Cable
Cover of Cable #1 (March 2008). Art by Ariel Olivetti.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Nathan Christopher Summers: Uncanny X-Men #201 (January 1986) As Cable: New Mutants #87 (March 1990)
Created by	Chris Claremont Louise Simonson Rob Liefeld
In story information
Alter ego	Nathan Christopher Charles Summers
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	X-Men X-Force Askani Six Pack New Mutants The Underground Secret Avengers
Notable aliases	Nathan Winters, Nathan Dayspring, Dayspring, Askani’Son, Soldier X, Chosen One, Traveler, Campbell
Abilities	Telepathy Telekinesis Superhuman physical attributes Expert marksman Skilled hand-to-hand fighter Teleportation

Cable (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers, also known as Nathan Dayspring Askani'son) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero from the Marvel Comics Universe, largely associated with the X-Men. A mysterious mutant with great telepathic and telekinetic powers, Cable first appeared in The New Mutants #87 (March 1990). He became the leader of the New Mutants, a junior X-Men team, whom he later developed into the harder-edged X-Force. Eventually, Marvel introduced a comic titled Cable in 1993. Map of the Persian Gulf. ... Look up Cable in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 394 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (526 × 800 pixels, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. ... Ariel Olivetti is a comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Daredevil, JLA: Paradise Lost and Space Ghost. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Louise Simonson (born Mary Louise Alexander) is an American comic book writer and editor. ... Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... A mutant within the Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows them to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... The Askani are a fictional organisation in the Marvel Universe in the future/alternate timeline desgnated as Earth-4935, also known as Earth Askani. ... 1990s When Stryfe travelled to the 1990s, Cable followed him, with the aim of stopping Stryfes plans as well as preventing Apocalypses rise to power. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... The Underground was a short-lived team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time... Teleport redirects here. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... A mutant within the Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows them to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... This article is about the year. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ...

Some comic book fans have criticized Cable as a gun-toting, anti-hero cliché (as referenced in Cable & Deadpool #4 when Cable fires a large gun called the LIEFELD XS). The writers of various X-books attempted to flesh out his mythos, revealing him to be Nathan Christopher Summers, the time traveling son of the X-Man Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor (a clone of Jean Grey), introduced by writer Chris Claremont and appeared in Uncanny X-Men #201 (January 1986). Cable is considered a messianic figure, and in recent characterizations, a man aware of, and trying to cast off, the more stereotypical aspects of his character.^[1] A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Cable & Deadpool is a comic book published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2004. ... Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... For other uses, see Mythology (disambiguation). ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... Madelyne Pryor is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... 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. ...

The character is regarded by some as one of the most popular superheroes to emerge from Marvel's revamp in the 1990s, primarily due to his staying power and frequency of appearance in various X-Men titles. In 2006, IGN.com ranked Cable at #15 on their list of Top 25 X-Men from the past forty years. This article is about the comic book company. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

In the early 2000s his popularity waned, despite a brief stint in Uncanny X-Men. In September of 2002, his series Cable was remodeled as Soldier X, only to be canceled in August 2003 after just 12 issues. However, Wizard magazine praised Soldier X and stated: "Marvel has breathed new life back into the controversial mutant with a successful string of stories that place Cable in real-world adventures."^[2] Despite his series' cancellation, he was featured in Cable & Deadpool (pairing him with another popular X-Force character) and was a main character in X-Men (vol. 2). Wizard or Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture (originally titled Wizard: The Guide to Comics and Wizard: The Comics Magazine) is a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Cable & Deadpool is a comic book published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2004. ... For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation). ... X-Men is a Marvel Comics series featuring the homonymous group of mutant superheroes. ...

In 2008, following the events of Messiah Complex, Cable was one of many new "X-books" released. The new series follows the time traveling adventures of Cable as he protects the first baby born after M-Day. Messianic complex is a psychological state in which the individual believes him/herself to be the saviour of the world. ... The military designation of days and hours within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), is specified in AAP-6 (STANAG 3680), NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions, and marked (NATO) in what follows. ...

Marvel currently credits The New Mutants writer Louise Simonson and The New Mutants and X-Force artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld as Cable's creators and the character is closely associated with Liefeld. Though Liefeld is responsible for his visual design, name, and much of his personality, it is claimed that Cable also got some inspiration from editor Bob Harras. Liefeld explains the creation of the character: Louise Simonson (born Mary Louise Alexander) is an American comic book writer and editor. ... Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... Robert Bob Harras was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000. ...

"I was given a directive to create a new leader for the New Mutants. There was no name, no description besides a 'man of action' the opposite of Xavier. I created the look, the name, much of the history of the character. After I named him Cable, Bob suggested Quinn and Louise had Commander X." ^[3]

Publication history

The New Mutants vol. 1, #87 (1990 March); Cable's first appearance. Cover art by Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane.

As baby Nathan Summers, Askani'son, and Cable, he has made numerous appearances in most X-titles, and has had several titles of his own. As baby Nathan he appeared throughout the first series of X-Factor until he was taken to the future. At that point two self-titled Cable series were published. The first was a two-issue miniseries titled Cable - Blood and Metal and the second, an ongoing series which lasted 107 issues. Then, the series was revamped and renamed Soldier X for 12 issues. He also appeared in the X-Men titles as a member of the X-Men. He prominently appeared in the first series of X-Force and the second series of Weapon X. When the Cable and Deadpool titles merged, he was featured in Cable & Deadpool. His limited series appearances include The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix, Askani’son, the second series of Astonishing X-Men, X-Men: The Search for Cyclops, and the second series of X-Force. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x1393, 214 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x1393, 214 KB) This work is copyrighted. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... Rob Liefeld (born October 3, 1967 in Anaheim, California) is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. ... Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian comic book artist, writer, toy manufacturer/designer, and media entrepreneur who is best known as the creator of the epic religious fantasy series Spawn. ... Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the U.S. government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ...

1992 mini-series

Written by Fabian Nicieza, pencilled by John Romita, Jr., and inked by Dan Green, Cable: Blood and Metal was a two issue mini-series that was published in October 1992 and November 1992. The series explored Cable and Stryfe's ongoing battle with one another, and its effect on the people that surround Cable. Cable is shown in the future along with his Wild Pack and Garrison Kane. Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ... John Salvatore Romita, Jr. ... Dan Green is an American comic book illustrator, working as a penciler primarily from the mid-1970’s to mid-1980’s. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Stryfe is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men and related characters, especially Cable and X-Force. ... 1990s When Stryfe travelled to the 1990s, Cable followed him, with the aim of stopping Stryfes plans as well as preventing Apocalypses rise to power. ... Garrison Kane, also known as Weapon X and Kane, is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. ...

1993 series

Shortly after Blood and Metal, Cable was given his own ongoing title. Running from May 1993 until August 2003 (which includes the tail-end revamp Soldier X), the book would at first have trouble finding a stable creative team. A writer/penciller team would complete no more than three issues in a row until Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill would begin work on issue #20 and finish on #35. Loeb and Churchill would provide for the first stability the title would have, working together on fifteen of the twenty issues from #20-#39. During their run, they would explore characters in Cable’s past, his feeling of responsibility toward Nathan Grey, Cable's relationship with Domino and Blaquesmith, and further adventures with Kane, the Sugar Man, and the Microverse. For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Jeph Siegbert Loeb III is an American motion picture and television producer/writer and award-winning comic book writer. ... Ian Churchill is a comic book artist who is working for DC Comics. ... X-Man (Nate Grey) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe and related to the X-Men franchise. ... Domino (Neena Thurman) is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. ... Blaquesmith is a fictional Marvel Comics character that first appeared in X-Men: Prime (1995). ... Sugar Man is a fictional character, a mutant villain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Also generically known as Innerspace, Microverses are parallel dimemsions occurring within the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

Cable and Deadpool (2004)

Main article: Cable & Deadpool

After his solo series ended he was paired with the mercenary Deadpool in a new ongoing series. The series largely dealt with Cable's efforts to change the world for the better, including turning his old spaceship Greymalkin into the floating utopian island of Providence. In preparation for Messiah Complex, Cable seemingly died when Gambit and Sunfire detonated Providence, causing the series to focus mostly on Deadpool for the next six or so issues. This series "terminated" at the fiftieth issue and was quickly replaced with another Cable solo comic. Cable & Deadpool is a comic book published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2004. ... For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation). ... Providence from Cable & Deadpool #10 Art by Patrick Zircher Providence is a fictional island featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. ... Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida )) is a Marvel Comics superhero,and former member of the X-Men. ...

2008 ongoing

Marvel Comics revealed at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 10, 2007 that Cable will receive a new ongoing series that will start in March 2008 in the aftermath of the Messiah Complex crossover, written by novelist Duane Swierczynski^[4] and drawn by Ariel Olivetti^[5][6] In it, Cable is tasked with protecting the newborn "mutant Messiah", who is being hunted by forces who either want to control her, or kill her, including Bishop. is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Ariel Olivetti is a comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Daredevil, JLA: Paradise Lost and Space Ghost. ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ...

Bibliography

Main Series (in chronological order)

• Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #201 (1986, as Nathan Summers)
• New Mutants (Vol. 1) #87-100, Annual #6-7 (1990-1991)
• Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 (1991)
• X-Force (Vol. 1) #1-70 (1991-1997)
• Cable: Blood and Metal #1-2 (1992)
• Cable #1-107 (1993-2002)
  • X-Force & Cable Annual(s) '95, '96, '97
  • Cable Minus 1 (1997)
  • Cable & Machine Man Annual 1998
  • Cable Annual 1999
• The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4 (1994, as Nathan Dayspring)
• Askani'son 1-4 (1996)
• X-Men: Books of Askani #1 (1996)
• Uncanny X-Men #381-391 (2000-2001)
• Soldier X #1-12 (2002-2003)
• Weapon X #6-13 (2003)
• Cable & Deadpool #1-42 (2003-2007)
• X-Force (Vol. 2) #1-6 (2004)
• X-Men (Vol. 2) #188-200, 205-206 (2007-2008)
• Cable (Vol. 2) Ongoing series (2008)

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• Cable Second Genesis #1
• Ghost Rider and Cable: Servants if the Dead #1 (Reprints Marvel Comics Presents 90-97)
• Prophet/Cable #1-2
• Wolverine/Cable Guts and Glory #1
• X-Men: Cyclops and Phoenix Novel. (Novelization of Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1-4)

Ultimate Marvel

• Ultimate X-Men #75-80

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Fictional character biography

Childhood

Cable as a young child in the clutches of Apocalypse, before becoming infected with the techno-organic virus.

Cable was born Nathan Christopher Charles Summers, the child of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Madelyne Pryor. Madelyne Pryor was later revealed to be a clone of Jean Grey (a.k.a. Phoenix of the X-Men, which would make Phoenix his biological mother, by proxy), created by Mister Sinister for the express purpose of mating her with Scott to create Cable. It was she who dubbed him "Nathan" in order to taunt Scott by reminding him of a childhood bully, as she prepared to sacrifice him before the X-Men and X-Factor saved the child. Sinister carefully orchestrated Cable’s birth, planning to use him as a weapon against his hated master, Apocalypse. As a child he formed an instant bond to his alternate future half-sister Rachel Summers and periodically was under her care after Madelyne’s death. Apocalypse learned of Sinister's treachery and eventually infected the child with a techno-organic ("T-O") virus that would slowly kill him. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... now. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... Madelyne Pryor is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The alias of Phoenix has been used by several fictional comic book characters published by Marvel Comics. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... In the fiction, especially in the Marvel Comics universe and Beast Machines, techno-organic material is a material with properties and abilities of both organic and technological (mechanical and information-processing) material. ... This article is about biological infectious particles. ...

When Apocalypse was defeated on the Moon, a woman from the future appeared to Cyclops. Calling herself Askani, she told him that the only way to save his son would be for her to take him into the far future. The Askani are a fictional organisation in the Marvel Universe in the future/alternate timeline desgnated as Earth-4935, also known as Earth Askani. ...

Future

In the future, Mother Askani, a time-displaced Rachel Summers, had Nathan cloned in case he succumbed to the T-O virus. Minions of Apocalypse attacked the temple and kidnapped the clone, whom Apocalypse assumed was Nathan (Apocalypse mistakenly believed that Nathan's telekinetic powers had successfully eliminated the T-O virus, which had been Apocalypse’s intention when infecting the infant in the first place). Apocalypse then raised the clone as his heir, naming him Stryfe. Using her chronoskimming power for the last time, Rachel pulled the minds of Scott and Jean into the future where, as “Slym” and "Redd", they raised Cable for twelve years. During their time together, the "family" prevented Apocalypse from transferring his essence into a new body, ending his reign of terror.^[7] Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... Stryfe is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men and related characters, especially Cable and X-Force. ...

The vacuum of power was filled by a group called the New Canaanites, which established a new dictatorial state led by figures such as Tribune Haight and Administrator Umbridge. Cable was arrested and learned from fellow inmate Blaquesmith where to find the last enclave of the Askani. Blaquesmith helped him escape and Cable joined the Askani resistance against the New Canaanites. Meanwhile, Stryfe, Nathan's clone, also set up his own plans to defeat the New Canaanites and install himself as the world's ruler, as he considered himself the heir of Apocalypse. Blaquesmith is a fictional Marvel Comics character that first appeared in X-Men: Prime (1995). ...

Modern era

When Stryfe traveled to the past, Cable followed him with the aim of stopping Stryfe's plans as well as preventing Apocalypse's rise to power. Cable formed a group initially called the Wild Pack, but conflict with Silver Sable, who already had a group called the Wild Pack, forced him to change the name to the Six Pack. Cable traveled between the 1990s and his future with his ship Greymalkin, which contained a sentient computer program called Professor, the future version of the program built into X-Factor's Ship. Silver Sable Issue #3 (1992) In Marvel Comics, Silver Sable (real name Silver Sablinova) is a female mercenary, hunter of war criminals, the leader of the Wild Pack and CEO of Silver Sable International. ... 1990s When Stryfe travelled to the 1990s, Cable followed him, with the aim of stopping Stryfes plans as well as preventing Apocalypses rise to power. ... Providence from Cable & Deadpool #10 Art by Patrick Zircher Providence is a fictional island featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... A computer program is a collection of instructions that describe a task, or set of tasks, to be carried out by a computer. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ...

X-Force #18 (January 1992); part 12 of the X-Cutioner's Song, featuring Cable vs. his clone, Stryfe. Cover art by Greg Capullo.

The Six Pack performed missions for "Mister Tolliver", which put the group in direct conflict with Stryfe. In their last mission, Cable and the Pack confronted Stryfe but they refused to fight because they weren’t getting paid. Cable did not listen and even when Stryfe threatened the lives of his comrades, Cable did not back down. He abandoned his team in an underground base in order to follow Stryfe, which resulted in Hammer becoming paralyzed from the neck down and Garrison Kane's limbs being ripped off. X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... X-Cutioners Song is crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in twelve parts from the November 1992 to early 1993. ... Stryfe is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men and related characters, especially Cable and X-Force. ... Capullos cover for Quasar #32 (March, 1992). ... Genesis (Tyler Dayspring) is a fictional character in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Garrison Kane, also known as Weapon X and Kane, is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. ...

Cable vol. 2, #35 (October 1996); Cable battling Apocalypse. Cover art by Ian Churchill.

Cable came into conflict with Stryfe's Mutant Liberation Front,^[8] the United States government, and Freedom Force.^[9] The New Mutants intervened and he asked for their help against the Mutant Liberation Front.^[10] Cable saw them as potential soldiers in his war against Stryfe. He became their new teacher and leader, and outfitted them.^[11] He came into conflict with Wolverine,^[12] noting that the two had an old feud between them. Cable and the New Mutants teamed up with Wolverine and Sunfire against the MLF.^[13] Cable also led the New Mutants against the Genoshans.^[14] Soon after that, Cable renamed the team X-Force^[15] Cable rescued Domino from a year of imprisonment and learned from Kane that Stryfe was apparently his identical twin. In return, Cable took Kane to the future and had him outfitted with bionics to restore his functionality. Cable also promised Kane that he would use future bionics to heal Hammer. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 392 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (523 × 800 pixels, file size: 171 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 392 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (523 × 800 pixels, file size: 171 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Ian Churchill is a comic book artist who is working for DC Comics. ... The Mutant Liberation Front, or MLF, was a Marvel Comics supervillain group, primarily enemies of X-Force. ... This article is about the federal government of the United States. ... Freedom Force was a supervillain team in Marvel Comics universe, though they occasionally acted heroic as well. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida )) is a Marvel Comics superhero,and former member of the X-Men. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... Domino (Neena Thurman) is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. ... Bionics (also known as biomimetics, biognosis, biomimicry, or bionical creativity engineering) is the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. ...

Stryfe attacked Professor X while posing as Cable, initiating a series of momentous events, starting X-Cutioner's Song. When Cable returned from the future, he found that nearly every super-powered force on the planet was after him, including multiple X-teams. After convincing Wolverine and Bishop of his innocence, Cable battled Stryfe on the Moon, culminating in a temporal explosion that seemed to kill both. Cable reappeared in the Clan Chosen future, with Stryfe's consciousness riding along in his mind. He destroyed the New Canaanites' time travel device, returned to the present to confront the consequences of the X-Cutioner's Song, and learned from Mister Sinister that Stryfe was his clone and not the other way around as Stryfe had told him. Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... X-Cutioners Song is crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in twelve parts from the November 1992 to early 1993. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ...

Cable later began to connect with his parents Cyclops and Phoenix soon after they had returned from his trip into the future, where they had raised Nathan as a child. However, a few years later, Cyclops supposedly died in a battle against Apocalypse. Feeling that he failed his father, Cable joined the X-Men and began growing closer with his "mother" Jean Grey, who trained him in the use of his mental powers. Cable eventually fulfilled his destiny and killed Apocalypse using a "Psimitar" after Jean Grey managed to separate Cyclops from Apocalypse's essence. His purpose in life as Sinister had ordained it now completed, Cable rescued Rachel Summers from an alternate future where she had become trapped, then became a globe-traveling mercenary dubbed "Soldier X" for a short time. Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ...

The Underground

Cable, alerted by Domino to the "Neverland" concentration camp run by Malcolm Colcord’s Weapon X organization, then recruited Blaquesmith, Meltdown, and a new Maverick to lead an underground, who proceeded to capture the Weapon X agents and former Mutant Liberation Front members Wildside and Reaper. Cable attempted to interrogate them telepathically, but his malfunctioning powers caused him to accidentally lobotomize them, reducing them to drooling wrecks, before gaining any useful information. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Mutant Liberation Front, or MLF, was a Marvel Comics supervillain group, primarily enemies of X-Force. ... Wildside is a fictional mutant villain and psychopath in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Reaper, real name Pantu Hurageb, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics X-Force comics series. ... Look up Lobotomy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

However, an alternative subsequently presented itself in the form of Agent Brent Jackson of Weapon X, who arrived at their base with several other Weapon X agents, offering the Underground a truce and requesting their help in deposing Colcord. Cable accepted suspiciously. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

On their raid, they were surprised by his former friend Garrison Kane, now a cyborg agent of the Program. Furious at the intervention, Cable shut down Kane’s mind, ran into the office of the unconscious Colcord, and probed his mind. When he discovered the truth of the mutant genocide, Cable tried to kill the Director, before being stopped by the brainwashed Madison Jeffries. Jeffries tried to destroy the underground with the help of “Boxbots” but was stopped with the help of Kane, who, released from Weapon X’s mind control when Cable rebooted his systems, used his cyborg parts to "download" Jeffries’ power and absorb the Boxbots, killing himself in the process. Madison Jeffries is a fictional character and a mutant created by Marvel Comics for their Canadian superhero team, Alpha Flight. ... Box (Roger Bochs) is a fictional character, a robot from the fictional Marvel Comics universe. ...

Jackson then betrayed the Underground, captured them, and mind-wiped them into forgetting Weapon X. Marrow, arriving to rescue the Underground, instead used the wider Underground as the basis for a new Gene Nation. Marrow (Sarah), is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. ... Gene Nation is a Marvel comics mutant terrorist organization and enemies of the X-Men. ...

Savior

Cable then achieved the peak of his powers. Knowing this could not last long before he burned out as X-Man almost always did at those power levels, he arranged for what he thought would be the best thing he could do in his last days. He recreated his long-destroyed spaceship Greymalkin as the airborne city of Providence. Although a mishap meant that the teleportation matrix on board registered Deadpool as him, meaning that he could not use it without taking Deadpool with him and Deadpool could trigger a "Bodyslide", he continued with his plan to espouse a philosophy of moderation and offering invitations to the world’s top thinkers, scientists and philosophers to live on Providence. Delivering a stark message to the world’s leaders, he deliberately set them all against him by threatening to throw all their missiles into the sun. X-Man (Nate Grey) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe and related to the X-Men franchise. ... Providence from Cable & Deadpool #10 Art by Patrick Zircher Providence is a fictional island featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Providence from Cable & Deadpool #10 Art by Patrick Zircher Providence is a fictional island featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Teleport redirects here. ...

Meanwhile, the X-Men, including his father Cyclops, hired Deadpool to put together the pieces of a mini-teleporter that they could use to stop him without quite knowing what it was. After they mounted an attack on Providence, Cable confessed to Deadpool after Deadpool had declined to play his role and disable him, that he’d wanted him to kill him. Expanding on this to Cyclops that he knew he was about to burn out, he wanted to set an example of how the world could work together, even if it was against him. However, the Silver Surfer, called by the Fantastic Four, saw his "passion" and disturbed by it, defeated him in battle and ripped the techno-organic tissue from his body, disabling him. As Providence, which had been supported by Cable's telekinesis, was crashing towards the ocean, Deadpool teleported to one of Cable's safehouses with him and at his prompting used the teleporter to lobotomize him to save him from burning out, giving him a few seconds to lower Providence gently into the ocean and give a final message to the world. While he was left in a coma and with many people around the globe now referring to him as “the Savior” and applications to immigrate to Providence going through the roof, Deadpool hired the Fixer to bond benign techno-organic mesh to Cable, saving him although he remains hugely depowered. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic book character. ... This article is about the superheroes. ... Look up Lobotomy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Fixer is a name used by two villainous fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Second Childhood

Deadpool holding the de-aged infant Cable. Art by Patrick Zircher.

Shortly thereafter, Cable vanished in killing a mutant-hunting beast called the Skornn at the head of a reformed X-Force. Cannonball and Siryn then traveled to Providence, with Forge in tow, to try and find any trace of him, and whether he survived. At roughly the same time, Deadpool, having been brainwashed by a supervillain information broker called the Black Box to kill the "Greatest Threat to Mankind", teleported to Providence to find and kill Cable, who he perceived as the greatest superhuman threat. After Cannonball and Siryn had calmed him, he suggested they use his teleportation-link with Cable to find him and Forge constructed a harness to allow the two X-Force members to follow him. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1200, 651 KB) Summary Cover to Cable & Deadpool #17, featuring Deadpool holding the deaged Cable. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1200, 651 KB) Summary Cover to Cable & Deadpool #17, featuring Deadpool holding the deaged Cable. ... For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation). ... Cover to Cable and Deadpool #12 by Zircher Patrick Zircher is a comic book artist and penciller. ... The Skornn is a fictional character created by writer Fabian Nicieza for Marvel Comics. ... Cannonball (Samuel Zachary Guthrie) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... Siryn (Theresa Rourke Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... Forge is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero associated with The X-Men. ... Information Broker An Information Broker is someone who buys and sells information based on the needs of a client. ... Black Box (real name Garabed Bashur, formerly known as Commcast) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

They then proceeded to travel through three alternate worlds, one where Cable had become War; a Horseman of Apocalypse, one where Cable had succeeded in his messiah-like mission and had become a benevolent dictator (where even mild indigestion was immediately dealt with through outside help), and one where Cable had become the central consciousness of a Phalanx infestation of Earth. Finally, they landed in the House of M reality and found an infant Cable being raised by the marginalized Mister Sinister on a farm. Sinister used an extract from Deadpool's immune system to accelerate Cable’s physical development; however, this also caused Cable’s powers to almost immediately manifest, and the infant Cable lashed out indiscriminately with his newfound telekinesis. Before Sinister could regain control over Cable, Deadpool grabbed the baby and teleported seconds before the world reverted from the House of M reality to the normal Marvel Universe. Since the pair were in transit when the reversion occurred, Cable was unaffected and thus was still a child as Deadpool returned with him to Providence. The Horsemen of Apocalypse are a team of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Universe that serve the ancient mutant Apocalypse as his personal strikeforce. ... 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. ... The benevolent dictator is a more modern version of the classical enlightened despot, being an undemocratic or authoritarian leader who exercises his or her political power for the benefit of the people rather than exclusively for his or her own self-interest or benefit, or for the benefit of only... The Phalanx are a cybernetic fictional species in the Marvel Comics universe who have come in conflict with the X-Men and related groups on several occasions. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

There, when Forge ran tests and discerned that the child was, in fact, the real Cable, Deadpool's brainwashing kicked in once more and he attempted to kill Cable. Siryn and Cannonball delayed him until Deadpool shot himself in the head. As Cable rapidly aged back into mid-childhood, he read Deadpool's mind and found who had brainwashed him. As X-Force went to confront the Black Box, Cable decided that he wanted to have his memory restored and cure Deadpool's brain damage, even though it would once more cost him his powers. He succeeded, although X-Force found only a LMD Black Box at his base and he soon returned to his original age, whereupon his accelerated aging stopped. A Life Model Decoy (LMD) is an android designed to function as an exact body double for VIPs. ...

It is revealed that, during a battle thousands of years ago, a younger time-traveling Cable (then known as “The Traveler”) was accidentally responsible for infecting En Sabah Nur with the techno-organic virus with which Apocalypse would one day infect Nathan Summers.^[16]

Cable also revealed that he was the one responsible for Apocalypse's post-House of M revival, stating that the Mutant community needed a powerful threat to rally against. Believing that the X-Men would inevitably defeat Apocalypse yet again bringing the remaining mutant community together, Cable judged "the risk's worth the rewards." House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

Civil War

Cable chose Captain America's anti-Registration side during the Civil War event, in which certain heroes battle against the Registration Act and operate from SHIELD safe-house number 23. It was he who discovers that they had walked into a trap and he tells Deadpool that Thor killed one of the Secret Avengers. In Marvel Comics fictional Marvel Universe, the Registration Acts - the Mutant Registration Act (or MRA) and Super-human Registration Act (SRA or sometimes SHRA) - are legislative bills which, when passed into law, enforce the mandatory registration of super-powered individuals with the government. ... Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional, comic-book character that appears in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

It appeared he left the Secret Avengers after the death of Goliath.^[17] Despite this, he maintained his views on the Civil War, and put considerable effort into discrediting Deadpool's association with the pro-Registration heroes in an attempt to bring Deadpool over to his side. The attempt half-succeeded; Deadpool was disgraced, but instead of joining Cable, he ended their friendship in fury. Cable continues to keep an eye on Deadpool after this, trying to help him become a better person, but Deadpool often rejects Cable's help when he sees him. Dr. Bill Foster, known variously as Black Goliath, the second Giant-Man, and the fourth Goliath, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

It is presumed that Cable was aware of the death of Captain America and this may be the reason that he exits from the Civil War. He has been wearing a Captain America shield or emblem on his right shoulder^[18]. This is similar to his first stint as an X-Man, when Cyclops died; Cable, at that time, wore Cyclops’ visor around his neck. Cable’s pleading with Captain America before Civil War could be interpreted as him futilely trying to prevent an "inevitable future".

X-Men again

Cable becomes a member of a team of X-Men that consists of Rogue, Iceman, Cannonball, Sabretooth, Mystique, Lady Mastermind, and Omega Sentinel. He helps the team out during the fight with the Children of the Vault. He joins the team and goes with them when Rogue decides to leave the mansion. Their next mission involved finding a man called Pandemic. They fight him and win but Rogue is infected with Strain 88 which was created by Pandemic. Cable decides to take the team to his island so Rogue can be given immediate care as the mansion is too far away. While there a Shi'ar weapon called Hecatomb attacks Providence and kills citizens. Cable lets the Mummudrai that had been occupying Lady Mastermind and then Mystique into him in order to reawaken his telepathy and telekinesis. This however is still not enough to defeat Hecatomb so in a final desperate attempt awakens Rogue from her coma to defeat the creature. With her powers changed through the Strain 88 virus, Rogue defeats the mind of the creature leaving the explosive core to be destroyed by Cannonball and Omega Sentinel. With the Hecatomb defeated, Rogue in the process of recovering from the ordeal, Sabretooth missing, and the team's flying base the Conquistador destroyed in the battle, the X-Men depart from the island. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Rogue (Anna Marie[1]) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, a member of the X-Men. ... Iceman (Robert Bobby Louis Drake) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Cannonball (Samuel Zachary Guthrie) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... Sabretooth is a Marvel Comics character, an arch-enemy of the X-Men’s Wolverine. ... Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Lady Mastermind (Regan Wyngarde) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Karima Shapandar, codenamed Omega Sentinel, is a fictional character associated with the X-Men and its spinoff Excalibur. ... The Children of the Vault are a group of superhuman beings with Spanish codenames. ... |character_name= Pandemic |real_name= Unknown |species=Human Mutant |publisher=Marvel Comics |debut= X-Men #195 (January 2006) |creators= Mike Carey Humberto Ramos |powers= He has the ability to have other mutants powers. ... The Shiar, pronounced // (Shee-ARR), are a fictional species of aliens in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Blinded by the Light

Cable stays on Providence as it sinks into the ocean and learns that there are others on the island as well who are after the knowledge of the future stored in the island's computers. Cable sends Deadpool to obtain a backup copy of the information while he goes and destroys the island's primary power source. Cable is then attacked by Gambit and Sunfire and leads them to the storehouse containing his information on the future. It is revealed that Cable's intention is to destroy the island and everything on it and has sent Deadpool on a wild goose chase to retrieve a teleportation device in order to get him away from Providence. Cable speaks a codeword into his computer and successfully detonates the island's power source, destroying the island and supposedly killing himself in the process. For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation). ... Gambit (Remy LeBeau) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. ... Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida )) is a Marvel Comics superhero,and former member of the X-Men. ...

Messiah Complex

It is revealed that Cable survived, and has the mutant baby girl that the X-Men, Marauders, and Purifiers have been seeking^[19]. Recent events have seen Cable heading to Forge's Aerie with the mutant child, seeking his help in repairing his time-travel equipment. The X-Men, Cyclops in particular, wrongly assume Cable was responsible of a recent assault on the Xavier Institute by Cassandra Nova's Nano-Sentinels. As Cable arrives at Eagle Plaza, he finds Forge wounded by gunfire and unconscious and is shot from behind by Bishop, who wants to kill the mutant baby to repair his timeline. The Marauders then arrive at the Aerie, defeat Bishop and take the child into their possession. Cable, realizing he cannot save the baby alone, contacts Professor X for help. He reveals to the Professor that the baby, who will eventually be known as the Mutant Messiah in some circles is responsible for saving both humanity and mutantkind from some unspecified threat and that this event will change everything. After the X-Men defeat the Marauders and Predator X, Cable, Professor X, and Cyclops discuss the baby's future. Cyclops decides that the child is safer with Cable, and gives her to him. As he teleports into the future to protect the child, Bishop tries to shoot him, but misses and hits Xavier, seriously injuring him. The Marauders are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men. ... The Purifiers, also known as the Stryker Crusade, are a fictional paramilitary/terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men. ... 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. ... Cassandra Nova is a fictional enemy of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Predator X is a fictional character, in the Marvel Universe and a deadly enemy of mutants including the X-Men. ...

Cable vol. 2

After the events of Messiah CompleX, Cable once again received his own series. Reminiscent of Lone Wolf and Cub, the series follows Cable, and the messianic child's time traveling adventures. The dangers of the future and pursuit by Bishop are balanced with the humor of "Cable the soldier" becoming "Cable the Nanny." Serialized in Action Original run September 1970 – April 1976 No. ...

Powers and abilities

Cable is a mutant who possesses incredibly powerful telepathic and telekinetic abilities. These abilities have been limited by his need to restrain his techno-organic infection. As his powers grew, he was able to use his powers to perform greater and greater feats, without fear of losing control over his T-O virus. His telepathy increased to where he could read minds, broadcast his thoughts to either communicate with others or control minds, and fire mind-shattering psychic blasts. Without the effects of the virus, his telepathic and telekinetic powers are comparable in strength to those of X-Man, but enhanced by Cable's greater levels of experience, intelligence, and his Askani training. This article is about biological mutants. ... Telepathy from the Greek τηλε, tele, distant, and πάθεια, patheia, feeling, is the supposed ability to communicate information from one mind to another, and is one form of extra-sensory perception or anomalous cognition. ... The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, psyche, meaning mind, soul, or breath; and κίνησις, kinesis, meaning motion; literally movement from the mind)[1][2] or PK, also known as telekinesis[3] (Greek + , literally distant-movement referring to telekinesis) or TK, denotes the paranormal ability of the mind to influence matter, time... In the fiction, especially in the Marvel Comics universe and Beast Machines, techno-organic material is a material with properties and abilities of both organic and technological (mechanical and information-processing) material. ... X-Man (Nate Grey) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe and related to the X-Men franchise. ... The Askani are a fictional organisation in the Marvel Universe in the future/alternate timeline desgnated as Earth-4935, also known as Earth Askani. ...

His telekinesis increased even further to where he could lift heavy objects with his mind, fire psionic blasts of destructive force, and create protective force shields that could deflect even the most powerful of attacks (even filter bacteria from the air). He was even able to battle the cosmic alien, Silver Surfer, and went so far as to shatter his opponent’s surfboard, all the while holding a space station aloft, linking his mind to the Surfer, as well as being telepathically linked to the entire world populace. By telekinetically levitating himself, Cable could fly short distances. Cable could telekinetically rearrange the molecular structure of matter, such as his clothes. After his lobotomy and replacement of the T-O-infected tissue with benign techno-organic tissue, Cable possessed very limited telepathy and telekinesis. However, as seen in the "Condition Critical" storyline in X-Men (vol. 2), after agreeing to serve as a host for the Mummudrai, Ev Teel Urizen, Cable's telepathic and telekinetic abilities were restored stronger than before, as evidenced when he used his telekinesis to levitate the entire island of Providence in mid-air in Cable & Deadpool #40. However, with the death of Urizen in X-Men #199, Cable's telepathy is once again inactive. His telekinesis remains, though at what level has yet to be revealed. Phyla Actinobacteria Aquificae Chlamydiae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Lentisphaerae Nitrospirae Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Verrucomicrobia Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are unicellular microorganisms. ... This article is about the comic book character. ... The International Space Station in 2007 A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Much like X-Man, Cable has demonstrated limited precognition. He also had the potential for astral time-travel, much as Rachel Summers had. However, he has only used this once and then under great strain and with help. Whether or not he retains this after recent experiences is unknown. X-Man (Nate Grey) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe and related to the X-Men franchise. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ...

Due to the events of the "Bosom Buddies" storyline, Cable now has a technological link to the "Infonet", which acts as a surrogate for his telepathy—instead of reading minds, he is now a cyberpath, able to "read" digital information and broadcasts. In the next story arc, "Living Legends", he altered a prototype force field known as "The Cone of Silence" to simulate his depleted telekinesis. He also displayed the ability to forcefully link other minds to the Infonet (as he demonstrated against Captain America). In effect, he has enhanced his limited psionic powers via technological means. Comic book fiction traditionally features characters with superhuman, supernatural, or paranormal abilities, often referred to as superpowers (also spelled super-powers). ... This article is about the original comic book character named Captain America. ...

His left eye glows, for some reason related to his mutant powers. It is evidently unrelated to his original telekinetic and telepathic powers, as the eye still glows with his new cyberpath powers. Nate Grey (X-Man) shares this feature. Similarly Rachel Summers frequently manifests a phoenix emblem over her left eye when using her powers and Gabriel Summers, aka Vulcan, Cable's uncle, manifests an aura from his artificial eye when engaging his abilities X-Man (Nate Grey) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe and related to the X-Men franchise. ...

Cable also had several superhuman powers as the result of his techno-organic infection. His techno-organic body parts possessed minor superhuman strength and durability. He could change their appearance with some effort from metal to synthetic flesh, though he preferred the metal appearance. His techno-organic eye gave him enhanced eyesight, allowing him to see further than a normal human and in the infrared spectrum. He could interface his techno-organic body parts with machinery, using them to hack into computers and open electronic locks. For other uses, see Infrared (disambiguation). ... This article is about computer hacking. ... An electronic lock is a locking device which uses some form of electronics to authenticate those accessing it, sometimes using two-factor authentication. ...

Due to another viral infection, Cable was infused with some of Deadpool's DNA. He has at times shown a regenerative ability, such as when recovering from a botched "bodyslide" teleport.

Cable is trained in the use of many futuristic and conventional firearms, unarmed combat, and guerrilla tactics. He has extensive training in military combat techniques and the martial arts, and is an extraordinary combat strategist. When his powers were temporarily reduced, he used a weapon from his own timeline, known as a “Psimitar.” The Psimitar, which resembles a spear or a staff (depending on the artist) has the ability to focus and increase his telepathic and telekinetic powers. Firearms redirects here. ... Guerrilla redirects here. ...

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

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Brother Nathan

In another alternate reality, Cable, now calling himself Brother Nathan, rules a peaceful utopia in which even the simplest of issues is dealt with by extreme action.

Darker Image

Cable had a brief appearance (non-canon) in the Bloodwulf line of Darker Image comics. He appeared to portray the security chief for Praxon 9, a moon. The moon was destroyed and this Cable was presumably killed.

Earth-5701

In this alternate Earth, Apocalypse rules with the aid of his Four Horsemen: Archangel (Death), Blob (Famine), Spiderman (Pestilence), and Cable (War). As War, Cable is responsible for the deaths of millions, including Deadpool.

Earth X

In this reality, the T-O virus has overtaken Cable’s body. He has become a blob of organic metal. He was able to survive the psychic onslaught that killed Professor X and the other telepaths because he was under Sentinel City (the city built by Magneto out of Sentinels). Cable is found by Iron Maiden and helps her use her powers to restore the polarity of the Earth. Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Sentinels are fictional robots in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Phalanx Cable

In yet another alternate reality, Cable becomes the central consciousness for the technorganic Phalanx, which controls the entire Earth. The Phalanx are a cybernetic fictional species in the Marvel Comics universe who have come in conflict with the X-Men and related groups on several occasions. ...

Ultimate Cable

In the Ultimate Marvel universe, when Cable first appears ^[20] he neutralizes Jean Grey and Professor X’s psychic powers, deflects Cyclops’ beams, and shows other knowledge of the X-Men’s weaknesses. It is revealed that Cable is in fact Wolverine from the future, and that his goal is to “kill Charlie” to save the future from horrible consequences caused by Xavier^[21]. The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... Jean Grey-Summers (born Jean Grey) is a fictional superheroine who lives in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ...

While battling Cyclops, he seemingly succeeds in killing Charles Xavier^[22], throwing a Grenade-like device at the Professor. He and the Six Pack then apparently escaped, their mission completed, leaving behind Xavier’s charred skeleton. But in issue #80 it is revealed that he took Charles Xavier to the future with him as a captive; some time later he releases Xavier and, having repaired the latter's spine, prepares to train him.

Unlike his 616 counterpart, Ultimate Cable’s scars are not in the shape of a star around his eye, but three claw slashes to the left; when Logan cites it as proof that Cable isn’t him from the future, Cable replies that when “they” took his arm, they used it before throwing it away. Additionally, Ultimate Cable's right eye glows, unlike the left eye of his 616 counterpart, though the reason for this has not been revealed. Cable’s former friend, Bishop, has claimed that Cable started out upholding Xavier’s beliefs, only to fall deeper and deeper into the mentality of a psychotic, eventually linking a string of unrelated events to Charles Xavier himself. However, issue #87 reveals that Bishop and Cable are actually allied with each other and that Bishop and Cable are trying to prevent Apocalypse's chaotic reign. Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ...

Due to his lack of a healing ability, Cable equips himself with numerous gadgets, including a heat ray gun that causes mild burns and an electronic stunner. He also states that he cannot beat the younger Wolverine in a fair fight due to his age and lack of healing factor.

In other media

Television

Cable in X-Men: The Animated Series.

Cable made a regular appearance in the X-Men animated series. He was voiced by Lawrence Bayne. His first two appearances were in "Slave Island" and "The Cure"; however, in these first two episodes he is described as a former mercenary who turned on his former employer, when he learned that he was not a true champion of democracy. No mention is made that he comes from the future, and his mission involved stopping the production of collars that could inhibit mutant powers. In the two-part episode "Time Fugitives," Cable travels back in time to stop Bishop from stopping the outbreak of Apocalypse’s techno-virus. "Time Fugitives" and "Beyond Good and Evil" established Cable's back-story as waging a war along with his comrades (Clan Chosen) against Apocalypse, as well as the New Canaanite government, in a dystopian future. Cable here possessed telekinetic powers, which weren't explored, and he was only shown using them to move or control objects. He also didn’t seem to possess telepathy or any other of his comic book counterpart's powers. He does demonstrate thermoscopic vision, presumably derived from his cybernetic eye. Cable here relied on his weaponry, and his hand-to-hand combat skills and was shown later to have a teenage son named Tyler. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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. ... 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. ... Lawrence Bayne is a Canadian actor, born November 11, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... The Askani are a fictional organisation in the Marvel Universe in the future/alternate timeline desgnated as Earth-4935, also known as Earth Askani. ... This article is about the infrared imaging technique. ...

In "Time Fugitives", the "techno-organic virus" was a creation of Apocalypse, designed to destroy all humans and originally spread into an epidemic plague. After a time travel adventure, Bishop and the X-Men destroyed the virus, thus altering the timeline and forcing Cable to go back in time, as anti-bodies that developed as a result of the plague were required for the mutant race to survive into Cable's own time (One scene depicting what would befall mutant-kind without the antibody showed Colossus at Illyana's bedside). Cable eventually infected Wolverine with the virus, as he realised Wolverine's healing factor would allow the creation of the anti-bodies that would counter the virus, but without the need for the plague.

Video games

• Cable appears as a playable character in the video game Marvel vs. Capcom 2. This version has very little show of his telekinetic or telepathic powers, although he uses his Psimitar. He is somewhat infamous due to his hyper combo move, the Air Hyper Viper Beam, which can be directed to cover the ground in front of him instantaneously. It is considered by some to be the best hyper combo in the game. This is due to the move having an incredibly quick start up time, so fast that once the first move is completed it can be done again before the opponent touches the floor.

• Cable has made an appearance as an exclusive hidden character in the PSP version of the role-playing game X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. Similarly, Cable was a hidden character in the Sega Game Gear platform game X-Men 2: Game Master's Legacy.

• Cable was also seen in the X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse video game for the GBA. There, an alternate version of Cable appeared which fought and lost to the X-Men.

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Awards

Cable #34 and #35 were part of the Onslaught storyline which was a top vote getter for the Comic Buyer’s Guide Fan Award for Favorite Comic-Book Story for 1997. Onslaught is a fictional character, a psionic entity in the Marvel Comics universe created from the consciousness of two characters: Professor Charles Xavier, founder and leader of the X-Men, and the villainous mutant known as Magneto. ... Comics Buyers Guide (CBG) is the longest-running periodical reporting on the comic book industry. ...

References

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External links

• Chronological History of Cable
• Spotlight On...Cable at UncannyXmen.Net
• Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Awards
• X-Men Fan Site, Cable, Mutant of the Month
• http://marvel.com/universe/Cable
• All Cable comic book covers