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[[File:ultimate_x-men_4764.jpg|frame|Same great X-Men taste, fewer continuity woes.]]
A reboot of the ''X-Men'' franchise in the ''[[Ultimate Marvel]]'' line of comics, it can be seen as one of the most radical reimaginings, with [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Alternate Character Interpretations]] of the mainstream 616 characters being taken as canon while other characters are given completely different backstories and characterizations. It was far less popular than its sister series ''[[Ultimate Spider
The series lasted for 100 issues, from February, 2001 to April, 2009. After ''Ultimatum'', the series was replaced with ''Ultimate X'', where mutants that survived the tragedy were scattered, hunted, and leaderless. This new series only lasted 5 issues, from April, 2010 to August, 2011. However, the series was relaunched as Ultimate Comics: X-Men with the mutants starting to band together again after the events of Ultimate Origins revealed the secret origin of the mutant species. The new series written by Nick Spencer ([[Morning Glories]]), dealing with the fallout of this origin being revealed to the public along with the events of the Ultimate Hawkeye series. As of issue 13, Brian Wood ([[DMZ]]) takes over writing duties on the title.▼
▲A reboot of the X-Men franchise in the [[Ultimate Marvel]] line of comics, it can be seen as one of the most radical reimaginings, with [[Alternate Character Interpretation|Alternate Character Interpretations]] of the mainstream 616 characters being taken as canon while other characters are given completely different backstories and characterizations. It was far less popular than its sister series ''[[Ultimate Spider Man]]'', due to a constant rotation of artists and writers, churning out story lines that went from good, to bad, to just plain weird. It was eventually canceled after a few bad story lines that culminated in the universally reviled ''[[Ultimatum]]'' event.
▲The series lasted for 100 issues, from February, 2001 to April, 2009. After ''Ultimatum'', the series was replaced with ''Ultimate X'', where mutants that survived the tragedy were scattered, hunted, and leaderless. This new series only lasted 5 issues, from April, 2010 to August, 2011. However, the series was relaunched as Ultimate Comics: X-Men with the mutants starting to band together again after the events of Ultimate Origins revealed the secret origin of the mutant species. The new series written by Nick Spencer ([[Morning Glories]]), dealing with the fallout of this origin being revealed to the public along with the events of the Ultimate Hawkeye series. As of issue 13, Brian Wood ([[DMZ]]) takes over writing duties on the title.
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]] / [[Heroic Wannabe]]: Pyro.
* [[Aborted Arc]]: After a few issues, Bishop states that in the future he and Psylocke will be married. He's killed an issue and a half later and these claims are never elaborated upon.
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* [[The Brute]]: Juggernaut.
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Quicksilver to Magneto. He gets a bullet in the shins for his trouble.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Given his backstory in this incarnation, Doug Ramsey is a younger version of [[Jeopardy
** Derek Morgan is basically Archangel as a different character, instead of Angel under the influence of Apocalypse.
* [[Coattail-Riding Relative]]: Initially, the Beast's parents disown him for being a mutant. Later, when the X-Men have achieved fame and (temporary) renown, they return and claim they always loved him...after they've made millions writing a book about how they lovingly raised such a wonderful young mutant.
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* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Cyclops vs Wolverine. {{spoiler|Wolverine is actually the one who gets curbstomped.}}
** This is actually a rematch from a previous fight {{spoiler|that went the other way.}}
* [[Darker and Edgier]]
* [[Debut Queue]]: in ''Ultimate X''
* [[Dirty Old Man]]: Wolverine and {{spoiler|Professor Xavier}}.
** Wolverine, at least, [[Depending
** He alludes to it when {{spoiler|rejecting Storm, and when she points out that he had sex with Jean, he refers to that as a mistake. It's possible it was simply a convenient excuse, though.}}
** It's a much more obvious, and in many ways bigger, issue with {{spoiler|Xavier, having had at least two relationships in the past with ''students''; Mystique and Emma Frost, and just before the end of the series admitted to being in love with Jean Grey.}}
* [[Dropped a Bridge
** Although a minor character, the worst offender in Ultimatum is probably Toad: his death is never shown nor mentioned, we never see the body and the girl he took to safety (Liz Allen, Firestar) is still alive. The only indication we have that he died is the casualty list at the end of Ultimatum #5.
** Psylocke was killed in the storyline involving Xavier's son (whose powers involve possessing people and manipulating reality, but the bodies he inhabits are destroyed from the inside out because of his power), {{spoiler|but it turned out that she survived by projecting her consciousness into another body.}}
** Beast was killed in a Sentinel attack. {{spoiler|This was a ruse; Fury borrowed him to conduct experiments on the mutant genome. He was [[Killed Off for Real]] in the Ultimatum storyline}}.
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: Even more so then the mainstream [[X
* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: Mister Sinister, with a side order of insanity.
* [[Gayngst]]: A mild application with Colossus.
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** Liz Allen doesn't even attempt to {{spoiler|talk her brother Teddy out of joining Pietro's new Brotherhood.}}
* [[Intro Dump]]: Every. Single. Character. ''[[Department of Redundancy Department|Each and every one of them]]'' [[Department of Redundancy Department|are]] ''[[Department of Redundancy Department|continually]]'' referring to each other by name! Every. One.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: Just about every member commits terrible acts over the course of the series and save for Wolverine never faces any repercussions. For example:
** Cyclops defects to the Brotherhood and takes part bombings of the British Parliament and M16.
** Professor X and Jean frequently abuse their powers to their own ends.
** Storm even crippled someone and electrocuted a sandbox full of children (off panel.)
** Averted with Wolverine in that he not only faces retribution for the things he does but he is even held accountable for things he didn't do. For example Jean threatens him, and actually follows though with it, f he ever things of her in a sexual way again. Despite the fact that she was fully complacent in their affair.
* [[Kill'Em All]]: Of all the Ultimate titles, ''X-Men'' got hit the hardest in ''Ultimatum''. The casualty list - which includes {{spoiler|Xavier, Cyclops, and Wolverine}} - is probably longer than the list of surviving mutants.
* [[Leaning
* [[Love Triangle]]: Jean, Scott, Wolverine as well as Kitty, Bobby, Rogue.
* [[The Mafiya]]: Colossus is first shown as muscle in the employ of the Russian Mob.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Charles Xavier.
* [[Meta Origin]]: Notably different from the mainstream version: {{spoiler|the mutant gene isn't evolution at work, it was artificially created in a lab. Only Wolverine's X-gene is natural.}}
* [[Mind Rape]]: Xavier erases Magneto's mind after the first arc and has him living his life as a peaceful civilian. When it gets reverse, Magneto was very, very angry at the revelation.
* [[Not So Different]]: Both Charles and Magneto are both manipulative and petty in their own special way, and just as uncompromising in their beliefs.
* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Doug Ramsay is the only non-mutant at his school, he's just ''really'' smart.
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* [[Omniscient Morality License]]: Xavier thinks he has one.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Syndicate just wants to make a quick buck. Luckily, Xavier gives them the benefit of the doubt.
* [[Race Lift]]: This did introduce Ultimate Nick Fury and made him African-American [[Older Than They Think|before]] [[The Ultimates|he got his]] [[
* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: Colossus eventually reveals that he doesn't have them - he can turn to metal, but doesn't have the strength to move in this state. He's been taking a [[Super Serum]] to compensate.
* [[Self
* [[Significant Monogram]]: Jimmy Hudson in ''Ultimate X'' is pointed out to have one, as his dad is James Howlett aka Wolverine.
* [[Super Serum]]: The final pre-''Ultimatum'' storyline dealt with Banshee, a superpower granting/enhancing steroid.
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** {{spoiler|[[Generation Xerox]]: Jimmy and Teddy are both the biological sons of the characters they replace.}}
* [[Staircase Tumble]]: Mister Sinister vs. Professor X. The stairs win.
* [[Stalker
* [[
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Storm's play, 'The Shadow King'.
* [[Take Up My Sword]]: Although Jean does not seem to want to do this for Xavier and the [[X
* [[Technical Pacifist]]: Xavier. Notably, members of the X-Men regularly question his policy on this point.
* [[There Are No Therapists]]: You'd think the Xavier institute would have one permanently on remand considering the students that go there.
** This winds up really bad, in the case of Nightcrawler. Apparently being held captive by Weapon X left him more screwed up than everyone thought, so when {{spoiler|he snaps and kidnaps Dazzler}}, everyone is shocked.
* [[Transplant]]: Firestar, aka Liz Allan from ''[[Ultimate Spider
* [[UST]]: The series chokes on it.
** This is even commented on by Cyclops, on how the team members go from hating each other to "making out in the attic".
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