List of X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men '97 characters

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This is a list of characters from the animated series X-Men (1992–1997) and its revival X-Men '97 (2024–present).

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Main cast and characters of X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men '97
Character X-Men: The Animated Series X-Men '97
Season 1
(1992–1993)
Season 2
(1993–1994)
Season 3
(1994–1995)
Season 4
(1995–1996)
Season 5
(1996–1997)
Season 1
(2024)
Cyclops
Scott Summers
Norm Spencer Ray Chase
Wolverine
Logan
Cathal J. Dodd
Rogue Lenore Zann
Storm
Ororo Munroe
Iona Morris Alison Sealy-Smith
Beast
Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy
George Buza
Gambit
Remy Lebeau
Chris Potter Chris Potter
Tony Daniels
A.J. LoCascio
Jubilee
Jubilation Lee
Alyson Court Holly Chou
Jean Grey
Madelyne Pryor
Catherine Disher Jennifer Hale
Professor X
Charles Xavier
Cedric Smith Ross Marquand
Magneto
Erik "Magnus" Lensherr
David Hemblen David HemblenMatthew Waterson
Forge
Daniel Lone Eagle
Marc Strange Gil Birmingham
Henry Peter Gyrich Barry FlatmanBarry Flatman Todd Haberkorn
Lucas Bishop Philip Akin Philip AkinIsaac Robinson-Smith
Apocalypse
En Sabah Nur
John Colicos James Blendick Ross Marquand
Adetokumboh M'Cormack Y
Mister Sinister
Dr. Nathaniel Essex
Christopher Britton Christopher Britton
Morph Ron Rubin Ron Rubin J. P. Karliak
Robert Kelly Len Carlson Len Carlson Ron Rubin
Cable
Nathan Summers
Lawrence Bayne Lawrence Bayne Chris Potter
Moira MacTaggert Lally Cadeau Fiona Reid Eve CrawfordFiona ReidMartha Marion
Banshee
Sean Cassidy
Philip WilliamsDavid Errigo Jr.
Callisto Jennifer Dale Jennifer Dale Courtenay Taylor
Leech Ron Rubin Ron RubinDavid Errigo Jr.
Bolivar Trask Dan HennesseyDan Hennessey Gavin Hammon
Sentinels David Fox Barry Flatman Eric Bauza
Master Mold Nigel Bennett
Mojo Peter Wildman Peter WildmanDavid Errigo Jr.
Spiral Cynthia Belliveau Cynthia Belliveau Abby Trott
Nightcrawler
Kurt Wagner
Adrian HoughAdrian Hough
Lilandra Neramani Kristina NicollMorla Gorrondonna
Gladiator
Kallark
Richard Epcar Raymond O'NeilDavid Errigo Jr.
Sebastian Shaw David Bryant Travis Willingham
Emma Frost Cynthia Dale Martha Marion
X-Cutioner
Carl Denti
Lawrence Bayne
Abscissa Alyson Court
Valerie Cooper Catherine Disher
Sunspot
Roberto da Costa
Gui Agustini
Bastion
Sebastion Gilberti
Theo James

Hero teams

X-Men

X-Factor

X-Factor are a group of mutants who serve the U.S. government. They appear in the episodes "Cold Comfort" and "Sanctuary".

Alpha Flight

Alpha Flight was seen in the episode "Repo Man." Vindicator (who had renamed himself Guardian in the comics) and the Canadian Alpha Flight capture Wolverine. The Canadian government demands their project back. Either he joins their team as originally planned or they repossess his indestructible, adamantium skeleton.

Xavier's Security Enforcers and The Resistance (in Bishop's future)

Clan Chosen (in Cable's future)

X-Terminators (unnamed)

Guest allies

Neutral characters

Neutral groups

Starjammers

The Starjammers appear in the five-part episode "Phoenix Saga" led by Corsair (Major Christopher Summers). In this episode, the Starjammers attack the X-Men and steal the M'Kraan crystal, in hopes of trading into D'Ken so that Corsair can get close enough to kill him. However, D'Ken knew of their plan and tricked them, and got hold of the M'Kraan crystal. The Starjammers have to work with the X-Men to destroy D'Ken. Hepzibah , Raza Longknife , Ch'od , and Cr+eee were the Starjammers that appeared along with Corsair in the "Phoenix Saga." Corsair later appeared in the episode "Orphan's End." In this episode, Corsair is on the run from a corrupt Shi'ar police officer and he comes to Earth. Later, he finds out that Cyclops is his son. They first accuse Storm of being a traitor and attack her. After she explains to the Starjammers what is happening, they help Cyclops and Corsair defeat the officer.

Acolytes

The Acolytes appear in the "Sanctuary" storyline, in which Magneto builds Asteroid M as a haven for all mutants to live away from the hatred of baseline humans. The Acolytes, led by Fabian Cortez, aided Magneto in the liberation of the Genoshan mutant slaves from the hands of the Genoshan magistrates. After Cortez betrays Magneto and he is believed to have been killed by the X-Men, the Acolytes pledge their loyalty to Cortez, though they turn on him after he is later exposed.

  • Fabian Cortez (voiced by Jeffrey Max Nicholls) – Cortez appeared in the two-part episode "Sanctuary." As in the comic's storyline, Cortez was the leader of the Acolytes and used his powers to bolster Magneto's abilities. However, Cortez's extreme anti-human sentiments led him to betray Magneto. Cortez threatened to destroy Earth but was stopped by the X-Men and Amelia Voght, who revealed Cortez's betrayal to the other Acolytes and the entire mutant population of Asteroid M. He was trapped in Asteroid M by a vengeful Magneto, but was rescued from its destruction by Apocalypse and Deathbird. Apocalypse granted him the ability to alter the mutations of other mutants. Cortez then appeared in the final season episode "The Fifth Horseman," now turned into a servant and worshipper of his savior. Cortez assembled a cult worshipping Apocalypse as well as the Hounds, a foursome of altered mutants, in an attempt to find a new body for Apocalypse, who was defeated and left bodiless in "Beyond Good and Evil." Cortez captured Jubilee and turned Beast into a feral monster, but was stopped by Caliban, one of the Hounds. After being defeated, Cortez begged Apocalypse to be forgiven for his failure; though Apocalypse was not angry at Cortez, for he still had a host body to reincarnate into Cortez's own.
  • Amelia Voght (voiced by Sheila McCarthy and Sally Cahill in the original series, Donna Jay Fulks in the revival series) – Like her comics counterpart, Amelia was Charles Xavier's former lover and nurse. The two met and later fell in love after Xavier was crippled by Magneto, though they split because Amelia did not approve of the formation of the X-Men, preferring to live a quiet life with Charles and hide their mutant status. After meeting again in Asteroid M, she was initially hostile to Charles, though she forgave him after the X-Men helped defeat the fanatical Cortez. Amelia refused Charles' offer to join the X-Men, seeking now to find and follow her dreams. She became a nurse once again and joined Moira MacTaggert at the facilities of Muir Island. She also helped Beast, Magneto, Forge, and Mister Sinister fight against the Phalanx. In the revival series, she first appears in the episode "Bright Eyes", serving as a nurse in the aftermath of the Wild Sentinel attack on Genosha.
  • Marco Delgado
  • Carmella Unuscione – (voiced by Eve Crawford) Carmella appeared in episode "Sanctuary" as a prominent member of the Acolytes. As in the mainstream Marvel Universe, she was a devoted and passionate follower of Magneto and his beliefs.
  • Chrome / Allen Marc Yuric
  • Joanna Cargill – Joanna appeared in episode "Sanctuary." Though she did not have any speaking lines, she was a prominent member of the Acolytes. She also had a cameo in the first part of "One Man's Worth," where she was a member of the Mutant Resistance, but retained her Acolyte outfit.
  • Burner / Byron Calley (voiced by Paul Haddad) – Burner appeared as a member of the Acolytes and, using his real name in the two-part episode "Sanctuary," was one of the many mutants that took Magneto's offer to live in Asteroid M. Calley was in charge of overseeing the defensive missiles Magneto had gathered to prevent an attack on the asteroid. When Fabian Cortez attempted to fire the missiles to destroy Earth, Calley opposed him. It was also revealed that he was an old friend of Gambit.

Morlocks

When the Morlocks captured Cyclops and Jean Grey, Storm led the X-Men to rescue them. In the end, after a duel between Storm and Callisto, not only did the X-Men get Cyclops and Jean back, but Storm also earned leadership of the Morlocks. They later appear in the episode "Out of the Past," where the Morlocks are captured by Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers and she unleashes an alien. The X-Men saved the Morlocks and defeated the alien.

In the revival series, Callisto has regained control of the Morlocks. She alongside Leech, Ape, Erg, and Tommy made cameos in "Mutant Liberation Begins". In "Remember It", Callisto, Leech, Scaleface, Ape, Erg, Tommy, Sunder, and Masque appear in Genosha where the Wild Sentinel caused the deaths of Callisto, Leech, Ape, Erg, and Tommy. [3]

Shi'ar Imperial Guard

The Shi'ar Imperial Guard appeared in the episodes "Phoenix Saga" and "Dark Phoenix Saga." In the "Phoenix Saga," the Imperial guards track down Lilandra and the M'Kraan crystal, following D'Ken's orders, but after D'Ken fuses with the M'Kraan crystal and Lilandra becomes empress, the Imperial guards help the X-Men and the Starjammers defeat D'Ken. Later, in "Dark Phoenix Saga," the Imperial guards seek to destroy the Phoenix after she destroys a star system. Unlike the comics, the star system was deserted. So they go to Earth to stop Phoenix from destroying further systems.

In the revival series, the Shi'ar Imperial Guard first appears in the episode "Lifedeath, Part 2" on a mission to stop Ronan the Accuser during the Kree-Shi'ar War.

  • Gladiator / Kallark (voiced by Richard Eden in the original series, David Errigo Jr. in the revival series) – A Strontian member of the Imperial Guard who sports the different abilities that his race has.
  • Oracle / Sybil – A telepathic Shi'ar and member of the Imperial Guard.
  • Starbolt – An unidentified alien and member of the Imperial Guard who possesses flight and energy projection.
  • Smasher / Vril Rokk – An unidentified alien and member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard with super-strength.
  • Manta – An unidentified alien and member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard who possesses flight, infrared vision, and generation of blinding light flashes.
  • Titan – An unidentified alien and member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard who possesses size-shifting abilities.
  • Hussar – An unidentified alien and member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard who can channel bio-electricity into any living thing.
  • Quake – An unidentified rock-skinned reptilian humanoid alien and member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard who possesses geokinesis.
  • Hobgoblin / Shifter – A Chameloid shapeshifter and member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.
  • Warstar / B'nee and C'cil – Two symbiotically linked mechanoids who are members of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. While the small one known as B'nee has electrokinesis, the large one known as C'cil has super strength and durability.
  • Vulcan / Gabriel Summers – He appears in the revival series as the Shi'ar Imperial Guard's latest member.

Assassins Guild

Villains

Villain teams

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in this series is based on the third incarnation of the team from the comic books. The group is led by Mystique, with the Blob, Avalanche, and Pyro as members of the group, and Rogue being shown as a former member. The group is revealed to have been initially financed by the mutant Apocalypse though only Mystique knew this. Notably absent from the series was the Brotherhood member and Mystique's longtime lesbian lover Destiny who was a major member of the team in the comics. As such, major changes were made towards the series' adaptation of the "Days of Future Past" storyline, in which Destiny played a major role during the climax of the story.

  • Mystique / Raven Darkholme (voiced by Randall Carpenter in 1993, Jennifer Dale in 1994–1996) – Mystique was shown as the leader of the Brotherhood, a close ally of Apocalypse, Rogue's foster mother, and Nightcrawler's birth mother. In the first season, Mystique aids Apocalypse in transforming several mutants into his Horsemen. Later he orders her to assassinate Senator Kelly, a task for which she impersonates the X-Man Gambit. She fails due to the interference of the real Gambit. In the second season, Mystique attempts to convince Rogue to return to the Brotherhood, though she fails in the end. Mystique once again appears as an ally of Apocalypse in the "Beyond Good and Evil" storyline; however, when Magneto realizes how mad Apocalypse's intentions are, Mystique joins him in trying to stop Apocalypse. In her final appearance of the series, Mystique is kidnapped by Graydon Creed, her child by Sabretooth. She is forced to send a letter to her other son, Nightcrawler, to lure him into a trap in exchange for her life. Creed attempts to kill all the mutants, but they escape. As Mystique flees, Nightcrawler gives chase because he wants to know why she abandoned him. Even though Mystique coldly tells him that she does not want him, Nightcrawler cannot bring himself to hate her and tells her that he will pray to God to allow him to forgive her. Touched that despite her cold treatment her son still cares for her, Mystique saves Nightcrawler from Creed and is presumed dead, but survives.
  • Avalanche / Dominic Petros (voiced by Rod Coneybeare) – Avalanche was always accompanied by Pyro and Blob. He usually acts as a hired henchman of Mystique.
  • Pyro / St. John Allerdyce (voiced by Graham Halley) – He appeared in four episodes (although he only had lines in three). He was characterized as British (instead of Australian like the comics), using slang terms such as "old bean" and "old girl" in conversation.
  • Blob / Frederick J. Dukes (voiced by George Merner) – In season one, he was one of many mutant captives on Genosha. He later appeared in several episodes with the Brotherhood.

Friends of Humanity

The Friends of Humanity (FoH) is an anti-mutant group that does various attacks on mutants. They were formed when Robert Kelly turned away from the anti-mutant cause and had Graydon Creed as a member until the information about him being Sabretooth's human son was revealed.

  • X-Cutioner / Carl Denti (voiced by Lawrence Bayne) – The new leader of the Friends of Humanity and a former United Nations agent. He was first seen in the first episode of the revival series "To Me, My X-Men", running a cell that was hunting mutants for a bounty and shipping Sentinel Blasters built from scavenged Sentinels. The cell was taken down when the X-Men rescued Roberto Da Costa. In the episode "Mutant Liberation Begins", Denti developed a Neutralizer rifle based on the same technology from the Inhibitor Collar. Planning to publicly rob Magneto of his mutant powers during his trial, Denti donned the guise of the X-Cutioner and took this rifle to the United Nations. After defeating the X-Men, X-Cutioner took the shot, but Storm sacrificed herself to save Magneto.

Nasty Boys

While the Nasty Boys are minor villains in the comics, the villainous team was featured several times in the series. Appearing first in the episode "Til Death Do Us Part (part 2)," the series featured four of the Boys: Ruckus, Gorgeous George, Hairbag, and Slab. The X-Man Morph, who had been resurrected by Mr. Sinister, had an "evil" side to his personality. "Evil" Morph was often a part-time member of the Nasty Boys, but Sinister increasingly lost control of him. The Nasty Boys reappeared in both parts of "Reunion," where, teamed with the Savage Land Mutates, they proved to be quite imposing to the X-Men, whom Sinister had rendered powerless. The X-Men eventually regained their powers, freed Morph from Sinister completely, and defeated Sinister and the Boys. After leaving the Savage Land, the Boys reappeared with Sinister in all four parts of "Beyond Good and Evil." Vertigo accompanied them (Sinister had given her a Magneto-inspired energy boost in "Reunion") and was made into a member, despite her female status.

  • Gorgeous George / George Blair (voiced by Rod Wilson) – George played a prominent role. He appeared in X-Men Adventures, a comic book based on the animated series.
  • Ruckus / Clement Wilson (voiced by Dan Hennessey) – Ruckus played a prominent role as leader of the Nasty Boys. He seemed to be older, but the others often cracked jokes at him being Sinister's "lapdog." He also appeared in several issues of X-Men Adventures.
  • Slab / Christopher Anderson – Slab also appeared with the Nasty Boys.
  • Hairbag (voiced by John Blackwood [2] ) – In the show, Hairbag's powers were altered somewhat, giving him poisonous breath and the ability to fire drugged quill-like hairs from his body.

Savage Land Mutates

The Savage Land Mutates were the creations of Magneto, though they were later recruited by Mister Sinister.

  • Sauron / Karl Lykos (voiced by Robert Bockstael [2] ) – A native of the Savage Land who Sinister experimented on and gave the ability to absorb mutant energy and transform into a humanoid Pteranodon. After Sinister is defeated, Lykos is left to live in peace after mutants leave the Savage Land, leaving him unable to transform, and joins Ka-Zar's tribe.
  • Brainchild (voiced by Robert Bockstael [2] ) – A Swamp Man with an enlarged cranium who possesses psychic powers.
  • Amphibius (voiced by Peter McCowatt [2] ) – A Swamp Man who was mutated into a humanoid frog.
  • Lupo – A Swamp Man who was mutated into a white werewolf-like form.
  • Barbarus (voiced by Bob Zeidel in the first appearance, Peter McCowatt in later appearances [2] ) – A Swamp Man who was mutated to have four arms.
  • Vertigo (voiced by Megan Smith [2] ) – Vertigo was one of the followers of Mr. Sinister in the Savage Land. In the series, her powers were amplified after Mr. Sinister genetically modified her with Magneto's DNA. Later on, she joins the Nasty Boys who were also working for Mister Sinister.

In the X-Men '97 episode "Bright Eyes", Brainchild and Amphibius appeared at Gambit's funeral.

Inner Circle Club

The Hellfire Club appeared in the "Dark Phoenix Saga" storyline, though it was renamed Inner Circle Club to prevent controversy regarding the use of the word hellfire, which could have prompted accusations of satanism. The Inner Circle's leaders aim to control Jean Grey and brainwash her into believing herself to be the Queen of the Inner Circle, though they only manage to unleash the Dark Phoenix.

  • Sebastian Shaw (voiced by David Bryant in the original series, [2] Travis Willingham in the revival series [4] ) – leader of the Inner Circle Club. In the revival series, he appears in the episode "Remember It" as a member of the ruling council of the mutant nation Genosha, where he is killed in the Wild Sentinel Attack. [3]
  • Emma Frost (voiced by Cynthia Dale in the original series, Martha Marion in the revival series) – The White Queen of the Inner Circle Club. In X-Men '97, she joins the ruling council of Genosha and survives the Sentinels' attack on the island by unlocking the ability to transform into organic diamond.
  • Jason Wyngarde / Mastermind (voiced by Nigel Bennett) – Wyngarde appears in the first three parts of the "Dark Phoenix Saga." He uses his powers to control the Phoenix but ends up unleashing the Dark Phoenix. Wyngarde is also a member of the Mutant Resistance in the alternate reality shown in the first part of the episode "One Man's Worth."
  • Harry Leland / Black Bishop (voiced by Geoff Kahnert [2] )
  • Donald Pierce (voiced by Walker Boone [2] )

Horsemen of Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse were the same ones as in the X-Factor comics. The lineup was composed of mutants that submitted themselves to the so-called mutant "cure," developed by Dr. Adler (Mystique in disguise). The cure process transformed the four mutants: Autumn Rolfson / Famine (voiced by Catherine Gallant), Plague / Pestilence , Abraham Kieros / War (voiced by James Millington), and Archangel / Death into altered mutants under the control of Apocalypse.

The four-part episode "Beyond Good and Evil" featured another team of Horsemen, created by Apocalypse during his time in Ancient Egypt. The style of these Horsemen reflected their Egyptian origins.

Reavers

The Reavers are a gang of cyborgs. They appear alongside Lady Deathstrike when she goes down to the Morlock's tunnel and tricks Wolverine into coming down there, hoping to get him to open an alien ship that she found in the tunnel. When the ship is opened, an alien comes out of the ship and sucks the life out of the Reavers. So Lady Deathstrike has to work together with Wolverine to defeat the alien. In the end, the X-Men defeat the alien and all the Reavers' life energy is sent back to their bodies.

  • Bonebreaker
  • Pretty Boy
  • Murray Reese
  • Wade Cole
  • Lady Deathstrike / Yuriko Oyama (voiced by Jane Luk) – Lady Deathstrike was also a Reavers member. She had a romantic past with Wolverine, likely merging her character with Wolverine's former fiancée, Mariko Yashida. She first appeared in the episode "Out of the Past" (season 3). Deathstrike joined the Reavers and became a cyborg to avenge the death of her father, Professor Oyama, during Logan's rampage at the Weapon X headquarters. In this continuity, the Professor (of Weapon X) and Yuriko's father are the same man. In the comic's continuity, the Professor is a man named Thorton and has no blood relation to the Oyamas.

Weapon X

The Weapon X program was responsible for Wolverine's adamantium skeleton and fabricated memories. The program was directed by the Professor and Dr. Cornelius. Weapon X captured the four members of Team X (Logan, Victor Creed, Maverick, and Silver Fox) to brainwash them to become an elite team of mind-controlled assassins. However, Wolverine escaped and his rampage through the Weapon X headquarters allowed Creed, Maverick, and Silver Fox to escape.

  • Professor (in video and flashbacks)
  • Dr. Cornelius (in shadows within video and flashbacks)
  • Professor Oyama - Never actually appears in the series. Mentioned by Professor Thorton in "Weapon X, Lies, and Videotape" and by Lady Deathstrike in "Out of the Past."
  • Talos – Shiva / Talos appeared in the episode "Weapon X, Lies & Videotape." Due to network censorship, the robot's name was changed to Talos.

Mojo's Trackers and Wildways

Besides Spiral, Mojo employs several agents and servants:

The Colony and Brood

The Colony are depicted as reptilian humanoids with mechanical tentacles and the ability to generate electricity from their tails. Additionally, the Colony can generate spores that transform others into hybrid drones.

Children of the Shadow

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The Children of the Shadow

The Children of the Shadow are a group of mutant criminals. Cyclops battles them when he visits the mutant town of Skull Mesa.

  • Solarr / Bill Braddock (voiced by Lorne Kennedy) – The leader of the Children of the Shadow. In this show, Solarr goes by the name of Bill Braddock.
  • Chet Lambert (voiced by Tom Harvey) – Exclusive to the TV series, Chet Lambert is a mutant who possesses intangibility.
  • Toad / Mortimer Toynbee (voiced by Tony Daniels) – A member of the Children of the Shadow. He possesses toad-like abilities.

The Avengers (in the Xavier-less time-line)

Operation: Zero Tolerence

Operation: Zero Tolerance (OZT) was a United Nations anti-mutant strike force that appeared in X-Men '97. It was responsible for turning humans into Prime Sentinels, cyborgs who were injected with Mister Sinister's Techno-Organic Virus, transforming them into Sentinel hybrids. In Cable's timeline, after 300 years of Evolutionary War, Bastion succeeded in creating a utopia for the new post-humans, in which the surviving mutants were pressed into slavery.

  • Bastion / Sebastion Gilberti (voiced by Theo James) – The leader of OZT, who was born a Sentinel hybrid after Nimrod infected his father. He is later killed when Kelly sends missiles to destroy his asteroid.
  • Daria (voiced by Anjali Bhimani) – Bastion's personal assistant.
  • Doctor Doom / Victor von Doom (voiced by Ross Marquand) – The dictator of Latveria who allies with Operation: Zero Tolerance.
  • Helmut Zemo (voiced by Rama Vallury) – A supporter of Operation: Zero Tolerance.
  • Prime Sentinels – A group of people-turned-cyborgs with Sentinel traits. Bolivar Trask, Trish Tilby, and the Da Costa family's butler Ford were converted into Prime Sentinels.
    • Rose Gilberti (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) – The mother of Bastion who was converted into a Prime Sentinel.

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The third Summers brother is a plot point in X-Men comic books regarding the family of the superhero Cyclops, alias Scott Summers. The plot point was first referenced by writer Fabian Nicieza in X-Men vol. 2 #23 (1993), published by Marvel Comics. In that issue the villain Mister Sinister has a conversation with X-Men member Cyclops and casually mentions Cyclops' "brothers." Cyclops notes that it is odd to talk about his brothers in the plural, since as far as he knows he has just one brother. However, the dialogue does not mention three, implying there could be several brothers still in existence.

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