Charles Xavier is perhaps the world's most powerful mutant, and a
strong believer that humans and mutants can live together in peace despite
their differences. In his early adulthood, he had been friends with
Magneto, but the two parted when they had a
serious argument about their respective philosophies. Xavier went on to
form the X-Men, a group of teenage mutants who fought to preserve his
dream. Xavier was an inspiration to mutants and non-mutants alike, but even
the strongest individuals can succumb to weakness. After years of enmity
with Magneto, Xavier had seen his old friend slaughter too often.
When Magneto ripped Wolverine's adamantium
skeleton out of his body, Xavier had seen enough, and thus
completely wiped his adversary's memory. Although Magneto later recovered,
the incident would come back to haunt Xavier in more ways than one. His
contact with Magneto's mind caused the dark side of his psyche to grow, and
it eventually manifested itself as the massively powerful psionic entity
known as Onslaught. The malevolant creature
was the power of Charles Xavier combined with the amplified villainy of
Magneto. Onslaught terrorized Earth in a way even
Apocalypse had not done, and it took the sacrifice of a great many
heroes to stop him. Now, Onslaught is back, and he is prepared to meet the
combined forces of the superheroes once again.
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