EARTH-10102
Type:
Alternate/divergent
Earth
Core Continuum Designation: Earth-10102
Environment:
Earth-like
Usual means of access:
Panoptichron
Dominant Life Form:
Androids (North America - see comments)
Significant Inhabitants:
Adaptoid, Avengers, Awesome Android, Captain America, Cerebro,
Fantastic Four, H.E.R.B.I.E., Human Robot, Jocasta
duplicates, M-51, Machine Men, Polaris
LMD, Hank Pym/Ultron,
Quasimodo, Red Ronin, Sentinels,
Torrgo, Vision, Charles
Xavier, X-Men, Arnim Zola;
briefly Beast (Earth-763), Blink (Earth-295), Forge (Earth-2814),
Panther (Earth-1119), Polaris (Earth-8149), Witch (Earth-8823)
Features:
All of North America and parts of South America have had all life
destroyed through radiation, although the decay rate was very fast,
permitting slow recovery by plant life. North America is inhabited
totally by pockets of androids and mechanical creatures. Many
militarily developed nations have had their missiles sent back at them.
First Appearance:
Exiles III#3 (August, 2009)
History:
(Exiles III#4 (fb)) - A chance meeting between
Charles Xavier and Hank Pym led to Pym being shown how Cerebro located
mutants. The two expanded the system to detect extra-powered beings,
although a rogue Ultron robot infiltrated the Avengers Mansion lab.
Groups like the Avengers and the Fantastic Four came to rely on Cerebro
to isolate super-powered criminal or find allies in distress. Cerebro
was relocated closer to Washington, DC, but a new and destructive
artificial entity had secretly developed when Cerebro and Ultron
merged. When the US Government sent mutant-hunting Sentinels after the
X-Men, Xavier asked Cerebro to reprogram the robots, but it instead
changed the parameters to kill all humans. Cerebro further asserted
itself by taking over the US military's Machine Men project and full
war between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and humans ensued. Intending
to unify all independent AIs, Cerebro welcomed the Vision, the one
sentient Machine Man (M-51) and the latest Ultron android (actually
Pym's consciousness housed in an Ultron shell). The three perfected a
neutron bomb that destroyed life at the cellular level in North America
and parts of South America, wiping out all humans, animals and plants.
(Exiles
III#5 (fb)) - M-51, Vision and Pym/Ultron modified Machine Men troops
to secretly store the life-force of those decimated at the moment of
the neutron blasts. Pym/Ultron also devised firewalls to lock Cerebro
out from other systems around the world so that it could not replicate
itself.
(Exiles III#4 (fb) - BTS) - The radioactive decay
rate was fast. Those countries that sent missiles against North America
instead had them redirected to their point of origin. Meanwhile, a
thriving, advanced city near Washington, DC developed that was home to
various AI structures, including Sentinels, Machine Men, Jocasta
duplicates, Red Ronin, H.E.R.B.I.E., Arnim Zola, Awesome Android,
Adaptoid, Torrgo and the Human Robot.
(Exiles III#3) - The Exiles (Blink, Beast, Forge,
Panther, Polaris and the Witch) arrived with instructions from the
Tallus to overthrow the machines. Their arrival was monitored by
Pym/Ultron, M-51 and Vision, who saw them as a way to stop Cerebro.
(Exiles III#4) - Cerebro sent Sentinels to eliminate
the Exiles, but they were quickly destroyed. Pym/Ultron, M-51 and
Vision arrived to take them back to their base, Lab 89. Although the
Exiles (excepting the absent Blink) resisted, they were nevertheless
knocked out.
(Exiles III#5) - Beast,
Panther, Witch and Forge were put in stasis while Polaris was hidden
inside Jocasta armor to fool Cerebro and they learned the history of
Cerebro. Blink arrived and was set up to disable Cerebro's remote unit
in the lab. The three androids' true motives were revealed and a plan
devised to vanquish Cerebro. Polaris, Witch and Panther roamed the city
atop a destroyed Sentinel's head attacking androids while Blink
teleported Forge and Beast to the mastermind computer outside the city,
where Beast was able to rip apart Cerebro's neural net, thereby
stopping all Cerebro-controlled units. The three androids then intended
to reconstruct their society by uploading the memories of those humans
destroyed into newly constructed LMDs (Life Model Decoys).
Comments:
Created by Jeff Parker (writer) and Salva Espin (art).
Given
that militarily developed nations had their attacking missiles turned
back at them, it seems safe to say that the populations of Europe,
greater Russia, China and India, probably Israel, would be decimated.
But that would still leave human populations in Africa, Australia, New
Zealand and Southeast Asia.
Profile
by Grendel
Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-10102 has no known connections to:
- any other alternate
Earths ruled by Cerebro or androids
Cerebro
Initially the same as Xavier's
mutant-locating device, Cerebro's function was expanded with help from
Hank Pym to detect all super-powered beings. However,
Cerebro's programming had been secretly corrupted by one of Pym's rogue
Ultron robots. Cerebro was relocated to Washington, DC as it had become
a target of supervillains. When Xavier tried to get Cerebro to
reprogram aggressive Sentinels, it instead directed them to hunt down
and kill all humans. Cerebro next took over the Machine Men project and
assembly, then destroyed all life in North America to cement its power.
It
had a direct link to its minions, the Machine men and Jocasta
duplicates, and wanted to eventually connect all independent AI
structures. It could duplicate itself by downloading its database to
remote servers, although these were later blocked by Pym/Ultron.
Cerebro had a remote unit to see what was happening in Pym/Ultron's Lab
89, but this was inadvertently smashed by Blink. Cerebro's master
computer was located outside the city. Blink, Forge and Beast
teleported there. Cerebro tried to suffocate them, but Beast was
finally able to rip apart its neural net, thereby destroying it.
--Exiles III#4 (5
M-51
The only sentient Machine Man,
M-51 was a product of a US military project. He allied himself with
Pym/Ultron and Vision to stop Cerebro. He infiltrated and modified the
Machine Men assembly line so that the each unit could house many
people's life force. He helped collect the Exiles and transport them to
Lab 89 to eventually have them aid in eliminating Cerebro. He would
later help establish LMD communities across North America. M-51
appeared to be much the same as his early counterpart on Earth-616.
--Exiles III#3 (4-5
Hank Pym/Ultron
Xavier introduced Cerebro to Pym,
who helped expand its capabilities to detect all super-powered beings.
He realized too late that Cerebro had been corrupted by an early, rogue
Ultron unit and found out about its plan to exterminate bio-organisms.
He transferred his mind into a computer network just before his body
was destroyed, creating for himself an LMD housed in Ultron
armor. He then masqueraded as an Ultron unit to gain Cerebro's
confidence. He devised the plan to save the lifeforce of humans and
secretly house them in Machine Men. He later slowed down Cerebro's
minions' advancement and would lead the establishment of an LMD
civilization in North America.
Pym's Ultron armor afforded him increased durability and limb
reattachment was easy. The Ultron body also had a detachable head and
flight capabilities.
--Exiles III#3 (4-5
Vision
After Cerebro's decimation of life
in North America, Vision became the last Avenger and with Pym/Ultron
and M-51, feigned an alliance with Cerebro. He helped devise a plot to
save the surviving humans and collected the Exiles when they appeared,
seeing them as a mean to stop Cerebro. He reacted to when Blink stormed
Lab 89, setting up an attack that would temporarily block Cerebro's
Cerebro's access to the lab. He later stopped many Machine Men advancing
to protect Cerebro and would later re-establish North American society
by uploading the saved memories of those slain into LMDs. The Vision
appeared to be much the same as his Earth-616 counterpart.
--Exiles III#3 (4-5
Jocasta duplicates
Cerebro's android minions included
Jocasta duplicates that provided assistance in Pym/Ultron's Lab 89. They
became inert once their link with Cerebro was severed.
--Exiles III#4 (5
Machine Men
The Machine Men were part of a
secret US military project commandeered by Cerebro in its war against
humans. The only sentient Machine Man, M-51, and the Vision infiltrated
the android factories and modified them to store the lifeforce and
memories of humans who would be killed by neutron bombs; these would be
stored in their chestplates. They became inert once Cerebro was
destroyed. The lifeforce they stored would be implanted in LMD units to
restart society in North America.
--Exiles III#4 (5
Polaris LMD
With the aid of a Jocasta
duplicate, Pym/Ultron created a Polaris LMD in Lab 89 to trick Cerebro.
LMD technology would later be used to restart society in North America.
--Exiles III#4 (5
Sentinels
As on Earth-616, the US Government
deployed Sentinels against the X-Men. Xavier tried to stop them by
getting Cerebro reprogram them, but the corrupted AI instead sent them
against all humans. They acted as Cerebro's enforcers, also demolishing
Lab 89 while pursuing the Exiles. Many were destroyed by Polaris and
the Witch.
--Exiles III#3 (4-5
images:
(without ads)
Exiles III#4, p20, pan1-2 (main image)
Exiles III#4, p11, pan4 (map)
Exiles III#5, p1, pan4 (Cerebro screens + eye unit)
Exiles III#5, p18, pan2 (Cerebro core)
Exiles III#5, p2 (M-51 - full)
Exiles III#5, p20, pan4 (M-51 - headshot)
Exiles III#5, p2 (Pym/Ultron - body)
Exiles III#5, p20, pan2 (Pym/Ultron - headshot)
Exiles III#5, p18, pan3 (Vision - full)
Exiles III#5, p4, pan3 (Vision - headshot)
Exiles III#5, p3, pan3 (Jocasta duplicates)
Exiles III#5, p7, pan2 (Machine Men - full)
Exiles III#5, p7, pan3 (Machine Men - heads)
Exiles III#4, p24, pan2 (Polaris LMD)
Exiles III#5, p9, pan5 (Sentinels smashing Lab 89)
Appearances:
Exiles III#3 (August, 2009) - Jeff Parker (writer), Salva Espin
(pencils & inks), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Exiles III#4 (September, 2009) - Jeff Parker (writer), Casey Jones
(pencils), Karl Kesel (inks), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Exiles III#5 (October, 2009) - Jeff Parker (writer), Casey Jones
(pencils), Karl Kesel (inks), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
Last Updated:
09/16/12
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