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Events of 616

God Loves, Man Kills

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  • William Stryker, a priest, aims to eradicate all mutants

  • After meeting with Stryker for a debate on the nature of mutants, Charles Xavier is abducted by Stryker but manages to fake the deaths of Storm and Cyclops

  • Wolverine deduces they are still alive

  • Magneto teams up with the X-men

  • Illyana Rasputin (Colossus’s sister) is kidnapped by Stryker’s subordinates the Purifiers

  • Magneto coerces information out of some Purifiers who were present at the debate and finds out that Stryker intends to wipe out mutantkind by using Prof X’s abilities

  • Stryker confesses to Xavier he murdered his wife and mutant-born son

  • Kitty attempts to rescue Illyana but is discovered by the Purifiers. She makes a run for her life

  • Magneto and the X-men rescue Illyana, Cyclops, and Storm

  • Stryker gives a sermon in front of many important political figures to make his case against mutants

  • Magneto intrudes the sermon to confront Stryker. At the same time, Prof X’s forced amplified psionic attack against mutants through Cerebro begins

  • X-men struggle to fight as they are mentally attacked. Cyclops knocks Xavier out with an optic blast 

  • The X-men make a stand and Stryker prepares to shoot Kitty but is shot by a police officer

  • Magneto attempts to convince Xavier to fight for HIS cause but despite Xavier admitting Magneto is right, refuses to join him