This story also provides a hint as to how Deadpool will factor into the new series. This impromptu alliance paves the way for Cap and Rogue to become the first two members of the newest Avengers Unity Squad. He's narrowly rescued from drowning by Rogue. The impostor Captain Krakoa launches a terrorist attack against a group of politicians debating the mutant problem, thereby creating the illusion that Krakoa is openly hostile towards the US.Ĭaptain America (one of the few heroes to sit out the latest Hellfire Gala) is called into action when he learns of the terrorist incident, only to be attacked by a group of Orchis assassins. That Captain Krakoa story immediately transitions into a second tale that directly sets the stage for Marvel's Uncanny Avengers relaunch. And readers don't have to wait long to find out what happens next. Now this soldier has the Captain Krakoa costume, allowing him to impersonate the public face of the X-Men. Whomever they are, the mutant precog Destiny senses their plan and is so disturbed that she and Mystique immediately flee the Gala.Ĭyclops arrives to stop the intruder, but he underestimates his foe and winds up being thrown to his death. This character's identity is never revealed, but they seem to have some sort of prior history with the X-Men. The lead story in FCBD 2023: Avengers/X-Men #1 shows a mysterious soldier infiltrating Krakoa on the night of the Hellfire Gala and stealing the Captain Krakoa costume.

But now that that cat is out of the bag, the Captain Krakoa costume has suddenly become a liability for the mutant nation. Writer Gerry Duggan's X-Men series has introduced Captain Krakoa, a superhero identity used by Cyclops to disguise the fact that mutants have achieved the power of resurrection.

Doctor Who by Gerry Davis