History: 
SHI'AR GRAND COUNCIL
Membership: Lilandra, Tuoks'enhaamin, others unidentified
Purpose: Advising Lilandra in ruling the Shi'ar Empire
Affiliations: Araki, Gladiator, Shi'ar Empire
possibly Chakra, Skemp and his race
Enemies: Brood, Dark Phoenix, Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani), Lord Samedar
Base of Operations: Imperial Center, Chandilar, Shi'ar Galaxy
First Appearance: behind the scenes: X-Men I#135 (July, 1980), fully seen: X-Men I#136 (August, 1980)
History:
(Classic X-Men#31/2) - Lilandra the Majestrix Shi'ar met with three members of the Grand Council in Lilandra's strategy room. The Council discussed wether economic sanctions would deter the violence of Remy-World, with the members evenly split on the dilemma. Just as Lilandra was about to make a statement about the issue she was interrupted by her consort Charles Xavier. Displeased of his actions Lilandra excused the both of them. The professor found living on Chandilar frustrating because most of the Shi'ar and the other, advanced alien races treated him like a backwards primitive because of his human origins.
(X-Men I#135 - BTS) - After witnessing Dark Phoenix's destruction of a Shi'ar Imperial Battle Cruiser, Lilandra instructed Araki to summon her ministers for an emergency meeting.
(X-Men I#136) - Alongside Araki and Gladiator, Lilandra met with her Grand Council on Imperial Center, ruling seat of the Shi'ar Empire. She called the meeting to order and informed them of the threat of Phoenix. She had Tuoks'enhaamin brief the rest of the Council on Phoenix's consumption of D'bari (and murder of its inhabitants) as well as her destruction of the Shi'ar Empire's newest, most powerful battle cruiser. Despite Phoenix's previous aid in foiling D'ken's plot, Lilandra announced to her ministers that for the Empire, the very universe even, to survive, Phoenix must be destroyed.
(Uncanny X-Men#154 (fb)) - A meeting of the Shi'ar Grand Council was raided by a terrorist commando force. Most of the ministers were slaughtered in the attack, and some were executed even after they'd surrendered. Majestrix Lilandra was kidnapped. The Starjammers were framed for the abduction and the trail left by the terrorists led straight to Earth. A fast battle force, led by Chancellor Araki and Lord Samedar, Admiral of the Fleet, set out to rescue Lilanda and soon arrived in local Earth space. The fleet prepared to go to any lengths to liberate Lilandra or to avenge her, including reducing Earth to a cinder.
In reality, the assault and abduction were part of a plot by an alliance of Deathbird, Samedar, and the Brood to destroy Earth and cause Lilandra's death, enabling Deathbird to gain the title of Majestrix Shi'ar.
Comments: Created by Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils), Terry Austin (inks).
Someone commented that one of the characters looked like he could be N'rill'iree, but he doesn't look like it from the front. He could, however, be from the same race as N'rill'iree.
In the image of the Council being attacked in Uncanny X-Men #154, one of the members near the right of the picture looks to be a 1950s movie War of the Worlds Martian. -- Loki
Serving as Lilandra's "cabinet," it would seem likely that new members were selected to replace those slain by the terrorists, but this is unconfirmed.
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CLARIFICATIONS:
The Shi'ar Grand Council should not be confused with
Lilandra had him brief the rest of the Council on Phoenix's consumption of D'bari (and murder of its inhabitants) as well as her destruction of the Shi'ar Empire's newest, most powerful battle cruiser. It is unclear whether he was an actual councilman/minister, or whether he was just an aid to Lilandra or to the council itself.
Comments: He looks like he might be one of the Z'nox, but the eyes aren't quite right. In the main image of this profile you can see it appears his body is elastic.
--X-Men I#136
Lilandra the Majestrix Shi'ar met with three members of the Grand Council in Lilandra's strategy room. The Council discussed wether economic sanctions would deter the violence of Remy-World, with the members evenly split on the dilemma. Just as Lilandra was about to make a statement about the issue she was interrupted by her consort Charles Xavier. Displeased of his actions Lilandra excused the both of them.
Comments: These three council members are all unidentified alien races. It's possible these council members were killed by the terrorist commando force during the unholy alliance of Deathbird, Samedar, and the Brood to destroy Earth and cause Lilandra's death.
--Classic X-Men#31/2
Skemp visited his father at work on the imperial homeworld, Chandilar. There they noticed Charles Xavier, the consort of Lilandra the Majestrix Shi'ar playing a game of chess. Skemp's father asked Xavier if he would play a game with his son, Xavier, however, declined. Upset the royal consort would speak in such a manor Skemp's father took his boy away calling Xavier rude. The professor found living on Chandilar frustrating because most of the Shi'ar and the other, advanced alien races treated him like a backwards primitive because of his human origins. After Chakra helped Xavier to accept his role as the Majestrix's consort he approached Skemp, asking if he would join him for a game of chess. Skemp gladly accepted after which his father noted there might actually be more to the Human race than they thought.
Comments: Skemp's father was most likely an ambassador for his people working on Chandilar.
--Classic X-Men#31/2
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X-Men I#136, p2, pan1 (main image)
X-Men I#136, p3, pan1 (Grand Council, alternate view)
X-Men I#154, p22, pan3 (Council ambushed)
X-Men I#136, p2, pan3 (Tuoks'enhaamin)
Classic X-Men#31, p20, pan4 (council members)
Classic X-Men#31, p21, pan2 (interrupted by Xavier)
Classic X-Men#31, p19, pan2 (Skemp and father)
Classic X-Men#31, p19, pan4 (Skemp and father, fullbody)
Appearances:
X-Men I#135 (July, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils), Terry Austin (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
X-Men I#136 (August, 1980) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils), Terry Austin (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Uncanny X-Men#154 (February, 1982) - by Chris Claremont (plotter, scripter), Dave Cockrum (pencils), Bob Wiacek & Josef Rubinstein (inker), Louise Jones (editor)
Classic X-Men#31/2 (March, 1989) - Ann Nocenti (writer), John Bolton (pencils, inks), Bob Harras, Daryl Edelman (editors)
First Posted: 12/31/06
Last Updated: 03/20/18
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