Origin and Living Status The Phoenix Force is a creation of the universe that was born of the void between states of being. [91] At the tournament's conclusion, Echo is chosen as the Phoenix's new host. After the battle's conclusion, Phoenix's whereabouts are unknown. "[40], In the last issue of Kingbreaker, the Phoenix abandons Rachel and Korvus during battle with Vulcan's new guard, leaving them both without its power. It has yet to explain how Jean is "the true phoenix" and why, however, it has been theorized that the Phoenix is the true manifestation of Jean Greys psychic abilities. Iron Fist: The dragon, Shou-Lao was able to hurt Cyclops when he was possessed by Phoenix. [33] She fell in love with Odin, but left him due to his callousness. The Phoenix Force holds a significant place in the Marvel Comics and stands as the most unforgettable element of X-Men member Jean Grey's comic book history. [3] For Jean Grey, it allows her to perform cosmic pyrokinesis strong enough to easily defeat Terrax, as she is in complete control of her own cosmic fire that after Terrax submits to his defeat, the fire dissipates at her will leaving him charred. He plants seeds of dissent within Phoenix's fragile psyche by comparing her to a god and insisting she could do whatever she wished. As the Phoenix drew closer, Hope traveled to the Blue Area of the Moon to confront it, with the X-Men and Avengers in pursuit. Dying, Wolverine killed Jean and awoke the Phoenix Force within her. He is killed by the Imperial Guard, which later becomes the first line of defense of the Shi'ar Empire. Instead, Jean Grey's evil actions when she first became the Phoenix were the result of her mind being manipulated. [15], After an encounter with the Hellfire Club and manipulation by Mastermind and the White Queen, the Phoenix is transformed into their Black Queen. [11], The Phoenix remains with the X-Men for only a short time. [36], Jean begins manifesting the Phoenix raptor, creating a rift between her own and Scott's relationship, and the entity starts to appear as another personality within Jean, having a conversation with Professor Xavier on its role in events to come. [66] It is later revealed that the power disruptions experienced by Cyclops, Emma, Colossus, Magik and Magneto were actually the result of nano-sentinels unleashed on them by Dark Beast. During this time, the Phoenix scanned the human member and leader of the Starjammers to learn it was Cyclops' long thought dead father, Christopher Summers. [13] In Greece, Phoenix meets a man named Nikos, later revealed to be Mastermind, a mutant that can alter the perceptions of others. Aliases Vuk, under the identity of Margaret Smith, is the main antagonist of the 2019 superhero film X-Men: Dark Phoenix, the twelfth installment of the X-Men film series. Professor X, unwilling to give up on one of his pupils, but romantically involved with Lilandra, challenged her to Arin'n Haelar, a Shi'ar duel of honor that cannot be refused. The Phoenix became Dark Phoenix due to allowing human emotions to cloud its judgment. Once on the ground, Black Panther and Ghost Rider get to work, calling back the Spirit of Vengeance, Iron Fist and Eye of Agamotto out of Khonshu's grasp. It linked her inextricably to the Phoenix Force, and while it was eventually revealed that she wasn't the Phoenix at that time, she did gain all of the memories of that time. [31], As an interdimensional portal transports four villains from the 616 Marvel Universe into the Ultraverse dimension, the Phoenix Force is also pulled into the Ultraverse and critically damaged. The Phoenix Force can manipulate cosmic energies and tap into the life-force reserved for future generations, which denies their existence. Jean Grey-Summers merged with the Phoenix. This article contains spoilers for Avengers 1,000,000 BC #1 The following are the known hosts of the Phoenix Force: Other characters were only possessed by the Phoenix Force during out-of-continuity tales, including Franklin Richards,[125] Nightcrawler,[126] Storm,[127] Wolverine of Earth-14412 (referred to as Old Man Phoenix),[128] King Thor of Earth-14412,[129] Cosmic Ghost Rider,[130] and Gabriel Summers[131] in separate What If stories, as well as Cyclops in the X-Men/Teen Titans inter-company crossover. As Phoenix, Giraud is a rarity for a Phoenix host, since he is an ordinary human with no active magic or psionic abilitiesonly those powers granted him directly by the Phoenix Force. It is revealed the Phoenix wants the adult Jean, but to do that it needs the younger Jean out of the way. [1], According to the alien peace-keeping robot Unit, a billion years ago the alien Demon Lords of Stasis cast a spell on their planet to stop the Evolution. Rachel and Kate illegally entered the laboratory of Project Nimrod, which was the attempt to construct the most highly advanced Sentinel possible with the technology of that time, in the hopes of sabotaging the project. Moon Knight declares that the new age will now belong to him instead. Although the Demon Lords fight to prevent it, the Phoenix communes with the female and with the loyalty of her disciples that helps her to control the infinite power of the Phoenix, she breaks the spell and the Demons are swept away. Attracted to Firehair's untapped raw psychic power, the Phoenix prevents the suicide, bonds with her, and seeks to use her to fulfill its intended purpose of razing planets to ashes. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. [4] The Phoenix Force is an immortal, indestructible, and mutable manifestation of the prime universal force of life. In the comics, Jean's powers are unique and incredibly powerful. Originally introduced in Uncanny X-Men #101 and created by Chris Claremont . [42], During a conflict with several Predators X (genetically engineered mutant hunters), the Stepford Cuckoos are overwhelmed and knocked unconscious as the fragment of the Phoenix they captured forcefully escape from the girls' diamond hearts. [166], Jean learns to control the powers of the Phoenix. [4] It was later claimed that from their love, Thor was born,[5] but in truth, Phoenix left Odin due to his callousness, until millennia later, she arranged for Odin and Gaea to conceived a child. When the Phoenix arrives, Jean, backed by a host of former Phoenix Force wielders, tries to defy destiny and stop the Phoenix before it can take her over. The Shi'ar Empress, Lilandra Neramani, was alerted before the vessel was destroyed and called a council of her intergalactic counterparts, including the Kree and Skrull Empires. During the Avengers vs. X-Men crossover, Cyclops was among the five mutants exposed to the splintered cosmic force, becoming the unofficial leader of the Phoenix Five.. [citation needed], To sate its hunger, the Dark Phoenix flew to a distant galaxy and devoured the star of the D'bari system. [volume&issueneeded], The host and Rick Jones are summoned and put on trial by Mar-Vel. Cyclops uses it to become one with the Phoenix Force again, and uses his powers to decimate the Children of Tomorrow. It was at the moment of the Dark Phoenix's death that a spark of the Phoenix Force was accidentally bestowed on Jean's clone, Madelyne Pryor. Gallery Jean Elaine Grey is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The character has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix and Dark Phoenix.Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). Formerly Avengers[19] Phoenix Five, X-Men, Hellfire Club, Avengers (1,000 AD), Avengers (1,000,000), Avengers of Earth-TRN852 One Jean can access The Phoenix Force and another can't. Alternate Jeans interact and make appearances in other story lines. In Amalgam Comics, the Jean Grey incarnation of Phoenix with is combined with DC Comics character Fire to make Firebird in JLX #1. [83] Old Man Logan is able to make Jean Grey remember her true life and as she learns about the fate of her family and several friends. [109], Vulnerability of Host: While the Phoenix Force gives its host incredible strength and durability, neither is infinite. At this point, Moon Knight understands that he has lost his mind. She later encounters Diamanda Nero, Apocalypse's High Councilor and viceroy. [136] In some conditions, a bit of cosmic fire can easily burn anything it comes into contact, as when it possesses young Jean Grey she unconsciously melts the equipment the medics try to put on her. Classic mythos surrounding the Phoenix Force suggest that the cosmic entity prefers hosts with psychic power sets and a preference for the Grey/Summers . [56] It is theorized that Scarlet Witch's spell of "No more mutants" angered the Phoenix, and to calm the entity, a new host was needed along, with five acolytes, to succeed at bringing about evolution (the acolytes were actually revealed to be the first five new mutants that have appeared around the globe since the decimation of the mutant population), and that was the reason the Phoenix came to Earth. When Thor was born, his birth was felt by King Laufey who immediately killed him. [6], At some point, the entity ends up in Shi'ar space, where it bonds with a citizen of the Empire named Rook'shir, who controls the power of the Phoenix Force in conjunction with his blade. Quire wanted to use the Phoenix Force to resurrect Sophie, one of the Stepford Cuckoos, who had died trying to stop him from taking over the Xavier Institute. With that, the Avengers assemble and Khonshu's forces weaken. After her release, she thinks she contacted a celestial God-entity that destroyed worlds as well create life.[163]. Cyclops was wholly incapable of hosting the entire Phoenix Force on his own however, and became Dark Phoenix. The entity selects Captain America and Doctor Doom as its first combatants, who are empowered by a small spark of the Phoenix's cosmic fire and transported to the Savage Land for their match. The Phoenix and the Beast ended up separated from the other X-Men, each group mistakenly believing the other to have died.[48]. She murdered millions of beings, and Jean ended up taking her own life before the Phoenix Force could drive her to more evil. Feeling that she has lost her mind, Jean slips into a depressed state and begins seeing green creatures latched on to her body. She tries overpowering him, but is left powerless after being shortly bonded to the Phoenix Force. [volume&issueneeded]. The Phoenix Five was the latest iteration of the Phoenix. Galactus accuses the Phoenix Force of hypocrisy and reveals to it that its existence in a corporeal state is sustained by robbing energy used to birth future generations. This appeared to be the case on Earth-10011, otherwise known as the Cancerverse. Phoenix fell in love with Odin, but the two split after Odin tried to wed her without her consent. Using the Phoenix Force, she could travel through hyperspace and destroy, In order to return Jean to the fold several years later, after her death at the conclusion of the Dark Phoenix storyline a retcon revealed that the Phoenix Force entity had replaced Jean and had created a duplicate body of Jean, believing itself to be Jean. This event was further complicated with the arrival of Quentin Quire, awakened by the Phoenix's arrival. [volume&issueneeded] However, the Phoenix Force tells him that he has latent psi-abilities, and it was that latent psi-potential that drew it to him. The participants of this contest were the Black Panther, Captain America, Hulk, Namor, Shang-Chi, Wolverine, the Orb, American Eagle, Red Widow, Black Knight, Man-Thing, Echo, Shanna the She-Devil and Zabu, Hyperion, Nighthawk, Luke Cage, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Howard the Duck, Valkyrie, and Doctor Doom; although the latter forfeited in the first round, displeased with the parameters of the contest. It was a land of unimaginable perfection and beauty and was said to exist somewhere beyond the brilliance of the sun. [76], The Phoenix Five were briefly captured by Mr. Sinister and using his technology, he managed to harness the Phoenix Force into six clones of Madelyne Pryor. Kate bargained with the Force to save Rachel from the Sentinels' rule and to keep her from remembering the horrors she had experienced. Phoenix Force [27][28], Returning to Earth with all her memories, Rachel manages to return to the future she had come from. In 2012, this role brought the Phoenix Force into a head-on collision with the Avengers. The Force agreed to boost Rachel's powers so she could physically travel back in time, not just psychically. [8], In the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, Yu-Ti of K'un-L'un has visions of the Phoenix coming to Earth and of a red-headed Iron Fist who would confront it. Cyclops refused, telling them that they had the situation in hand, and when Captain America refused to depart, a battle broke out.[74]. I'm not the Phoenix. "[41], Around the same time in San Francisco, the Red Queen and her Sisterhood attack the X-Men; first trapping Emma in a psychic barricade by Lady Mastermind. After Dark Phoenix died on the Moon, the Phoenix had sought to return the "borrowed" portion of Jean's soul back to her body, which was in suspended animation. While stopping a burglary, she loses control of her temper and burns one of the perpetrators alive before starting a fire that threatens to harm countless innocent people. A very questionable move. The powers of the Phoenix Sword pass on to the dying Jena, who becomes the Phoenix Force's first host and vanquishes Shadow King before becoming the guardian of her dimension. "[citation needed], During its time as a sentient and formless mass of energy, it traveled the cosmos and was worshiped by several alien races, including the Shi'ar, who named the entity Phal'kon, the "sister" of their other gods K'ythri and Sharra. He is ultimately overwhelmed by the Phoenix's power and becomes the first known host to succumb to the Phoenix Force's destructive impulses, going insane from the power it embodied and becoming the Dark Phoenix. [54], During the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, the event has the Phoenix Force returning to Earth, presumably to reclaim Hope Summers, which leads to a confrontation between the Avengers and the X-Men on how to deal with its arrival. When she refused to share her older self's fate and fought back against it, the cosmic entity immolated her and set about resurrecting the elder Jean Grey - resulting in a number of psionic disturbances. Rachel believed herself and Kate to be trapped, but Kate said the words that caused Rachel to project herself back through time. A powerful cosmic entity, an immortal being representing the Life-Death-Rebirth cycle, all current and future life, and is the nexus of all . Escaping an attack by the Shi'ar, the Phoenix and Wolverine teleported to the North Pole, where Jean asserted control once more. While the Phoenix was initially uncaring of what became of it or what it was used for, Emma countered that Sinister would merely keep it locked up for eternity, and reminded it that it had come to Earth for a reason. While the ritual is successful, the Phoenix has different plans and kills the Hellfire Club. [4], During one of the tournament's earliest bouts, Namor overpowered Echo and left her for dead in the ocean floor. In a desperate gambit, Emma Frost convinced the Phoenix to inhabit her, since Scott was in love with her now. [volume&issueneeded], The Phoenix Force is a part of the plot to reverse the damage the Celestials had already created. [155] The Rachel Summers version of Phoenix was combined with Legion of Super-Heroes member Kinetix to make Phoenetix in Spider-Boy Team-Up #1. It was claimed by the Watcher that the dragon once beat the Phoenix, but there is no evidence to show that. [71] He is killed by God Emperor Doom in a subsequent confrontation. [41], Years later when Jean was dying on a space shuttle, her mind called out for help and the Phoenix Force answered and saved her. It is unknown if the power proves less effective as the Phoenix Five gained more portions of Phoenix. [91] Quentin came back to earth and sacrificed his phoenix shard to save the life and restore the powers of Jubilee. "[140] Tristan Benns of Screen Rant referred to the Phoenix Force as "one of the X-Mens most iconic concepts," writing, "As a staple of Marvel Comics X-Men franchise, the Phoenix Force has been a fan-favorite concept well known to both heroes and readers alike for decades. Both X-Factor and the X-Men's combined efforts seemed to be futile in an effort to break through the telekinetic bubble. [40], The Phoenix Force was called back to Earth when it felt the mind of a human transcend the physical realm, a mind that resonated with the Phoenix's energy. Namor reunited with the Phoenix spells bad news for the Avengers. The Phoenix Force Raptor began approaching Earth, and in its path it destroyed Birj, as witnessed by Nova. Powers and Stats. The original universe collapsed due to the manipulations and reproduction of the Celestial race. From that time on, Rachel was able to draw to a limited extent upon the vast power of the Phoenix Force. Realizing this to be true, the Phoenix vows to return to its prior existence of "touching all that is" while allowing an echo of its power to remain with Rachel's now-dominant consciousness. She needs to feed from the energy from his optic blasts, and, confused by her own emotions, thinks she is in love with Scott. The Phoenix can be a sign of destruction or rebirth. [29][30], A billion years ago,[verificationneeded] the alien Demon Lords of Stasis weaved a spell that had halted evolution on their planet. Marvel vs. Capcom (Earth-30847) Super Hero Squad cartoon and games (Earth-91119) Phoenix Force. 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