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* AudienceAlienatingEra: Jeph Loeb's run features X-Force suddenly abandoning their hard-line independent stance, moving back to the Xavier Mansion and effectively becoming the X-Men's junior squad. Cable regresses back to being a controlling uncommunicative jackass; Cannonball is "promoted" to the X-Men, where he was characterised as the naive neophyte; Shatterstar's backstory is screwed up with a subplot about the mystery of his true identity, which was resolved so confusingly that even Marvel editorial couldn't make sense of it (if the series' letters columns were any indication). John Francis Moore's run contains several not-so-subtle jabs at how dumb a lot of the creative decisions from this period were.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
* HarsherInHindsight: The attack on the World Trade Center, in which one of the towers is destroyed. This is from issues published in 1991, two years before the first World Trade Center bombing and ten years before both towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
* HoYay: Rictor and Shatterstar. Events in other series, post-''X-Force'', eventually made them a canonical couple.
* IronWoobie: Neena Thurman/Domino Despite her husband being dead since before her introduction, she is frequently a case of, "AngstWhatAngst?"
* NarmCharm: The original Creator/RobLiefeld run is widely remembered as a quintessential example of the over-the-top excess of '90s Marvel: wall-to-wall guns and explosions, a cast of characters who all look like bodybuilders or supermodels, and an utterly bonkers plot that dabbles in everything from clones to time-travel (with a few immortal mutant demigods thrown in for good measure). But as ridiculous as it might be, the series embraces its cheesiness so proudly that it can actually be pretty endearing, and many ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans still remember it fondly.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Cable was at one point almost a poster boy for the excesses of '90s comics. He has since been turned into a much more well-rounded character [[{{Determinator}} fighting an endless war]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption against an immortal, nearly invincible enemy.]]
* TheScrappy: Feral. It's honestly hard to imagine why her teammates keep her around.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Plenty of '90s references, including a [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] poster, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' on TV, and the World Trade Center still standing after the 1993 bombing.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: Jeph Loeb's run features X-Force suddenly abandoning their hard-line independent stance, moving back to the Xavier Mansion and effectively becoming the X-Men's junior squad. Cable regresses back to being a controlling uncommunicative jackass; Cannonball is "promoted" to the X-Men, where he was characterised as the naive neophyte; Shatterstar's backstory is screwed up with a subplot about the mystery of his true identity, which was resolved so confusingly that even Marvel editorial couldn't make sense of it (if the series' letters columns were any indication). John Francis Moore's run contains several not-so-subtle jabs at how dumb a lot of the creative decisions from this period were.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
* HarsherInHindsight: The attack on the World Trade Center, in which one of the towers is destroyed. This is from issues published in 1991, two years before the first World Trade Center bombing and ten years before both towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
* HoYay: Rictor and Shatterstar. Events in other series, post-''X-Force'', eventually made them a canonical couple.
* IronWoobie: Neena Thurman/Domino Despite her husband being dead since before her introduction, she is frequently a case of, "AngstWhatAngst?"
* NarmCharm: The original Creator/RobLiefeld run is widely remembered as a quintessential example of the over-the-top excess of '90s Marvel: wall-to-wall guns and explosions, a cast of characters who all look like bodybuilders or supermodels, and an utterly bonkers plot that dabbles in everything from clones to time-travel (with a few immortal mutant demigods thrown in for good measure). But as ridiculous as it might be, the series embraces its cheesiness so proudly that it can actually be pretty endearing, and many ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans still remember it fondly.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Cable was at one point almost a poster boy for the excesses of '90s comics. He has since been turned into a much more well-rounded character [[{{Determinator}} fighting an endless war]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption against an immortal, nearly invincible enemy.]]
* TheScrappy: Feral. It's honestly hard to imagine why her teammates keep her around.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Plenty of '90s references, including a [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] poster, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' on TV, and the World Trade Center still standing after the 1993 bombing.
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!!The first series:
* AudienceAlienatingEra: Jeph Loeb's run features X-Force suddenly abandoning their hard-line independent stance, moving back to the Xavier Mansion and effectively becoming the X-Men's junior squad. Cable regresses back to being a controlling uncommunicative jackass; Cannonball is "promoted" to the X-Men, where he was characterised as the naive neophyte; Shatterstar's backstory is screwed up with a subplot about the mystery of his true identity, which was resolved so confusingly that even Marvel editorial couldn't make sense of it (if the series' letters columns were any indication). John Francis Moore's run contains several not-so-subtle jabs at how dumb a lot of the creative decisions from this period were.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
* HarsherInHindsight: The attack on the World Trade Center, in which one of the towers is destroyed. This is from issues published in 1991, two years before the first World Trade Center bombing and ten years before both towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
* HoYay: Rictor and Shatterstar. Events in other series, post-''X-Force'', eventually made them a canonical couple.
* IronWoobie: Neena Thurman/Domino Despite her husband being dead since before her introduction, she is frequently a case of, "AngstWhatAngst?"
* NarmCharm: The original Creator/RobLiefeld run is widely remembered as a quintessential example of the over-the-top excess of '90s Marvel: wall-to-wall guns and explosions, a cast of characters who all look like bodybuilders or supermodels, and an utterly bonkers plot that dabbles in everything from clones to time-travel (with a few immortal mutant demigods thrown in for good measure). But as ridiculous as it might be, the series embraces its cheesiness so proudly that it can actually be pretty endearing, and many ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans still remember it fondly.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Cable was at one point almost a poster boy for the excesses of '90s comics. He has since been turned into a much more well-rounded character [[{{Determinator}} fighting an endless war]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption against an immortal, nearly invincible enemy.]]
* TheScrappy: Feral. It's honestly hard to imagine why her teammates keep her around.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Plenty of '90s references, including a [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] poster, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' on TV, and the World Trade Center still standing after the 1993 bombing.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: Jeph Loeb's run features X-Force suddenly abandoning their hard-line independent stance, moving back to the Xavier Mansion and effectively becoming the X-Men's junior squad. Cable regresses back to being a controlling uncommunicative jackass; Cannonball is "promoted" to the X-Men, where he was characterised as the naive neophyte; Shatterstar's backstory is screwed up with a subplot about the mystery of his true identity, which was resolved so confusingly that even Marvel editorial couldn't make sense of it (if the series' letters columns were any indication). John Francis Moore's run contains several not-so-subtle jabs at how dumb a lot of the creative decisions from this period were.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
* HarsherInHindsight: The attack on the World Trade Center, in which one of the towers is destroyed. This is from issues published in 1991, two years before the first World Trade Center bombing and ten years before both towers were destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
* HoYay: Rictor and Shatterstar. Events in other series, post-''X-Force'', eventually made them a canonical couple.
* IronWoobie: Neena Thurman/Domino Despite her husband being dead since before her introduction, she is frequently a case of, "AngstWhatAngst?"
* NarmCharm: The original Creator/RobLiefeld run is widely remembered as a quintessential example of the over-the-top excess of '90s Marvel: wall-to-wall guns and explosions, a cast of characters who all look like bodybuilders or supermodels, and an utterly bonkers plot that dabbles in everything from clones to time-travel (with a few immortal mutant demigods thrown in for good measure). But as ridiculous as it might be, the series embraces its cheesiness so proudly that it can actually be pretty endearing, and many ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans still remember it fondly.
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Cable was at one point almost a poster boy for the excesses of '90s comics. He has since been turned into a much more well-rounded character [[{{Determinator}} fighting an endless war]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption against an immortal, nearly invincible enemy.]]
* TheScrappy: Feral. It's honestly hard to imagine why her teammates keep her around.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Plenty of '90s references, including a [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]] poster, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' on TV, and the World Trade Center still standing after the 1993 bombing.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The attack on the World Trade Center, in which one of the towers is destroyed. This is from issues published in 1991, would have hit harder after two years before the 1993 first World Trade Center bombing – and harder still in 2001 when the ten years before both towers were destroyed in the September 11 9/11 attacks.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: When Rob Liefeld quit the title, Fabian Nicieza famously salvaged the team by writing out Cable and bringing exiled New Mutants Sunspot and Rictor back to the team, as well as New Mutants supporting cast member Lila Cheney, as well as shifting the tone away from the grim and gritty to focus on team interaction amongst the core New Mutants holdovers. Furthermore, Cable came back to the team, less angsty and more stern but lovable father figure-like, Feral was written out, and Shatterstar was given a crush on Rictor that gave him more depth than being a generic warrior dude.
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* NarmCharm: The original Creator/RobLiefeld run is widely remembered as a quintessential example of the over-the-top excess of '90s Marvel: wall-to-wall guns and explosions, a cast of characters who all look like bodybuilders or supermodels, and an utterly bonkers plot that dabbles in everything from clones to time-travel (with a few immortal mutant demigods thrown in for good measure). But as ridiculous as it might be, the series embraces its cheesiness so proudly that it can actually be pretty endearing, and many ''ComicBook/XMen'' fans still remember it fondly.
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* AudienceAlienatingEra: Jeph Loeb's run features X-Force suddenly abandoning their hard-line independent stance, moving back to the Xavier Mansion and effectively becoming the X-Men's junior squad. Cable regresses back to being a controlling uncommunicative jackass; Cannonball is "promoted" to the X-Men, where he was characterised as the naive neophyte; Shatterstar's backstory is screwed up with a subplot about the mystery of his true identity, which was resolved so confusingly that even Marvel editorial couldn't make sense of it (if the series' letters columns were any indication). John Francis Moore's run contains several not-so-subtle jabs at how dumb a lot of the creative decisions from this period were.
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* DorkAge: Jeph Loeb's run features X-Force suddenly abandoning their hard-line independent stance, moving back to the Xavier Mansion and effectively becoming the X-Men's junior squad. Cable regresses back to being a controlling uncommunicative jackass; Cannonball is "promoted" to the X-Men, where he was characterised as the naive neophyte; Shatterstar's backstory is screwed up with a subplot about the mystery of his true identity, which was resolved so confusingly that even Marvel editorial couldn't make sense of it (if the series' letters columns were any indication). John Francis Moore's run contains several not-so-subtle jabs at how dumb a lot of the creative decisions from this period were.
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* ''YMMV/XStatix''
* ''ComicBook/XForce2018''
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
** Doop
** Edith "Edie" Sawyer[=/=]U-Go Girl: A fan favorite. This is probably why she was [[spoiler:killed off.]]
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A lot of "Liefeld-style"(angst, anger, guns, and innuendo) X-Force fans refused to have anything to do with X-Statix.
* TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: although Milligan and Allred still did the ''Dead Girl'' spin-off mini afterwards.
* {{Wangst}}: Guy Smith[=/=]Orphan, aka Mister Sensitive. Oh, the ''wangst''...
!!The fifth series:
* InternetBacklash: The art by Dylan Burnett received big backlash when it was revealed. While Burnett's art was well-received in ''Cosmic Ghost Rider'', that series is very tongue-in-cheek and has a humourous tone for the most part, and the art suits the ludicrousness of its title character. Not so much on a darker X-Force comic.
* ReplacementScrappy: Kid Cable, for both killing the original Cable and lacking the grizzled war veteran aspect that is key to the Cable character.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
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* InternetBacklash: The art by Dylan Burnett received big backlash when it was revealed. While Burnett's art was well-received in ''Cosmic Ghost Rider'', that series is very tongue-in-cheek and has a humourous tone for the most part, and the art suits the ludicrousness of its title character. Not so much on a darker X-Force comic.
* ReplacementScrappy: Kid Cable, for both killing the original Cable and lacking the grizzled war veteran aspect that is key to the Cable character.
* InternetBacklash: The art by Dylan Burnett received big backlash when it was revealed. While Burnett's art was well-received in ''Cosmic Ghost Rider'', that series is very tongue-in-cheek and has a humourous tone for the most part, and the art suits the ludicrousness of its title character. Not so much on a darker X-Force comic.
* ReplacementScrappy: Kid Cable, for both killing the original Cable and lacking the grizzled war veteran aspect that is key to the Cable character.
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!!The third series:
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Elixir, a much kinder and more peace-loving member of the team, gives Vanisher a fatal brain tumour? Harsh and a little bit depressing. The revelation that he made it the shape of the X-Men logo? ''Hilarious''.
* NightmareFuel: Rahne's new, more bestial werewolf form is unsettling at best, but after she's [[spoiler: kidnapped and [[MindRape brainwashed]] by The Purifiers]], she [[spoiler: rips off Angel's wings]], then ends up [[spoiler: killing and eating her father (though that son of a bitch really deserves it for what he did to Rahne in the first place)]]. [[{{Squick}} So yeah...]] Or there's [=ArchAngel=] [[spoiler: going AxCrazy and killing most of the "Choir" that had wings grown from his]] and then falling insensate on a pile of corpses. Or...actually, there's some every few issues. Take your pick, though they're all trumped by the sight of Kimura slowly slicing off X-23's arm with an electric saw.
* SoOkayItsAverage: The X-Force/Cable crossover ''Messiah War'' is generally viewed this way, though of course some enjoy it more than others.
* TearJerker: Comicbook/{{X 23}}'s dismissal from X-Force at the end of ''Second Coming''. First, her immediate thought is that Wolverine is punishing her. Second, Laura's entire life up to that point had been defined by having someone to issue her orders -- to the point that Wolverine notes early in the series that he suspects Laura was ''incapable'' of recognizing Cyclops's invitation as a choice and not a command. She is completely and utterly lost at the thought of having to find her own way, to the point that she is ''pleading and begging'' Logan to give her an order to follow. It's utterly heartbreaking to see her facade of strength crack and break down, and is a painful reminder just how truly damaged she is.
!!''Uncanny X-Force''
* CompleteMonster: Sabretooth. While this is hardly out of character for him, he sinks to new levels of [[EvilIsPetty despicable pettiness]] when he reveals [[spoiler:he started the entire Brotherhood scheme purely as an excuse to [[MagnificentBastard manipulate Wolverine into killing another of his own children, not caring about getting many of his comrades killed (not to mention all the emotional damage to X-Force themselves) in the slightest]].]]
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Deadpool singing Miami Sound Machine's "Conga," while being [[TooKinkyToTorture tortured]].
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: During Deadpool and Evan's talk, Deadpool comments that he'll probably never have kids hence why Evan is like a son or little brother to him. Not even a few years after this book Deadpool would learn that he actually has a daughter (Ellie Camancho).
** Even better, [[spoiler:Evan helps save her when she's thrown out a window after Deadpool called him for help]].
* HeartwarmingMoment:
** Nightcrawler asks Deadpool why he'd go on such a dangerous mission, especially since he lost his healing factor. His answer (well, second answer) was that he didn't want to let anyone down, because the X-Force is the closest thing he's ever had to a family. Remember, this is coming from the guy who's been mistreated pretty much his entire life, and has only ever had a handful of friends.
** Also Deadpool's heart-to-heart with Evan, in which he reassures him that he's a great kid and isn't anything like Apocalypse.
-->'''Evan''': At my lowest point you were the hero who showed up to save me.
-->'''Deadpool''': ...That... that's the first time anyone's ever called me that...
* MoralEventHorizon:
** Subverted with [[spoiler:Fantomex shooting Kid Apocalypse, as he eventually revives Evan. However the fact that Deadpool is the only member of the team to object to Evan's death certainly paints a dark picture of X-Force as a whole.]]
** [[spoiler: Sabretooth]] basically leaps across the horizon with glee. He manipulates things so that [[spoiler:Wolverine is forced to murder his own son just for the pleasure of making Logan feel like shit.]]
* OutOfCharacterMoment: Captain Britain. In a massive way. From wanting to wipe someone from existence to completely forgiving his slave-trading older brother, you have to wonder if the writer knows the character is one of the good guys.
* {{Squick}}: Absolutely everything about Blob-295.
* StoicWoobie: Fantomex.
* StrangledByTheRedString:
** Fantomex and [[spoiler: Psylocke]]. [[spoiler: Later turns out to be invoked. Fantomex knew Psylocke didn't really have feelings for him, but he had to make her question her devotion to Warren in order to acquire the courage needed to kill him.]]
** Future!Wolverine and Future!Psylocke are together. For... reasons?
* UnpopularPopularCharacter:
** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} is popular with the fans, but tolerated at best by the rest of the team and actively despised by Wolverine. Most egregious example: when Fantomex shocks the team [[spoiler: by killing kid!Apocalypse in cold blood]], ''Deadpool'' takes the brunt of the team's wrath [[spoiler: for openly questioning the killing]]. Leads to DudeWheresMyRespect. Deadpool does garner a little more respect from his teammates after they've been through a few life and death situations, especially Wolverine and Fantomex, oddly enough.
* TheWoobie: Deadpool and Kid Apocalypse.
!!''Cable and The X-Force''
* TheScrappy: Hope Spaulding, BrattyHalfPint and former Mutant Messiah. Part of this is due to negative feelings regarding her role in the resolution of ''Comicbook/AvengersVsXMen'' where she eventually sides with the Avengers in taking down Dark Phoenix Cyclops, giving her the same image of race traitor and Avenger flunky that Wolverine and Havok also share. The other part comes from the existence of Teen Jean in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' making Hope's ''other'' point as a character (the possibility that she's the reincarnation of Jean Grey) meaningless.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: The first arc involves the head of a Chick-Fil-A [[BlandNameProduct stand-in]] who bars mutants from eating in her establishments. When confronted, not only does she explain that her daughter was killed during Xorn's attack on NYC, but also points out that superhumans tend to cause insane amounts of collateral damage wherever they go. Thus, her desire to not see her customers and employees killed comes off looking pretty rational, all things considered.
!!The fourth series:
%% * BaseBreakingCharacter: Marrow.
* FanNickname: ''VideoGame/MetalGear X-Force'', mostly due to Cable's appearance in the series, with a bandanna and eye-patch, being similar to that of Big Boss.
* JerkassWoobie: Marrow, once we find out [[spoiler: she lost her child]].
* ToughActToFollow: Replacing not only one but two X-force series, both of which ended without proper send-off for the teams, the new series wasn't received very warmly. It also garnered many negative reviews for its artwork and different writing.
* WhamEpisode:
** Issue #5 - Marrow [[spoiler: undergoes Volga's repowering treatment willingly while pregnant, well aware it might cause miscarriage. Which is what happened]].
** Issue #6 - we find out what happened at Alexandria, why Hope is in coma an that Cable [[spoiler: is dying from Murituri formula and using clones to prolong his life]] and then we find out that [[spoiler: Meme is dead and has been dead since her first apperance. Meme we know is really Hope using her powers]].
** Issue #7 - Fantomex [[spoiler:secretly kills Cable's clones every day to overcome his inferiority complex. Domino is captured and has to witness the clone's death not knowing it is one, before being put into a mind control system.]]
* Moral Event Horizon: Fantomex crosses it either by killing [=ForgetMeNot=] or manipulating Hope in order to get more powerful and then gloating in her face about it.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Elixir, a much kinder and more peace-loving member of the team, gives Vanisher a fatal brain tumour? Harsh and a little bit depressing. The revelation that he made it the shape of the X-Men logo? ''Hilarious''.
* NightmareFuel: Rahne's new, more bestial werewolf form is unsettling at best, but after she's [[spoiler: kidnapped and [[MindRape brainwashed]] by The Purifiers]], she [[spoiler: rips off Angel's wings]], then ends up [[spoiler: killing and eating her father (though that son of a bitch really deserves it for what he did to Rahne in the first place)]]. [[{{Squick}} So yeah...]] Or there's [=ArchAngel=] [[spoiler: going AxCrazy and killing most of the "Choir" that had wings grown from his]] and then falling insensate on a pile of corpses. Or...actually, there's some every few issues. Take your pick, though they're all trumped by the sight of Kimura slowly slicing off X-23's arm with an electric saw.
* SoOkayItsAverage: The X-Force/Cable crossover ''Messiah War'' is generally viewed this way, though of course some enjoy it more than others.
* TearJerker: Comicbook/{{X 23}}'s dismissal from X-Force at the end of ''Second Coming''. First, her immediate thought is that Wolverine is punishing her. Second, Laura's entire life up to that point had been defined by having someone to issue her orders -- to the point that Wolverine notes early in the series that he suspects Laura was ''incapable'' of recognizing Cyclops's invitation as a choice and not a command. She is completely and utterly lost at the thought of having to find her own way, to the point that she is ''pleading and begging'' Logan to give her an order to follow. It's utterly heartbreaking to see her facade of strength crack and break down, and is a painful reminder just how truly damaged she is.
!!''Uncanny X-Force''
* CompleteMonster: Sabretooth. While this is hardly out of character for him, he sinks to new levels of [[EvilIsPetty despicable pettiness]] when he reveals [[spoiler:he started the entire Brotherhood scheme purely as an excuse to [[MagnificentBastard manipulate Wolverine into killing another of his own children, not caring about getting many of his comrades killed (not to mention all the emotional damage to X-Force themselves) in the slightest]].]]
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Deadpool singing Miami Sound Machine's "Conga," while being [[TooKinkyToTorture tortured]].
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: During Deadpool and Evan's talk, Deadpool comments that he'll probably never have kids hence why Evan is like a son or little brother to him. Not even a few years after this book Deadpool would learn that he actually has a daughter (Ellie Camancho).
** Even better, [[spoiler:Evan helps save her when she's thrown out a window after Deadpool called him for help]].
* HeartwarmingMoment:
** Nightcrawler asks Deadpool why he'd go on such a dangerous mission, especially since he lost his healing factor. His answer (well, second answer) was that he didn't want to let anyone down, because the X-Force is the closest thing he's ever had to a family. Remember, this is coming from the guy who's been mistreated pretty much his entire life, and has only ever had a handful of friends.
** Also Deadpool's heart-to-heart with Evan, in which he reassures him that he's a great kid and isn't anything like Apocalypse.
-->'''Evan''': At my lowest point you were the hero who showed up to save me.
-->'''Deadpool''': ...That... that's the first time anyone's ever called me that...
* MoralEventHorizon:
** Subverted with [[spoiler:Fantomex shooting Kid Apocalypse, as he eventually revives Evan. However the fact that Deadpool is the only member of the team to object to Evan's death certainly paints a dark picture of X-Force as a whole.]]
** [[spoiler: Sabretooth]] basically leaps across the horizon with glee. He manipulates things so that [[spoiler:Wolverine is forced to murder his own son just for the pleasure of making Logan feel like shit.]]
* OutOfCharacterMoment: Captain Britain. In a massive way. From wanting to wipe someone from existence to completely forgiving his slave-trading older brother, you have to wonder if the writer knows the character is one of the good guys.
* {{Squick}}: Absolutely everything about Blob-295.
* StoicWoobie: Fantomex.
* StrangledByTheRedString:
** Fantomex and [[spoiler: Psylocke]]. [[spoiler: Later turns out to be invoked. Fantomex knew Psylocke didn't really have feelings for him, but he had to make her question her devotion to Warren in order to acquire the courage needed to kill him.]]
** Future!Wolverine and Future!Psylocke are together. For... reasons?
* UnpopularPopularCharacter:
** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} is popular with the fans, but tolerated at best by the rest of the team and actively despised by Wolverine. Most egregious example: when Fantomex shocks the team [[spoiler: by killing kid!Apocalypse in cold blood]], ''Deadpool'' takes the brunt of the team's wrath [[spoiler: for openly questioning the killing]]. Leads to DudeWheresMyRespect. Deadpool does garner a little more respect from his teammates after they've been through a few life and death situations, especially Wolverine and Fantomex, oddly enough.
* TheWoobie: Deadpool and Kid Apocalypse.
!!''Cable and The X-Force''
* TheScrappy: Hope Spaulding, BrattyHalfPint and former Mutant Messiah. Part of this is due to negative feelings regarding her role in the resolution of ''Comicbook/AvengersVsXMen'' where she eventually sides with the Avengers in taking down Dark Phoenix Cyclops, giving her the same image of race traitor and Avenger flunky that Wolverine and Havok also share. The other part comes from the existence of Teen Jean in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' making Hope's ''other'' point as a character (the possibility that she's the reincarnation of Jean Grey) meaningless.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: The first arc involves the head of a Chick-Fil-A [[BlandNameProduct stand-in]] who bars mutants from eating in her establishments. When confronted, not only does she explain that her daughter was killed during Xorn's attack on NYC, but also points out that superhumans tend to cause insane amounts of collateral damage wherever they go. Thus, her desire to not see her customers and employees killed comes off looking pretty rational, all things considered.
!!The fourth series:
%% * BaseBreakingCharacter: Marrow.
* FanNickname: ''VideoGame/MetalGear X-Force'', mostly due to Cable's appearance in the series, with a bandanna and eye-patch, being similar to that of Big Boss.
* JerkassWoobie: Marrow, once we find out [[spoiler: she lost her child]].
* ToughActToFollow: Replacing not only one but two X-force series, both of which ended without proper send-off for the teams, the new series wasn't received very warmly. It also garnered many negative reviews for its artwork and different writing.
* WhamEpisode:
** Issue #5 - Marrow [[spoiler: undergoes Volga's repowering treatment willingly while pregnant, well aware it might cause miscarriage. Which is what happened]].
** Issue #6 - we find out what happened at Alexandria, why Hope is in coma an that Cable [[spoiler: is dying from Murituri formula and using clones to prolong his life]] and then we find out that [[spoiler: Meme is dead and has been dead since her first apperance. Meme we know is really Hope using her powers]].
** Issue #7 - Fantomex [[spoiler:secretly kills Cable's clones every day to overcome his inferiority complex. Domino is captured and has to witness the clone's death not knowing it is one, before being put into a mind control system.]]
* Moral Event Horizon: Fantomex crosses it either by killing [=ForgetMeNot=] or manipulating Hope in order to get more powerful and then gloating in her face about it.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Clarice Ferguson/Blink. Blink gained quite a fan following after a fairly short-lived existence in their mainstream storylines. She (or rather, her AlternateContinuity counterpart) got an upgraded role in the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse storyline. She was so popular that she survived the destruction of that universe and became a main character in the Exiles spinoff (though it took five years).years).
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* FridgeBrilliance: Why did Weapon Infinity go after Fantomex, [[spoiler:who killed Apocalypse,]] when he removed the one thing standing in their way of omni-versal domination? [[spoiler:Because he's making a new Apocalypse.]]
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** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} is popular with the fans, but tolerated at best by the rest of the team and actively despised by Wolverine. Most egregious example: when Fantomex shocks the team [[spoiler: by killing kid!Apocalypse in cold blood]], ''Deadpool'' takes the brunt of the team's wrath [[spoiler: for openly questioning the killing]]. Leads to DudeWheresMyRespect.
** Deadpool does garner a little more respect from his teammates after they've been through a few life and death situations, especially Wolverine and Fantomex, oddly enough.
** Deadpool does garner a little more respect from his teammates after they've been through a few life and death situations, especially Wolverine and Fantomex, oddly enough.
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** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} is popular with the fans, but tolerated at best by the rest of the team and actively despised by Wolverine. Most egregious example: when Fantomex shocks the team [[spoiler: by killing kid!Apocalypse in cold blood]], ''Deadpool'' takes the brunt of the team's wrath [[spoiler: for openly questioning the killing]]. Leads to DudeWheresMyRespect.
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* TheScrappy: Hope Spaulding, BrattyHalfPint and former Mutant Messiah. Part of this is due to negative feelings regarding her role in the resolution of ''Comicbook/AvengersVsXMen'' where she eventually sides with the Avengers in taking down Dark Phoenix Cyclops, giving her the same image of race traitor and Avenger flunky that Wolverine and Havok also share. The other part comes from the existence of Teen Jean in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' making Hope's ''other'' point as a character (the possibility that she's the reincarnation of JEan Grey) meaningless.
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* TheScrappy: Hope Spaulding, BrattyHalfPint and former Mutant Messiah. Part of this is due to negative feelings regarding her role in the resolution of ''Comicbook/AvengersVsXMen'' where she eventually sides with the Avengers in taking down Dark Phoenix Cyclops, giving her the same image of race traitor and Avenger flunky that Wolverine and Havok also share. The other part comes from the existence of Teen Jean in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen'' making Hope's ''other'' point as a character (the possibility that she's the reincarnation of JEan Jean Grey) meaningless.
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** Future!Wolverine and Future!Psylocke are together.
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* TearJerker: Comicbook/{{X 23}}'s dismissal from X-Force at the end of ''Second Coming''. First, her immediate thought is that Wolverine is punishing her. Second, Laura's entire life up to that point had been defined by having someone to issue her orders -- to the point that Wolverine notes early in the series that he suspects Laura was ''incapable'' of recognizing Cyclops's invitation as a choice and not a command. She is completely and utterly lost at the thought of having to find her own way, to the point that she is ''pleading and begging'' Logan to give her an order to follow. It's utterly heartbreaking to see her facade of strength crack and break down, and is a painful reminder just how truly damaged she is.
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* MemeticMutation: [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance RULES OF NATURE!]].
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