As mutantkind and humankind teeter on the brink of war, the X-Men hunt down Boliver Trask, not knowing someone greater is working behind the scenes.
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- Body Horror: The Trask Prime Sentinel makes its presence known by rotating its head 180 degrees.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: The Trask Prime Sentinel makes short work out of the X-Men, only being saved by Cable.
- It Always Rains at Funerals: The episode begins at Gambit’s funeral, pouring down rain.
- The Man Behind the Man: Trask was working for Sinister, but Sinister is working for Bastion.
- N.G.O. Superpower: A mysterious group known as "OZT" is seen active in various places.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Rogue spends part of the episode hunting down Gyrich, tearing through a Hulkbuster Base and giving Captain America a rough time.
- The Reveal: Oh, plenty!
- The episode confirms that Callisto, Leech, Madelyne Pryor, and Sebastian Shaw died in the attack. Emma Frost survived via the emergence of her Diamond skin mutation.
- Magneto is alive, but a hostage of Bastion’s.
- Bastion is the ultimate Big Bad for the season.
