It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness! You were my brother, Anakin! Born to the slave. Shmi Skywalker in 4. META-INF/MANIFEST.MFname/audet/samuel/shorttyping/ShortDictManager$BufferedStream.classname/audet/samuel/shorttyping/ShortDictManager.classname/audet/samuel. Furk.net is your personal secure storage that fetches media files and lets you stream them immediately You can use it to stream video or listen to your music from PC. Welcome to Ipswich Seven Hockey Club's all new website. We cater for all standards of hockey, so whether you are a future Olympic star or a complete beginner we can. BBY, Anakin was conceived by midi- chlorians, the symbiotic organisms that allowed individuals to touch the Force, and he and his mother were brought to the desertplanet of Tatooine to be the slaves of Gardulla the Hutt. They soon ended up as the property of the Toydarian. Watto, and Skywalker exhibited exceptional piloting skills and a reputation for being able to build and repair anything even at a young age. In 3. 2 BBY, Skywalker encountered the Jedi. Qui- Gon Jinn and Padm. While Jinn was killed during the battle, Jinn's student Obi- Wan Kenobi followed Jinn's wishes and took on Skywalker as his Padawan, and much of the Jedi Council believed that Skywalker was the Chosen One of Jedi prophecy: one who would bring balance to the Force by destroying the Sith Order. Skywalker and Kenobi had a number of adventures during the Padawan's decade of training to become a Jedi, but as the Separatist Crisis threatened to tear the Republic apart in 2. BBY, Skywalker was reunited with Amidala when he was assigned to protect her from assassins. The two grew close during the course of the assignment, though they were caught up in the Battle of Geonosis and the beginning of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems. 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Palpatine, who was in fact the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, manipulated Skywalker into becoming his apprentice with the promise of saving Amidala, and Skywalker became the Sith Lord Darth Vader as Palpatine transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire and eradicated the Jedi Order. Encased in a suit of life- sustaining blackarmor and believing his wife to be dead, Vader embraced his role as the Emperor's right hand and enforcer, hunting down Jedi survivors and enforcing the will of the Empire for years to come. The Sith Lord trained a number of secret apprentices and Dark Jedi, though his plans to overthrow his master had not advanced far when the Galactic Civil War erupted between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic in 2 BBY. In 0 BBY, the Death Star—the Empire's greatest superweapon—was destroyed by a young Rebel pilot despite Vader's efforts, and Vader became obsessed with discovering the pilot's identity, only to learn that it was Luke Skywalker: his own son, born before Amidala's death. Vader revealed his identity to Skywalker, though his son refused to join him and escaped. When Darth Sidious learned of Skywalker's existence, he set in motion his own plans to recruit Skywalker and thereby replace Vader, but Skywalker surrendered himself to Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor in 4 ABY in hopes of redeeming his father and turning him back to the light side. In a final duel on the second Death Star as the Battle of Endor raged around them, Skywalker and Vader fought each other, and Vader refused his son's attempts to redeem him, learning that Skywalker had a twin sister named Leia in the process. Skywalker defeated his father but refused to kill him, and when Sidious attempted to kill the young man, Vader—moved by his son's love—abandoned the dark side and sacrificed himself to destroy the Emperor, fulfilling the prophecy of the Chosen One. Mortally wounded, Anakin made peace with his son and became one with the Force, though his reputation, his legacy, and his family endured for decades afterwards. The vision also included the Jedi. Zayne Carrick, Skywalker's son Luke, and his descendant Cade; all four of them would be affected by the Sith artifact known as the Muur Talisman. Plagueis sought to manipulate the midi- chlorians—microscopic lifeforms which lived symbiotically within all living things and allowed those with sufficient numbers of midi- chlorians to touch the Force—and use them to gain power over life and death. He was able to resurrect the Bith. Darth Venamis (whom he had been using as a test subject for years) using only the power of the Force. Using his newfound power to heal his own body, Plagueis decided to take his powers further and reached out to the midi- chlorians across the galaxy in order to gain dominance over them, but the Force resisted his efforts and refused. In response, the midi- chlorians acted of their own accord and conceived a child within the Humanslave. Shmi Skywalker. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him. I can't explain what happened. During the flight, Anakin had premonitions of podracing, and he saw a vision of himself as an older man, racing across the flats of Tatooine. He was awoken from his dream by his mother, who carried him out of the ship when they landed, and they were lined up before Gardulla and her aides. The Arcona's slave transmitter exploded moments later, killing the slave and showing Skywalker what would happen should he ever try to escape. Shortly afterward, Skywalker was implanted with his own transmitter. In the city of Mos Espa, the Skywalkers were forced to share quarters with six other slaves while they were owned by Gardulla. He listened to traveling spacers and Gardulla's attendants, learning about the history and function of the planet in the galaxy. He heard of the Tusken Raiders, apparently bloodthirsty savages that roamed the wastelands, Jawas, krayt dragons, but the element that interested the boy the most was Podracing, descriptions of which matched his premonition. Though the three were eventually sold to other masters, they remained friends, as they all lived in Mos Espa. His handiwork was observed by Watto, a Toydarianjunk dealer who frequently gambled with Gardulla on podraces. Impressed, the Toydarian gambled for custody of the Skywalkers and won, becoming the pair's owners two days later. Only Shmi knew of her son's abilities, and by the age of nine, Anakin was strong, quick, an expert driver, and an expert at building things. Watto kept the Skywalkers in line by threatening to let other slaves share their hovel, should they disobey him. Over the years, Skywalker became familiar with the Mos Espa locals, picked up alien languages, and would often familiarize himself with the controls of starships, by . Around 3. 4 BBY, Skywalker began to build both a podracer from the pieces he could salvage from the junkyards, restoring a junked podracer cockpit and a pair of Radon- Ulzer. C racing engines. Knowing Watto would try to take it if it was valuable, Skywalker purposely kept the podracer in a state of seeming disrepair underneath a tarp. Watto gave Shmi an aeromagnifier that she used to clean computer memory devices, allowing the Skywalkers to have a modest income, but Anakin refused to give up on his dreams of freedom, making plans to create a scanner that could locate the transmitter in his body. However, Skywalker was able to program the droids around the shop to finish the chores by midday, allowing him to take his pack that his mother had filled with meat pies and fruit and meet with his friend Amee for a picnic. In a small canyon near the city that had a strange tree with flickering leaves, the two ate Shmi's meat pies and turnovers made by Amee's mother Hala, but when they returned to Mos Espa, they found the city almost empty. From their neighbors, the two children learned that the pirate. Krayn had conducted a slave raid, capturing a number of slaves and overriding their transmitters with their own. Terrified for his mother's safety, Anakin raced home but was relieved to find Shmi safe and sound at their house—unlike Amee's mother Hala. When the boy noticed Amee and Hala's master, Yor Millto, dismissing the abduction of Hala as a . That year, Skywalker was searching through Watto's junkyard when he came across an ancient battle droid. Curious, the boy dragged it behind Watto's shop and then once Watto was gone hooked it up a power source. The droid was too rusted to move, but its holoprojecter was able to display a damaged and chaotic recording of a battle that involved the Sith. Disturbed by the recording, Skywalker headed home later that day and encountered the pilot, who panicked and thought that the boy was saying the Sith had returned when Skywalker questioned him about the Sith. The pilot explained the history of the Sith Order and the New Sith Wars, a thousand- year conflict between the Sith and the Jedi, though the pilot also noted the rumors that some Sith had survived their defeat in the conflict. What if you want to do something good, but it's hard? Or what if you want to help someone, but you're afraid?? If people paid us to be good, the galaxy would be overflowing with kindness. But most of the time there isn't much reward, and sometimes it even costs us dearly to do good things. What if it costs so much that it hurts? Make it a habit, like eating or breathing. Once you do, you'll hardly even notice the cost. One afternoon in 3. BBY, Skywalker was working in Watto's shop when Banai arrived and told his friend about the arrival of Sebulba and another racer named Gasgano in the spaceport, and Banai was able to convince Watto to let Skywalker investigate by telling the Toydarian about a mysterious crate that Sebulba had brought on his freighter. The two joined the growing crowd at Mos Espa's spaceport to watch the two racers' freighters unload. Studying Gasgano's podracer, Skywalker could instinctively sense that there was nothing new or important about the changes Gasgano had made, but Sebulba's podracer drew his attention, and he soon noticed the new Kuat 4. Z stabilizers that had been installed. X- Men Chronology, Facts, and Opinions . For all episodes in this article the summaries were tightened up and in many/most cases the story details were removed. For an in- depth read, refer to the original comics. This page has a lot of spoilers! I put it together as a reference especially for X- Men movie fans who are not aware of their history. As of Nov 9, 2. 00. I consider this article mostly complete. It includes information on Issues No. Uncanny X- Men Chronology is part two of the X- Men series that was reborn in 1. Giant Size X- Men Volume 1. It is just the first time they appeared in the X- Men world. And be aware the the special X- Men Origins sections starting in Issue No. They were not numbered in the original issues.- Titanic. DPeck). The Marvel universe has good mutants on the left, bad mutants on the right, and Homo Sapiens in between a mutant philosophical- physical conflict to determine if mutants should be part of the World or to dominate the World at the expense of mankind. However reading this series published from 1. I was expecting more. It can be argued that comics are comics, especially in the 1. The stories are typically on the shallow side, with tidbits of personal interaction, followed by lots of action that seems flat especially when compared with today's theater special- effect extravaganzas. In fairness, I should not be holding a forty year comic accountable for being on the flat side as compared to today's technology. The stories are interesting enough to keep me going, some distinctly better than others. The Beast has a high IQ and at times laments his mutant powers, expressing a desire to be a regular human being. At one point, he quits the X- Men to become a wrestler (Issue No. X- Men encounter with Unus. The Beast likes using big words and is full of witty quips that he throws around while battling evil. He and Iceman are buddies and frequently go on double dates with Zelda, the Coffee A Go- Go waitress and Vera, the librarian, in Greenwich Village, N. Y. C. Angel is a conceited mutant with an ego when it comes to his adoring female fans. A romantic triangle develops between Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Angel, with Marvel Girl clearly preferring Cyclops. However, Cyclops has some real issues lamenting his inability to self- control his optic energy. Injured as a child, he can't control is power without the help of special glasses and consequently he views the power as a curse, afraid of accidently hurting someone, especially the one he loves, Jean. He considers visiting a doctor for a cure if such a thing exists (Issue No. Unfortunately the series of episodes from 1. Cyclops who is torn between love and self loathing and Marvel Girl who is attracted to Cyclops and senses some form of affection from him. But instead of smoothly developing these personal encounters towards a conclusion, the reader experiences the same frustrating misconnects over and over again. The Professor is mostly a strong, commanding presence in the stories, but on one occasion, Professor Xavier has a moment (Issue No. Issue No. 3) expresses love for Marvel Girl, but what kind of love is not made clear and it is not pursued in later episodes. In the big picture, these brief moments of drama are secondary to the main focus of action packed episodes, with the X- Men acting as guardians of the Human race, despite being despised and feared at times. In the Brotherhood, the brother- sister mutant team of Scarlet Witch and Quick Silver (Issue No. Magneto, a megalomaniac without any sympathy built into his character, in contrast to the X- Men movies. Eventually the brother and sister take steps to undercut Magneto's plans and eventually leave the Brotherhood. Other interesting characters are, Toad who has the mannerisms of Renfield in Dracula, treating Magneto as his master (but he is betrayed in the end), Mastermind, a telepathic mutant who can plant visions in people's heads, The Mimic, a troubled mutant who is not sure if he wants to be good or bad, and the humorous Banshee who appreciates fine art and smoking his pipe. However, if you've ever read any comic series, the concept of . The same goes for Xavier. At times the X- Men, as a team have been beaten down and are at the mercy of bad guy, but good fortune always seems to shines upon them preventing their demise. Throughout the 1. Magneto and his henchmen are the most consistent antagonists to the Human Race and the X- Men. There is a lot of talk of taking over the world, but the most credible threat seems to come from the Z'Nox in Issue No. Xavier who has an impressive plan. Exotic locations are frequently used for battles between good and bad: The bottom of the Ocean (Issue No. Earth (Issue No. 5- asteroids circle the Earth?), The Center of the Earth (Issue No. South American Indiana Jones style Temple (remember X- Men did it first), and several underground caverns. Not to say they were bad movie- going experiences. The concept of X- Men was established, a variety of elements and characters were taken from the comics, molded and changed without regard to the original stories to create a pretty good series of movies even though they only have a partial resemblance to the original time table and character relationships. The best part of the X- Men movies so far has been devoting almost three entire movies to Wolverine's discovery of his past. However, Wolverine is no were to be seen in the 1. I have included all of the issues in this article up through 1. Refer to this Uncanny X- Men Wikipedia article. The most dynamic visual issues consisted of those penned by Jim Steranko (Issues 5. Neal Adams (Issues 5. Magneto the first villain, the X- Men face tries to take over the Cape Citadel Base. Magnetos wears a red outfit with purple trim, a purple cape and a red helmet. He created a school, Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, as a haven for mutants so they can learn their powers for the benefit of mankind which includes protecting mankind from the evil mutants out there who feel they should rule the Earth. He is confined to a wheel chair due to a child hood accident. X- Men display youthful competition and rivalry. Jean Grey (Marvel Girl) arrives by taxi for admission into school. All of the boys are ga- ga over the girl. In the comic, they wore blue and yellow outfits. In addition to controlling metal, he has the power to form a magnetic barrier around himself for protection or around others to trap them. His control over magnetism effects everything, not just metal. In later episodes and the movies he is called Scott. Scott has two eyes but a single power beam comes out of his eyes, hence the name (although sometimes it as drawn in the comics as two beams). However the rest of the story is yet to be revealed. It just so happens that Frozone in The Incredibles manipulates water in a similar manner, but Iceman did it first! The fight against the Vanisher ends in more of a whimper than a real fight with Professor Xavier demonstrating his mental ability to get inside people's heads, even make them forget who they are. He is the second mutant (after Magneto) who refers to himself as . Later when the team receives some public scorn after failing to deal with the Vanisher. He is big and fat, can control his body such that skin can't be penetrated by bullets, harmed by fire, he can anchor himself to the ground and is . Xavier invites the Blob to his school inviting him to join the X- Men, but Blob decides he'd rather steal the Professor's secrets sending his carnival friends and exotic animals to assault the school. Blob and the carnies loose. The Professor performs a group mind wipe, ending this episode. Jean makes it apparent she has feelings for Scott. Previously he was called . Noted in movies to some degree. In the comic he is a carnival worker who uses his mutant abilities to entertain the crowds. In the movie, his size is attributed to a eating disorder and while in the comic his ability to anchor himself and resist damage is mutant related, in the movie, he appears to be just a big fat and powerful guy. For world domination, they attack a small South American nation called Santo Marco using a stolen destroyer and Mastermind's ability to make the residents see an invading army the country capitulates. Magneto likes playing hard ball and arms a nuclear bomb to eradicate the X- Men. However, Quick Silver, brother of the Scarlet Witch, a mutant with a conscience prevents the bomb from going off. Xavier is left helpless (no mutant powers) at the end of this issue and the Brotherhood escapes. Ultimately he takes action to prevent the X- Men from being killed. Magneto believes people should be slaves to mutants. The Professor disagrees. Magneto faces a mutiny when The Scarlet Witch and Quick Silver refuse to kill the X- Men. The fight between the The Brotherhood of Mutants and X- Men is interrupted when the asteroid starts to break up and all escape. It turns out the Professor's lost mental powers was just a ruse to test the X- Men. He would rather be Hank Mc. Coy honor student. Unlike the movie there is no hint that she is mentally troubled. His main ability is to hop with force, using his legs as weapons. Prince Namor wa romantically involved with a human once, Sue Storm but it turned out badly so he is done with humans. On Magneto’s island, conflict erupts between the X- Men, The Brotherhood of Mutants, and Sub Mariner, ending with Sub Mariner remaining unaligned, moping back to his under ocean castle, the BOEM (Brotherhood of Evil Mutants) escaping in Magneto’s rocket as the X- Men watch them leave. He's been eating ice cream in one form or another for the last 3 episodes. That witch is much too attractive! Issue 7. Issue No. The Return of the Blob! Magneto acknowledges that the X- Men stand between him and his goal of world domination. Marvel Girl likes Cyclops. The Blob joins The Brotherhood until he realizes he is expendable and returns to the carnival. Another X- Men/BOEM fight without resolution. Quick Silver and Scarlet Witch are fed up with Magneto.
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