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How Well Do You Actually Know The X-Men?

Dougray Scott had the part, but was forced to drop out when _Mission: Impossible II_ went over schedule. Hugh Jackman ended up replacing him at the last minute.

Which actor was originally cast to play Wolverine in the first X-Men movie before the role went to Hugh Jackman?

Co-creator Dave Cockrum designed Colossus with the intention of making him the breakout star of the series. That's why he's a prominent figure on the cover of many early issues of the Claremont run, and why his costume is all primary colors.

Which character was originally intended to be the "star" of the All-New, All-Different X-Men?

Nightcrawler also appeared in the "Pryde of the X-Men" pilot from the '80s.

Which character has appeared in all three X-Men animated series?

Marvel editors decided to just resurrect Jean Grey for the series instead.

Which character was meant to replace Jean Grey as the female character among the original X-Men in the original pitch for X-Factor in the '80s?

For some reason no one has ever bothered to give Forge a real name.

Which character has no known real name?

Though Emma Frost was created before Cannonball, he joined the team in the '90s and she joined in the '00s.

Which is the correct listing of X-Men members from most senior to least senior?

The final issue of the storyline, _Uncanny X-Men_ #137, has a cover date of September 1980.

The "Dark Phoenix Saga" was originally published in what year?

Gambit has avoided the icy grip of death...so far.

Which of these X-Men have never died?

Rahne Sinclair has been busy as a member of X-Factor and X-Force instead.

Which member of the New Mutants has never served as a member of the X-Men?

Claremont wanted to use the reality-bending Mad Jim Jaspers as the primary villain of the X-Men for an extended storyline, but legal issues with the character's co-creator Alan Moore forced him to create The Adversary instead.

Which character was originally meant to be the main villain of the "Fall of the Mutants" story in Uncanny X-Men?

Psylocke was one of the only major characters to not appear in the story, though the AoA version of her would be introduced in a later miniseries.

Which character never appeared in the original Age of Apocalypse storyline?

Mystique only tried to kill Bolivar Trask in the movies, but not in the comics.

Which character has never been the target of an assassination attempt by Mystique?

Colossus is the brother of Mikhail Rasputin, Psylocke is the sister of Jamie Braddock, and Nightcrawler is the son of Mystique.

Which X-Man is not related to a supervillain?

Colossus was killed off just before Morrison started writing the series.

Which character did Grant Morrison want to use in the main cast of his run on New X-Men but was not available at the time?

Mystique first appeared in _Ms. Marvel_, Sabretooth first appeared in _Iron Fist_, and Apocalypse first appeared in _X-Factor._

Which villain made their first appearance in an issue of Uncanny X-Men, and not some other title?

Paul Smith has returned to the X-Men as a guest artist, but has not been a regular artist since his brief but iconic run in the early '80s.

Which artist has not had multiple runs as the regular artist of a core X-Men title?

Claremont wanted to fuse The Fury, a "cybiote" created by Mad Jim Jaspers, and Nimrod, and have it go on a mutant-killing rampage. Plans to use The Fury fell through when that character and Jaspers were prohibited from use due to legal issues with their co-creator Alan Moore.

Who did Chris Claremont want to kill the Morlocks in the "Mutant Massacre" before The Marauders were created to do the job?

Stryfe is not technically the offspring of Cyclops because he is a clone of Cable, who is in fact Cyclops' son.

Which character is not the offspring of some version of Cyclops?

Which name has not been used as an alias by Magneto?

Moira was actually introduced in the Dave Cockrum run prior to Byrne's tenure on the series.

Which character did not debut during John Byrne's run on Uncanny X-Men?

Maybe it's because they'd like to let Magneto have a monopoly on magnetism powers?

Which character has never appeared in an X-Men movie?

Chris Claremont intended Mr. Sinister to really be a child from the same orphanage where Cyclops grew up.

Which character was originally meant to be a kid taking on the form of an adult?

Astra's counterpart in the Legion is actually Phantom Girl.

Which member of the Shi'Ar Imperial Guard is not correctly matched with their analog in DC's Legion of Super Heroes?

Both were filmed at the Parkwood Estate in Ontario, Canada.

The mansion used for the Xavier School in the first X-Men movie was also used in which movie?

Mike Zeck did draw members of the X-Men in other Marvel titles in the '80s.

Which artist never drew an issue of Chris Claremont's original run on Uncanny X-Men?

Wolverine is a busy guy, but he's never gotten around to joining any incarnation of X-Factor.

Which team has Wolverine never been a member of?

Byrne drew 32 consecutive issues of Uncanny X-Men – 111 through 143 – between 1978 and 1981.

Which artist has drawn the greatest number of consecutive issues of an X-Men title?

Sabretooth was designed by John Byrne. The character first appeared in an issue of _Iron Fist_ written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Byrne before they teamed up on _Uncanny X-Men_.

Which character was not originally designed by Dave Cockrum?

Colossus is just not a leadership kinda guy.

Which character has never served as the leader of an X-Men team?

For whatever reason, Rogue has only had fellow mutants such as Gambit, Magneto, and Colossus as love interests.

Which X-Man has never been romantically involved with a non-mutant human?

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