{"id":201,"date":"2018-09-26T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/xtreme\/?p=201"},"modified":"2018-09-26T05:55:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T05:55:59","slug":"things-just-got-x-treme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tawmis.com\/xtreme\/archives\/201","title":{"rendered":"Things Just Got \u2013 X-TREME!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article I wrote, originally published here: <a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Things Just Got \u2013 X-TREME!<br \/>\nWritten by: Sir Tawmis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-98467\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-1.png?w=474\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-1.png 214w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-1.png?w=115 115w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (1)\" data-attachment-id=\"98467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-1.png?w=474\" data-orig-size=\"214,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-1.png?w=474?w=214\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-1.png?w=474?w=214\" \/><\/a>Allow me a moment to talk about X-Treme, or as I like to call him, simply Adam-X. While I talk about him and his origin \u2013 I will also highlight some of the things that put Adam-X at the top of my favorite character list \u2013 of all comic book characters.<\/p>\n<p>First, I admit. I am a sucker for the obscure characters. I think a lot of that has to do with, deep down inside, I am a writer yearning to flesh out characters who are just begging to have their origins explored \u2013 then unleash that untapped potential!<\/p>\n<p>There are few characters that have more potential to be an amazing character than Adam-X.<\/p>\n<p>The character known as X-Treme was created by Fabian Nicieza and Jeff Johnson, and he first appeared in X-Force Annual #2 (October 1993).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-98468\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png?w=300&amp;h=232\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png?w=300&amp;h=232 300w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png?w=150&amp;h=116 150w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png 306w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" data-attachment-id=\"98468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png\" data-orig-size=\"306,237\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png?w=300&amp;h=232\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-2.png?w=306\" \/><\/a>When Adam-X appeared, he was the embodiment of a lot of what the 90\u2019s comics represented \u2013 he had long hair, backwards hat, blades on his shoulder, wrists and hips. He was a character with a mysterious background, and a lethal hunter. Now, I am not a Child of the 90\u2019s \u2013 I consider myself a Child of the 80\u2019s \u2013 but I actually liked how Adam-X looked when he first appeared. (Granted, in hindsight, a little less blades on the shoulder and belt\/waist might make him marketable in a more modern comic book market, but still!)<\/p>\n<p>In his appearance, Adam-X is hunting down a friend named Michelle Balters (who also happens to be a mutant by the name of Neurotap). X-Force, led by Cable, arrive at the scene and attempt to take down Adam-X. However, Adam-X is easily able to defeat all of the members of X-Force by cutting them, then igniting the electrolytes in their blood.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the things that <em>really<\/em> made me like Adam-X. Don\u2019t get me wrong. I was reading and collecting X-Force (and enjoying it!), but I was not a fan of Cable. (Still not a fan of Cable actually\u2026). Come to think of it, overall I am not a fan of time displaced characters (such as Cable, Stryfe, Phoenix {Rachel Summers}, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>So when Cable gets taken down \u2013 and not by a team \u2013 but a single individual \u2013 along with the rest of X-Force? That added so many marks on the \u201cPositives\u201d side of the character, that perhaps, to this very day, that\u2019s why Adam-X remains my favorite character.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Adam-X eventually teams up with X-Force, and together, they discover that Adam-X\u2019s employer, Martin Strong is a little shady. And in \u201cnatural comic book team up fashion\u201d, Adam-X and X-Force take down Martin Strong.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the issue, Adam-X is offered a position to join X-Force, but he declines the offer, explaining he wants to find more clues to his past.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-98469\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png?w=183&amp;h=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png?w=183&amp;h=300 183w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png?w=92&amp;h=150 92w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png 202w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (3)\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"98469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png\" data-orig-size=\"202,331\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png?w=183&amp;h=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-3.png?w=202\" \/><\/a>It wasn\u2019t long before Adam-X would encounter one of the members of X-Force again. As luck would have it, Adam-X found himself being abducted and dragged into MurderWorld, where he was forced to fight Shatterstar, from X-Force. The two were equally matched, forced to fight to save a woman\u2019s life. However, it finally came down to the two heroes teaming up and realizing the only way out of this was to fight the one behind it all \u2013 Arcade himself!<\/p>\n<p>Together, Adam-X and Shatterstar were able to infiltrate Arcade\u2019s hideout in MurderWorld. Arcade quickly (in order to preserve his own life), gave up the information as to who had hired him to abduct them and put them against each other.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, someone by the name of Mr. Milbury had wanted Adam-X to be tested, and what better warrior that was evenly matched with Adam-X\u2019s skill than X-Force\u2019s Shatterstar. (Well, if you\u2019re an avid read of the X-Men books, you know Mr. Milbury is an alias for none other than the most sinister of X-Men villains \u2013 Mr. Sinister himself!) But what interest would Mr. Sinister have in Adam-X? We\u2019re getting to that, don\u2019t you worry! This entire fight takes place in X-Force #30 \u2013 and if you enjoy a good fight between two heroes, pretty evenly matched, I\u2019d recommend picking this up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-98470\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png?w=270&amp;h=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png?w=270&amp;h=300 270w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png?w=135&amp;h=150 135w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png 333w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (4)\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"98470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png\" data-orig-size=\"333,370\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (4)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png?w=270&amp;h=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-4.png?w=333\" \/><\/a>The next time Adam-X appears is in X-Men #39, when he witnesses a plane crash in Canada. He rushes to the site of the plane crash and pulls out the pilot, who just so happens to be Phillip Summers, the grandfather of Scott Summers and Alex Summers (better known as Cyclops and Havok, respectively). Adam-X manages to use his power of igniting electrolytes to keep Phillip Summers warm throughout the night as the freezing temperatures continued to plummet. Fashioning a gurney, Adam-X pulls Phillip across the frozen tundra and gets him to a hospital where Scott and Jean rush to the hospital to check on Scott\u2019s grandfather. Adam-X is there and asks Jean Grey to share his memories with Phillip \u2013 allowing him to vicariously live through Adam-X\u2019s memories.<\/p>\n<p>Unbeknownst to Adam-X, Scott, Jean \u2013 they\u2019re being watched on a monitor, by someone with a red glove (later to be revealed as Erik the Red). Even stranger \u2013 Erik the Red is being watched because he is watching over Adam-X, by none other than Mister Sinister.<\/p>\n<p>After Jean links the mind of Adam-X and Phillip Summers, there\u2019s a narrator\u2019s note of: <em>Scott can\u2019t help but feel that his fractured family lines have been made stronger because of this near-tragedy. Little does he know how terrifyingly right he is.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now this would tie to X-Men #23, when Sinister had told Cyclops: <em>\u201c\u2026 but I care enough to wish you and your brothers to be protected from this illness.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-98471\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png?w=300&amp;h=246\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png?w=300&amp;h=246 300w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png?w=150&amp;h=123 150w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png 450w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (5)\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" data-attachment-id=\"98471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,369\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (5)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png?w=300&amp;h=246\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-5.png?w=450\" \/><\/a>Fabian Nicieza was laying down the ground work to make Adam-X related to the Summers family. As a matter of fact \u2013 Well, I am getting ahead of myself. Let me show you more of that ground work that Fabian had created to make this work.<\/p>\n<p>Adam-X\u2019s tie to the Summers family continues next in the pages of Captain Marvel, which stars Legacy (the 90\u2019s version of Captain Marvel and the \u201cgenetic son\u201d of Mar Vell). Once again, the typical hero fighting hero is how the issue begins \u2013 with Adam-X, being mind-controlled by Erik the Red to attack Legacy. Adam-X manages to become free of Erik the Red\u2019s control, but still finds the urge to fight Captain Marvel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-98472\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png?w=300&amp;h=237\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png?w=300&amp;h=237 300w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png?w=150&amp;h=119 150w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png 500w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (6)\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" data-attachment-id=\"98472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png\" data-orig-size=\"500,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (6)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png?w=300&amp;h=237\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-6.png?w=474\" \/><\/a>Eventually, Adam-X and Legacy team up and go after Erik the Red. Fighting through the Sidri (which appeared in Uncanny X-Men #154), Adam-X and Legacy manage to find Erik the Red who takes a moment to monologue about Adam-X\u2019s true destiny:<\/p>\n<p><em>You have been dubbed the Forsaken One, Adam \u2013 but that was a mistake on the Majestor\u2019s part, those many years ago. Truly had you been rightfully admitted into the family, we would not be in this predicament today\u2026 I am talking about your destiny here\u2026 and that is something obviously enough by the intricate plans of the Crystal Claws which should not be rushed! Empress Lilandra sits on the throne this day only because Majestor D\u2019Ken was driven mad by his experiences inside the M\u2019Krann Crystal! She was not meant to guide the Imperium. You see Adam, YOURS is the destiny of power \u2013 for you were bred to introduce a HYBRID of specific genetic potential into the Shi\u2019ar monarchy! Adam-X, you were born to rule the Shi\u2019ar Imperium! Who else should be the heir to the throne of the Imperium but you \u2013 the only living child of Majestor D\u2019Ken!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-98465\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png?w=300&amp;h=259\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png?w=300&amp;h=259 300w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png?w=600&amp;h=518 600w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png?w=150&amp;h=130 150w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (7)\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" data-attachment-id=\"98465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png\" data-orig-size=\"624,539\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (7)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png?w=300&amp;h=259\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-7.png?w=474\" \/><\/a>So, let me just put it out there. As a huge fan of the (old) <em>Uncanny X-Men<\/em>, I can\u2019t put into words how much I love the <em>Shi\u2019ar.<\/em> So now, here\u2019s this character \u2013 that I am already digging for quite a few reasons \u2013 and now they\u2019re telling me he\u2019s related to someone of the Shi\u2019ar Empire \u2013 and not just <em>someone<\/em> \u2013 but to D\u2019Ken himself!<\/p>\n<p>And note, it says that he\u2019s a Hybrid. So this is where the idea that D\u2019Ken (either through genetic or other more vile ways), had a child with Katherine Summers, who had been abducted by the Shi\u2019ar, as revealed in Uncanny X-Men #156 when Corsair explained:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c\u2026 until a teleport beam yanked us aboard the starship. It was a Shi\u2019ar scouting mission. To them, Anne and I were zoo-logical specimens, representing the HIGHER ORDERS OF LIFE ON EARTH. We were separated. On the Imperial Throne World, I escaped the slave pens and set out to find her. She was with the Emperor [D\u2019Ken]. My mistake then was in trying not to kill him with my bare hands instead of shooting him down where he stood. Guards came to his rescue, they wanted to execute me on the spot, but D\u2019Ken had other ideas\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fabian, unfortunately departed the X-Books before he could complete the story. When asked, Fabian said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe character [X-Treme] WAS created to be the 3rd brother, but once I left the x-books, the following writers\/editors chose to ignore the sub-plot(which is their call to make). the good news is that no writer\/editor contradicted the storyline plans I had, so maybe someday I could still pick it up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Unfortunately, as fate would have it, in 2006, Ed Brubaker introduced \u201ca mutant that would shake the foundation of the X-Men\u201d \u2013 none other than Gabriel Summers, better known as the mutant, Vulcan.<\/p>\n<p>Vulcan was introduced in <em>X-Men: Deadly Genesis #1<\/em> which essentially rewrote a large portion of the \u201cBible\u201d of X-Men comic books \u2013 it rewrote Giant Size X-Men #1, stating that after Cyclops and his team had been defeated by Krakoa \u2013 Professor Xavier sent in Gabriel\u2019s team \u2013 which consisted of himself, Petra, Darwin, and Sway \u2013 all of whom, save Gabriel were killed.<\/p>\n<p>And then that\u2019s when Cyclops came back and the new X-Men (Wolverine, Storm, Thunderbird, Banshee, Sunfire, Nightcrawler and Colossus) were formed to save the original X-Men. Now, in order to make this work \u2013 one would ask themselves \u2013 \u201cHow come no one ever mentioned Gabriel before?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The answer. Mind blowing (literally!). Apparently, so driven by guilt and shame of sending Gabriel\u2019s team to the slaughter (though it was revealed later that Darwin survived), Professor Xavier erased everyone\u2019s mind who knew anything about Gabriel \u2013 and the other members of the team. Now, let\u2019s bring this into scope a little. Erase every single person\u2019s memory who knew about Gabriel (or any of the other members of his team). This would include Scott\u2019s parents, brother (Alex), their grandparents, friends, teachers \u2013 the scope is mind-blowingly massive \u2013 and he would have had to done this for each of the members who perished from Gabriel\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>To this very day, I try to figure out \u2013 what the editors were thinking. Here, we have Adam-X, already being eluded to being related to the Summers family. Over there, we have Gabriel, who we have to rewrite Giant Size X-Men #1 and come up with this whole ploy that Professor Xavier has wiped out the memory of everyone who knew Gabriel. (Makes you wonder why he never wiped out the memory of anyone who knew John Proudstar, when Thunderbird died so soon after the Krakoa incident fighting Count Nefaria)!<\/p>\n<p>Years would go by before Adam-X would appear again, unfortunately. Marvel had shuffled him away for a number of reasons \u2013 one of them being that they were worried that fans would become \u201cconfused\u201d because at the time there was an <em>X-Treme X-Men<\/em> being published monthly. (Because fans wouldn\u2019t be confused by the ten other \u201cX\u201d books and Avengers books being published monthly apparently\u2026 the fans could figure that out, but apparently couldn\u2019t figure out why a character named X-Treme wasn\u2019t in <em>X-Treme X-Men<\/em>\u2026 because\u2026 that rational of thinking sounds logical). It\u2019s because of this, that I refer to X-Treme as Adam-X instead.<\/p>\n<p>When he next appears, it\u2019s in Uncanny X-Men #513 \/ Dark Avengers #7 (in 2009). He\u2019s joined several other mutants (Hellion, Match, Lorelei, Avalance, Meld and Sunspot) in an attempt to over throw Norman Osborn who is essentially running everything. Norman Osborn sends his \u201cDark X-Men\u201d after the small team of resistance \u2013 which consists of Cloak, Dagger, Weapon Omega, Namor, Mimic, and Daken.<\/p>\n<p>While I was thankful to see Adam-X surface again, I cringed at the dialogue he was given, as he was essentially written as over the top parody of himself (and all things 1990). It\u2019s painfully clear that Adam-X was added just to mock himself. But again, at least it was nice to know he wasn\u2019t completely forgotten.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-98466\" src=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png?w=300&amp;h=195\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png?w=300&amp;h=195 300w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png?w=150&amp;h=98 150w, https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png 406w\" alt=\"adamx-1 (8)\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" data-attachment-id=\"98466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/adamx-1-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png\" data-orig-size=\"406,264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adamx-1 (8)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png?w=300&amp;h=195\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theunspokendecade.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/adamx-1-8.png?w=406\" \/><\/a>He\u2019d appear one more time, in Uncanny X-Men #542 (October 2011) during the time that the Norse God of Fear grants incredible powers to a number of super powered beings \u2013 one of them being Juggernaut. Cyclops calls on Adam-X, who appears (back to his original attire) to try and stop Juggernaut.<\/p>\n<p>Several others attempt to stop Juggernaut before Adam-X arrives. Avalanche attempts to separate the road; but Juggernaut continues to walk. A mutant named Face, blasts him with his \u2018annihilation beam\u2019 which proves ineffective; Pixie attempts to teleport Juggernaut away, but it\u2019s ineffective; Rogue attempts to absorb his powers and render him unconscious; she is instead, rendered unconscious and rescued by Magneto. Mercury tries to fill his lungs; but she\u2019s expelled, when she realized she was being dissolved while inside Juggernaut; Pyslocke tries her psychic blades, but they too, prove ineffective. Adam-X is the only one, who proves effective in doing anything to Juggernaut; he manages to ignite his blood, however, the downside is that Juggernaut, for fifteen minutes burns anything he touches.<\/p>\n<p>I had hoped, if the latest <em>Cyclops<\/em> series had continued (which had the time misplaced Scott Summers traveling around with the now living Corsair) \u2013 that somewhere in their space adventures, the writer would bring in Adam-X and perhaps elude again, to the family connection (and perhaps have a Shi\u2019ar adventure).<\/p>\n<p>Such was not my luck. I look forward to Adam-X appearing again. I\u2019m hopeful that one day, someone will write him again \u2013 and develop him as Fabian had intended. After all, while everyone debated who the <em>third<\/em> Summers brother was \u2013 Sinister had said <em>brothers<\/em> \u2013 never indicating just how many \u201cbrothers\u201d he had meant. So it still stands to reason that Adam-X could be connected to Katherine Summers and D\u2019Ken. It\u2019s already official that he\u2019s connected to D\u2019Ken as Marvel now officially names his real name as \u201cAdam Neramani.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Until then. I will continue to fight for Adam-X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article I wrote, originally published here: https:\/\/theunspokendecade.com\/2015\/06\/02\/things-just-got-x-treme\/ Things Just Got \u2013 X-TREME! Written by: Sir Tawmis Allow me a moment to talk about X-Treme, or as I like to call him, simply Adam-X. 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