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Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 2

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Astonishing X-Men Vol 3 #2

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Art by: John Cassaday

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June 23, 2004

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August, 2004

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Joe Quesada

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1. ""GIFTED” (PART 2)"

Appearances · Synopsis

WRITER(S)

Joss Whedon

PENCILER(S)

John Cassaday

INKER(S)

John Cassaday

COLORIST(S)

Laura Martin

LETTERER(S)

Chris Eliopoulos

EDITOR(S)

Mike Marts

  The mutant strain can be eliminated. Safely and irreversibly. There is such a thing as a second chance.  —Dr. Kavita Rao

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Appearing in ""Gifted” (Part 2)"

Featured Characters:

X-Men

🢐 Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) 🢒

Cyclops (Scott Summers)

Emma Frost

Kitty Pryde

Wolverine (Logan)

Lockheed

(Rejoins)

Supporting Characters:

Dr. Kavita Rao

Tildie Soames

Antagonists:

Ord

Ord’s Hired Armed Men

Other Characters:

Hostages

Walter Langford (First appearance)

Officer Hoyt

(Only on screen as a static image or video record)

Tildie Soames’ parents

(Only on screen as a static image or video record)

Xavier Institute students

Locations:

New York State

New York City

The Chapman Building

Westchester County

Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters

BeneTech Laboratories

Races and Species:

Mutants

Humans

Breakworldians

Flock

Items:

Cyclops’ Visor

Wolverine’s Suit

Hope (The Cure)

Ord’s barbed blade

Scramblers

Vehicles:

X-Men Blackbird

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Synopsis for ""Gifted” (Part 2)"

Dr. Kavita Rao promotes a cure at a press conference which she claims would safely and irreversibly eliminate the mutant strain. The X-Men handle a hostage situation led by Ord. While Shadowcat phases many of the hostages to safety, the rest of the team charges in and attacks Ord and his mercenaries. However, Ord and his men are prepared for the attack, and Ord hold his own against five X-Men. However, Lockheed surprises Ord by attacking him with a blast of fire to the face and knocking him out of the window of the building. The X-Men make peace with news reporter and Beast first hears about the "cure”.

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At the Xavier Institute, many of the students have mixed feelings about the announcement. Emma Frost and Logan think that the government would use this cure as an excuse to horde up the mutants and execute them. After the rest of the team leaves, Emma Frost tells Kitty that she is here because Emma requested her to re-join the team. Emma explains that she needs someone on the team she has not really fought alongside to watch her if she leads the team astray. Kitty replies that she still views Emma as the embodiment of evil, saying, "I don’t have to ’watch you’, Miss Frost. I can smell you."

Beast infiltrates BeneTech Laboratories and asks Dr. Rao if he can have a sample of the cure to see if it actually works and is not just a hoax.

Trivia

The Gifted story arc was adapted in a motion comic mini-series comprised of 6 episodes called Astonishing X-Men: Gifted. The mini-series was created by Marvel Knights Animation and released on iTunes in October 27, 2009, and by Shout! Factory on DVD in September 28, 2010.

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