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The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The Acolytes followed the principles of the mutant Magneto, particularly the mutant right of superiority over normal humans. Some members of the Acolytes even worshipped him with a religious fervor and regarded him as the “mutant messiah.” The Acolytes first appeared in X-Men Vol. 2 #1 (October 1991) and were created by Chris Claremont and Jim Lee. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... Avalon is the name of at least two places in the Marvel Comics Universe and one place in an alternate timeline of the Marvel Universe known as the Age of Apocalypse. ... Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ... Exodus (Bennet du Paris) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ... Carmella Unuscione is a mutant super-villain in the Marvel Universe. ... Joanna Cargill, also known as Frenzy, is a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe with super-strength and steel-hard skin that gives her heavy resistance to physical injury and temperature extremes. ... Tempo is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel universe. ... Suvik Senyaka is a fictional mutant villain character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Random (Marshall Evan Stone III) is a fictional character and anti-hero created by writer Peter David for the Marvel Comics series X-Factor. ... Projector (Zachary Williams) is a mutant villain from Marvel Comics. ... Neophyte (Simon Hall) is a fictional mutant super villain in the Marvel Comics universe and a member of the Acolytes. ... Gargouille (Lavinia LeBlanc) is a fictional mutant villain character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Vindaloo is one of the newer members of the Acolytes and was first seen in X-Men v2 #86. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... In Judaism, the Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard  Tiberian ; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , ; the Anointed One) at first meant any person who was anointed with oil on rising to a certain position among the ancient Israelites, at first that of High priest, later that of King and also that of a prophet. ... X-Men is a Marvel Comics series featuring the homonymous group of mutant superheroes. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Fictional history

The Acolytes were first a group of desperate mutants on the run from S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers, led originally by Fabian Cortez. Magneto housed them on his space station, Asteroid M, giving the mutants refuge. Due to events arranged and manipulated by Fabian Cortez, the first group of Acolytes perished. Cortez characterized their deaths and the assumed death of Magneto as martyrdom to further his cause against normal humanity. S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Fabian Cortez is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. ... Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ... Fabian Cortez is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Martyr (disambiguation). ...

Cortez formed and led a second group of Acolytes whose first mission was to attack a school for the handicapped, Our Mother of the Sacred Heart, to find a child who would one day become a powerful mutant. The X-Men interfered with their attack and the Acolytes retreated. Afterwards, the Acolytes kidnapped Moira MacTaggert. Fabian Cortez’s reason was to ascertain whether Magneto was alive. Moira was rescued by the X-Men. The Acolytes’ next attack was on a hospital. Four members of the Acolytes were involved in killing several dying, hospitalized humans. Next, the team attempted an aborted attack on a military base. They were opposed by X-Factor and their mercenary ally Random. The attack on the base actually proved beneficial because it was a way for Fabian to attempt to coerce Quicksilver, the son of Magneto, to join his cause. Meanwhile, Magneto returned to hatch his plan of revenge. Magneto recruited Exodus, in order to reclaim the Acolytes in his name. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) was a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Random (Marshall Evan Stone III) is a fictional character and anti-hero created by writer Peter David for the Marvel Comics series X-Factor. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ... Exodus (Bennet du Paris) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ...

Fall of Avalon

After the events of Fatal Attractions and the Age of Apocalypse, the Acolytes found a cocoon drifting in space. They brought it aboard and awoke Holocaust. Holocaust went on a rampage, killing several members of the Acolytes; Javitz, Rusty Collins and Milan. In his duel with Exodus, the Acolytes’ new space station, Avalon, was destroyed. Jean Grey and Cyclops were teleported there by Voght to helpcame to help the remaining Acolytes. Skids was rescued by Jean Grey, while former X-Man Colossus put a comatised Magneto into a lifepod and sent him to Earth. Meanwhile Cyclops crash-landed with some of the 'hardcore' Acolytes and ended up in the Australian Outback, it was his ingenuity and knowledge and the assistance of Scanner that kept them alive. Xavier mindwipes Magneto. ... The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Holocaust (also known as Nemesis) is a supervillain from the X-Men series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Isaac Javitz is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. ... Russell Rusty Collins, fomerly known as Firefist, is a fictional character, a superhero from Marvel Comics. ... Francisco Milan was a fictional member of the Acolytes in Marvel Comics. ... Avalon is the name of at least two places in the Marvel Comics Universe and one place in an alternate timeline of the Marvel Universe known as the Age of Apocalypse. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... Amelia Voght is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Skids (Sally Blevins) is a Marvel Comics mutant. ... Scanner (Sarah Ryall), otherwise known as Screener, is a mutant super-villain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Genosha

Some time passed before the Acolytes reformed. When Magneto was granted control of Genosha, he reconstituted the Acolytes, with new and old, surviving members. He used the Acolytes as a force to help him gain control over the war-torn island. After the civil war, the Acolytes and Genosha prospered, but the prosperity did not last. After the Eve of Destruction storyline, the Acolytes were not prepared for the worst. Genosha was attacked by a “wild Sentinel” programmed by Cassandra Nova. Genosha was destroyed along with millions of its mutant population. Most of the Acolytes remained unaccounted for, with only Exodus, Voght, Senyaka, Cargill and Unuscione known to be alive at the time. Later more Acolytes showed up to be alive as well. Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Cassandra Nova is a fictional enemy of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Amelia Voght is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Suvik Senyaka is a fictional mutant villain character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Joanna Cargill, also known as Frenzy, is a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe with super-strength and steel-hard skin that gives her heavy resistance to physical injury and temperature extremes. ... Carmella Unuscione is a mutant super-villain in the Marvel Universe. ...

After M-Day

Later it was revealed Scanner is still alive but de-powered after the events of M-Day Scanner (Sarah Ryall), otherwise known as Screener, is a mutant super-villain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Acolytes resurfaced after the events of Decimation, consisting of returning members Exodus and Cargill, Random who aided them in a mission before, and former Mutant Liberation Front member Tempo. They planned to use S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarrier to find the locations of latent mutants, but discovered the mutant gene had been completely wiped out. After a battle with the X-Men, the Acolytes fled and sought out a way to replenish the mutant population. As of X-Men #201, Exodus, Cargill, Tempo, Unuscione, and Random were confirmed to be members of the newest incarnation of the team, as well as Senyaka, still in his Acolytes uniform, who took on Deadpool on the island of Providence while the Marauders Gambit and Sunfire attacked Cable. It has been revealed that the Acolytes were being used by Sinister to obtain Destiny's Diaries and kill Blindfold in X-Men #202. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Random (Marshall Evan Stone III) is a fictional character and anti-hero created by writer Peter David for the Marvel Comics series X-Factor. ... The Mutant Liberation Front, or MLF, was a Marvel Comics supervillain group, primarily enemies of X-Force. ... Tempo is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... The Helicarrier, an aircraft carrier specifically designed to be itself capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers, is the signature capital ship of the fictional intelligence/defence agency S.H.I.E.L.D., usually shown in Marvel Comics-published comic book magazines. ... Destiny (Irene Adler) was a Marvel Comics character, known as an adversary of the X-Men. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Messiah CompleX

The former Acolytes Projector, Neophyte, and Gargouille are set to return during the Messiah Complex storyline as they were showed in previews. An interview with one of the writers confirmed that also Vindaloo will return.^[1] Projector (Zachary Williams) is a mutant villain from Marvel Comics. ... Neophyte (Simon Hall) is a fictional mutant super villain in the Marvel Comics universe and a member of the Acolytes. ... Gargouille (Lavinia LeBlanc) is a fictional mutant villain character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Vindaloo is one of the newer members of the Acolytes and was first seen in X-Men v2 #86. ...

Members

First intake

This group of Acolytes debuted in X-Men Vol. 2 #1 and resided on Magneto’s space fortress Asteroid M. Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ...

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Second intake

This group of Acolytes debuted in Uncanny X-Men #298 first gathered together by Fabian Cortez.

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Third intake

Alongside most of the Acolytes above, more recruits were taken in by Exodus in the Magneto Limited Series and Quicksilver #9.

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Fourth intake

More new Acolytes were shown during the Magneto War in X-Men: The Magneto War; most of them later accompanied Magneto to Genosha.

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Fifth Intake

In the wake of the mutant Decimation, Exodus reforms the Acolytes in order to save mutantkind from extinction. The Acolytes ally themselves with Sinister and the current incarnation of the Marauders. Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... The Marauders are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men. ...

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Associate membership

Many people have aided Magneto alongside the Acolytes but have either been betrayed by or never fully accepted membership as an Acolyte.

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• Avengers Vol. 1 #357, 368–369, 380–382
• Avengers West Coast #101
• Cable #9–11
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• Heroes for Hire #8–9, 15–17
• Magneto #1–4
• Magneto: Dark Seduction #1–4
• Magneto Rex #1–3
• Quicksilver #1, 4–9, 11–12
• Uncanny X-Men #298–300, 304, 315, 366–367, 379–380, 392–393
• X-Factor Vol. 1 #92
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Alternate versions

Marvel Zombies

In Marvel Zombies, where this universe Marvel superheroes (The Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk, Daredevil, and the others superheroes) have been infected by an unknown virus and turned into flesh eating zombies and killed most of the humans population for their food. The Acolytes (The Acolytes shown are Fabian Cortez, Joanna Cargill, Scanner, Lisa Hendricks, Reynolds, Burns and several unnamed members) and a surviving X-Men member Forge seems to be some of the few survivors hiding in the third Asteroid M. After Magneto (who appears to be the only mutant left uninfected on Earth) helped Reed Richards from the Ultimate Universe and the other three survivors escape using Reed’s machine, he destroyed the machine, so the zombies could not use the machine to go to Reed's Ultimate Universe. He was then contacted by the Acolytes, who offered to send him a shuttle. Magneto, however, told them to wait until he was out of New York City, but was shortly thereafter killed by the zombies. Upon returning to Earth the Acolytes couldn’t find Magneto, but discover a still-living Black Panther and zombie Wasp “head,” Cortez recognized that the Black Panther is a human and alive. But the other Acolytes think it’s a trick because Panther was also carrying the zombie Wasp head. Cortez warns his teammates to stand down, because they don’t know anything about the Panther, so they can’t do anything yet. Marvel Zombies is a set of American comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2005. ... Forge is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Mr. ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ... The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Burns disagrees and moves to kill Panther. In self-defense, Black Panther flings the Wasp head at Burns, and it kills him with a bite to the jugular. The other Acolytes start fighting Panther, but Cortez orders everyone to stop fighting immediately. Cortez stated that Burns has disobeyed his direct order and paid for it with his life. Cortez informs that Panther only defended himself because the Acolytes attacked him, so he can’t be punished for that.

Panther expresses that he wants to go with the Acolytes to Asteroid M, if that means the zombies or the virus can’t reach him there. Cortez promises they’ll do that, because he wouldn’t be able to live with himself if he left another human being behind. The other Acolytes protest against it, but Cortez is confident, as he wants to ensure the survival of his species, and therefore can use all the help they can get. The others realize they don’t have much choice and agree with it, but they want to kill the Wasp first. Black Panther refuses, because he wants her to come to Asteroid M with them. Even Cortez isn’t so sure about it, but agrees to take the Wasp with them.

After the Acolytes and Black Panther arrive on Asteroid M, Reynolds decided to study and learn more about the zombies by using the Wasp as a specimen. Reynolds said that he could maybe even find a cure. Later, Forge arrives and introduces himself to Panther. Cortez said they should wait until Magneto contacts them. However, Cortez also realized that Magneto was probably already killed because they didn’t find him on Earth, and Magneto never makes any contact again with the Acolytes. One of the Acolytes, Lisa Hendricks, takes an immediate romantic interest in the Black Panther.

The story skips five years later when the Acolytes, Forge, Black Panther and the Wasp (still a zombie, but now with a robotic body) land back on earth. They look around and see nothing left. Cortez stated that the zombies could still be around and they have to stay alert. Black Panther has married Hendricks and they have a baby, K’Shamba. Hendricks tells Panther and Cortez that they are surely alone, there is no life left on the planet and no death, either. Reynolds and the Wasp also state that all the zombies have vanished after Reynolds completes his sensor sweep. Reynolds, using the thermal reading, indicates there are no living humans left. By using the motion reading, he indicates there is no living human or zombie left on earth. The zombies are nowhere to be found; they either died or left the planet. Reynolds said that he doesn’t know where the remaining zombies went, but Cortez and Panther are interested in finding out. This makes the Acolytes, Forge, and Black Panther the last survivors of the human species.

In the prequel, it is revealed that Magneto and Fabian Cortez made a deal with an unknown entity to bring the virus to earth.

Ultimate X-Men

In Ultimate X-Men, the Acolytes are a fanatical paramilitary offshoot of the Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy, which branched off following Magneto’s first defeat in opposition to the relatively pacifist leadership of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... For Quicksilver (DC Comics), see Max Mercury. ... The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant who was introduced as a super-villainess before reforming and becoming a superheroine early in her history. ...

Other Media

In the X-Men Animated Series, the Acolytes appear in the “Sanctuary” storyline, in which Magneto builds Asteroid M as a safe haven for all mutants to live away from the hatred of baseline humans. The Acolytes, led by Fabian Cortez, aid Magneto in the liberation of the Genoshan mutant slaves from the hands of the Genoshan Magistrates. After Magneto is betrayed by Cortez and believed to have been killed by the X-Men, the Acolytes pledge their loyalty to Cortez, though they turn on him after he’s exposed. The Acolytes shown are Fabian Cortez, Amelia Voght, Marco Delgado, Chrome, Carmella Unuscione, Joanna Cargill and Byron Calley (a member of the obscure second Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the comics). Francisco Millan is shown in a video screen as one of the scientists that helped Magneto build Asteroid M. Suvik Senyaka makes a cameo appearance in the episode “Secrets No Longer Buried,” as one of the residents of the mutant-dominated community of Skull Mesa. X-Men is an American animated series which debuted on October 31, 1992 on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup. ... Burners real name is Byron Calley and first appeared in Captain America Annual #4. ...

In the X-Men: Evolution animated series, the Acolytes are the second team of Magneto, after he left The Brotherhood. The other members of the team are Gambit, Pyro, Colossus, Sabretooth, and Mastermind. X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... Pyro (St. ... Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero in the X-Men. ... Sabretooth is a Marvel Comics character, an arch-enemy of the X-Men’s Wolverine. ... For other uses, see Mastermind. ...

The Acolytes appear in the video game X-Men Legends. Acolyte Warrior Elites and Acolyte Adept Elites serve at the foot soldiers of the Brotherhood of Mutants. X-Men Legends is an action role-playing game released on several consoles in 2004. ...

Trivia

• In Magneto’s ending in X-Men vs. Street Fighter, he has killed M. Bison, the leader of Shadaloo. After seeing the demise of their leader, Sagat, Vega, and Balrog volunteered to become new members of the Acolytes. Magneto allows them to join, despite the fact they aren’t mutants (even though they are superhuman in their own right). This ending (along with the Marvel vs. Capcom series in its entirety) is non-canon.

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External links

• Acolytes Official Marvel Bio
• ACOLYTES—An in-depth profile of the team and various incarnations, at UXN.