History ComicBook / Storm1996

* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: A minor example. At the end of the story, it's revealed that there's a GreaterScopeVillain -- [[spoiler:the ManBehindTheMan is the [[Characters/AgeOfApocalypse Black Beast]], a mutant from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' timeline. As of 2023, he's much better known as "Dark" Beast, but when ''Storm'' was published Marvel hadn't decided on a label to disambiguate him from his AlternateSelf, the X-Men's [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Beast]]]].

** [[spoiler:The [[Characters/AgeOfApocalypse Black Beast]], [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Hank McCoy]]'s alternate version from the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse, was the ManBehindTheMan. He gets no dialogue, but the final issue has a page of him brooding in silence, with captions confirming that he's now vowing revenge on Storm.]]

As well as her role as a superhero and leader of the X-Men, Storm was once leader of the Morlocks, a band of outcast mutants living in the tunnels beneath New York. But many of the Morlocks were slain in the ComicBook/MutantMassacre - and some of those who survived were transported to a place where [[YearInsideHourOutside time runs faster]], eventually returning as the terrorists known as Gene Nation.

In one arc of ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', Storm was forced to kill Marrow, one of the Gene Nationals, cutting out her heart to prevent a bomb detonating. Marrow was once a little girl named Sarah, who Storm remembered as an innocent child. She hasn't come to terms with that yet. But when she visits a memorial in the old Morlock tunnels to pay her respects, there's a new challenge waiting for her.

* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: [[spoiler:After Storm seemingly [[NoBodyLeftBehind annihilates Mikhail]], the Gene Nationals seem to accept her as their new leader - and the arrival of her fellow X-Men just reinforces that]]. Gene Nation's predecessors, the Morlocks, were similar but had a more structured approach, which is how Storm ended up as their leader after ChallengingTheChief.

* CaughtMonologuing: [[spoiler:Loss threatens to detonate a bomb and kill everyone if Mikhail gives into Storm's threats and teleports them to Earth. They're teleported, and Loss starts a final speech before triggering it - only for Cable to interrupt it by [[MindOverMatter telekinetically disarming her]]]].
-->'''Cable:''' [[spoiler:Which one's got the ''bomb?'']]
-->[[spoiler:'''Loss:''' ''Me.'' Know my face well, for ''I'' am the one who brings death to you. For ''Gene Nation'' and the ''dream'' of a ''world'' for us that stands ''clean'' of ''humanity''--]]
-->[[spoiler:''[Cable telekinetically lifts the bomb out of her hands]'']]

* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness: A minor example. At the end of the story, it's revealed that there's a GreaterScopeVillain - [[spoiler:the ManBehindTheMan is the [[Characters/AgeOfApocalypse Black Beast]], a mutant from the ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'' timeline. As of 2023, he's much better known as "Dark" Beast, but when ''Storm'' was published Marvel hadn't decided on a label to disambiguate him from his AlternateSelf, the X-Men's [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Beast]]]].
* FacialHorror: In the final confrontation, [[spoiler:Callisto pulls a gun on Storm. Storm destroys it with a lightning bolt and hot metal fragments explode into Callisto's face. The art doesn't really show the wounds as she stumbles away, whereas captions suggest it's much more severe and describe her as half-blinded by pain and blood]].
* FacialMarkings: One of the first mutants Storm meets on the Hill has MAIM scrawled across his forehead. It's in black, and seems to be a brand or tattoo rather than a scar.

** In the first issue, before visiting the Morlock tunnels, Storm has an awkward video call with her LoveInterest Forge. The third issue reveals that Gene Nation's next target is Forge's ComicBook/XFactor team.
** One of the Gene Nationals is shown clambering up the cliff to Mikhail's fortress, getting a handhold at the top before Mikhail casts him down again. A few pages later [[spoiler:Callisto makes the same climb, rejoining Mikhail to confront Storm]].
** While standing on the edge of the fortress, Storm's thoughts drift back to an African village she once knew, where crops and land were ruined by short-term decision making. She's attacked by Gene Nationals while she's lost in thought. [[spoiler:At the end of the series, after defeating Mikhail and Callisto, she sends the Gene Nationals to the same village, ordering them to work the land]].

* ImmortalityField: A variation. Mikhail claims that the Hill is a place where all wounds rapidly heal and only death from old age is final. However, the first mutants she meets there intend to kill her and sell her corpse (and one also speaks of his father being murdered). [[spoiler:Mikhail certainly lies about other things, and seems concerned for his life when Storm puts a knife to his throat - but the story never confirms the truth]].
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Played with, mostly due to [[spoiler:Callisto's FaceHeelRevolvingDoor. When they first met as enemies, back in ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', Storm fought Callisto for leadership of the Morlocks and won, with consequences that became bitterly personal for both of them. At the start of ''Storm'', Callisto's just been deposed as Mikhail's lieutenant, so is no longer TheDragon - at one point she claims this is because she specifically objected to him killing Marilou to [[FakingTheDead fake Storm's death]], at another because she simply didn't want Mikhail to bring Storm to the Hill. Either way, she makes her way back to Mikhail's fortress and rejoins him once she sees Storm's arrived, aiming to confront her. And when Storm forces Mikhail to return the Gene Nationals to Earth, it's Callisto who pulls a gun and says that Storm's not taking over again]].

* NarniaTime: It initially seems that time on the Hill runs much faster than Earth, with Mikhail many years older and entire generations of mutants born and grown to adulthood there. However, Mikhail tells Storm it's not that simple - the flow of time varies, and it's sometimes slower than Earth. [[spoiler:He's lying when he tells her that, back on Earth, she's now been dead for decades - but it's never clear whether the wider claim is also a lie]].
-->'''Mikhail Rasputin:''' Time moves in strange cycles here. For a while, time here was faster. Now, it is slower. [[spoiler:You have been dead for some ''years''. Back on Earth, all your ''friends'' may be ''deceased'']].
* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler:After the Gene Nationals return to Earth and the Morlock tunnels, Mikhail begins to teleport out and Storm throws a lighting bolt at him. He escapes, but the awed Gene Nationals assume he's been [[ReducedToDust completely disintegrated]]]].
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Back in ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', Storm cut out Marrow's heart at the end of their duel, the only way to defuse the linked bombs. At the end of the ''Storm'' series, she reappears, stating that her powers kept her alive]].
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Storm was forced to kill the Gene Nation terrorist Marrow, once the little girl she knew as Sarah, to stop her from detonating bombs and killing her hostages. Her attempts to come to terms with this bring her to the Cathedral in the abandoned Morlock tunnels - and her presence there triggers the rest of the plot. [[spoiler:And as the ending reveals, Marrow's not actually dead after all]].
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:Despite his initial claims, Mikhail's not entirely in control of his portal powers. Events can trigger a portal to Earth regardless of his wishes - although he can control and shape the effect once his powers create the portal]].
* RelocatingTheExplosion: Gene Nation's next mission will be to Virginia, to blow up ComicBook/XFactor's headquarters. [[spoiler:When Storm wrecks that plan and Mikhail is forced to transport everyone back to New York and the Morlock tunnels, Loss threatens to [[TakingYouWithMe detonate the bomb and kill everyone]]. She's halfway through her big "holy death" speech when Cable [[MindOverMatter telekinetically takes the bomb]] from her hands and Storm uses her winds to carry it high above the city, where it safely detonates]].
* TheReveal: When Gene Nation first appeared in ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', Callisto gave contradictory stories about the fate of Mikhail Rasputin. Either he'd died transporting the Morlocks who became Gene Nation, or the next generation turned on him and killed him. This series reveals that neither version is true - he's their leader.

** [[spoiler:A vengeful Callisto is now reunited with a NotQuiteDead Marrow, setting up another round of conflict with Storm]]
** [[spoiler:The [[Characters/AgeOfApocalypse Black Beast]], [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Hank McCoy]]'s alternate version from the ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse, was the ManBehindTheMan. He gets no dialogue, but the final issue has a page of him brooding in silence, with captions confirming that he's now vowing revenge on Storm]].

* SuddenNameChange: Mikhail's elite squad includes Gene Nationals named Pain, Snow and Glass. When Gene Nation first appeared, in ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', these three very distinctive mutants were named Hemingway, Vessel and Sack, respectively. They revert to those original names when they next appear.
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Loss threatens to detonate a bomb and kill everyone if Mikhail, who has Storm's knife to his throat, gives in to Storm's threats and teleports them to Earth. When he does, she tries to make good on the threat - but gets disarmed by Cable while [[CaughtMonologuing making a final speech]]]].
* YearInsideHourOutside: Time moves much faster on the Hill than on Earth. At one point it's mentioned that a year on Earth is at least a generation on the Hill. [[spoiler:Mikhail also claims that the [[NarniaTime relative speeds vary]] and sometimes [[HourInsideYearOutside time moves much faster on Earth]] - but he's also lying for part of that conversation, and the story never confirms that this is true]].

* ImmortalityField: Mikhail claims that the Hill is a variation, a place where all wounds rapidly heal and only death from old age is final. However, the first mutants she meets there intend to kill her and sell her corpse (and one also speaks of his father being murdered). [[spoiler:Mikhail certainly lies about other things, and seems concerned for his life when Storm puts a knife to his throat - but the story never confirms the truth]].

As well as her role as a superhero and leader of the X-Men, Storm was once leader of the Morlocks, a band of outcast mutants living in the tunnels beneath New York. But many of the Morlocks were slain in the ComicBook/MutantMassacre - and some of those who survived, transported to a place where [[YearInsideHourOutside time runs faster]], returned as the terrorists known as Gene Nation.

Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, it's part of the wider ''ComicBook/XMen'' line and the first solo series to star [[Characters/MarvelComicsStorm Ororo Munroe]], the titular Storm.

* SuddenNameChange: Mikhail's elite include the Gene Nationals named Pain, Snow and Glass. When Gene Nation first appeared, in ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', these three were named Hemingway, Vessel and Sack, respectively. They revert to those original names when they next appear.

* CaughtMonologuing: [[spoiler:Loss threatens to detonate a bomb and kill everyone if Mikhail gives into Storm's threats and teleports them to Earth. They're teleported, and Loss starts a final speech before triggering it - only for Cable to interrupt it by [[MindOverMatter telekinetically lifting the bomb out of her hands]]]].

-->[[spoiler:''[Cable telekinetically takes the bomb]'']]

* CaughtMonologuing: [[spoiler:Loss threatens to detonate a bomb and kill everyone if Mikhail gives into Storm's threats and teleports them to Earth. They're teleported, and Loss starts a long final speech - only for Cable to interrupt it by [[MindOverMatter telekinetically lifting the bomb out of her hands]]]].

* CaughtMonologuing: Loss threatens to detonate a bomb and kill everyone if Mikhail gives into Storm's threats and teleports them to Earth. They're teleported, and Loss starts a long final speech - only for Cable to interrupt it by [[MindOverMatter telekinetically lifting the bomb out of her hands]]]].

* GreaterScopeVillain: The final issue reveals that [[spoiler:Mikhail was working for the Dark Beast, who is ''not'' happy that Storm's disrupted his experiment]].

* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Played with, mostly due to [[spoiler:Callisto's FaceHeelRevolvingDoor. When they first met as enemies, back in ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', Storm fought Callisto for leadership of the Morlocks and won, with consequences that became bitterly personal for both of them. At the start of ''Storm'', Callisto's just been deposed as Mikhail's lieutenant, so is no longer TheDragon - at one point she claims this is because she specifically objected to him killing Marilou to [[FakingTheDead fake Storm's death]], at another because she simply didn't want Mikhail to bring Storm the Hill. Either way, she makes her way back to Mikhail's fortress and rejoins him once she sees Storm's arrived, aiming to confront her. And when Storm forces Mikhail to return the Gene Nationals to Earth, it's Callisto who pulls a gun and says that Storm's not taking over again]].

* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Played with, mostly due to [[spoiler:Callisto's FaceHeelRevolvingDoor. When they first met as enemies, back in ''ComicBook/TheUncannyXMen'', Storm fought Callisto for leadership of the Morlocks and won, with consequences that became bitterly personal for both of them. At the start of ''Storm'', Callisto's just been deposed as Mikhail's lieutenant, so is no longer TheDragon - at one point she claims this is because she specifically objected to him killing Marilou to [[FakingTheDead fake Storm's death]], at another because she simply didn't want Mikhail to bring Storm the Hill. Either way, she makes her way back to Mikhail's fortress once she sees Storm's arrived, aiming to confront her. And when Storm forces Mikhail to return the Gene Nationals to Earth, it's Callisto who pulls a gun and says that Storm's not taking over again]].