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A mutant with an unsurpassed brilliance in technology, Forge has had a lengthy career as a government weapons contractor. He shared a romantic relationship with Storm which led him to associate with the X-Men, beefing-up the technology at the X-Mansion. He was also a member of the Pentagon-funded mutant group X-Factor. 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. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... This article is about the X-Men character. ... 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. ... This article is about the United States military building. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ...

Fictional character biography

Early years

Forge is a mutant with an innate superhuman talent for invention - an intuitive genius, it is as natural as breathing for him. He is a Native American of the Cheyenne nation. Although he was trained as a medicine man, he has primarily relied upon technology rather than mysticism to accomplish his tasks. This rift between Forge and his elder teacher, Naze, made Forge leave his past behind and join the military. Look up innate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the musical form, see Invention (music). ... Intuition is an unconscious form of knowledge. ... A genius is a person of great intelligence. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... For other uses, see Cheyenne (disambiguation). ... Medicine man is an English term used to describe Native American religious figures; such individuals are analogous to shamans. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

While in the army, Forge became a good soldier and served in the Vietnam War. After rising in the ranks to become a sergeant, he was asked by S.H.I.E.L.D. to join. Forge declined, because he saw his need was in Vietnam. During his second tour of duty in the war, his command was killed by enemy troops; in anger, he used their spirits to summon a band of demons to destroy the opposition. Forge, concerned about his former comrades, decided to order a B-52 bombing on his position to close the portal from the world of the unliving. The bombs came down destroying the spirits. This action wasn't without a heavy price, as Forge lost his right leg and right hand. This action allowed the demon called the Adversary to come to Earth and Forge has since been hesitant to employ his mystical abilities. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ... 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. ... “Fiend” redirects here. ... “B-52” redirects here. ... The Adversary is a fictional character, a demonic supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and one of the most powerful villains to ever appear. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ...

Years later, Forge had created cybernetic replacements for his lost limbs. Forge has solely relied upon technology, instead of magic. When Tony Stark stopped making advanced weaponry for the Federal government, Forge was hired as an employee of the Defense Department. Cybernetics is a theory of the communication and control of regulatory feedback. ... For the upcoming film and video game based on the superhero, see Iron Man (film) and Iron Man (video game). ... This article is about the federal government of the United States. ... The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. ...

One of his earliest commissions was to design a weapon to detect the shape-shifting aliens, known as the Dire Wraiths. Subsequently, Forge constructed a device capable of neutralizing mutant powers. Following orders from the President, Henry Peter Gyrich, an agent of the National Security Council, took the device.^[1] Forge protested because the device was untested and it was extremely dangerous to use. The device was to be used against a member of the X-Men, named Rogue, who was wanted for allegedly killing a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. However, the device instead removed the powers of her teammate, Storm.^[2] The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial race that is part of the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Henry Peter Gyrich is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics Universe, who was named after a relative of Marvel Comics one time editor-in-chief, Jim Shooter. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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. ... 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. ... This article is about the X-Men character. ...

Romance

Forge rescued Storm, after she fell into a river. Forge brought her back to his home, in Dallas, Texas. During her stay, Storm began to have a romantic connection with Forge.^[3] Yet, Storm began to hold Forge in contempt, when she found out he was the reason she lost her abilities. Storm left and rejoined the X-Men. Storm later returned to Forge, to help him fight the Dire Wraiths. The Dire Wraiths resurfaced to prevent Forge from perfecting his neutralizer and they were defeated by the combined forces of the X-Men, Magik and Amanda Sefton.^[4] Dallas redirects here. ... Magik (Illyana Nikolievna Rasputina - typically anglicized to Rasputin) was a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. ... Amanda Sefton (real name Jimaine Szardos), also known as Daytripper and the second Magik, is a fictional character and witch in the Marvel Universe. ...

Forge later improved his Neutralizer, against the Wraiths. Yet, he became hesitant to design more devices like it because of what happened with Storm. With the help of the Wraiths' enemy, Rom the Spaceknight, Forge was able to create a large scale version of the neutralizer in Earth's orbit. Rom and Forge used the device on the Wraith's home-world, casting the entire race into the other-dimensional Limbo.^[5] Rom the Spaceknight is a fictional cyborg outer space hero created in co-operation between Parker Brothers and Marvel Comics. ... Limbo can refer to potentially multiple fictional dimensions in the Marvel Comics multiverse. ...

After saving the world, Forge destroyed all remaining Neutralizers and focused on ridding the Earth of the Adversary once and for all. The Adversary had other plans though and in the shape of Naze convinced Storm that Forge had gone insane with grief after she left and was planning to open a gate to hell. Storm tried to kill Forge, but the moment she stabbed him she saw that he was sane and that she had been tricked. The Adversary banished Storm and Forge to another dimension, devoid of human life. Storm and Forge spent an unknown amount of time there, rekindling their romance. Finally they decided to return to Earth to stop the Adversary. Forge restored Storm's abilities and used her abilities to power a gate back home.^[6]

X-Men

Forge and Storm arrived on Earth and joined the X-Men in their battle with the Adversary. In the X-Men's final battle with the Adversary, Forge was required to sacrifice nine willing lives to banish the Adversary forever; eight X-Men and Madelyne Pryor volunteered and died in the casting of Forge's spell. However, the goddess Roma intervened and secretly restored the X-Men to life.^[7] Human sacrifice is the act of killing a human being for the purposes of making an offering to a deity or other, normally supernatural, power. ... Madelyne Pryor is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The spell is a magical act intended to cause an effect on reality using supernatural means of liturgical or ritual nature. ... For the 1934 film, see The Goddess (1934 film). ... Roma is a fictional character featured in numerous Marvel Comics titles. ...

Destiny

Forge, unaware of their resurrection, found himself fighting alongside Mystique's Freedom Force and an interim team of "X-Men" against the Reavers at Muir Island. He was essential in winning the battle, having used his mutant skills to create a rifle that deactivated the cyborg enemy 'Skullbuster' and forced the rest of the Reavers to retreat. During this battle, Destiny was killed, but not before foreseeing that Forge and Mystique would one day love one another, a fact that both parties found implausible. Afterwards, Mystique blamed him for Destiny's death.^[8] Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Freedom Force was a supervillain team in Marvel Comics universe, though they occasionally acted heroic as well. ... In the fictional X-Men universe the Reavers are a team of criminal cyborgs. ... Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Destiny (Irene Adler) was a Marvel Comics character, known as an adversary of the X-Men. ... Precognition (from the Latin præ-, “prior to,” + cognitio, “a getting to know”) denotes a form of extra-sensory perception wherein a person is able to perceive information about places or events before they happen through paranormal means. ...

Banshee approached Forge, hunting for leads about the whereabouts of the X-Men. Forge was convinced by visions that all the X-Men were still alive. During this time, his days as a soldier in the Vietnam War were depicted.^[9] The two of them traveled all over the world looking for their missing friends. Forge and Banshee eventually found the X-Men and became full time members. They fought against several threats, such as Genoshan soldiers, Skrulls and the Shadow King. The fight against the Skrulls was Forge's first trip into outer space. Forge's skills were critical in defeating Cameron Hodge and overthrowing the Genoshan government. His plans were kept deep inside his own mind by a self-induced trance that even the forced removal of his false limbs did not break. Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... Flag of Genosha under Magnetos reign. ... The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... For the band of the same name, see Shadow King (band). ... Cameron Hodge is a fictional comic book supervillain and opponent of the X-Men, as seen in Marvel Comics. ...

Forge later became a member of the X-Mansion's "support team". He was responsible for redesigning the Danger Room and the Blackbird jet. 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 Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics. ... X-Jet in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand. ...

End of romance

With the arrival of Bishop and Storm's constant involvement with the team, Forge and Storm's relationship became rocky. Forge came to eventually leave the X-Men, when he believed that Storm would've rejected his proposal of marriage. Ironically, she would have said yes. The pair continued to have an on-again-off-again relationship, until it ended for good. Forge went back home to Dallas to become a government contractor again and to help with the mental care of Mystique. During her stay, Forge and Mystique grew closer. Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ...

X-Factor

Forge went on to become the new government liaison, replacing Valerie Cooper, with the mutant superhero team X-Factor. Forge went on his second cosmic adventure, venturing to the far side of the sun with dozens of other superheroes in the incident known as the Infinity Crusade. Forge was personally affected as one of his team, Wolfsbane, has been kidnapped by the villain called the Goddess. The adventure was very anti-climatic for Forge, as he ended up orbiting a duplicate Earth in an escape pod, along with the vigilante Nomad. He did wish to fight but his pod was needed as part of a communications chain. Valerie Val Cooper is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... X-Factor is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... The Infinity Crusade was a fictional conflict over cosmic cubes in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

When the team began to experience personal problems, Forge took a more active involvement in the team. In this context, he saw the mutant criminals Mystique and Sabretooth forced unwillingly onto the team. Sabretooth is a Marvel Comics character, an arch-enemy of the X-Men’s Wolverine. ...

During this time former X-Factor member Strong Guy awoke from a coma due to over-stress on his heart. Forge created a device which saved his life. Strong Guy (real name Guido Carosella) is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Forge helped the team go underground after they were tricked into hunting and battling Multiple Man, an old friend. James Arthur Jamie Madrox, formerly known as the Multiple Man, is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Universe, and the leader of a detective agency known as X-Factor Investigations. ...

Forge also came to terms with his heritage when the Adversary returned. Forge and Naze were able to defeat him. Forge and Mystique became more attracted to one another and fell in love. This did not prevent Mystique from escaping. X-Factor was later disbanded and Forge was no longer active in any mutant groups.

Xavier's Underground

Forge later took part in Xavier's Underground movement. He worked with a former X-Factor member, Multiple Man, in Genosha. Afterwards, Forge returned to the X-Men and became a mentor to Danielle Moonstar, for a brief stint. James Arthur Jamie Madrox, formerly known as the Multiple Man, is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Universe, and the leader of a detective agency known as X-Factor Investigations. ... Danielle Moonstar, originally codenamed Psyche and later Mirage, is a fictional Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. ...

Recently, Charles Xavier asked him for help in locating Mystique whom he needed for a clandestine mission. Forge also helped Cannonball and Siryn find Cable with the aid of Deadpool and built a pair of special gauntlets for New X-Men team member Surge; afterwards, he returned to his lab to build a Nimrod unit with the primary objective of protecting mutants and secondary objective of protecting humans. He then encountered a time-traveling Nimrod suffering from severe damage, demanding that Forge fix him; this version of Nimrod came from an alternate future, and had compelled an alternate version of Forge (married to Storm, with two children) to build a device to allow it to travel to the past. The alternate Forge had seemingly complied, but actually built a device to send Nimrod not only back in time, but also to another timeline, and to disable him upon arrival. Nimrod threatened to harm this reality's Storm, and Forge offered to transfer Nimrod into his own version of the Sentinel, which Nimrod agreed to. The transfer was interrupted by the arrival of Surge and the rest of the New X-Men, who had received Forge's distress call through Surge's own gauntlets; in the ensuing battle, Forge helped them defeat Nimrod. Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... 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. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character Nathan Summers. ... For other uses, see Dead pool (disambiguation). ... Surge (Noriko Nori Ashida) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a member of the former New Mutants squad therein. ... Nimrod is a robotic supervillain, an enemy of Marvel Comics’ X-Men. ...

Messiah Complex

After Forge sends Madrox and Layla to the future, he goes on a mission at Cyclops' behest to rendezvous with the other X-Men, who are on their way to confront Sinister's forces. He is shot by a seemingly treacherous Bishop. He is then seen in the recovery room along with other injured X-Men.

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse, Forge was a member of Magneto's X-Men. He left them to go his own way and became the founder and leader of the Outcasts, an anti-Apocalypse resistance cell of mutants in the disguise of a traveling theatre group. The Outcasts' consisted of Sauron, Toad, Brute, and Mastermind, and later Sonique, who is rescued by the group from the Infinites during their attack on a train. He became a father figure to Nate Grey, and also his trainer, teaching him how to combat without using his powers. When the Outcasts were attacked by Domino and her henchmen Caliban and Grizzly, Forge attempted to distract them with a Flash Grenade and later in the battle personally killed Grizzly. Forge was eventually killed by Sinister, who had been masquerading as a member of the Outcasts called Essex. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Sauron is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Brute is a comic book superhero created by Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Mastermind. ... Siryn (Theresa Rourke Cassidy) is a Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. ... For members of the Marvel Comics superhero team, see X-Men. ... Domino (Neena Thurman) is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. ... Caliban is a mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Grizzly is the name of two fictional characters from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Here Comes Tomorrow

In the apocalyptic alternate future of Here Comes Tomorrow, the final arc of Grant Morrison's run of New X-Men, a British Mutant under the name Smith had taken Forge's alias, the Maker. Though his powers and his relation to Forge, if any, are unknown, he bore some physical resemblance to the former Maker, and also carried numerous mechanical tools. Cover to trade paperback Here Comes Tomorrow is the climactic eighth story arc in Grant Morrisons run on the Marvel Comics series New X-Men, which ran from issues #151-154. ... Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ...

House of M

Forge is seen in House of M as a scientist working under Tony Stark, Iron Man. He is one of Stark's most trusted employees and is one of the first to learn that he is truly Iron Man. He utilizes his skills in technology and computers by aiding Jarvis and Stark in tracking down the mutant gene bombs that Johnny Storm and Stark are hunting down all of the city. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... For the upcoming film and video game based on the superhero, see Iron Man (film) and Iron Man (video game). ... Edwin Jarvis is a fictional supporting character in the Marvel Comics title, The Avengers. ... This article is about the Silver/Modern Age Human Torch, Johnny Storm. ...

Hulk: Future Imperfect

In the mini-series Hulk: Future Imperfect, describing an alternate timeline where the Hulk becomes the Maestro, the Maestro claims that Forge created a weapon specifically designed to kill the Maestro, but that the Maestro killed him before the weapon could be used. The present-day Hulk would later encounter Forge using just such a weapon. Incredible Hulk, The Hulk and The Incredible Hulk redirect here. ...

Marvel Zombies

Forge appears in Marvel Zombies alongside Magneto's Acolytes as one of few survivors who were hiding on Asteroid M from the hordes of zombie superheroes on Earth. He constructs artificial limbs for the Black Panther after the zombie Giant-Man consumes some of his original ones. Marvel Zombies is a set of comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2005. ... The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Asteroid M, from X-Men (Second Series) #-1 (July 1997). ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ... Yellowjacket. ...

Mutant X universe

In the Mutant X comic, Forge was a traitor to mutant-kind. As punishment, Bloodstorm used him as a source of blood to feed upon. He cooperates with this, feeling guilty for his previous crimes. His only other 'ally' is a brainwashed Shadowcat. Mutant X was a comic book published by Marvel Comics featuring Havok, a mutant and former member of the X-Men, who was transported into a parallel dimension. ...

Ronin

In the alternate reality of X-Men: Ronin, the X-Men are superheroes based out of Japan. Forge is a Japanese police officer with an attraction to Storm. He also helps build and pilot an array of robots called Sentinel Force which are sent against the X-Men. The Sentinels are a type of fictional robot in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Ultimate Forge

In the Ultimate Marvel continuity, Forge has been dramatically re-imagined. He became a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and follows Magneto with the promise of getting to strike back at humans. It's somewhat implied that it was humans who caused him to lose his arm and leg, and this is his way of getting revenge.^{[citation needed]} The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... 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. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Magneto ordered Forge to invent a machine that would enhance his abilities to an extreme point (as the Professor's Cerebro does for telepaths), a point where he would be able to kill every human on Earth. Forge, slightly naive, agreed to build it, the promise of Magneto's offer of ownership of Canada and a hate-free world blinding him. It was only at the final stages of his machine that he realized what he was truly doing - about to slaughter millions of people. He attempts to confront Magneto about this, telling him that he was under the impression that Magneto would only terrorize the humans. Magneto replies that in the start of a new nation, one must make sacrifices and coldly asks Forge if he is hesitating. Forge assures him no; he is later seen depressed and angry. In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro (Spanish and Portuguese for brain) is a device that the X-Men (in particular, their leader, Professor Charles Xavier) use to detect mutants. ...

In the 'Magnetic North' storyline it is revealed that he was freed from prison by Mystique. As a pair, they frame Lorna Dane with one of Forge's devices. It causes her powers to malfunction, killing dozens of innocent people. Later, Forge does nothing as Mystique snaps the neck of a female police officer and assumes her form. As part of a carefully thought out plan, Forge and Mystique later personally attack the Triskelion; the headquarters for the Ultimates and a supervillain prison. They kill dozens of S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers during the attack and even more die cleaning up the prison break which results. Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ... Polaris Polaris Polaris Polaris (Lorna Dane) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men. ... In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, the Triskelion is the main headquarters of the Ultimates, a group of government-sponsored superheroes. ... 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. ...

Seemingly taken into custody, Forge nevertheless appears with Magneto later in the Savage Land.

Powers and abilities

Forge is a mutant with a superhuman intuitive talent for inventing mechanical devices, backed up by the ability to visually perceive mechanical energy in action. This power allows him to instinctively recognize the potential and functional uses of any machine or technological device in his visual range, a skill that combined with his natural intelligence gives him the ability to conceive, design and build highly-advanced mechanical devices; and operate, modify and disassemble existing technology or create countermeasures for it. Forge's superhuman talent for invention does not mean that he is of a superhuman intellect, even a genius at invention must for the most part consciously work out the theoretical principles behind the invention and then the design of the invention itself through a series of logical steps. In Forge's case, however, many of these logical steps are worked out by his subconscious mind. Hence, Forge himself might not be entirely aware of exactly how he figured out how to create an invention of his. Sometimes, he must disassemble a device he has made to even figure out how it works. 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. ... Intuition is an unconscious form of knowledge. ... In physics, mechanical energy describes the potential energy and kinetic energy present in the components of a mechanical system. ... A genius is a person of great intelligence. ... See also: Unconscious mind. ...

Forge wore synthetic stretch fabric backed by micro-thin bulletproof Kevlar and thermal insulation while a member of the X-Men. He sometimes employs devices of his own invention. Most notable among these was his neutralizer gun that could suppress superhuman mutant abilities. The only known examples of this device have been destroyed. Forge has also invented a hand-held scanning device that can detect the presence of superhuman beings or aliens.

Forge has knowledge of many scientific and technological fields.

He also possesses various mystical abilities such as spell casting through mystical training, though he rarely uses these. He possesses extensive knowledge of Native American magic.

His bionic left hand and right leg often contain concealed weapons and devices that he can use in combat. His skill as a hand-to-hand combatant and as a marksman from his military training were so impressive that Nick Fury offered him a job with S.H.I.E.L.D.

In other media

Television

• Forge guest starred in a few episodes of the X-Men animated series. He is unique in that he has two separate roles in the show: In the present, he is the leader of the government-run X-Factor, and in the future, he leads the mutant team that resists the Sentinels in the Days of Future Past timeline. He was voiced by Marc Strange.

• Forge also guest starred in two episodes of the X-Men Evolution animated series: Middleverse and Shadow Dance. This version of Forge was a teenager who talked and dressed like he had been stuck in time since the 1970s, because that's exactly what happened-- one of Forge's inventions had backfired and kept him stuck in a pocket dimension for over twenty years. In this series, Forge had the ability to turn one of his hands into a multi-tooled robotic device- possibly corresponding to the comic versions' prosthetic hand. He is voiced by Samuel Vincent. Mystique under her guise of "Risty" stated that she thought that he was cute as a nod to their comics relationship.

• Forge has been confirmed to appear in Wolverine and the X-Men voiced by Roger Craig Smith.

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Video games

• He was a playable character in the X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 and the X-Men: Next Dimension video games.
• He also has an appearance as a Non-playable character in the videogames X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, played by Lou Diamond Phillips. In both games he sells equipment to party-members.
• Forge appears in the endings of Storm in the Capcom fighting games X-Men: Children of the Atom and X-Men vs. Street Fighter.
• In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Storm mentions that Forge caught Weasel in the X-Jet Hangar if you speak to her in Valhalla.

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Novels

• He is mentioned in the novelization of the movie X-Men: The Last Stand as the creator of Mystique's mobile prison.

Bibliography

List of titles

• Alpha Flight Vol. 1 #88-90
• Bishop Vol. 1 #1-2
• Excalibur Vol. 1 #76, 79-80 & 82
• Fantastic Four Annual #23
• Generation X #47
• Mystique #1-3, 7, 10-12, 21-24
• Storm Vol 1 #1 & 3
• Uncanny X-Men #185-188, 224-227, 253-255, 257-264, 270, 272-280, 282-284, 286-290, 299-302, 306, 308, 310, 339, 384, 388 & 425-426
• Uncanny X-Men Annual #15 & 1999
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #51
• X-Factor Vol. 1 #57-58, 60-62, 69-70, 92-99, 101-102, 106-130, 132-141 & 145
• X-Factor Annual #5 & 9
• X-Force Vol. 1 #27, 35 & 38
• X-Men vol. 2, #1-5, 8, 25, 30 & 102-103
• X-Men Annual 2000
• X-Men: Prime
• X-Men: Unlimited Vol. 1 #4, 5 & 29

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Significant stories

• Uncanny X-Men #186 (October 1984); "Lifedeath" - Forge helps Storm with her bout of depression, after losing her powers.
• Uncanny X-Men #263 (Early July 1990); "The Lower Depths" - Forge faces what he did in Vietnam.
• Uncanny X-Men #289 - #290 (June 1992 - July 1992); "Knots" - "Frayed" - Forge asks Storm to marry him, but leaves the X-Men.

References

External links

• UncannyXMen.net Spotlight on Forge - Detailed Biography on UXM.
• Forge on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki