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John Q.T. Nguyen
May 15, 2004, 05:44 pm
<B>Real Name:</B> Jean Grey
<B>Group Affiliation:</B> X-Men, (Former) X-Factor
<B>Height:</B> 5'6"
<B>Weight:</B> 115 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Green
<B>Hair:</B> Red
<B>Powers:</B> A psychic, Jean Grey can read minds, project thoughts and illusions into others' heads, and discharge mind-numbing mental bolts. Her telekinetic abilities allow her to levitate objects. As the Phoenix Force, Jean is able to call upon vast psionic ability in order to manipulate time, space, matter, and energy for virtually every and any purpose.

In our reality, Jean Grey was a founding member of both the X-Men and X-Factor, who discovered her latent powers when she watched helplessly as her best friend was struck by a car. The strength of Jean's emotions awakened her telepathic powers and she experienced the dying girl's feelings. She was recruited by Charles Xavier and joined the X-Men as Marvel Girl. She harbored strong feelings for fellow X-Man Scott Summers who she would later marry.

<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #2-4, 14, 20, 41
X-Men Millenial Visions 2000

For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.

The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:

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<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #41, X-Men Millenial Visions 2000
Jean Grey was killed in action during her tenure as an X-Man, prompting the departure of Cyclops from the team. However, the Phoenix Force survived to live on and take the empty form of Colossus and reshape him into the form of a woman. Without a conscious human host, she does not experience dreams and emotions. After Wolverine refused an offer from her that would have repaired his body and made him physically whole again, she leaves the X-Men for some time before rejoining them. Why the Phoenix Forces chose to remain a part of the X-Men is still a mystery.
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<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #14
Jean appears in this X-Men roster with Mimic in lead.
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<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #2-4
In this reality, the Phoenix Force was Jean Grey and not a clone. The Shi'ar Empire wanted to kill the Jean Grey to prevent the possibility that the Phoenix Force might destroy the Universe. However, the X-Men objected to this and defended their friend Jean Grey, the bearer of the Phoenix Force, in the Trial of Phoenix.

The Exiles were sent to make sure that Jean Grey dies to ensure that the Dark Phoenix never awakens to go on a rampage that starts with the destruction of Earth and the swallowing of the Sun. The Imperial Guard was joinged by the Exiles and together they fought against the X-Men in the Trial, but were unable to prevent Jean Grey from becoming the Dark Phoenix. Colossus is the first X-Man to die and the teams begins to realize that Jean was really gone after she killed her lover Cyclops.

The Dark Phoenix then killed Storm, proceeding to rid hersef of those closest to Jean, the dark side of her realizing that they might be able to reach her. She was then confronted by Mimic who attempted to combat her by mimicking her power. Sensing this, she stopped increasing her power which possibly gave the Exiles and the remaining X-Men the edge they needed to defeat her.

In the end, it was the combined efforts of Blink, Wolverine, and the Angel that would bring down the Dark Phoenix. The Angel grabbed Wolverine and gained as much height as possible before diving and gaining maximum velocity at which point Blink teleported the duo behind the Dark Phoenix at which point Wolverine stabbed Dark Phoenix through the chest. The resulting fiery, backlash of power impacted both Wolverine and the Angel, apparently taking their lives as well.
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<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #20
Phoenix remained at the bedside of her husband Cyclops who became infected with the Legacy Virus and would later also contract the evolved Warlock Virus.
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