XAVIER'S UNDERGROUND ENFORCERS

Membership: Archer, Fixx, Greystone (Devlin Greystone), Shard, Unidentified leader, others unnamed

Purpose: (Originally) To stand up for mutant rights on the future Earth-1191; (Currently) To change events in the past to ensure Earth-1191 never develops

Affiliations: Bishop; Jude Black; Rachel and Cal Black; "Jane Doe"; Ever; Greystone's mother; Havok (Summers); Micah Leash; Malcolm; Multiple Man (Madrox); Mystique (Darkholme); Ralph Norton; Polaris (Dane); Randall; Random (Marshall Evan Stone III); Xavier's Security Enforcers; Agnes, Louise, and Mr. Young; Brian Young

Enemies: Bantam; Dark Beast (Henry McCoy); Exhumes; Fatale; Fitzroy (Trevor Fitzroy); Genoshan military; Micah Leash of Earth-1191

Base of Operations: X-Factor's headquarters;
     (formerly) An abandoned Sentinel Tact base on Earth-1191

First Appearance: X-Factor I#140 (December, 1997)

(X-Factor I#145 (fb) - BTS) - The deadly Micah ran a camp in charge of branding mutants, and Fixx and Greystone were two of those in his camp.

(X-Factor I#140 (fb)) - Archer, Fixx, Greystone, and Shard participated in a mission alongside other members of the X.S.E. against the Exhumes, vampiric former humans, who'd been hoarding weapons since the Summers Rebellion. Fixx and Archer invited Shard to their base in an attempt to recruit her after Shard showed dissatisfaction in the X.S.E.'s policies. After they introduced Shard the X.U.E., Fixx included her in their telepathic connection. Shard agreed to help them in their mission to find Fitzroy, and attempted to decipher Fitzroy's whereabouts from Bantam, Fitzroy's subservient, but Bantam refused. The four of them broke Bantam out of the Pool, a prison for evil mutants, and returned him to their base.

(X-Factor I#141 (fb)) - The X.U.E., in disguise, pursued Bantam to Fitzroy, who they captured and returned to their base. Shard foolishly let Fitzroy free when he agreed to aid them and Fitzroy attempted to escape, but was recaptured. Shard, disheartened, chose to leave the X.U.E., however, and returned to the X.S.E., never betraying the X.U.E. or their purpose. The X.U.E.'s activities over the following years are unknown.

(X-Factor I#141 (fb) - BTS) - Shard was later killed in battle with the Exhumes and her brother, Bishop, had her brain engrams loaded into a holographic matrix device. Bishop took this device with him into the past when he pursued Fitzroy through one of his portals.

(X-Factor I#141) - After being wounded in battle, Shard's hologram form anchored itself and achieved a physical form. Fixx sensed this and used their link with Shard to allow she, Archer, and Greystone to travel to the past, on Earth-616, as Fixx's psionic fairies.

(X-Factor I#143) - The psionic fairies took refuge in the recently deceased forms of three humans who'd been killed in an accident. Archer inhabited the body of Jude Black, a former terrorist and family man. Greystone took over the body of Brian Young, a young teenager fleeing from his abusive parents. Fixx inhabited the body of "Jane Doe," a woman with a mysterious past Fixx could not recall. They immediately contacted the shape-shifting Mystique and met her at Times Square, and convinced her to help them find Havok, Alex Summers, so they could prevent a horrible future from happening. Mystique led them into the Morlock Tunnels, where Havok was having a confrontation with the reality-hopping Dark Beast, and Shard followed them there.

(X-Factor I#144) - The X.U.E. and Mystique briefly fought Dark Beast, Havok, and Shard until the telepathic Morlock Ever broke up their fight, the psychic feedback briefly causing the X.U.E. members to revert to human form. The X.U.E. revealed that they were trying to prevent Havok from releasing the Dark Beast's infected captives, which would inadvertently cause an epidemic in the human population that would, in the future, be a cause for much persecution for mutants. Ever, Shard, and Havok aided the X.U.E. in tracking the Dark Beast and subduing his aides, Random (who turned against the Beast) and Fatale. They successfully stopped the Dark Beast's plot.

(X-Factor I#145) - The X.U.E. members trained with Havok for a time. While Archer pursued his host body, Jude Black's life, Greystone and Fixx tracked down the child Micah Lynch, who would grow up to be the deadly Micah. After rescuing Micah from a cult, they realized they'd altered history again.

(X-Factor I#146) - The X.U.E. members continued acclimating to their new lives, aiding Archer against the Genoshan military. They considered Havok their leader and included him their telepathic union.

(X-Factor I#147) - The X.U.E. began considering themselves official members of Havok's team, X-Factor, alongside Polaris and Multiple Man.

(X-Factor I#149) - The X.U.E., and thusly X-Factor, soon broke apart. Archer left to pursue a family life and Greystone, suffering from temporal insanity, built a time machine that exploded, killing Greystone and shunting Havok to an alternate dimension. Fixx's whereabouts are unknown.

Comments: Created by Howard Mackie, Duncan Rouleau, and Jamie Mendoza.

The writers of this series obviously did not get to finish up on many of the complicated plots they started, such as the identity of the X.U.E.'s leader.

Xavier's Underground Enforcers have an entry in OHotMU 2006 A-Z#12.

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Xavier's Underground Enforcers have no known connections to

• any characters not mentioned in this profile

Archer

(X-Factor I#140 (fb) - BTS) - Archer was an active member of the X.S.E., a stalwart and unquestioning soldier, who lost his faith in the cause after his family was killed. He went on to form a secretive organization with others called the X.U.E., determined to fight for the cause in their own way.

(X-Factor I#146 (fb) - BTS) - Archer mourned the loss of his wife, Annie, and his son, Connor.

(X-Factor I#140 (fb)) - Archer participated in a mission with the X.S.E. against the Exhumes. The X.U.E. recruited Shard, who agreed to join them, and the group broke Fitzroy's subservient, Bantam, out of jail.

(X-Factor I#141 (fb)) - Archer and his teammates captured Fitzroy, but Shard chose to leave their ranks. Their activities over the following years are unknown.

(X-Factor I#141) - When Shard anchored herself in the past, on Earth-616, Archer and his teammates were able to follow her as psionic fairies.

(X-Factor I#143) - Archer's fairy took refuge in the body of a deceased terrorist, Jude Black.

(X-Factor I#144) - Archer participated in a mission to stop Havok from inadvertently releasing a virus on the human population which would cause problems for mutants in the future.

(X-Factor I#145) - Archer accessed the memories of Jude Black and discovered that Black had abandoned a wife and son. Archer called Black's wife, Rachel, and she hung up on him. Archer grew determined to reconcile with Black's family. Archer then joined Fixx and Greystone in tracking and saving the child Micah Leash from a cult, altering history.

(X-Factor I#146) - Archer, as Jude, returned to Rachel and Cal, Jude's wife and son, and attempted to reconcile. Before they could do more than talk, the Genoshan military attacked, determined to kill Jude for his involvement in a past bombing. Archer utilized his powers to hold off the army representatives until his teammates arrived and scared the Genoshans off.

(X-Factor I#149) - Archer chose to leave the X.U.E. and his allies in X-Factor in order to pursue a family life with Linda and Cal.

Archer had the mutant ability to become a being of pure energy. He had extensive military training as a member of the X.S.E.

--X-Factor I#140(fb(146(fb(141(fb,141,143-146,149

Fixx

(X-Factor I#140 (fb) - BTS) - Fixx, alongside other active members of the X.S.E., formed the secretive organization, the X.U.E. She'd previously been a trusted member of the X.S.E. and a confidant of Archer.

(X-Factor I#145 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, Fixx developed a telepathic connection with Micah, a deadly man in charge of branding mutants.

(X-Factor I#140 (fb)) - Fixx participated in a mission with the X.S.E. against the Exhumes. The X.U.E. recruited Shard, who agreed to join them, and the group broke Fitzroy's subservient, Bantam, out of jail.

(X-Factor I#141 (fb)) - Fixx and her teammates captured Fitzroy, but Shard chose to leave their ranks. Their activities over the following years are unknown.

(X-Factor I#141) - When Shard anchored herself in the past, on Earth-616, Fixx and her teammates were able to follow her as psionic fairies.

(X-Factor I#143) - Fixx's fairy took refuge in the body of a deceased woman who came to be known as "Jane Doe."

(X-Factor I#144) - Fixx participated in a mission to stop Havok from inadvertently releasing a virus on the human population which would cause problems for mutants in the future.

(X-Factor I#145) - Fixx agreed to help Greystone Micah Leash, who was a boy in this time period. After rescuing Micah from a cult, they realized history had been altered, and they let Micah live.

(X-Factor I#146) - After being rejected by Shard, Fixx slept and sent forth her fairies to spy on her teammates. Fixx noted when the Genoshan army attacked Archer and called her teammates to his rescue, in the process linking Havok with the other team members.

(X-Factor I#147) - Fixx attempted, unsuccessfully, to bond with Shard again.

(X-Factor I#149) - Fixx watched the X.U.E. dissolve around her as Greystone, suffering from temporal insanity, died in the explosion of the time machine he built, an accident which also shunted Havok to an alternate dimension, and Archer left to pursue a life with his family. X-Factor soon dissolved and Fixx's whereabouts are unknown.

Fixx possessed the mutant talent of manipulating the psionic field, giving her a wide array of telekinetic and psionic powers. Her powers usually manifested as small "fairies" or "sprites," beings of pure psionic energy.

--X-Factor I#140(fb(145(fb(141(fb,141,143-147,149

Greystone

(X-Factor I#145 (fb)) - As a child, Devlin Greystone was taken by his mother to a camp to be branded, as all mutants were required to do. He was selected by the camp leader Micah and, as he was branded, his mutant powers manifested. Greystone's mother was slaughtered when she rushed to console Greystone. Before Greystone could get revenge, the Summers rebellion began and Greystone fled.

(X-Factor I#141 (fb) - BTS) - Greystone grew up as an orphan on the streets of New Jersey, though he had a Maori heritage. He had a special affinity for the past, and chose to act 'retro' in his speech and dress.

(X-Factor I#143 (fb) - BTS) - Greystone grew to idolize Havok, one of the former X-Men from the past.

(X-Factor I#140 (fb)) - Greystone participated in a mission with the X.S.E. against the Exhumes. The X.U.E. recruited Shard, who agreed to join them, and the group broke Fitzroy's subservient, Bantam, out of jail.

(X-Factor I#141 (fb)) - Greystone and his teammates captured Fitzroy, but Shard chose to leave their ranks. Their activities over the following years are unknown.

(X-Factor I#141) - When Shard anchored herself in the past, on Earth-616, Greystone and his teammates were able to follow her as psionic fairies.

(X-Factor I#143) - Greystone's fairy took refuge in the body of a deceased terrorist, Brian Young.

(X-Factor I#144) - Greystone participated in a mission to stop Havok from inadvertently releasing a virus on the human population which would cause problems for mutants in the future.

(X-Factor I#145) - Greystone saw Micah Leash in the newspaper, a boy, and determined to kill the boy before he could become the man in the future. After rescuing Micah from a cult, he realized history had been altered and let Micah live.

(X-Factor I#146) - Greystone, as Brian, returned to Brian's family and scared the parents by turning into Greystone, warning them not to be abusive to their daughter, Louise, any longer. He then rushed to aid Archer in battling Genoshan

(X-Factor I#149) - Greystone, suffering from an induced temporal insanity, built a time machine to return to the future. The time machine exploded, killing Greystone and shunting Havok to an alternate dimension.

Greystone possessed super-strength and the ability to increase his body mass and strength exponentially, though the larger he grew the more deformed and horrific he became.

--X-Factor I#140(fb(145(fb(143(fb(141(fb,141,143-146,149

Unidentified leader

(X-Factor I#140 (fb)) - The unidentified leader of the X.U.E. watched as Archer attempted to recruit Shard to the X.U.E.'s cause. After the X.U.E. captured Fitzroy's subservient, Bantam, from jail, the leader spoke to his team about their mission.

(X-Factor I#143 (fb) - BTS) - The leader gave the X.U.E. information about missions to change in the past, including how to find the shape-shifter Mystique.

(X-Factor I#141 (fb) - BTS) - The X.U.E.'s mission failed until Shard went to the past, allowing Archer, Greystone, and Fixx to follow.

--X-Factor I#140(fb(143(fb(141(fb

Jude Black

(X-Factor I#146 (fb) - BTS) - Jude Black, an international terrorist wanted in several countries, married Rachel, a recent graduate with political views, and the two had a son, Cal. Their marriage was rocky as Jude was frequently absent and abusive. At some point, Jude performed a terrorist act against the country of Genosha, killing 300 in an October bombing.

(X-Factor I#143) - Jude Black boarded a bus in Poughkeepsie, New York, before the ticket agent called the police, recognizing Black from his wanted posters. When police began pursuing, Black took those on the bus hostage and forced the driver, Ralph Norton, to drive the bus in front of a train. When the bus was struck, Black was killed. His body and memories became subject to the time-traveling Archer, who took over his form.

--X-Factor I#143(146(fb

"Jane Doe"

(X-Factor I#143) - On the run from a painful past, "Jane Doe" was on a bus in Poughkeepsie, New York, that was hijacked by a terrorist. A train struck the bus and the woman was killed. Her body and memories became subject to the time-traveling Fixx, who took over her form.

--X-Factor I#143

Brian Young

(X-Factor I#143) - Running away from home, Brian Young was on a bus in Poughkeepsie, New York, that was hijacked by a terrorist. A train struck the bus and Brian was killed. His body and memories became subject to the time-traveling Greystone, who took over his form.

--X-Factor I#143

Ralph Norton

(X-Factor I#143) - A bus driver for the Racing Dog Bus Company, Ralph Norton was nagged by his wife to quit for some time, though he never listened. When terrorist Jude Black hijacked his bus, Norton was forced to drive from several pursuing police cars due to Black holding Norton and his passengers hostage. Black forced Norton to drive his bus in front of a train and the train hit the bus. Norton miraculously survived and returned home to his wife.

--X-Factor I#143

Greystone's Mother

(X-Factor I#145 (fb)) - On Earth-1191, Greystone's mother, a practicing Catholic, took her son to the local camp to be branded as all mutants were required to do. Led by the deadly Micah, Greystone was branded, which triggered his mutant powers. As Greystone's mother rushed forth to calm him, she was shot down and killed.

--X-Factor I#145(fb

Micah Leash

(X-Factor I#145 (fb)) - On Earth-1191, the scarred Micah oversaw the brandings of mutants at a camp with Sentinels standing guard. Just before the Summers rebellion struck, he oversaw the young Greystone getting branded, and ordered the Greystone's mother be killed when she tried to rush in as Greystone's mutant powers manifested. Another mutant, Fixx, formed a psychic connection with Micah at some point.

(X-Factor I#145 (fb) - BTS) - On Earth-616, the child Micah Leash was kidnapped from his schoolyard while his classmates and teachers looked on. He was taken alongside several other children by a cult who were determined to mark the children with scars, setting them apart from others.

(X-Factor I#145) - Fixx and Greystone, back on Earth-616, tracked Micah using Fixx's psychic connection. Joined by another mutant, Archer, the three interrupted the cult's ritual, saving Micah just in time. Greystone contemplated killing Micah, but realized that history had been altered as Micah did not have his scar, and chose to let Micah go free.

--(X-Factor I#145(fb(145

Rachel and Cal Black

(X-Factor I#146 (fb) - BTS) - Rachel, a young girl fresh out of college and filled with radical political views, fell in love with Jude Black, a known international terrorist, not knowing the amount of pain their marriage would cause. Jude was gone for long stretches of time. Rachel had a son and grew very bitter towards Jude.

(X-Factor I#145) - Rachel was shocked when Jude called her out of the blue. She quickly hung up.

(X-Factor I#146) - When Jude showed up at their door, Rachel was very angry, warning Jude that he would not hurt she or Cal again. They sat and talked briefly before the Genoshan military attacked, targeting Jude for a past offense. The family ran and Jude turned into an energy being, Archer, shocking Rachel and Cal, and battled the army representatives. Soon, Archer's X-Factor teammates arrived and frightened off the Genoshans.

(X-Factor I#149) - Archer left his allies to pursue a family life with Rachel and Cal.

--X-Factor I#145(146(fb(145,146,149

Agnes, Louise, and Mr. Young

(X-Factor I#146 (fb) - BTS) - Living in Poughkeepsie, New York, the Youngs lived in a second level apartment. Mr. Young and Agnes, his wife, were frequently drunk and abusive toward their children, Louise and Brian. Brian ran away from home and, unknown to his parents, became the template for a time-traveling mutant, Greystone.

(X-Factor I#146) - Brian returned home, shocking Louise, and Mr. Young immediately struck the boy. When Brian grew into the giant Greystone, the family was shocked.

--X-Factor I#146(fb(146

images: (X.U.E.) - X-Factor I#144, p8, pan1
(X.U.E.) X-Factor I#141, p6, pan1
(Archer) X-Factor #140, cover
(Archer) X-Factor I#140, p11, pan3
(Fixx) - X-Factor I#145, p14, pan2
(Greystone) X-Factor I#143, p15, pan3
(Unidentified leader) X-Factor #140, p22, pan6
(Jude Black) X-Factor I#146, p5, pan4
("Jane Doe") X-Factor I#143, p13, pan1
(Brian Young) - X-Factor I#146, p6, pan6
(Ralph Norton) X-Factor I#143, p2, pan1
(Greystone's mother) X-Factor I#145, p2, pan3
(Micah Leash) X-Factor I#145, p2, pan9
(Micah Leash) X-Factor I#145, p18, pan3
(Rachel and Cal Black) X-Factor I#146, p5, pan4
(Agnes and Mr. Young) X-Factor I#146, p5, pan3
(Louise Young) X-Factor I#146, p5, pan3

Other Appearances:
X-Factor I#140-141 (December, 1997; January, 1998) - Howard Mackie (writer), Duncan Rouleau (penciler), Jamie Mendoza (inker), Kelly Corvese (editor)
X-Factor I#143 (March, 1998) - Howard Mackie (writer), Duncan Rouleau (penciler), Art Thibert (inker), Kelly Corvese & Frank Pittarese (editors)
X-Factor I#144 (April, 1998) - Howard Mackie (writer), Duncan Rouleau (penciler), Jaime Mendoza (inker), Frank Pittarese (editor)
X-Factor I#145 (May, 1998) - Howard Mackie (writer), Duncan Rouleau & Trevor Scott (penciler), Jaime Mendoza & Scott Hanna (inker), Frank Pittarese (editor)
X-Factor I#146 (June, 1998) - Howard Mackie (writer), Lee Moder (penciler), Scott Koblish (inker), Frank Pittarese (editor)
X-Factor I#147 ( July, 1998) - Joseph Harris (writer), Mike Miller (penciler), Nghia Lam (inker), Frank Pittarese (editor)
X-Factor I#149 (September, 1998) - Howard Mackie (writer), James Fry (penciler), Scott Koblish (inker), Frank Pittarese (editor)

Last updated: 09/06/06.

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