X-Men: Fatal Attractions
A very ideological story. Mainly revolves around Magneto and what has influenced him to believe in his ideals up to this point
The plot begins with a group known as the Acolytes, established as Magneto’s highly extreme and fanatic followers of his radical dream for mutant superiority
The Acolytes feel it is their right to purge the Earth of humans as retaliation for the way humans have treated mutants
Magneto has allegedly been killed on his haven Asteroid M
X-men plan to attack the Acolytes’ main base in France with the Gold Team- Jean Grey, Colossus, Wolverine, Bishop, Archangel, and Storm led by Prof X
Nightcrawler rendezvouzes with them with the addition of Cyclops and Iceman
It’s revealed the leader of the Acolytes, Fabian Cortez, murdered Magneto….allegedly
One of the Acolytes is removed from the team by Fabian after he discovers that Fabian killed Magneto. He is attacked by the other Acolytes then rescued by the X-men. They defeat the Acolytes and take Moira Mactaggert, who was held prisoner, with them
Illyana Rasputin passes away after being infected with the Legacy Virus. Colossus becomes very distraught
The Acolytes are after a base in Kentucky where Valerie Cooper takes Quicksilver and a mutant mercenary over to investigate. Havok, Polaris, Guido, and Wolfsbane arrive after Valerie reveals the reason why the Acolytes want the base- Sentinels
The Acolytes never wanted the Sentinels and instead were targeting Quicksilver to attempt to get him to join and lead the Acolytes. The X-men are angry with Valerie for knowing about Project Wideawake (the Sentinels placed there) and being involved with it
Exodus appears and offers only Sunspot and Cannonball a place in Avalon (the Acolyte sanctuary above Earth). He takes them plus Rictor, Boomer, Rusty, and Skids
It is revealed that Avalon is Cable’s former ship Graymalkin whom Magneto has taken for his home
Cable confronts Magneto on Graymalkin who effortlessly rips him apart
Cable is transported back to Earth by Graymalkin’s computer where he is rejuvenated by X-Force
Fabian’s murder of Magneto is discovered by the Acolytes. Exodus takes his place
During Illyana’s funeral, Magneto descends from the heavens to offer the X-men to join him in Avalon to survive the purge of humanity. He is psionically flung into space by Xavier but not before Colossus joins the Acolytes after becoming disillusioned with Xavier’s philosophy
Exodus offers Toad’s Brotherhood of Mutants (Blob, Pyro, Phantazia) sanctuary but they refuse
Magneto retaliates after humans set up satellites globally that blanket the planet with an electromagnetic shield meant to disrupt his abilities
Through a magnetic attack, Magneto takes out power in major cities across the world
Xavier takes the fight up to Avalon with Rogue, Gambit, Wolverine, Quicksilver, and Jean
When Magneto decides that Quicksilver must be quelled, Wolverine slashes him which makes Magneto VERY ANGRY and thus…...removes the adamantium from Wolverine’s skeleton
Xavier takes Magneto’s mind. He is an empty husk now. Wolverine recuperates with Xavier’s and Jean’s psychic abilities
The X-men attempt to get Colossus back. Colossus chooses to stay with the Acolytes but not as an enemy to the X-men
After the X-men and Wolverine discover his claws are bone and a part of his skeleton, Wolverine decides to leave to seek answers
In the interim Cable and Rachel Summers meet and feel a connection- this is because Cable is actually Nathan Christopher Summers, the son of Jean’s clone Madelyne Pryor and Cyclops of the present timeline and Rachel is Jean and Cyclops’ daughter from the DOFP timeline thus they are siblings