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REX

Real Name: Unrevealed, presumably Rex

Identity/Class: Human mutant, citizen of Genosha (see comments)

Occupation: Mercenary

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Sven Claris, Sugar Man of Earth-295

Enemies: Black Queen (Selene Gallio), Dark Beast of Earth-295 (Hank McCoy), "Madelyne Pryor" (Jean Grey of Earth-9575), unidentified S.S. Wendi crewman, X-Man (Nate Grey)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: 

Base of Operations: Mediterranean;
    formerly Paris, France;
    formerly Montreux, Switzerland;
    formerly Genosha

First Appearance: X-Man I#6 (August, 1995)

Powers/Abilities: Rex was a mutant tracker with limited invulnerability. Rex used his powers to aid in his work as a mercenary and assassin for hire. Ruthless and violent, he would go through great lengths to carry out his mission. Rex was trained in various types of (un) armed combat, carrying an array of (energy) rifles, small explosives and bladed weaponry with him. At times he relied on specialized equipment during his missions, including a wristwatch that detects psionic activity. Rex had a scar over his right eye.

Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown

History:

(X-Man I#6 (fb) - BTS) - The mutant assassin known only as Rex came to work for the Sugar Man when he ran Genosha. After successfully carrying out several high stakes missions, he earned the trust of the brutal extradimensional despot.

(X-Man I#6) - On Genosha, Sugar Man ordered Rex bring him the immensely powerful mutant psi Nate Grey before others could claim him. Rex received a wristwatch capable of detecting psionic activity, which he used to track Grey down to the Swiss town of Montreux. At the local bar, he pumped patron Sven Claris for information, casually blowing him up inside his car once he learned Nate's exact location from him. Rex brashly barged in on Nate and his ladyfriend Madelyne Pryor (in reality the Jean Grey of Earth-9575), demanding he come with him before his own powers killed him. When Nate refused, Rex fired a few warning shots from his gun, but soon found himself telekinetically hurled outside with so much force he lost consciousness.

(X-Man I#6 -BTS) - Rex's words about his own powers prematurely killing him left Nate rattled. He left with Madelyne before Rex could recover.

(X-Man I#6) - By the time Rex came to, Nate and Madelyne were long gone. Rex checked in with the impatient Sugar Man, assuring him everything was under control.

(X-Man I#7 - BTS) - Rex tracked Nate and Madelyne down to Paris, France. He figured it best to lull them into a false sense of security by staying out of sight until they let their guard down. He was unaware that the Black Queen was also in Paris. Selene had taken an active interest in Madelyne Pryor.

(X-Man I#7) - Right as Rex was getting ready to strike, Selene actively involved herself in the situation. She used her magics to cause Rex's communication equipment to malfunction, which distracted him long enough for her to abduct Madelyne. Having his only friend vanish in front of him caused X-Man to take off as well, once again leaving Rex empty-handed.

(X-Man I#8 - BTS) - Rex eventually located Nate who had taken a job as a deckhand on the S.S. Wendi taking a pleasure cruise in the Mediterranean.

(X-Man I#8) - Under cover of night, Rex climbed aboard the S.S. Wendi, brutally murdering a crewman unlucky enough to spot him. Rex covered the deck with the man's blood and entrails, a calling card for X-Man who was alerted by the psionic upheaval caused by the man's death. Soon, their fight resumed but Rex grew concerned with Nate's lackluster performance. He realized this might mean the youth had already burned himself up, which made him useless to the Sugar Man. Rex overpowered Nate and planned to shoot him through the head, but before he could pull the trigger he felt a prick in his neck and then the world turned to black. He had been killed by the Dark Beast with a single shot of his syringe weapon.

(X-Man I#19 (fb) - BTS) - Rex was one of the memories X-Man psionically gave form form and substance during his confrontation with Mr. Sinister.

Comments: Created by Jeph Loeb, Steve Skroce, Bud LaRosa.

Rex has the interesting honor of being the first 616 counterpart of a new character created for 1995's Age of Apocalypse event. On Earth-295 he served as En Sabah Nur's subservient personal assistant. In the tried and true fashion of alternate reality counterparts "our" Rex was a bloodthirsty assassin instead of a pencil pushin' pushover.

Well, that is until Dark Beast jammed a lethal syringe in his neck and literally pushed him over.

So, did Sugar Man seek out 'our' Rex when he arrived from Earth-295 in the past of 616? It seems more likely that he used his mastery over genetics to create clone copies of accomplices he was familiar with back home. That would explain why this Rex looks a good 15-20 years older than the original from Age of Apocalypse.

Profile by Norvo

CLARIFICATIONS:
Rex should not be confused with

Images: (without ads)
X-Man I#6, p11, pan5 (main image)
X-Man I#6, p16, pans2&3 (closeup/wristwatch)
X-Man I#8, p20, pan5 (dies)

Appearances:
X-Man I#6 (August, 1995) - Jeph Loeb (writer), Steve Skroce (pencils), Bud LaRosa (inks), Lisa Patrick (editor)
X-Man I#7 (September, 1995) - Jeph Loeb (writer), Steve Skroce & Phil Hester (pencils), Bud LaRosa, Matt Ryan & Keith Williams (inks), Bob Harras (editor)
X-Man I#8 (October, 1995) - Jeph Loeb & John Rozum (writers), Steve Skroce & Scott McDaniel (pencils), Bud LaRosa, Mike Miller, Vince Russell, Mark Pennington, Matt Ryan (inks), Lisa Patrick (editor)
X-Man I#19 (September, 1996) - Jeph Loeb (writer), Steve Skroce (pencils), Bud LaRosa (inks), Jaye Gardner (editor)

First Posted: 01/15/2025
Last Updated: 01/15/2025

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