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Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

Iranu wrote:I’ll guess Gambit, Cyclops, Storm, Rogue, Beast


2/5

McManusFan wrote:Maybe Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Jean Grey, and Rogue?


also 2/5.

the selections of those more familiar with the 90s era methinks.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

LDS wrote:Xavier, Cyclops, Storm, Colossus, Scarlet Witch?


1/5

for the sake of clarity, since professor xavier was the patron and head master of the school i'm not counting him as part of the original five students. though he did of course feature in those early editions.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

McManusFan wrote:Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Jean Grey, Rogue?


another 3/5

LDS wrote:It's definitely not Wolverine, that's the only one I know for sure it's not, he didn't arrive until well into the 70s I believe. Maybe even early 80s.


quite correct. first introduced as an adversary for the incredible hulk. he joined the x-men in 1975 as part of the reimagined team in giant x-men #1 (refers to the number pages in the book not the size of characters).

collectively four of the correct answers have been named so far.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

McManusFan wrote:Cyclops, Storm, iceman, Jean Grey, and Beast?


4/5

the remaining member would later become a henchman of the villainous mutant, apocalypse.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

SnookerEd25 wrote:What are we naming? Real Ales?


i've had an ice-man cider. that was quite nice.

also a cyclops stout from some norwegian brewery

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby chengdufan

HappyCamper wrote:
LDS wrote:Storm, Iceman, Jean Grey, Beast, Quicksilver?


3/5

Dear god, this question is dragging on :zzz:

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

correct so far are:
    cyclops/scott summers
    iceman/robert drake
    the beast/hank mccoy
    marvel girl/jean gray

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

LDS wrote:I don't know if he's called Night Crawler, I can't remember his name exactly, but the green one with the long tail that has an arrow shape at the end.

If not him I'll also try Sabretooth as the fifth.


nightcrawler sounds like the one you're thinking of, maybe more of dark blue hue. but he had a long pointed tail with the arrow head. looked like a devil/dæmon basically - which in a way makes him the exact opposite of the correct answer. another one introduced in the 1975 giant size xmen relaunch,

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby HappyCamper

McManusFan wrote:Arch-angel?


yes. angel aka archangel aka death aka warren worthington iii completes the set.

cyclops, iceman, beast, angel, and marvel girl made up the classic x-men team.

Re: Never Ending General Knowledge

Postby McManusFan

Cyclopes come from greek mythology. Three such creatures made Zeus' thunderbolt, what were their nam... (just kidding). Which god is their father? The name is also the name of a planet.