As X-Men team in franchise history. Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time sees Wade Wilson traveling across the multiverse, slaughtering twisted variants of iconic heroes drawn from across Marvel history.

In a preview of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #3 - from Cullen Bunn, Dalibor Talajić, Lee Loughridge and Joe Sabino - Wade goes after the X-Men, killing off Storm, Magneto, Cyclops and Omega. Havok is then shown with the rest of the team, revealing Marvel has pulled together the darkest variant of each X-Men hero.

The team is made up of evil X-Men variants from past stories, including the Dark Beast of Age of Apocalypse, the demonic Wolverine of Inferno and the corrupted, post-AXIS Havok. Marvel promised that Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time would bring together some unexpected Marvel characters, but the real treat is seeing these ghosts of X-Men past all in one place. Founding Beast, Cyclops and Angel are brought together in their darkest guises.

The preview shows Deadpool camouflaging himself using a stolen Venom symbiote.

Marvel Serves Up the Ultimate Version of the 'Dark X-Men'

Cyclops, Magneto, Storm and Wolverine Form a Killer Team

Deadpool previously took on the Marvel Universe in Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe and Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again - stories which introduced a new variant of Deadpool. This Wade Wilson variant was brainwashed by Marvel's villains, turning him into a killing machine who slaughtered his universe's heroes and then moved on to alternate realities. This time, the killer Deadpool is trying to make amends by killing off evil versions of Marvel heroes, tracking and killing everyone from the Red Hulk to the X-Men.

The series was billed as offering up incredibly deep-cuts from Marvel lore, with Wade's first kill being the Nth Man - a forgotten 'ultimate ninja' character from 1989. Now, his attack on the Dark X-Men unites a cavalcade of 'evil' cameos, from Magneto's black costume era to Cyclops' mutant revolutionary costume (though Scott is already dead as the preview begins.) However, Wade isn't just here to kill off these forgotten villains - the issue's summary promises that he's looking for a unique weapon he needs to kill a corrupted Red Hulk.

There have been several versions of the 'Dark X-Men' in Marvel lore, usually with villains claiming the team name for themselves. However, this assemblage lives up to the name more than any version, as the corrupted heroes of multiple realities come together into a lethal team. Hopefully, X-Men fans will get to see this near-perfect take on the Dark X-Men soon, but given Deadpool's track record, it's a safe bet that Cyclops' team isn't long for this - or any other - world.

• Cyclops

  Alias

  Scott Summers

  Created By

  Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

  Franchise

  X-Men, Marvel

  Race

  Human-Mutant

  First Appearance

  The X-Men

  Alliance

  X-Men, X-Force, X-Factor, Phoenix Five, X-Corporation, Hounds, Starjammers

  Cyclops, a.k.a. Scott Summers, is the X-Men's core team leader and one of the first characters to appear in the franchise. As a human/mutant hybrid, Cyclops has the power to launch massive bursts of energy from his eyes that are regulated through the use of a specially designed visor. Despite his calm and collected demeanor, he tends to lose it when in the presence of a fellow team member, Wolverine.

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  X-Men

  Movie(s)

  X-Men (2000), X2, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First Class (2011), The Wolverine (2013), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Deadpool (2016), X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Logan (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Dark Phoenix (2019), The New Mutants, Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

  First Film

  X-Men (2000)

  TV Show(s)

  X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, X-Men (1992), X-Men: Evolution (2000), Wolverine and the X-Men (2008), Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Marvel Anime: X-Men, Legion (2017), The Gifted (2017), X-Men '97 (2024)

  Character(s)

  Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Phoenix, Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, Storm, Jubilee, Morph, Nightcrawler, Havok, Banshee, Colossus, Magneto, Psylocke, Juggernaut, Cable, X-23

  Video Game(s)

  X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994), Marvel Super Heroes (1995), X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997), Marvel vs. Capcom (1998), X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000), Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000), X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001), X-Men: Next Dimension (2002), Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011), Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011), X-Men Legends (2005), X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (2005), X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003), X-Men (1993), X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995), X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)

  Comic Release Date

  213035,212968

  The X-Men franchise, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, centers on mutants with extraordinary abilities. Led by the powerful telepath Professor Charles Xavier, they battle discrimination and villainous mutants threatening humanity. The series explores themes of diversity and acceptance through a blend of action, drama, and complex characters, spanning comics, animated series, and blockbuster films.

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  Deadpool

  Alias

  Wade Wilson

  Created By

  Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld

  POWERS

  Healing factor, regeneration, superhuman strength and agility,

  Franchise

  Marvel

  Birthday

  November 22

  Height

  6'2”

  The merc with the mouth first appeared in an issue of New Mutants in 1990, and since then has gone on to get his own series and a massive cult following. With his incredible powers of healing and regeneration, Deadpool was initially depicted as an X-Men villain but went on to become an anti-hero. After getting his own movie series starting in 2016, the third Deadpool movie finally brings the wisecracking, fourth-wall-breaking character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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