terminators May Be Marvel's Raunchiest Superhero Book Ever |url=https://screenrant.com/x-terminators-may-be-marvels-raunchiest-book-ever-xmen/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |publisher=Screen Rant |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="CBR Biggest Reveals">{{cite web |last1=Preece |first1=Thayer |title=10 Biggest Reveals From Marvel's X-Terminators |url=https://www.cbr.com/greatest-surprises-revelations-xterminators-marvel/ |website=[[CBR.com]] |publisher=CBR |access-date=7 February 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="Marvel.com X-Terminators #1">{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/41563/x-terminators_1988_1 |title=X-Terminators #1 (1988) |website=[[Marvel.com]] |publisher=Marvel Entertainment |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="Marvel.com X-Terminators #1">{{cite web|url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/41563/x-terminators_1988_1 |title=X-Terminators #1 (1988) |website=[[Marvel.com]] |publisher=Marvel Entertainment |access-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="CBR Cable">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-28 |title=Cable Reunites With X-Force to Revive Another Marvel Team |url=https://www.cbr.com/cable-reunites-with-x-force-to-revive-another-marvel-team/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=[[CBR.com]] |publisher=CBR |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="CBR Cable">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-28 |title=Cable Reunites With X-Force to Revive Another Marvel Team |url=https://www.cbr.com/cable-reunites-with-x-force-to-revive-another-marvel-team/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=[[CBR.com]] |publisher=CBR |language=en |archive-date=2023-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822081957/https://www.cbr.com/cable-reunites-with-x-force-to-revive-another-marvel-team/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="X-Terminators (vol. 2) #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Leah Williams (writer)|Williams, Leah]]| artist = Gómez, Carlos| colorist = Valenza, Bryan| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D.| story = This Book Is Gleefully Transgressive| title = X-Terminators| volume = 2| issue = 1| date = November 2022| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>
<ref name="X-Terminators (vol. 2) #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Leah Williams (writer)|Williams, Leah]]| artist = Gómez, Carlos| colorist = Valenza, Bryan| letterer = Lanham, Travis| editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D.| story = This Book Is Gleefully Transgressive| title = X-Terminators| volume = 2| issue = 1| date = November 2022| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>
<ref name="XTAS 5.4">{{cite episode |last1=Houston|first1=Larry| last2=Scesny|first2=Sandy |date=September 21, 1996 |title=No Mutant Is An Island |series=[[X-Men: The Animated Series]] |season=5 |issue=4 |language=English |publisher=[[Marvel Entertainment]] |network=[[Fox Kids]]}}</ref>
<ref name="XTAS 5.4">{{cite episode |last1=Houston|first1=Larry| last2=Scesny|first2=Sandy |date=September 21, 1996 |title=No Mutant Is An Island |series=[[X-Men: The Animated Series]] |season=5 |issue=4 |language=English |publisher=[[Marvel Entertainment]] |network=[[Fox Kids]]}}</ref>
}}
</references>


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The X-Terminators is the name of several fictional groups of mutant characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of the group was created by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove and first appeared in X-Terminators #2 (November 1988). The second incarnation was created by Leah Williams and Carlos Gómez and first appeared in X-Terminators (vol. 2) #1 (September 2022).

Publication history

The X-Terminators was initially the undercover name for the first incarnation of X-Factor, first using the name in X-Factor #8 (June 1986). The wards of these characters would then go on to take the name during the "Inferno" event, with a four-issue tie-in miniseries and appearances in The New Mutants #72–74 (February–April 1989) and The New Mutants Annual #7 (August 1991). The group would reform under Cable in the one-shot Cable: Reloaded (October 2021). The second group to take the name starred in a 2022–2023 five-issue limited series in the "Destiny of X" line of X-Men comics.

Fictional history

The five original X-Men (Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl) had founded X-Factor, and posed as normal humans purported to be an organization of mutant-hunters. When they went into action in costume in public, they posed as another mutant team under the name X-Terminators. Eventually, X-Factor realized that this ruse was actually a ploy by their former business manager Cameron Hodge to worsen human-mutant relations and they abandoned the X-Terminators identity.

In their time posing as mutant-hunters, X-Factor secretly gathered together a number of mutants, including some Morlocks and several adolescents. The group consisted of Boom-Boom, Rusty Collins, Rictor, Skids, and two younger children, Leech and Artie Maddicks.

Members

In 1988, the team debuted in X-Terminators #1.[1]

Members
Character Real name
Artie Maddicks
Boom-Boom Tabitha "Tabby" Smith
Firefist Russell "Rusty" Collins
Leech
Rictor Julio Esteban "Ric" Richter
Skids Sally Blevins
Wiz Kid Takeshi "Taki" Matsuya
Reformed Team[2][3]
Character Real name
Boom-Boom Tabitha "Tabby" Smith
Cable Nathan Christopher Charles Summers
Cannonball Samuel Zachary Guthrie
Khora of the Burning Heart
Lila Cheney
Wiz Kid Takeshi "Taki" Matsuya
Krakoan Team[4][5]
Character Real name
Boom-Boom Tabitha 'Tabby' Smith
Dazzler Alison Blaire
Jubilee Jubilation Lee
X-23 / Wolverine Laura Kinney

In other media

Boom-Boom, Rusty Collins, Skids, and Wiz Kid appear in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "No Mutant Is An Island". These versions are orphaned mutants who Cyclops meets while visiting his old orphanage in Nebraska. A man known as Killgrave, who secretly possess mind-control powers, adopts them, seemingly out of charity. In reality, Killgrave intends to use their powers to take over as governor. Cyclops is ultimately able to free them from Killgrave's control.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Ewing, Al (w), Quinn, Bob (a), Tartaglia, Java (col), Sabino, Joe (let), Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D. (ed). "Script error: No such module "String"." Cable: Reloaded, vol. 1, no. Script error: No such module "String". (Script error: No such module "Auto date formatter".). Marvel Comics.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Williams, Leah (w), Gómez, Carlos (a), Valenza, Bryan (col), Lanham, Travis (let), Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D. (ed). "Script error: No such module "String"." X-Terminators, vol. 2, no. Script error: No such module "String". (Script error: No such module "Auto date formatter".). Marvel Comics.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

External links

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