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* DisabledLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Charles becomes this for Erik at the end of part three when he's paralyzed (and briefly killed) by a bullet misdirected by Wanda.]]
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* DisabledLoveInterest: [[spoiler:Charles becomes this for Erik at the end of part three when he's paralyzed (and briefly killed) by a bullet misdirected by Wanda.]]

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* OverprotectiveDad: Charles isn’t normally this ... but when it comes to Vision, he is. [[spoiler:This is partly because due to Vision's non-organic nature, Charles can't control his mind or memories, making him a danger to the secret about Jean.]]
** Erik, for his part, universally dislikes his son-in-laws, but trusts his kids to make their own decisions in that arena. He's overprotective in other ways, though. Namely when someone actually hurts one of his kids.
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-->''"“I’m alone now,” Charles said, not looking at him, but at the green trees and vibrant grass, the red-and-white birds that fell dead from the sky."'' — Chapter Twenty-Four, Superhuman Endurance
-->''"Wyngarde reached a hand up to his head, doubtless to control his attacker, but the mutant was relentless, face twisted in fury, porcelain-white face and hair of the same color stained red with blood."'' — Chapter Twenty-Five, Psychic Willpwer
-->''"He looked so different, hair as white as the snow outside, blood and painful cuts lacing over his face and hand, pale complexion marred with red."'' — Chapter Twenty-Five, Psychic Willpower

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-->''"“I’m alone now,” Charles said, not looking at him, but at the green trees and vibrant grass, the red-and-white birds that fell dead from the sky."'' — Chapter Twenty-Four, Superhuman Endurance
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-->''"Wyngarde reached a hand up to his head, doubtless to control his attacker, but the mutant [Jakob] was relentless, face twisted in fury, porcelain-white face and hair of the same color stained red with blood."'' — Chapter Twenty-Five, Psychic Willpwer
-->''"He -->''"[Jakob] looked so different, hair as white as the snow outside, blood and painful cuts lacing over his face and hand, pale complexion marred with red."'' — Chapter Twenty-Five, Psychic Willpower



-->''"The girl tried to open her mouth, cracked lips barely able to move, but no sound came out. Her eyes were filled with blood, turning the whites red."'' — Chapter Forty-Seven, Necrokinesis

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-->''"The girl tried to open her mouth, cracked lips barely able to move, but no sound came out. Her eyes were filled with blood, turning the whites red."'' — Chapter Forty-Seven, Necrokinesis (Rachel, the girl who dies in Jean's arms and who she eventually names her daughter after)
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** [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver Red and white]] are a recurring color combination, from flowers, to clothes, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to blood on people's hair or face]], to [[FieryRedhead Jean]] and [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Jakob]] [[LightningFireJuxtaposition themselves]] [[{{Foil}} as a mirrored]] [[PolarOppositeTwins pair]]. It's not greatly noted upon within the story, but when you read with that in mind, it comes up ''a lot''.
-->''"[Phoebe] had taken to shadowing him when she had the time recently, and he could admit that he found her helpful, even if Erik was still slightly suspicious of her. At the moment, her hands occupied by white and red yarn as she sat knitting — a hobby that caused more than a few curious looks in the island heat."'' — Chapter Six, Botanokinesis

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** [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver Red and white]] are a recurring color combination, from flowers, to clothes, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to blood on people's hair or face]], to [[FieryRedhead Jean]] and [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Jakob]] [[LightningFireJuxtaposition themselves]] [[{{Foil}} as a mirrored]] [[PolarOppositeTwins pair]]. It's not greatly noted upon within the story, but when you read with that in mind, it comes up ''a lot''.
-->''"[Phoebe] had taken
lot'', particularly in scenes to shadowing him when she had the time recently, and he could admit that he found her helpful, even if Erik was still slightly suspicious do with Jean, Jakob, or both of her. At them.
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the moment, her [Phoebe'] hands occupied by white and red yarn as she sat knitting — a hobby that caused more than a few curious looks in the island heat."'' — Chapter Six, Botanokinesis



-->''"A cry sounded through the room. Charles thought it was himself for a moment before realizing his mouth was closed. “There we go,” Elixir said slowly, raising a small, screaming white-and-red bundle in his arms."'' — Chapter Twelve, Secondary Reproductive System

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-->''"A cry sounded through the room. Charles thought it was himself for a moment before realizing his mouth was closed. “There -->''"“There we go,” Elixir said slowly, raising a small, screaming white-and-red bundle in his arms."'' — Chapter Twelve, Secondary Reproductive System



-->''"Tears streamed down his face, mixing with blood and sweat, staining the stark-white clothes he’d been given, turning his skin into a salty mess."'' — Chapter Twenty-Four, Superhuman Endurance

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-->''"Tears streamed down his [Jakob's] face, mixing with blood and sweat, staining the stark-white clothes he’d been given, turning his skin into a salty mess."'' — Chapter Twenty-Four, Superhuman Endurance



-->''"a tall women in a linen dress lies motionless on the ground—blood dirties her face and stomach—it seeps into the ground and stains her white hair—"'' — Chapter Thirty-Three, Power Absorption

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-->''"a tall women in a linen dress lies motionless on the ground—blood dirties her face and stomach—it seeps into the ground and stains her white hair—"'' — Chapter Thirty-Three, Power Absorption (referring to Ororo's mother when she was murdered, a memory Jean saw)



-->''"A few minutes later, Jean ran around the house, collecting flowers out of vases as the others prepared the firepit in the garden, piling smooth stones and long branches and strips of bark that Jakob had torn down from trees. When she joined them, they partitioned the flowers amongst themselves, all four carefully placing the tropical white and red blossoms on top before stepping back."'' — Chapter Forty-One, Interlude II.

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-->''"A few minutes later, Jean ran around the house, collecting flowers out of vases as the others prepared the firepit in the garden, piling smooth stones and long branches and strips of bark that Jakob had torn down from trees. When she -->''"When [Jean] joined them, they partitioned the flowers amongst themselves, all four carefully placing the tropical white and red blossoms on top before stepping back."'' — Chapter Forty-One, Interlude II.



-->''"Surrounding the tower in a giant crowd, dozens of mutants stood, straining against a line of SHIELD security agents, holding signs. She couldn't hear them from so high up, but she could make out some of what was written. More than one said things like "MAGNETO WAS RIGHT", but another read "YOU DON'T FIGHT FOR US!", and "PRO-HUMAN ANTI-MUTANT!" Her heart skipped when she saw one that said "PRETENDER" in dripping red ink, like fresh blood against the white backdrop."'' — Chapter Forty-Eight, Persuasion
-->''"Memories of her parents, dead and broken on the ground, filled her head. Blood in her mother's beautiful moonlit hair. Bits of brain matter around her father's broken skull."'' — Chapter Forty-Nine, Regeneration

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-->''"Surrounding the tower in a giant crowd, dozens of mutants stood, straining against a line of SHIELD security agents, holding signs. She couldn't hear them from so high up, but she could make out some of what was written. More -->''"More than one [protest sign] said things like "MAGNETO WAS RIGHT", but another read "YOU DON'T FIGHT FOR US!", and "PRO-HUMAN ANTI-MUTANT!" Her heart skipped when she saw one that said "PRETENDER" in dripping red ink, like fresh blood against the white backdrop."'' — Chapter Forty-Eight, Persuasion
-->''"Memories of her [Ororo's] parents, dead and broken on the ground, filled her head. Blood in her mother's beautiful moonlit hair. Bits of brain matter around her father's broken skull."'' — Chapter Forty-Nine, Regeneration
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** [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver Red and white]] are a recurring color combination, from flowers, to clothes, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to blood on people's hair or face]], [[LightningFireJuxtaposition to Jean and Jakob]] [[{{Foil}} themselves as a mirrored pair.]] It's not greatly noted upon within the story, but when you read with that in mind, it comes up ''a lot''.

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** [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver Red and white]] are a recurring color combination, from flowers, to clothes, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to blood on people's hair or face]], to [[FieryRedhead Jean]] and [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Jakob]] [[LightningFireJuxtaposition to Jean and Jakob]] themselves]] [[{{Foil}} themselves as a mirrored pair.]] mirrored]] [[PolarOppositeTwins pair]]. It's not greatly noted upon within the story, but when you read with that in mind, it comes up ''a lot''.

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-->''"But she still couldn’t even think of him as old, though when she looked, white was beginning to streak his dark auburn hair and there were more lines running through his face than there once were."'' — Chapter Fifty-Eight, Mutation Suppression

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-->''"But she [Jean] still couldn’t even think of him [Erik] as old, though when she looked, white was beginning to streak his dark auburn hair and there were more lines running through his face than there once were."'' — Chapter Fifty-Eight, Mutation Suppression Suppression
-->''"Reaching behind her head, [Jean] took her red hair, streaked with white ash, and began to pull it into a long braid."'' — Chapter Sixty-One, Rebirth
-->''"A red-and-gold figure passed through the clouds and shield, setting foot on the grass cliff, standing in front of them. White ash streaked through hair and across a rounded face, blue irises encircled by a ring of gold."'' — Chapter Sixty-Two, Shielding






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-->''"Eventually, they stood, Jean holding the cloak tight around her, her face and body streaked in the sweet-smelling ash, turning her vibrant hair white."'' — Chapter Forty, Telepathic and Empathic Abilities III. (Jean's hair is naturally red)
-->''"A few minutes later, Jean ran around the house, collecting flowers out of vases as the others prepared the firepit in the garden, piling smooth stones and long branches and strips of bark that Jakob had torn down from trees. When she joined them, they partitioned the flowers amongst themselves, all four carefully placing the tropical white and red blossoms on top before stepping back."'' — Chapter Forty-One, Interlude II.
-->''"The girl tried to open her mouth, cracked lips barely able to move, but no sound came out. Her eyes were filled with blood, turning the whites red."'' — Chapter Forty-Seven, Necrokinesis
-->''"Surrounding the tower in a giant crowd, dozens of mutants stood, straining against a line of SHIELD security agents, holding signs. She couldn't hear them from so high up, but she could make out some of what was written. More than one said things like "MAGNETO WAS RIGHT", but another read "YOU DON'T FIGHT FOR US!", and "PRO-HUMAN ANTI-MUTANT!" Her heart skipped when she saw one that said "PRETENDER" in dripping red ink, like fresh blood against the white backdrop."'' — Chapter Forty-Eight, Persuasion
-->''"Memories of her parents, dead and broken on the ground, filled her head. Blood in her mother's beautiful moonlit hair. Bits of brain matter around her father's broken skull."'' — Chapter Forty-Nine, Regeneration
-->''"But she still couldn’t even think of him as old, though when she looked, white was beginning to streak his dark auburn hair and there were more lines running through his face than there once were."'' — Chapter Fifty-Eight, Mutation Suppression


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* EtherealWhiteDress: Jean wears this is in the finale of Part Three [[spoiler:when the Phoenix takes over. By the end of the night, it's been covered in blood and is burnt to ash when Jean is reborn.]]

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* EtherealWhiteDress: Jean wears this is a white nightgown in the finale of Part Three [[spoiler:when the Phoenix takes over.over and she comes into her godly power. By the end of the night, it's been covered in blood and is burnt to ash when Jean is reborn.]]


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* [[WhiteShirtOfDeath White Dress of Death]]: Jean wears a simple, ethereal white nightgown during the latter part of Part Three [[spoiler: as the Phoenix takes over and all hell breaks loose. Multiple people die before the night is over, and blood is sprayed on the dress when Jean kills Phoebe.]]
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* EtherealWhiteDress: Jean wears this is in the finale of Part Three [[spoiler:when the Phoenix takes over. By the end of the night, it's been covered in blood and is burnt to ash when Jean is reborn.]]

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\n\n-->''"Tears streamed down his face, mixing with blood and sweat, staining the stark-white clothes he’d been given, turning his skin into a salty mess."'' — Chapter Twenty-Four, Superhuman Endurance
-->''"Charles’s feet were bare, soles bleeding from the thorns that lay along the forest ground, mixing blood with pale ash. Red and white, forming a disgusting paste on his soft skin."'' — Chapter Twenty-Four, Superhuman Endurance
-->''"“I’m alone now,” Charles said, not looking at him, but at the green trees and vibrant grass, the red-and-white birds that fell dead from the sky."'' — Chapter Twenty-Four, Superhuman Endurance
-->''"Wyngarde reached a hand up to his head, doubtless to control his attacker, but the mutant was relentless, face twisted in fury, porcelain-white face and hair of the same color stained red with blood."'' — Chapter Twenty-Five, Psychic Willpwer
-->''"He looked so different, hair as white as the snow outside, blood and painful cuts lacing over his face and hand, pale complexion marred with red."'' — Chapter Twenty-Five, Psychic Willpower
-->''"Jean woke first, in a small white room she recognized distantly as the infirmary at the X-Men’s HQ. A vase of blooming red flowers on a shelf was the only decoration."'' — Chapter Twenty-Six, Electrokinesis
-->''"a tall women in a linen dress lies motionless on the ground—blood dirties her face and stomach—it seeps into the ground and stains her white hair—"'' — Chapter Thirty-Three, Power Absorption
*** Jean is wearing [[EtherealWhiteDress a white gown]] when she's [[spoiler: [[WhiteShirtOfDeath splattered in Phoebe's blood after killing her]]]].

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** Red and white are a recurring color combination, from flowers, to clothes, to blood on people's hair or face, to Jean and Jakob themselves as a mirrored pair.

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** [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver Red and white white]] are a recurring color combination, from flowers, to clothes, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to blood on people's hair or face, face]], [[LightningFireJuxtaposition to Jean and Jakob Jakob]] [[{{Foil}} themselves as a mirrored pair.]] It's not greatly noted upon within the story, but when you read with that in mind, it comes up ''a lot''.
-->''"[Phoebe] had taken to shadowing him when she had the time recently, and he could admit that he found her helpful, even if Erik was still slightly suspicious of her. At the moment, her hands occupied by white and red yarn as she sat knitting — a hobby that caused more than a few curious looks in the island heat."'' — Chapter Six, Botanokinesis
-->''"The nursery was finally ready, having quickly been filled with furniture and clothes and books and more toys than any child could possibly know what to do with. In the place of honor were the two red-and-white knit dragons that Phoebe had brought over after months of quiet work."'' — Chapter Eleven, Body Transformation
-->''"A cry sounded through the room. Charles thought it was himself for a moment before realizing his mouth was closed. “There we go,” Elixir said slowly, raising a small, screaming white-and-red bundle in his arms."'' — Chapter Twelve, Secondary Reproductive System
-->''"The sky was blue, but as the sun lowered, it would turn red, washing the white clouds in swathes of blood."'' — Chapter Twenty-One, Aquatic Respiration


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** Red and white are a recurring color combination, from flowers, to clothes, to blood on people's hair or face, to Jean and Jakob themselves as a mirrored pair.
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* MeaningfulRename: A staple of Genoshan culture, as teenage mutants will rename themselves when they graduate and achieve adulthood at age seventeen. Whether or not they actually ''use'' their chosen name in day to day life varies from person to person, however. Some people only use their given name, some only use their chosen name, some only use their chosen name as a codename on missions, and some use both interchangeably.
** Jakob sticks to his given name for a while even after choosing a new name, but by the time he's older at the end of part five, he goes almost exclusively by "Onslaught". At that point, the only people who still refer to him by Jakob are particularly close family members, such as Jean. Cyclops and Storm also started going mainly by their chosen names by that point.
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* AmbiguouslyJewish: Averted. Erik and his children are ethnically and religiously Jewish, though not particularly strict. It’s mentioned that they celebrate Jewish holidays, and Jean notes seeing Kitty Pryde at temple. Jakob also habitually wears a Star of David pendant that he got at his and Jean’s b'nai mitzvah; Jean has one as well, but it’s mentioned less often.

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* AmbiguouslyJewish: Averted. Erik and his children are ethnically and religiously Jewish, though not particularly strict. It’s mentioned that they celebrate Jewish holidays, and Jean notes seeing Kitty Pryde at temple. Jakob also habitually wears a Star of David pendant that he got at his and Jean’s b'nai mitzvah; Jean has one as well, but it’s mentioned less often. An important chapter occurs when they celebrate Passover.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Phoebe realizes too late that her entire existence is this. [[spoiler:She can't really see the future, or even potential futures, but only what she herself has lived through over the course of her life. She spent her life influencing events to achieve a better world in Genosha, but due to Charles's manipulation of her mind and the fact that she couldn't see past her own death, she didn't realize she was helping set up a version of the world that almost ended in total destruction until her own death]].
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* AdultFear: Almost too much to count.
** [[spoiler:Your child running away and being tortured in a desperate effort to fix something they see as wrong with themself.]]
** [[spoiler:Driving away someone you love because you believe you're worthless after a lifetime of abandonment, and would rather drive them off before they leave of their own accord.]]
** [[spoiler: Your parents abandoning you in the middle of a frightening and confusing transformation. Realizing you're part of a class of people who are discriminated against in most of the world, and you yourself having treated your older brother badly for what he was. Being effectively blind and homeless before help comes.]]
** [[spoiler:Your parents being murdered in front of you when you were a child because they were different, then growing up on the streets alone and learning not to trust people because no one since your family has given you a reason to trust them.]]
** [[spoiler:Your child going insane and coming close to destroying herself. Trying to fix the problem to save your child and only putting it off and making it worse.]]
** [[spoiler:Being unable to control your own mind and body and hurting everyone around you, killing people you loved or respected, even as you desperately try to fight it. Finding out your parents lied to you for decades about something fundamental to who you were and that threatened your life.]]
** [[spoiler:Your spouse and the love of your life being murdered and paralyzed in front of you.]]
** [[spoiler:Your student who you knew for twenty years who you saw as family dying horrifically while trying to protect another member of your family. Your brother, that same student, being killed in front of you while you yourself are a teenager, and he was the only family you had after your parents abandoned both of you.]]
** [[spoiler:Only learning you have siblings as an adult because you were abandoned as an infant for being ''other''. Also, one of them dying before you realize you're related.]]
** [[spoiler:Innocent children being killed in what was supposed to be a sanctuary for them.]]
** [[spoiler:Being abandoned by your family and having your people turn against you after you went against them.]]
** [[spoiler:Your child/sibling being murdered thousands of miles away, and the last time you spoke ended in arguments and bloodshed. Afterwards, you ignored each other or other spoke of them in angry, cruel terms. And now you can never fix it.]]
** [[spoiler:War coming close to destroying your country, people, and everything you fought and stood for.]]
** And that's not even bringing up every mention of mutants being killed, assaulted, enslaved, abused, abandoned, or otherwise discriminated against.
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* HomosexualReproduction: Charles and Erik.


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* NonHeteronormativeSociety: Genosha. Lead by an openly queer couple, the first country in their world to have legal gay marriage, and accepting of all sexualities and genders.
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* [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Even Bad Men Love Their Dads]]: Jakob's parents are both very dear to him (though he's not exactly bad as in ''evil'', he treads the line at times).

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