Marvel Omega :: Astonishing X-Men

Sean Cassidy has led a colorful life, working as a detective, an agent of Interpol, as well as an X-Man and once, the Headmaster of the Xavier School. Possessed of the ability to create a powerful sonic scream, Sean had served the X-Men recently but then left in order to rejoin Interpol and to go after threats that the X-Men were ill-equipped to deal with. Alongside a team of superhuman Interpol agents as well as the now-defunct X-Corps, Banshee was able to deal a massive blow to the shadowy organization known as Weapon Plus. Now, he has returned to the X-Men although this time, as the leader.

BANSHEE

Trained as a Cheyenne mystic, Forge also possesses a mutant talent for perceiving mechanical energy, which makes him an inventive genius. While serving in the military, he was offered a position with SHIELD but turned it down. Later, he worked with the United States government as a defense contractor until he eventually joined the X-Men. After a rocky romance with his teammate, Storm, Forge left the X-Men and ran the government-sanctioned X-Factor for some time. With X-Factor now disbanded, Forge has returned to the X-Men as the team's second in command.

FORGE

The woman known only as Rogue is both blessed and cursed with the ability to absorb the abilities and memories of anyone she touches, which forces her to keep even those she cares about most at arm's length. Raised by the shape-shifting Mystique, Rogue began as an enemy of the X-Men but later came to join their numbers to try and cure her condition. Although she's still saddled with her curse, she has become a valued member of the team. Recently, she took a leave of absence to find her path in life, but has since returned to the X-Men.

ROGUE

When she was fourteen years old, Kitty Pryde was recruited into the X-Men. Undergoing training from both Professor Xavier and Wolverine made her adept in hand-to-hand combat as well as mastery over her mutant ability to phase through solid objects. As Shadowcat, she became a valued member of the X-Men and later, Excalibur. Following the dissolution of Excalibur, she returned to the X-Men for a time before embarking on her own adventures and eventually she came into the employ of the CIA and was forced to spy on her former teammates. After a stint with Interpol, she has now returned to the X-Men.

SHADOWCAT

Piotr 'Peter' Rasputin was raised on a small farm in Siberia where he discovered his mutant ability to transform his skin into super-strong organic steel. He was recruited into the X-Men by Charles Xavier and was a mainstay of the team for many years until defecting to Magneto's Acolytes. He later reformed his ways and joined Excalibur, only to eventually return to the X-Men. Now, after having served in Russia's Winter Guard for a short while, he's once again returned to the Xavier Institute as a teacher and a member of the X-Men.

COLOSSUS

Illyana Rasputin is the younger sister of Colossus but has led a very traumatized life. When she was a child, she was captured by the demon Belasco and raised in the dimension of Limbo as a sorceress. When she was freed by the X-Men, she joined the New Mutants, becoming close friends with her teammate, Kitty Pryde. In addition to her magical abilities and her powerful Soulsword, Magik can also create teleportation portals. Although she was restored to her original age and killed by the Legacy Virus, she recently returned from the mysterious realm called Wonderland.

MAGIK

Henry McCoy is a brilliant geneticist possessed of enhanced strength, agility, and dexterity. One of the original X-Men, Beast was covered in blue fur after an experiment on himself went awry. He has for the most part been a mainstay of the team, with the exception of stints with X-Factor and the Avengers. After the Legacy Virus was cured, Beast became the X-Men's leader for a short time and eventually married teammate Cecilia Reyes. He has now gone on reserve status, preferring to focus his attention on his students as headmaster of the Xavier Institute.

HANK McCOY