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* ExecutiveMeddling: Although ''X-Factor'' did originate from a pitch by the original creative team of Bob Layton and Jackson Guice, editor-in-chief Creator/JimShooter greenlit the series without the knowledge or involvement of the writer of the two existing X-Men titles ''ComicBook/UncannyXMen'' and ''ComicBook/NewMutants'', Creator/ChrisClaremont, who almost quit in protest. Further meddling came in the book's early development: the first few issues were ordered to be rewritten within a very short amount of time to include Jean Grey from the beginning (as they'd originally been plotted with ComicBook/{{Dazzler}} as the fifth team member in her place), rather than taking Layton's suggestion of reintroducing Jean later. Finally, Layton was replaced by former ''Uncanny X-Men'' editor Louise Simonson as someone who Claremont would be more willing to cooperate with.
** There had been Executive Meddling in action regarding Jean Grey in the years before the series began as well: Shooter had originally demanded Jean's death for the planetary genocide she committed in ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and insisted that she could only be brought back to life in a manner that absolved her of it.
* ThrowItIn: The idea of bringing back Jean by revealing the Jean from ''X-Men'' #101 to #137 had been a duplicate was actually something Creator/KurtBusiek had come up with, and idly suggested to Roger Stern some years before. He was quite surprised when later on he was given credit for the idea after it was passed on to John Byrne.
** There had been Executive Meddling in action regarding Jean Grey in the years before the series began as well: Shooter had originally demanded Jean's death for the planetary genocide she committed in ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', and insisted that she could only be brought back to life in a manner that absolved her of it.
* ThrowItIn: The idea of bringing back Jean by revealing the Jean from ''X-Men'' #101 to #137 had been a duplicate was actually something Creator/KurtBusiek had come up with, and idly suggested to Roger Stern some years before. He was quite surprised when later on he was given credit for the idea after it was passed on to John Byrne.
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** When the book was first conceived, Comicbook/{{Dazzler}} was planned to be the team's fifth member. The decision to instead resurrect Comicbook/JeanGrey led to a bit of an AbortedArc, as the final issue of Dazzler's solo series ended with Beast offering her a spot on a new team he and his old friends were putting together.
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** When the book was first conceived, Comicbook/{{Dazzler}} was planned to be the team's fifth member. The decision to instead resurrect Comicbook/JeanGrey led to a bit of an AbortedArc, as the final issue of Dazzler's solo series ended with Beast offering her a spot on a new team he and his old friends were putting together. As a compromise, Dazzler joined the X-Men to make up for this.
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** Creator/ChrisClaremont, who had been opposed to bringing back Jean, also suggested that the team's fifth member be Sara Grey, Jean's older sister. He pointed out that a scene in ''Bizarre Adventures'' #27 where the Phoenix altered Sara's genes to return her to normal after she'd been transformed by Attuma could be used to retroactively declare her mutant, an idea that apparently intrigued Creator/JimShooter. However, by that point, the decision to resurrect Jean had already been made, and Sara ended up falling by the wayside.
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** Creator/ChrisClaremont, who had been opposed to bringing back Jean, also suggested that the team's fifth member be Sara Grey, Jean's older sister. He pointed out that a scene in ''Bizarre Adventures'' #27 where the Phoenix altered Sara's genes to return her to normal after she'd been transformed by Attuma could be used to retroactively declare her mutant, an idea that apparently intrigued Creator/JimShooter. However, by that point, the decision to resurrect Jean had already been made, and Sara ended up falling by the wayside.wayside.
** Originally, it was going to be long-time ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' foe, the Owl, who would be revealed at the end of issue #5 to be leading the Alliance of Evil. However, after Bob Layton left and Louise Simonson came in, Bob Harras requested "a Magneto-level villain" for the book to shake things up, leading to ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} being created.
** Originally, it was going to be long-time ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'' foe, the Owl, who would be revealed at the end of issue #5 to be leading the Alliance of Evil. However, after Bob Layton left and Louise Simonson came in, Bob Harras requested "a Magneto-level villain" for the book to shake things up, leading to ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} being created.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** When the book was first conceived, Comicbook/{{Dazzler}} was planned to be the team's fifth member. The decision to instead resurrect Comicbook/JeanGrey led to a bit of an AbortedArc, as the final issue of Dazzler's solo series ended with Beast offering her a spot on a new team he and his old friends were putting together.
** Creator/ChrisClaremont, who had been opposed to bringing back Jean, also suggested that the team's fifth member be Sara Grey, Jean's older sister. He pointed out that a scene in ''Bizarre Adventures'' #27 where the Phoenix altered Sara's genes to return her to normal after she'd been transformed by Attuma could be used to retroactively declare her mutant, an idea that apparently intrigued Creator/JimShooter. However, by that point, the decision to resurrect Jean had already been made, and Sara ended up falling by the wayside.
** When the book was first conceived, Comicbook/{{Dazzler}} was planned to be the team's fifth member. The decision to instead resurrect Comicbook/JeanGrey led to a bit of an AbortedArc, as the final issue of Dazzler's solo series ended with Beast offering her a spot on a new team he and his old friends were putting together.
** Creator/ChrisClaremont, who had been opposed to bringing back Jean, also suggested that the team's fifth member be Sara Grey, Jean's older sister. He pointed out that a scene in ''Bizarre Adventures'' #27 where the Phoenix altered Sara's genes to return her to normal after she'd been transformed by Attuma could be used to retroactively declare her mutant, an idea that apparently intrigued Creator/JimShooter. However, by that point, the decision to resurrect Jean had already been made, and Sara ended up falling by the wayside.
