X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #3 (Sep. 2009):
“The Cruelest Cut”
by Chris Claremont, Tom Grummett, Cory Hamscher

X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #3

Title: “The Cruelest Cut”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 2009

Publisher:
Written by: Chris Claremont
Art by: Tom Grummett, Cory Hamscher

21 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Cyclops (Scott Summers)	Protestant; mutant supremacist	Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy; Summers Rebellion...  The Twelve; X-Factor; X-Men		8,371
The Beast (Hank McCoy)	Episcopalian; agnostic	Academy of Tomorrow; Brotherhood of Mutants...  The Avengers; The Defenders; X-Club; X-Factor; X-Men		5,233
Jean Grey	Episcopalian	Metro College; The Twelve...  X-Factor; X-Men		1,905
Professor X (Charles Xavier)	religious	Brotherhood of Mutants; Genoshan Excalibur...  Illuminati; The Mutant Underground (founder); The Twelve; X-Men (founder)		4,999
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner)	Catholic (raised Gypsy/Roma)	Excalibur; Neyaphem...  X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		4,345
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)	Jewish	Excalibur; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Exiles; X-Men		3,128
Rogue (Anna Marie)	Southern Baptist	Brotherhood of Mutants; X-Men		3,526
Gambit (Remy LeBeau)	Cajun Catholic	Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders...  Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Ternals; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		954
Storm (Ororo Munroe (clone) (details)  In this issue, Storm is clearly identified for the first time as the person who killed Wolverine. On page 1, shadowed Consortium leaders refer to her as "our agent."		black; The Consortium...  X-Men [evil clone of Storm]		15
Nick Fury	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan) (flashback, pg. 1, 6-10)  Wolverine is seen in multiple flashbacks as Professor Xavier probe's Jean Grey's memories, including some from her mind link with Logan. Also, in one panel (pg. 1), the skeleton of his corpse is seen.	raised Protestant; sometimes atheist; has practiced Buddhism; skeptical seeker	Alpha Flight; Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy...  First Flight; Secret Defenders; Team X; The Avengers; The Canadian Army; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Force; X-Men; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		10,615
Sabretooth (Victor Creed)	manifestly non-religious; future: Evangelical "born-again Christian"	Brotherhood of Mutants; Team X...  The Horsemen of Apocalypse; The Marauders; Weapon Plus; Weapon X; X-Factor; X-Men		610
Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters		[high school]		373
X-Men		[1st app: The X-Men (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1963)]		9,958
The Consortium (3-panel cameo, pg. 1, panels 1-3)  three mysterious figures seen in shadowed silhouettes, later identified as "the Consortium"	anti-mutant	[mysterious group against X-Men and all mutants]		15
S.H.I.E.L.D. (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 2)  SHIELD scientists or SHIELD CSIs are observed on a satellite feed (observed by Consortium leaders) examining the skeleton of Wolverine.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
Phoenix (1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 4)  Charles Xavier probe's comatose Jean Grey's memories, and sees the Phoenix Force flare up when Fabian Cortez attacked her in Spain, as seen in issue #1 of this series.; flashback	cosmic entity	The Hellfire Club; X-Men		129
Fabian Cortez (1-panel cameo, pg. 7, panel 4)  Charles Xavier probe's comatose Jean Grey's memories, and sees the Phoenix Force flare up when Fabian Cortez attacked her in Spain, as seen in issue #1 of this series.; flashback	mutant supremacist worshipper of Magneto	The Acolytes; The Upstarts		70
Amelia Trask (1-panel cameo, pg. 1, panel 1)  shadow cameo; not yet identified; seen only as a mysterious leader of a mysterious yet-unidentified organization observing and plotting against the X-Men	anti-mutant	The Consortium (leader) [Bolivar Trask's widow; Ziggy Trask's mother]		7
Storm (Ororo Munroe) (clone of)  Storm is a major character in this issue, but her behavior is strange and she is revealed as Wolverine's killer. She is later revealed to be a clone of the original Storm.	Goddess worship	black; Lady Liberators...  Morlocks (leader); The Fantastic Four; The Twelve; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Men; X-Saviours; X-Treme Sanctions Executive		5,068
God (mentioned, pg. 5, panel 2)  Charles Xavier: "I'm monitoring her [Jean Grey] telepathically, Hank. I sense no alien presence." Beast: "From your mouth to God's ear." Charles Xavier: "Indeed."	God	[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)]	various	313

An alternative form of this story's title is: “Love--and Loss! Part 3: The Cruelest Cut”. Webpage for X-Men Forever #3 (Sep. 2009) created 21 November 2013. Last modified 3 February 2018.

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