Before Krakoa’s miraculous resurrection protocols, the X-Men And other mutants still have a way of dying and coming back to life. Heroes like Jean Gray are particularly notorious for their many exits and returns, but now Cyclops has officially announced which of the X-Men shuffled off the mortal coil most often: Child character. After dying as a teenager and accumulating dozens upon dozens of deaths during his stint with X-Force, Quentin Quire wins the prize.
X-Men #1 by Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles, following the team’s new beginnings after the fall of Krakoa, the war with Orchis, and Mutantkind scrambling to find their next steps. Cyclops once again steps up as their leader, but his current group is a bit unconventional. Quentin Quire sits among its ranks, freed from his painful role in the Sabretooth War.
Child Omega has many complaints as the team begins a particularly dangerous rescue mission, which lead to Scott’s revelation that Quentin saidDied more times than any other mutant“And should be used to the possibility that it will happen again.
Child Omega wins the “most deaths” prize among the X-Men
X-Men #1 By Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles
Quentin Quire is not the mutant most associated with the cycle of life and death, but he has been inextricably linked to it since his early days at Xavier’s school. His first death came as a result of abusing the drug “Kick” (which apparently still affects his memory). He ascended to another plane of existence until his body was healed, and this eventually locked him in a long cycle with the Phoenix, which he would host at various points. His continued Phoenix connection may partly explain why Death never seems to stick even when it should.
However, it’s his time with X-Force on Krakoa that wins him the not-so-coveted “most deaths” prize. Countless X-Force missions resulted in Quire’s death, and Quentin used his frequent resurrections to make aesthetic alterations to his body. Later, a high-stakes battle with Cerebrax even erases his records from Cerebro, making it impossible to resurrect him. Nothing keeps QQ away forever, however, and Quentin eventually returns as an old man from the future. Blowing up gates and being played by the Sabreteet army didn’t do the trick either, and neither did his disembodied head. Child abuse is not necessarily difficult to kill, but death seems to be a temporary condition at best.
Death still takes a toll on a child’s ego
Quire’s last brush with the Reaper ended when all the deceased mutants returned from the White Hot Room, but the frequent deaths took a toll on him. He experienced gaps in his memory of the protocols, which made him feel less complete, and recently admitted that kick also aggravated memory loss. He lived and lost more than his continued smart mouth and attitude would give away, and dying repeatedly helped turn him into A more contemplative, reflective person – albeit at a great cost. Child character died much more than his fellow man X-MenAnd the cycle shows no signs of stopping.
X-Men #1 is available now from Marvel Comics.