Alistaire Stuart is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a scientist, an ally of the superhero team Excalibur and head of MI-13, an intelligence agency. He first appeared in Excalibur #6 and was created by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis. 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. ... Alan Davis (born 1956) is a British writer and artist of comic books. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alan Davis (born 1956) is a British writer and artist of comic books. ...

Fictional character biography

Doctor Alistaire Stuart and his sister, brigadier Alysande Stuart are the founders of the Weird Happenings Organisation (W.H.O.). The W.H.O. is a British intelligence agency to investigate paranormal and superhuman activity and combat any superhuman threats by combining Alistaire's scientific knowledge with Alysande's military skills. Alysande Stuart is a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

While investigating the disappearance of doctor Moira MacTaggert and the appearance of a Moira MacTaggert from a parallel universe, Alistaire meets Kitty Pryde, a member of Excalibur, who is attracted to Alistaire. Kitty introduces Alistaire to Excalibur and to her disappointment, Alistaire is more interested in Kitty's friend Rachel Summers. Alistaire, Alysande and the W.H.O. become loyal allies to Excalibur. Alistaire's many visits with the team involve him in a few odd occurrences at first, mainly concerning alternate realities somehow being connected to the lighthouse headquarters. Alistaire accompanies the team during their unwilling journey across parallel universes known as the Cross-Time Caper. He shares the team's many adventures across dozens of realities, often finding time to take pictures. He finds time for a romance, helps out where he can and even killed, for a time, along with most of the team. The latter half of the 'Caper' is mentally draining on all of them, made even more so by the seeming loss of Kitty. Eventually the intervention of the vastly powerful Saturnyne allows the team to return home. Kitty is later discovered whole and healthy. Dr. Moira Kinross MacTaggert (sometimes spelled MacTaggart, McTaggart, or McTaggert) was a fictional character appearing in X-Men stories in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Parallel universe or alternate reality in science fiction and fantasy is a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own. ... Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... Opal Luna Saturnyne is the name of a fictional comic book character created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for their Captain Britain stories. ...

Alistaire becomes a trustworthy friend, visiting the team many times in their lighthouse headquarters. He is once entrusted with 'house' sitting when Excalibur must visit Limbo itself to save all of England. He gets to meet the West Coast Avengers who had arrived to assist Excalibur in their quest.^[1] The West Coast Avengers was a spin-off superhero team of the Avengers, as well as the title of their comic book series. ...

Alistaire assists the team when they must battle the evil sorcerer Necrom. He becomes involved in the dimensional displacements taking place throughout the entirety of the team's headquarters, many of which manifest alternate versions of Alistaire himself. Necrom is a fictional character created by Alan Davis for Marvel Comics. ...

Alysande is later accused of selling classified information to S.H.I.E.L.D., but she dies before the investigation is complete. She had been killed by Jaime Braddock, the evil brother of Captain Britain, who takes some time to defeat. S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury meets Alistaire at the funeral and tells him that his sister was framed. Alistaire investigates the matter and finds out that the R.C.X., another government agency, framed Alysande so that W.H.O. is weakened and the R.C.X. can take control of its resources. R.C.X. personally kidnaps Alistaire, trying to bring him around to their point of view. It turns out R.C.X is basing it's power on dozens of super-powered children, who, together, are capable of many things, such as crafting a headquarters in days. A telepathic child, 'Beetroot', briefly shares a link with Alistaire, showing him how R.C.X mistreats and abuses it's charges. The child dies moments later and Alistaire, infuriated, lands a powerful punch right in Smythe's face. Even though the man was surrounded by super-human guards. Later, with the help of Excalibur the R.C.X. is defeated. 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. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... The Resources Control Executive (R.C.X.) is a fictional British intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Shortly afterwards, another intelligence agency, Black Air begins its rise to power. Black Air competes with the R.C.X. and W.H.O., often with violence. As leader of the W.H.O., Alistaire knows too much about Black Air and is targeted by them for assassination. He flees the country and travels to the United States. There, he makes his way to the X-Mansion and asks the X-Men to contact Excalibur. Meanwhile, Excalibur has had its own problems with Black Air and promises to bring Alistaire home. Excalibur uses the information they have gathered on Black Air to expose Black Air's crimes and Black Air is forced underground. Alistaire Stuart is appointed head of a new department to replace W.H.O., Black Air and the R.C.X. This new department is known as MI-13 or simply "the Department". Black Air is a former Governmental Intelligence department founded and operating primarily within the United Kingdom in the fictional Marvel Universe, initially as an adjunct to the Ministry of Defence. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

London became affected when the crime-lord Viper purchases several 'Murderworld' items from the killer Arcade. Alistaire is called in to control the scene when it is confirmed that the London Eye has been rigged with two bombs and a nuclear explosive. The X-Men, having legal standing at the time, ignore Alistaire's orders to stand down. The nuclear bomb is removed and nuetralized. Afterwards, Alistaire removes his jacket and sits on a curb with the X-Men, discussing the situation. Arcade is a fictional character and supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. ...

As of March 2007, Alistaire Stuart has a supporting role in the miniseries Wisdom, which features British non-superhero Pete Wisdom. Though it has not been explained why, Stuart now appears to be a very old man. Peter Paul Winston Pete Wisdom is a fictional secret agent in the Marvel Comics comic book multiverse, created by writer Warren Ellis. ...