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* ImprobableAimingSkills: [[spoiler:The bullet that Breakworld fires on Earth specifically avoids getting trapped in the orbit of any planet or star it passes on the way. It's even lampshaded.]]
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* WarningMistakenForThreat: A variation occurs when Colossus and Kitty Pryde first encounter Dafi. She tells them to come with her, which they interpret as a threat, before Dafi clarifies that it was a request; it's just that Kitty and Piotr's translators can't properly translate the nuances in her language.
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* {{Manchild}}: Cassandra describes Logan as a "scared little man who thought he was a beast". As a display of her twisted sense of humour, she brainwashes him so he starts behaving as an immature youngster.
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* OneManArmy: Emma Frost is called a one-woman army in the "Torn" arc, as [[spoiler:her psychic assault nearly defeated all other members of the team at the same time]].
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* OneManArmy: Emma Frost is called a one-woman army one-man band in the "Torn" arc, as [[spoiler:her psychic assault nearly defeated all other members of the team at the same time]].
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* DragonInChief: Sebastian Shaw identifies Perfection as the ''de facto'' leader of the Hellfire Club, since she was the one who brought all of the members together. In reality, [[spoiler:the mastermind is Cassandra Nova, who has been manipulating Emma Frost all along in a gambit to possess another host. Perfection herself is just a manifestation of Frost's guilt, which Nova exploited to make the X-woman believe that the Hellfire Club has reassembled]].
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* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The prologue to "Torn" attempts to explain how Emma Frost conveniently acquired her diamond form before the Genosha massacre. Turns out this ability had been granted to her by Cassandra Nova, who cryptically states that Emma's survival will benefit them both in the long run. The end of the arc reveals that [[spoiler:these events actually never happened. Nova implanted fake memories in Emma during the events of "[[ComicBook/NewXMen Imperial]]", as a means to exploit her guilt and secure her loyalty, ultimately playing this trope straight]].
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Played with. Cassandra Nova smugly declares that she will destroy all other members of the Hellfire Club once her full powers are restored. [[spoiler:Since none of them are anything but illusory constructs, they gladly accept their fate, with Negasonic Teenage Warhead enthusiastically stating that this death is much better than the one she had suffered previously. Nova ultimately doesn't get the chance, since Cyclops shoots all of them with a pistol not long afterwards, causing them to dissolve away]].
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* BatmanGambit: During the "Unstoppable" arc, a seemingly powerless Cyclops [[spoiler:is captured by Breakworld and transported to Krunn's base. This was his plan all along, as it's revealed he still has his optic blasts, enabling him to escape his captors and launch an attack from inside the enemy's strongold]].
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* BatmanGambit: BatmanGambit:
** Danger's knowledge about the X-Men's security protocols enables her to manipulate them into setting her free. She begins her attack by sending a Sentinel to the X-Mansion, which prompts Kitty to lead all the students into the Danger Room for safety. Once inside, they are terrorized by her artificial constructs, forcing Wolverine to step in and destroy the central computer, which shuts down the Danger Room, but also enables the A.I. to escape into a separate, independent body.
** During the "Unstoppable" arc, a seemingly powerless Cyclops [[spoiler:is captured by Breakworld and transported to Krunn's base. This was his plan all along, as it's revealed he still has his optic blasts, enabling him to escape his captors and launch an attack from inside the enemy's strongold]].
** Danger's knowledge about the X-Men's security protocols enables her to manipulate them into setting her free. She begins her attack by sending a Sentinel to the X-Mansion, which prompts Kitty to lead all the students into the Danger Room for safety. Once inside, they are terrorized by her artificial constructs, forcing Wolverine to step in and destroy the central computer, which shuts down the Danger Room, but also enables the A.I. to escape into a separate, independent body.
** During the "Unstoppable" arc, a seemingly powerless Cyclops [[spoiler:is captured by Breakworld and transported to Krunn's base. This was his plan all along, as it's revealed he still has his optic blasts, enabling him to escape his captors and launch an attack from inside the enemy's strongold]].
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* DecompressedComic: To the point where a page is the example image for Wiki/TheOtherWiki's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_(comics) page]] on this trope.
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* DecompressedComic: To the point where a DecompressedComic:
** An entire page is dedicated to Wolverine silently examining Kitty and Colossus before declaring "About time", thus expressing approval towards their relationship.
** During theexample image for Wiki/TheOtherWiki's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_(comics) page]] on this trope."Torn" arc, Emma Frost's apparent FaceHeelTurn is represented by several panels of her wandering around the X-Mansion's unlit corridors.
** An entire page is dedicated to Wolverine silently examining Kitty and Colossus before declaring "About time", thus expressing approval towards their relationship.
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* DumbMuscle: Ord is incredibly strong in combat, curb-stomping the X-Men before Lockheed shows up to save them. Regardless, he (along with the rest of his race) doesn't know how to approach a problem without resorting to brute force, causing everyone else to view him as an idiot. Brand herself refers to him as the dumbest alien she's ever seen.
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* DumbMuscle: Ord is incredibly strong in combat, curb-stomping combat and curb-stomps the X-Men before Lockheed shows up to save them. Regardless, he (along with the rest of his race) doesn't know how to approach a problem without resorting to brute force, causing everyone else to view him as an idiot. Brand herself refers to him as the dumbest alien she's ever seen.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover for the final issue of Joss Whedon's run shows the current X-Men team being joined by their old friends, as well as assorted superheroes such as ComicBook/IronMan, Franchise/SpiderMan, ComicBook/TheSentry and the ComicBook/FantasticFour, as they launch themselves into battle against an unknown enemy. However, [[spoiler:the only featured battle is Colossus and Ord vs Aghanne; the secondary heroes don't do anything due to spending most of the issue stuck in a trance; and the story mainly focuses on the team's despair and grief as Kitty Pryde prepares to sacrifice herself to save Earth]].
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* FaintInShock: Due to Perfection messing with Kitty's head, the girl hugs a disgusting alien slug and calls it her child. Colossus faints from witnessing this scene.
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* FanDisservice: Cyclops is shirtless after [[spoiler:being brought back to life]] in the "Unstoppable" arc, but is also brutally tortured by the Breakworlders; a process that covers his muscular body with scars and burns, and his face with drool and tears.
* FanDisservice: Cyclops is shirtless after [[spoiler:being brought back to life]] in the "Unstoppable" arc, but is also brutally tortured by the Breakworlders; a process that covers his muscular body with scars and burns, and his face with drool and tears.
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* AnArmAndALeg:
** Wolverine chops off Kruun's right arm to coerce him into saying how they can save Earth.
** Kruun suggests that Breakworlders regularly mutilate each other, which is done as a display of loyalty, courage or both.
** Wolverine chops off Kruun's right arm to coerce him into saying how they can save Earth.
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* BadLiar: The X-Men know that Kruun is spying on them, so they start discussing a fake plan to throw him off. When Kitty steps up to contribute, she shouts a ridiculously forced "I object!", then stutters the rest of her sentences. Colossus compares her acting to a courtroom drama, while Logan almost breaks down laughing. Miraculously, lies are considered a sin in Breakworld, so Kruun is too gullible to realize their deception, something that Scott taunts him for later.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Kruul brings [[spoiler:Scott]] back from the dead to be interrogated. As soon as he is convinced the X-Man is in condition to talk, he starts electrocuting his victim. Emma later forges a mental connection with her ally, and is horrified once she senses her teammate's pain.
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* HopeSpot: In the final issue, the reader is tricked twice into believing the Earth has been saved.
** The ComicBook/FantasticFour have a device that can open a portal to a parallel dimension, which they use to teleport the Breakworld weapon away. [[spoiler:This turns out to be an illusion, as every hero on Earth has been trapped in a dream world to prevent them from interfering with Breakworld's plan]].
** The wild Sentinel pulls a HeroicSacrifice, colliding with the giant projectile head-on to divert it away from its original trajectory. [[spoiler:When the smoke clears, the bullet is unscathed and still heading towards Earth]].
** The ComicBook/FantasticFour have a device that can open a portal to a parallel dimension, which they use to teleport the Breakworld weapon away. [[spoiler:This turns out to be an illusion, as every hero on Earth has been trapped in a dream world to prevent them from interfering with Breakworld's plan]].
** The wild Sentinel pulls a HeroicSacrifice, colliding with the giant projectile head-on to divert it away from its original trajectory. [[spoiler:When the smoke clears, the bullet is unscathed and still heading towards Earth]].
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite all the torture Ord had subjected Colossus to, the latter laments [[spoiler:the former's death after he is burned alive in Breakworld's core during the final battle against Aghanne]].
* PlayingWithFire: Near the end of "Unstoppable", [[spoiler:an injured agent Brand resorts to fighting the Breakworlders by using her own alien powers. By touching their skins, the villains ignite in a burst of blue fire]].
* PoorCommunicationKills: When Danger analyzes Breakworld's data and cross-references the information with her own database, she concludes that their missile is protected by "Rasputin". The team wastes precious time trying to figure out the connection between the weapon and Colossus, only for her to then reveal that she actually meant his sister, Illyana Rasputin, whose codename is Magik. Beast thus figures out that Danger committed a translation error, and the warhead is actually protected by ''magic''. Unfortunately, they have run out of time to figure out a way to counter this magical shield, as the missile soon launches.
* PoorCommunicationKills: When Danger analyzes Breakworld's data and cross-references the information with her own database, she concludes that their missile is protected by "Rasputin". The team wastes precious time trying to figure out the connection between the weapon and Colossus, only for her to then reveal that she actually meant his sister, Illyana Rasputin, whose codename is Magik. Beast thus figures out that Danger committed a translation error, and the warhead is actually protected by ''magic''. Unfortunately, they have run out of time to figure out a way to counter this magical shield, as the missile soon launches.
* RapeAsDrama: A Breakworld warrior suggests he intends to rape Brand before delivering her to Kruun. [[spoiler:This is the catalyst for her to reveal her own super powers and incinerate him]].
* TakingTheBullet: Brand intercepts a laser bullet that was heading towards Beast by jumping in front of its path. [[spoiler:She survives the injury, which sets up the revelation that she has super powers of her own]].
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: This is a running theme with the Breakworld. Ord and his master are both trying their best to protect their world from destruction…trouble is, they're willing to rip the Earth apart to do it. [[spoiler:Aghanne is an even ''bigger'' one; she's grown so tired of the endless warring and cruelty of her people that she's willing to have their entire world destroyed, along with herself, to end their existence.]]
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* WhamLine: Kitty has dived into Breakworld's missile to hack into its controls and prevent it from launching, yet cannot find an access panel anywhere. The weapon launches, causing Beast to make a horrifying conclusion: [[spoiler:"It's not a missile. It's a bullet!" And Kitty is stuck inside of it as it approaches Earth]].
* WhamLine: Kitty has dived into Breakworld's missile to hack into its controls and prevent it from launching, yet cannot find an access panel anywhere. The weapon launches, causing Beast to make a horrifying conclusion: [[spoiler:"It's not a missile. It's a bullet!" And Kitty is stuck inside of it as it approaches Earth]].
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* HeadbuttingHeroes:
** Kitty and Emma's animosity towards each other drives all of the two's interactions. The former outright states that she will be the one to bring Emma down.
** Cyclops and Wolverine's reunion is marked by the two immediately getting into a fight over Jean's death. Later on, Kruul notices that Scott doesn't respond much when Logan's safety is threatened.
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** Kitty and Emma's animosity towards each other drives all of the two's interactions. The former outright states that she will be the one to bring Emma down.
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* RedHerring: Brand doesn't hide how much she wishes Breakworld was destroyed, knows everything about the planet's vulnerable core, is considered morally repugnant by every other character and behaves suspiciously enough for Beast to notice that she seems to be keeping a secret. This all sets her up as the mastermind behind the Breakworld conspiracy, but the truth is [[spoiler:she is just an enormous {{Jerkass}}. The real villain is Aghanne]].
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* AtrociousAlias:
** Emma criticizes Kitty Pryde's former codenames (Shadowcat, Ariel, Sprite), calling them horribly unimpressive.
** When Wolverine praises Hisako's "armour", she decides that her codename will be exactly that. He dismisses her decision, calling the name too obvious, and jokingly proposes to change his own codename to "Claws".
** Emma criticizes Kitty Pryde's former codenames (Shadowcat, Ariel, Sprite), calling them horribly unimpressive.
** When Wolverine praises Hisako's "armour", she decides that her codename will be exactly that. He dismisses her decision, calling the name too obvious, and jokingly proposes to change his own codename to "Claws".
* BadBoss: Agent Brand is perfectly willing to sacrifice her soldiers if it means that the X-Men and she can arrive on Breakworld undetected.
* DeathSeeker: Subverted. It's established that Emma is consummed by guilt over her previous crimes and is willing to sacrifice her own life to save Scott's, so her pleading for Danger to kill her sets up a scenario of RedemptionEqualsDeath. In reality, [[spoiler:Emma is fully aware that Danger is incapable of killing anyone, and is just teasing the robot before proposing an alliance that will benefit both parties]].
* EpicFail: Upon finding out that Ord had been previously assisted by Danger, Kruun is bewildered and comments that he "needed help to fail".
** Blindfold says that one of the X-Men will not return from their mission in Breakworld. [[spoiler:Kitty Pryde ends up pulling a HeroicSacrifice at the end of the next arc]].
* HappyPlace:
** When the team is preparing to land on Breakworld, Emma conjures a tea party on their minds to keep them entertained and halt their growing anxiety.
** When Kitty is trapped inside Breakworld's bullet, Emma offers to create an illusion so the girl doesn't suffer before she meets her bitter end. Her proposal is refused.
* HateSink: Brand's dry sarcasm and cold attitude caused her to be utterly despised by everyone in-universe, including her closest teammates. Cyclops himself states he would have no reservations if Wolverine decided to sink his claws into her.
** When the team is preparing to land on Breakworld, Emma conjures a tea party on their minds to keep them entertained and halt their growing anxiety.
** When Kitty is trapped inside Breakworld's bullet, Emma offers to create an illusion so the girl doesn't suffer before she meets her bitter end. Her proposal is refused.
* HateSink: Brand's dry sarcasm and cold attitude caused her to be utterly despised by everyone in-universe, including her closest teammates. Cyclops himself states he would have no reservations if Wolverine decided to sink his claws into her.
* KickTheDog: While exploring Breakworld and trying to escape the hostile natives, Colossus comes across a child, who stares at him with some degree of curiosity before loudly screaming "kill the monster!". The hero disheartedly laments that the boy didn't even know him, yet wanted his blood to be spilled.
* KryptoniteFactor: The minerals from Breakworld have an adverse effect on Kitty whenever she phases through them. Symptoms include loss of consciousness, extreme fatigue, unbearable itchiness and distorted vision.
* KryptoniteFactor: The minerals from Breakworld have an adverse effect on Kitty whenever she phases through them. Symptoms include loss of consciousness, extreme fatigue, unbearable itchiness and distorted vision.
* OutOfCharacterMoment: PlayedForLaughs. Brand reveals that Colossus is the mutant who is destined to destroy Breakworld and comments that he must be very surprised by this. He retorts that no, he had been dreaming about performing such action ever since he was a child. When everyone stares at him in shock, Piotr shrugs and awkwardly says that he is terrible with jokes.
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* ShoutOut: According to Cassaday, the student with a large round head and yellow shirt that can be seen in the background of certain panels during the "Dangerous" arc is meant to be a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]].
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** According to Cassaday, the student with a large round head and yellow shirt that can be seen in the background of certain panels during the "Dangerous" arc is meant to be a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} CharlieBrown]].Brown]].
** When Beast realizes that Breakworld's moon is actually a giant weapon, he states "That's no Moon!", referencing the famous scene from ''Film/ANewHope'' when the heroes approach the Death Star.
** When Beast and Brand are stuck in a frozen wasteland, he asks her if she sees him as her Tauntaun, which is the creature that [[Franchise/StarWars Luke rode while exploring Hoth]].
** According to Cassaday, the student with a large round head and yellow shirt that can be seen in the background of certain panels during the "Dangerous" arc is meant to be a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie
** When Beast realizes that Breakworld's moon is actually a giant weapon, he states "That's no Moon!", referencing the famous scene from ''Film/ANewHope'' when the heroes approach the Death Star.
** When Beast and Brand are stuck in a frozen wasteland, he asks her if she sees him as her Tauntaun, which is the creature that [[Franchise/StarWars Luke rode while exploring Hoth]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: Whether Cassandra Nova successfully pulled a GrandTheftMe or was left a SealedEvilInACan. [[spoiler:Cyclops tells Emma to fight against Cassandra's influence, while the villainess orders the X-woman to focus and transfer her consciousness into Hisako. Emma's response is "Go to Hell", though whom she was talking to is not revealed]].
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** Cassandra's plan to escape her confinement involves making Kitty Pryde hallucinate that she has given birth, but the child has been taken from her and incarcerated by her fellow X-Men. The baby that Kitty sets out to rescue is actually the alien slug in which the villainess [[ComicBook/NewXMen had been previously imprisoned]].
** Emma seduces Scott by making him see her as Jean Grey, and himself as Wolverine. When he rejects her, she takes him to his BlackBugRoom, where he is forced to confront his insecurities and the fact he is afraid of his own powers. The whole experience both disables his mutation and leaves him in a catatonic state.
** Cassandra's plan to escape her confinement involves making Kitty Pryde hallucinate that she has given birth, but the child has been taken from her and incarcerated by her fellow X-Men. The baby that Kitty sets out to rescue is actually the alien slug in which the villainess [[ComicBook/NewXMen had been previously imprisoned]].
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Whedon portrays Colossus as an aggressive man who doesn't hesitate to seriously injure his opponents, which is best demonstrated when he says how much fun he is having while beating up Sebastian Shaw. This sharply contrasts his original NiceGuy personality, though it's justified in-universe by the fact that months of being tortured and experimented on by Ord have caused Colossus to become much more violent than before.
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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In ''ComicBook/NewXMen'', Negasonic Teenage Warhead is shown to have the ability to foresee the future through her psychic dreams. In "Torn", this is changed so that she is instead a RealityWarper who can make her dreams come true. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's later revealed that both Negasonic and her new powers were actually just an illusion created by Emma Frost while the latter is under Cassandra Nova's influence]].
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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In ''ComicBook/NewXMen'', Negasonic Teenage Warhead is shown to have the ability to foresee the future through her psychic dreams. In "Torn", this is changed so that she is instead a RealityWarper who can make her dreams come true. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's later revealed that both Negasonic and her new powers were actually just an illusion created by Emma Frost while the latter is under Cassandra Nova's influence]].
* AttackReflector:
** Ord uses his blade to reflect Cyclops' optic blasts into all the X-Men.
** Given that Danger was programmed to learn the X-Men's weaknesses, she expertly creates a mirror to deflect Cyclops' optic blast back at him.
** Ord uses his blade to reflect Cyclops' optic blasts into all the X-Men.
** Given that Danger was programmed to learn the X-Men's weaknesses, she expertly creates a mirror to deflect Cyclops' optic blast back at him.
* ButtMonkey: Agent Brand has this opinion about all the X-Men. When they return home from the battle in Genosha, only to become victims of the Hellfire Club's psychic attack, she comments that they can't seem to catch a break.
* ContinuityNod: The "Torn" arc has several references to Chris Claremont's ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'':
** Scott recalls the time Jean used her telekinesis to disable his optic beams, enabling him to finally look at her without his glasses.
** The panel in which Kitty strikes a pose and says "Now it's '''my''' turn" is a reference to the final panel of ''Uncanny X-Men #132''.
** Perfection is revealed to be [[spoiler:Emma Frost's White Queen persona, dressing the iconic attire from ''Uncanny X-Men #131'']].
** Scott recalls the time Jean used her telekinesis to disable his optic beams, enabling him to finally look at her without his glasses.
** The panel in which Kitty strikes a pose and says "Now it's '''my''' turn" is a reference to the final panel of ''Uncanny X-Men #132''.
** Perfection is revealed to be [[spoiler:Emma Frost's White Queen persona, dressing the iconic attire from ''Uncanny X-Men #131'']].
* DumbMuscle: Ord is incredibly strong in combat, curb-stomping the X-Men before Lockheed shows up to save them. Regardless, he (along with the rest of his race) doesn't know how to approach a problem without resorting to brute force, causing everyone else to view him as an idiot. Brand herself refers to him as the dumbest alien she's ever seen.
* {{Manchild}}: Cassandra describes Logan as a "scared little man who thought he was a beast". As a display of her twisted sense of humour, she brainwashes him so he starts behaving as an immature youngster.
* NocturnalEmission: Logan mentions that he once had a dream about his chambermaid that caused him to "spoil his bed sheets".
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* ReformedButRejected: Kitty Pryde's reaction to Emma Frost as a teacher at the X-Academy is less than enthusiastic. In an interesting variation on this trope, Kitty's distrust of Emma is one of the main reasons Emma wanted her on the team. She wanted someone who would watchdog her in case she slipped back into her older habits.
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* ReformedButRejected: Kitty Pryde's reaction to Emma Frost as a teacher at the X-Academy is less than enthusiastic. In an interesting variation on this trope, Kitty's distrust of Emma is one of the main reasons Emma wanted her on the team. She wanted someone who would watchdog her in case she slipped back into her older habits. [[spoiler:Except this is later revealed to be a lie; Emma specifically recruited Kitty while under Cassandra Nova's influence, as the latter needed the girl's phasing powers to escape her prison]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Negasonic Teenage Warhead says that she "dreams [her]self to life." [[spoiler:Hinting at her true identity as nothing more than an illusion.]]
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** Throghout the "Gifted" arc, the team notices the Danger Room seems to be malfunctioning, since its holograms don't seem to manifest in the way they were programmed to. In the following arc, this is revealed to be because the Danger Room had developed a conscience of its own, and the "glitches" the X-Men had witnessed were the A.I. attempting to override its original programming.
** Negasonic Teenage Warhead says that she "dreams [her]self to life." [[spoiler:Hinting at her true identity as nothing more than an illusion.]]
** Throghout the "Gifted" arc, the team notices the Danger Room seems to be malfunctioning, since its holograms don't seem to manifest in the way they were programmed to. In the following arc, this is revealed to be because the Danger Room had developed a conscience of its own, and the "glitches" the X-Men had witnessed were the A.I. attempting to override its original programming.
** Negasonic Teenage Warhead says that she "dreams [her]self to life." [[spoiler:Hinting at her true identity as nothing more than an illusion.]]
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* InnerMonologue: PlayedForLaughs in the seventh issue. A couple of pages follow Colossus as he contemplates the circumstances behind his resurrection and how the world has changed since then; and Kitty reflects on the fact she was the one who rescued Piotr and wonders how this could affect their relationship. Then it cuts to [[RuleOfThree Logan]], whose only thought is "I really like beer".
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* ArcVillain:
** Ord is the main antagonist in the "Gifted" arc. To fulfill his objective of driving the mutant population to extincion, he conducts a series of illegal experiments to develop a serum that inhibits the mutant gene.
** Danger is the main threat in the "Dangerous" arc. [[spoiler:Played with, since her desire to kill the X-Men is a result of her being mistreated by Xavier, whom the X-Men come to blame for the entire incident]].
** The main antagonist of the "Torn" arc is [[spoiler:Cassandra Nova, who manipulates Emma Frost in an attempt to undo her [[ComicBook/NewXMen previous defeat]]]].
** The BigBad of the "Unstoppable" arc is [[spoiler:Aghanne, a [[TheDogWasTheMastermind seemingly unimportant healer]] on the Breakworld. Driven to desperation by her planet's dog-eat-dog culture, she devises a plan to destroy it and all its inhabitants: She secretly engraves the prophecy about Colossus destroying the planet and fools the world's psychics into thinking it was real, thus sparking the series' primary conflict.]]
** Ord is the main antagonist in the "Gifted" arc. To fulfill his objective of driving the mutant population to extincion, he conducts a series of illegal experiments to develop a serum that inhibits the mutant gene.
** Danger is the main threat in the "Dangerous" arc. [[spoiler:Played with, since her desire to kill the X-Men is a result of her being mistreated by Xavier, whom the X-Men come to blame for the entire incident]].
** The main antagonist of the "Torn" arc is [[spoiler:Cassandra Nova, who manipulates Emma Frost in an attempt to undo her [[ComicBook/NewXMen previous defeat]]]].
** The BigBad of the "Unstoppable" arc is [[spoiler:Aghanne, a [[TheDogWasTheMastermind seemingly unimportant healer]] on the Breakworld. Driven to desperation by her planet's dog-eat-dog culture, she devises a plan to destroy it and all its inhabitants: She secretly engraves the prophecy about Colossus destroying the planet and fools the world's psychics into thinking it was real, thus sparking the series' primary conflict.]]
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* BigBad:
** Ord is the main antagonist in the "Gifted" arc. To fulfill his objective of driving the mutant population to extincion, he conducts a series of illegal experiments to develop a serum that inhibits the mutant gene.
** The main antagonist of the "Torn" arc is [[spoiler:Cassandra Nova, who manipulates Emma Frost in an attempt to undo her [[ComicBook/NewXMen previous defeat]]]]].
** The BigBad of the "Unstoppable" arc is [[spoiler:Aghanne, a [[TheDogWasTheMastermind seemingly unimportant healer]] on the Breakworld. Driven to desperation by her planet's dog-eat-dog culture, she devises a plan to destroy it and all its inhabitants: She secretly engraves the prophecy about Colossus destroying the planet and fools the world's psychics into thinking it was real, thus sparking the series' primary conflict.]]
** Ord is the main antagonist in the "Gifted" arc. To fulfill his objective of driving the mutant population to extincion, he conducts a series of illegal experiments to develop a serum that inhibits the mutant gene.
** The main antagonist of the "Torn" arc is [[spoiler:Cassandra Nova, who manipulates Emma Frost in an attempt to undo her [[ComicBook/NewXMen previous defeat]]]]].
** The BigBad of the "Unstoppable" arc is [[spoiler:Aghanne, a [[TheDogWasTheMastermind seemingly unimportant healer]] on the Breakworld. Driven to desperation by her planet's dog-eat-dog culture, she devises a plan to destroy it and all its inhabitants: She secretly engraves the prophecy about Colossus destroying the planet and fools the world's psychics into thinking it was real, thus sparking the series' primary conflict.]]
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* BreakTheHaughty: Wing's debut does not paint him in a good light, as he calls Kitty Pryde a "retard" for believing mutants can survive anything by [[ThePowerOfFriendship sticking together]]. In his next appearance, he is ambushed by Ord and injected with the Hope serum, which strips him of his power. Falling into a deep depression and feeling that he no longer belongs with his peers, Wing is left particularly vulnerable to Danger's manipulations, who convinces him to commit suicide.
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* ShoutOut: According to Cassaday, the student with a large round head and yellow shirt that can be seen in the background of certain panels during the "Dangerous" arc is meant to be a reference to [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]].
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Emma Frost threatens to give Langford a paraphilia as revenge for not being invited to his party. Later on, when the Benetech soldiers have the X-Men cornered, she compels them to vomit uncontrollably whenever they hear the words "parsley", "intractable" and "longitude". Her tendency to use her psionic powers to give people ridiculous compulsions is lampshaded by Scott.
--> '''Scott:''' My girlfriend is really weird...
--> '''Scott:''' My girlfriend is really weird...
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Everyone is quick to call out Xavier over his treatment of Danger.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Everyone is quick CarFu: When Danger invades Genosha, Professor X rams her with a truck, causing her to call out Xavier over his treatment of Danger.crash into a high-voltage wire and be electrocuted.
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* WhatTheHellHero: The X-Men call Professor X out for ignoring Danger after the latter had gained sentience, comparing his disregard for the A.I. to Magneto's callous contempt towards mankind.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Briefly discussed by Beast at the end of the "Dangerous" arc. While his approach to the main conflict was to bite and tear his opponent like an enraged animal, Kitty managed to pacify hers by hacking into its systems and convincing it to stop fighting. He muses that her intellect may have saved the entire world, and sadly reflects that he may lose his own brain power as his mutation makes him increasingly more feral.
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* ToiletHumour: Emma suddenly vanishes in the middle of the battle against the Wild Sentinel to have a conversation with the other members of the Hellfire Club. When she returns, Cyclops angrily asks where she had been, to which she coldly replies "I had to pee".
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* ImAHumanitarian: Beast tells Brand that he's recently acquired a taste for the human flesh and threatens to eat her when the team crash lands on Breakworld.
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* TakeThat: The ridiculous outfit from Cyclops' hallucination pokes fun at Creator/RobLiefeld's art style, specifically the artist's tendency to design characters with an abundance of accessories and pouches.
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* LateArrivalspoiler: Colossus' resurrection is generally taken for granted by now, as he appears in the covers of the various trade paperbacks, but it was very surprising at the time, especially since he was dead for 5 years.
* LighterAndSofter: The plot directly follows up on the events of Grant Morrison's ''ComicBook/NewXMen''. Albeit it has dark moments and deals with mature themes, it's considerably more lighthearted than its predecessor. Whedon's trademark witty dialogue is in full force; Wolverine's alcoholism and lost childhood are PlayedForLaughs; and there are jokes to counterbalance even the most serious and tense moments.
* LighterAndSofter: The plot directly follows up on the events of Grant Morrison's ''ComicBook/NewXMen''. Albeit it has dark moments and deals with mature themes, it's considerably more lighthearted than its predecessor. Whedon's trademark witty dialogue is in full force; Wolverine's alcoholism and lost childhood are PlayedForLaughs; and there are jokes to counterbalance even the most serious and tense moments.
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* LateArrivalspoiler: LateArrivalSpoiler: Colossus' resurrection is generally taken for granted by now, as he appears in the covers of the various trade paperbacks, but it was very surprising at the time, especially since he was dead for 5 years.
* LighterAndSofter:The plot directly follows up on the events of Grant Morrison's ''ComicBook/NewXMen''. Albeit it Although this work has dark depressing moments and deals with mature themes, it's considerably more lighthearted than its predecessor. predecessor, Grant Morrison's ''ComicBook/NewXMen''. Whedon's trademark witty dialogue is in full force; Wolverine's alcoholism and lost childhood are PlayedForLaughs; and there are jokes {{Bathos}} is intentionally employed to counterbalance even defuse the most serious and tense moments.seriousness of the plot.
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It also focused on the building relationship of Cyclops ([[TheLeader Scott Summers]]) and [[ByronicHero Emma]] [[ManipulativeBitch Frost]] following their psychic affair and the death of his wife, Phoenix (Jean Grey); with Emma seemingly working as a [[TheMole mole]] for a new Hellfire Club, Scott tries to return the X-Men to a traditional superhero team, using Kitty, [[TheBigGuy Peter]], and Emma, along with Beast ([[TheSmartGuy Hank [=McCoy=]]]) and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} ([[BreakoutCharacter you know who he is]]) as his core team.
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It also focused on the building relationship of Cyclops ([[TheLeader Scott Summers]]) and [[ByronicHero Emma]] [[ManipulativeBitch Frost]] following their psychic affair and the death of his wife, Phoenix (Jean Grey); with Emma seemingly working as a [[TheMole mole]] for a new Hellfire Club, Scott tries to return the X-Men to a traditional superhero team, using Kitty, [[TheBigGuy Peter]], and Emma, along with Beast ([[TheSmartGuy Hank [=McCoy=]]]) and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Franchise/{{Wolverine}} ([[BreakoutCharacter you know who he is]]) as his core team.
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* ComicBookTime: The Whedon run suffered badly from ScheduleSlip, which makes fitting it into wider X-Men continuity a notorious nightmare. The run appears to take place over a matter of weeks at most, but the "Danger" arc begins with Xavier and Magneto still hanging out homoerotically on Genosha (so prior to ''House of M''), and the final issue has Spider-Man making a joke about ''Civil War'' having happened. To be fair, even if the book had been biweekly, this would have happened to a lesser extent due to the nature of the medium.
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* ComicBookTime: The Whedon run suffered badly from ScheduleSlip, which makes fitting it into wider X-Men continuity a notorious nightmare. The run appears to take place over a matter of weeks at most, but the "Danger" arc begins with Xavier and Magneto still hanging out homoerotically on Genosha (so prior to ''House of M''), ''ComicBook/HouseOfM''), and the final issue has Spider-Man ComicBook/SpiderMan making a joke about ''Civil War'' ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' having happened. To be fair, even if the book had been biweekly, this would have happened to a lesser extent due to the nature of the medium.
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* AuthorAppeal: Kitty Pryde returns to the team and [[spoiler:is the one person who manages to save the Earth]] during the end of Whedon's run. Joss has already stated that she is his favorite X-Man and one of the main inspirations for Buffy).
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* AuthorAppeal: Kitty Pryde returns to the team and [[spoiler:is the one person who manages to save the Earth]] during the end of Whedon's run. Joss has already stated that she is his favorite X-Man and one of the main inspirations for Buffy).Buffy.
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It also focused on the building relationship of Cyclops ([[/TheLeader Scott Summers]]) and [[ByronicHero Emma]] [[ManipulativeBitch Frost]] following their psychic affair and the death of his wife, Phoenix (Jean Grey); with Emma seemingly working as a [[TheMole mole]] for a new Hellfire Club, Scott tries to return the X-Men to a traditional superhero team, using Kitty, [[TheBigGuy Peter]], and Emma, along with Beast ([[TheSmartGuy Hank [=McCoy=]]]) and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} ([[BreakoutCharacter you know who he is]]) as his core team.
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It also focused on the building relationship of Cyclops ([[/TheLeader ([[TheLeader Scott Summers]]) and [[ByronicHero Emma]] [[ManipulativeBitch Frost]] following their psychic affair and the death of his wife, Phoenix (Jean Grey); with Emma seemingly working as a [[TheMole mole]] for a new Hellfire Club, Scott tries to return the X-Men to a traditional superhero team, using Kitty, [[TheBigGuy Peter]], and Emma, along with Beast ([[TheSmartGuy Hank [=McCoy=]]]) and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} ([[BreakoutCharacter you know who he is]]) as his core team.
