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Marvel ’s iconicX - Menare best known for introducing the modern concept of mutantkind into the Marvel mythos . However , since 1963’sThe decade - Men#1 the beloved larger-than-life squad has helped to debut tons of creative , entrancing lore into Marvel Comics , all disjoined from mutantdom . Theworld of Marvel ’s sport is complex and layered , with league of non - mutant allies and enemy to fill their ever - expand universe .
From the notorious Phoenix Force , thecosmic entity now inexorably tied to Jean Grey , the weird and wild Mojoworld , home to Mojo and his agent Spiral , theX - Men have slowly compound Marvel traditional knowledge for decades . Below are ten of the X - Men ’s most originative additions to Marvel traditional knowledge , that have nothing to do with mutants :
10Avian-Inspired Shi’ar
One of the X - Men ’s large and most impactful contributions to Marvel traditional knowledge was the unveiling of the Shi’ar foreign race and their imperialist Empire . Debuting in 1976’sX - Men#97 , the Shi’ar are the tearing militaristic rulers of a vast and often tyrannous regime and arefamous for being genetically derive from wench . The avian - like Shi’ar have develop past much of their snort traits , in the past many had fully feathered wings , now cavort feather - like hairsbreadth . Some notable Shi’ar are Deathbird , a Shi’ar " mutant " with vestigial bird property , the former Majestrix of the Empire Lilandra Neramani , devotee to Charles Xavier , and Xandra Neramani , girl of Xavier and Lilandraand current ruler of the Shi’ar Empire .
9The Imperial Guard
The Shi’ar ’s evil Imperial Guard - first introduced in 1977’sX - Men#107 - is a wildly muscular group of various super - powered organism who act as the enforcer of Imperial law of nature throughout the Shi’ar Empire ’s many conquered major planet . Most magnificently led bythe Strontian warrior prizefighter , the first Imperial Guard was formed to stop Rook’shir , the first boniface of the Phoenix Force , after he go insane with power . The Imperial Guard played a major function in the Dark Phoenix Saga , attacking the ex - Men multiple times attempting to mutilate Jean Grey because of her connective to the Phoenix , and successfully defeating the Adam - Men during Dark Phoenix ’s violent disorder .
8Captain Britain Corps
Chris Claremont , the creator of much of the X - Men ’s modern mythos , also put in the iconic Captain Britain into Marvel Comics , a character who has always been wed to mutantkind because of his mutant sib Jamie Braddock and Betsy Braddock . During Brian ’s adventure , he eventually discovered the Captain Britain Corps , alegion of Multiversal variants of Captain Britain who struggle major Multiversal battles , typically direct by either Roma or Saturnyne from the Starlight Citadel within Otherworld . While Brian ’s version of the Corps was destroy by the Beyonders during the sentence of the Incursions , theKrakoan Age has see the Captain Corps reborn , with variants of Brian ’s sister Betsy instead .
7The Phoenix Force
The cosmic entity have a go at it as the Phoenix Force - the aboriginal essence of life-time , last , and rebirth which debuted in 1976’sX - Men#101 - has now become synonymous with the X - man , and Jean Grey in especial . As stated above , the first server of the Phoenix was the Shi’ar warrior Rook’shir , and since then there have been countless Phoenix legion who all exist within the White Hot Room , such as Old Man Phoenix and more late , Echo . Even though the Phoenix is not inherently connect to mutantkind , itsestablished affinity for Jean Grey has made it inseparable from the mutant mythos , particularly with Jean Grey recently reclaiming the force of the Phoenix Force .
6Mojoworld
Theterrifying dimension of Mojoversedebuted in 1985’sLongshot#1 as a timely and stir up critique of aggregative media consumption and compulsion in the real world . The dweller of Mojoworld , a slipstream of existence called the Spineless Ones , became enamored with Earth culture medium after radio and television signaling sent through time greatly influenced their ethnical phylogenesis . An extradimensional realm , Mojoverse is turn tail by the monstrous Mojo , who uses a pitiless slave trade wind and transformed agents like Spiral and Quark to maintain king . Mojo has abduct the hug drug - Men many time to impel them into his television programsand is plug into to characters like Shatterstar , Betsy Braddock , and Rachel Summers .
5Starjammers
The space pirate , and resistance fighter , know asthe Starjammersfirst debut in 1977’sX - Men#104 , introduced as a team of former Shi’ar slave who were dedicated to hire down the Shi’ar Empire for the atrocities they had practice under the leadership of the mad D’Ken . First made up of the aliens Ch’od , Hepzibah , and Raza and led by the human Corsair , the Starjammers helped the X - Men fight D’Ken and get Lilandra on the stool . Eventually , it was revealed thatCorsair was the biological Father of the Church of the X - Men ’s Cyclops , and since then the Starjammers have systematically influence as allies of Earth ’s mutants , even led for a time by one of Corsair ’s other sons , Alex Summers .
4Kazar and the Savage Land
Ka - Zar and the prehistoric lad of the Savage Land are some of the X - Men ’s earliest and longest - lasting addition to Marvel traditional knowledge , debuting in 1963’sThe 10 - Men#10 . Kevin Plunder , son of the British scientist Lord Robert Plunder , was trap within the Savage Land -an untouched land of dinosaur - filled wilderness within Antarctica- after a group of Man - Apes killed his Fatherhood . Kevin was pull through bythe saber - toothed Panthera tigris Zabu , with Zabu raising Kevin as a son , prompting him to finally take on the name Ka - Zar , " Lord of the Savage Lands . " The Savage Lands have been a resort for the decade - Men on multiple occasions , with Ka - Zar and his wife Shanna the She - Devil act as an ally to the disco biscuit - Men and other heroes .
3Technarchy & the Phalanx
The New Mutants debuted an exciting raw character in 1984’sNew Mutants#18 , the techno - organic " mutant " called Warlock . Son of the Magus , Warlock is a member of the Technarchy , an artificially intelligent race of aliens , bent on infect worlds with the Transmode Virus . TheTechnarchs are incognizant that they have been make by the Phalanx , first introduced in 1993’sUncanny X - Men#305 , artificial intelligence service that exists and conquers on a galactic level . If a Phalanx deems a Earth worthy , they will take in them through Ascension - as seen inPowers of X- and if they are not worthy a Technarch will be shout out by a Babel Spire to infect the man , a unconscious process of late initiated byNimrod on Krakoa inLegion of X.
2Realm of Limbo
Limbo , sometimes called Otherplace , debuted in 1982’sUncanny X - Men#160 as a dimension out of time , rule by the demon lord Belasco . Limbo is most intimately link to the iconic X - Men hero Magik , who was kidnapped by Belasco and raised in Limbo , eventually breaking free and claim the throne as ruler of Limbo , and its Sorcerer Supreme . Later , Madelyne Pryor - Jean Grey ’s errant dead ringer - became ruler of Limbo after initiating the Inferno , where the demons of Limbo penetrate New York City . Now , Madelyne Pryor continue the swayer of Limboand has erected the Limbo Embassy in New York City , decree the kingdom from afar and guide her own team of Dark X - man .
1The Weapon X/Plus Program
One of the X - Men ’s most originative , and retcon filled , additions to Marvel traditional knowledge was the creation of the " Weapon Plus Program , " an experimental programme created by the US government activity in an attempt to create more super - soldiers . Themost far-famed Creation of the Weapon Plus Program are Captain America , retroactively dubbed " Weapon I " and Wolverine , commonly referred to as " Experiment X " after his creation by the weapon system Plus offset Weapon X. The Weapon Plus program also create " The World , " which was creditworthy for creating iconic X - Men characters like Fantomex and Emma Frost ’s children the Stepford Cuckoos .
Marvel ’s beloved X - Men have been around for 60 years , and throughout their tenner - long history they have added countless fiber , locations , and race to greater Marvel lore , many not intrinsically tied to the concept of mutantkind . TheX - Menhave helped to creatively deepen and heighten the all-encompassing Marvel mythos since their launching , and will surely continue to do so for decades to come .
