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This is a list of characters from the animated series X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997), its manga adaptation X-Men: The Manga (1994–1999) and its animated revival X-Men '97 (2024–present).
This section includes main cast members, recurring characters, and notable guest stars.
X-Factor are a group of mutants who serve the U.S. government. They appear in the episodes "Cold Comfort" and "Sanctuary".
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.
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.
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.
The Morlocks are a group of mutants who live underground due to their mutations being too severe to hide. In X-Men '97, the Morlocks relocate Genosha, where members Callisto, Leech, Ape, Erg, and Tommy are killed by the Wild Sentinel. [3]
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 an uninhabited star system.
In X-Men '97, 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.
Assassins Guild
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 to the series' adaptation of the "Days of Future Past" storyline, in which Destiny played a major role during the climax of the story.
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.
While the Nasty Boys are minor villains in the comics, the team was featured several times in the series. Appearing first in the episode "Til Death Do Us Part", 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.
The Savage Land Mutates were the creations of Magneto, though they were later recruited by Mister Sinister.
In the X-Men '97 episode "Bright Eyes", Brainchild and Amphibius appeared at Gambit's funeral.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Besides Spiral, Mojo employs several agents and servants:
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.
The Children of the Shadow are a group of mutant criminals. Cyclops battles them when he visits the mutant town of Skull Mesa.
Operation: Zero Tolerance (OZT) is a United Nations anti-mutant strike force that appeared in X-Men '97. It is 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.