History ComicBook / XTremeXMen

''X-Treme X-Men'' is the title of several comic book series published by Creator/MarvelComics. All of them are associated with the Franchise/XMen franchise and set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse.

* ''[[ComicBook/{{Mekanix}} X-Treme X-Men: Mekanix]]'' - a 2002 limited series written by Creator/ChrisClaremont, linked into the aforementioned 2001 series. Originally published as ''Mekanix'', but retitled as ''X-Treme X-Men: Mekanix'' for digital collections and digital reprints.

* ''ComicBook/XTremeXMenSavageLand'' - a limited series spinning out of events in the 2001 series, in which the X-Men travel to the titular LostWorld.
* ''[[ComicBook/{{Mekanix}} X-Treme X-Men: Mekanix]]'' - a 2002 limited series written by Creator/ChrisClaremont, linked into the aforementioned 2001 series. Originally published as ''Mekanix'', but retitled as ''X-Treme X-Men: Mekanix'' for digital reprints and collections.
* ''ComicBook/XTremeXMen2012'' - an ongoing series about AlternateUniverse adventurers, with no direct connection to the original. Written by Creator/GregPak.

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''X-Treme X-Men'' was a 2001-2004 comic book series, the return of longtime X-Men scribe Creator/ChrisClaremont. It was part of the line-wide X-Men relaunch alongside Creator/JoeCasey's ''Comicbook/UncannyXMen'', Peter Milligan's ''Comicbook/XForce'' and the flagship title, Creator/GrantMorrison's ''Comicbook/NewXMen''.

The title featured a globetrotting X-Men team led by ComicBook/{{Storm}}, initially teaming up to find the books of Destiny, a mutant precog and Rogue's deceased foster mother. The team becomes the XSE, a mutant police force.

A second homonymous series, this time helmed by writer Greg Pak and starring Dazzler, was released in 2012.

In 2022 Chris Claremont returned to write a third ''[[ComicBook/XTremeXMen2022 X-Treme X-Men]]'' title, this time a limited series.

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!!''X-Treme X-Men'' provides the following tropes:

* AmazonChaser: Alien warlord Khan becomes attracted to Ororo after seeing her display her superpowers, and it was only increased after witnessing her strong spirit. This seems to be [[HasAType Khan's type]] since his concubines are all [[ActionGirl warrior women]].
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Vargas is not a mutant, but he is also not fully human either. He claims to be the natural response of human evolution against mutantkind.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Khan expresses his desire to make Storm his queen. No, not to add her to his harem, but to actually have her rule by his side as his HotConsort. While Storm seemingly goes along with it at first, she actually works to undermine Khan's invasion from within.
* ArcVillain:
** Vargas is the primary villain in the initial story arc.
** Alien invader Khan is the villain of the second major arc (''Invasion'', issues #10-16).
** Elias Bogan (Hellfire Club's Lord Imperial) becomes the third major villain in the series, with three arcs: ''Schism'' (#20-23), ''Intifada'' (#31-35) and ''Prisoner of Fire'' (#40-45).
** Lady Deathstrike and Reverend William Stryker are the [[Main/{{BigBadDuumvirate}} Big Bad Duumvirate]] for ''God Loves, Man Kills II'' (#25-30).
* BadassBoast: Storm and Emma are pitted against each other and Storm lays one down on Emma while holding her down with strong force winds: " By itself, the piece of straw is nothing. But thrown by my winds it can punch through brick! Imagine the possibilities if I throw a steel spear? Diamonds are incredibly hard, but not unbreakable. They can be cut, they can be carved and, if you find the proper stress point and apply sufficient force, they can be shattered."
* BadassNormal: Unusual for an X-Men alien foe, Khan doesn't display any obvious superpowers and seems to be about as strong and durable as a normal human, but he still manages to beat [[DarkActionGirl Madame Viper]] (one of the deadliest hand-to-hand combatants that the X-Men had faced) and hold his own against Storm. Vargas also manages to fight Psylocke and Rogue with just a big sword and no powers, although he claims to be an ascended human.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Elias Bogan]] acts as the villain for quite a while. Even later when they think he has been defeated, he is on the periphery and secretly setting up more trouble.
* TheBusCameBack: Lila Cheney, Magma and Sunspot show up later in the series. Lila especially had not been seen for some time.
** [[spoiler: Rachel Summers]] returns as the secret telepath being used to spy on the X-men.
* ComboPlatterPowers: Sage has a mind that works like a computer. She also can jump-start the mutations of those with the mutant gene but no powers (or activate the "secondary mutations" of powered mutants, which are often unrelated to their original powers, placing them in this trope's territory). She jumpstarts Lifeguard's powers and Beast's secondary mutation in this title. She also has telepathy that she rarely uses because she turns it all inward to bolster her psychic defenses.
** Sage jumpstarts Rogue's powers so she can recall any and every power she had ever copied, allowing her to create mix-and-match power sets as needed.
* ContinuityNod:
** Neal Sharra who joined the team before the reboot was the rookie then and is still treated by the team as if he is in training.
** Sage's previous position as a spy for Xavier in the Hellfire Club is a major storyline and her backstory is developed further.
** Emma Frost attempting to re-write Storm's mind during the Dark Phoenix Saga comes up as another reason Storm dislikes Emma.
* DinnerAndAShow: In one issue, the team is gathered for a celebratory dinner. After several teammates start teasing [[ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} Ororo]], ComicBook/KittyPryde stands up:
-->'''Kitty''': What's going on here? That's not Ororo, ''I'm'' Ororo! [[FreakyFridayFlip Someone must have swapped our minds!]]\\
''(The team stares at Kitty and Ororo in dread silence)''\\
'''Kitty and Ororo''': PSYCH!
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: [[spoiler: Psylocke]] is killed by Vargas.
* FacialMarkings: Sage has a pair of black "tear" like markings below her eyes, which become part of a storyline in this series. Bishop has an 'M' (for Mutant) branded on his right eye.
* ForcedOrgasm: Paradise, one of Masque's mutant underlings in her GladiatorGames, is capable of causing intense pleasure on whoever she touches to the point they unwillingly orgasm and even faint. Combined with Masque's other underling, Purge (who causes [[AgonyBeam pain with his touch]]) they are used as {{Torture Technician}}s to break the prisoners, alternating them between [[EnhancedInterrogationTechniques extreme pain and pleasure]].
* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Elias Bogan]] framed young student teleporter Jeffrey at the Xavier School for a murder.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: The initial team consists of four women and four men. Even though Psylocke [[spoiler: dies]] and Beast leaves, they are replaced by Slipstream and Lifeguard. This maintains the balance.
* GoGoEnslavement: Khan has Storm dressed in many sexy outfits, as he desires her as his bride.
* HandBlast: Rolling Thunder can fire concussive blasts from her fingertips like a gun. The blasts are strong enough to rend fortified stone.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Lady Mastermind tried to trap Sage in a series of illusions. However, with the assistance of Lifeguard, Sage is able to break the illusion and reflect Regan's powers back against her. This leaves Lady Mastermind in a vegetative state
* TheLeader: Storm leads the team for almost this entire run.
* MindRape: Claremont has this in all his X-men books. Villain Elias Bogan forces Sunspot and Amara to kiss each other against their wills, makes [[spoiler: Rachel Summers]] a slave to do his bidding, later holds Bishop hostage and goes through his mind and telepathically controls a young mutant, Jeffrey Garrett to murder his family.
* MultinationalTeam: Storm is Kenyan, Beast is American, Bishop is at least half–Australian Aborigine, Gambit is Cajun, Psylocke is British ([[TwoferTokenMinority in an Asian body]]), Rogue is from the American South, Sage is from an Eastern European country, and Thunderbird is Indian.
* NaiveNewcomer: Neal is called "The Rookie" many times and has to be taught still how to be an X-man. he later became a [[TheMentor mentor]] to Slipstream and Lifeguard, who are also naive newcomers.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Khan's name is a Mongol / Turkic title for warlords, his [[TheDragon most important henchman]] is named Shaitan, one of the many names for {{Satan}}.
* PutOnABus: Slipstream leaves the team and Lifeguard and Thunderbird got to find him. While we see the latter two, Slipstream doesn't reappear until the Krakoan Era in ComicBook/XForce2019.
* OriginalGeneration: Lifeguard and Slipstream are new characters created for this series.
* PsychicStatic: Storm has a literal static mind because of her weather powers. Jean Grey mentions that it is sometimes hard to speak with Storm because of it. Later Bogan learns the hard way that reaching into her mind can literally have painful electronic static if she summons her lightning powers.
* ScrewDestiny: The reason why Vargas is a thorn on the X-Men's side: Irene's diaries state that he is fated to die at the hands of one, believed to be Rogue. And he wants to avoid that by any means necessary.
* ShapeshifterModeLock: Lifeguard remains stuck in a half Shi'ar form at one point.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Bishop and Sage are partnered up to investigate the deaths that lead to Jeffrey Garrett at the mansion during ''Schism'' (#20-23). Later, Morrison used them to investigate the attempted murder of Emma Frost at the mansion during ''Murder at the Mansion'' (''New X-Men'' #139-141). They become this pair for the rest of the X-treme X-Men series.
* TheUnreveal: During the battle between Vargas and Rogue, she had him pinned to the ground and ready to stab him with his own sword, but she hesitated because she did not want to fulfill the prophecy and [[ScrewDestiny wanted to prove him wrong]]. It is unknown whether she spared or finished him off since the comic cuts way before it happens and the next panel showed her declaring that "it's over". [[spoiler:She evidently spared him, as years later, Mr. Sinister sends his death squads to finish the job.]]
* WesternTerrorists: Later in the series, when the team becomes the XSE, they fight domestic terrorism in the United States.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Khan personally executes his main concubine [[{{Yandere}} Jalene]] by [[NeckSnap snapping her neck]] for [[MurderTheHypotenuse trying to kill Storm]].

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A third series, written by Claremont again and titled ''X-Treme X-Men[[superscript:2]]'' has been announced for 2022.

A third Claremont series, this time titled ''X-Treme X-Men[[superscript:2]]'' has been announced for 2022.

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** Lady Deathstrike and Reverend William Stryker are the Big Bad Ensemble for ''God Loves, Man Kills II'' (#25-30).

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Lasy Mastermind tried to trap Sage in a series of illusions. However, with the assistance of Lifeguard, Sage is able to break the illusion and reflect Regan's powers back against her. This leaves Lady Mastermind in a vegetative state

* ThoseTwoGuys: Bishop and Sage are partnered up to investigate the deaths that lead to Jeffrey Garrett at the mansion. leader Morrison uses them to investigate the attempted murder of Emma Frost. They become this pair for the rest of the X-treme X-Men series.

** Elias Bogan (Hellfire Club's Lord Imperial) becomes the third major villain in the series, with two arcs: ''Intifada'' (#31-35) and ''Prisoner of Fire'' (#40-45).

* ArcVillain: Vargas is the primary villain in the initial story arc.

A second series with the same title, also written by Claremont, was released in 2012.

* AuthorAppeal: Chris Claremont's favorite characters Storm, Rogue, Psylocke are all on this team. As well as characters Sage, Thunderbird and Gambit, which were all created by him as well.

A second series with the same title, also written by Claremont, was released in 2012. A third Claremont series, this time titled ''X-Treme X-Men[[superscript:2]]'' has been announced for 2022.

A second series with the same title was released in 2012.