X-Men

The X-Men are a group that has Wolverine and Ultimate X-Spanse among their membership.

Fiction

Combat Colin

In 1989 two members of the X-Men, Phoenix and Cyclops, attended Colin and Steve's Christmas party in the Combat Shed. Cyclops sliced a Christmas pudding in half using an optical blast while Phoenix teased him about showing off his "party tricks." Christmas with Combat Colin

2005 IDW continuity

Luke Cage, in battle, uttered "Represent-- X-Men style!" to Wolverine. Man and Machine, Part Three

Crossovers toy bios

When the X-Men needed a dirty job done silently, they would delegate the mission to Wolverine's X-Force.^[1]

Toys

Generations

Unfortunately, does not come with a figurine of Lockheed.

• Ultimate X-Spanse (2021)
  • Accessories: Energy blast, Energy claw, Energy aura, Wolverine and Sabretooth figurines

The fifth figure in the Collaborative line, Ultimate X-Spanse transforms into a licensed Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird based on the X-Jet. X-Spanse reuses multiple vehicle mode parts from Studio Series Leader Class Jetfire. His design and deco is inspired by the X-Men costumes from the 1992 animated series, even featuring Rob Liefeld-esque pouches and a flip-up visor based on that of Cyclops. X-Spanse boasts an impressive range of articulation in robot mode, including a ball-jointed inner-shoulder, a double-ratcheted knee bend, and a slight ab crunch with additional side-to-side.

X-Spanse includes two figurines of Wolverine and Sabretooth, as well as an energy blast effect and an energy claw that attach to either of the 5 mm ports on his hands and an energy aura based on that of Psylocke that can be attached to either figurine. In addition to his hands, the blast effect and energy claw parts can store on his landing gear or under his wings in either mode. Strangely, the blast effects lack the typical 3 mm port sculpted on the 5 mm post. X-Spanse has over twenty X's sculpted into various spots on his body.

The tolerances of X-Spanse's wing hinges are quite loose, often being unable to hold their own weight and flopping downwards. As per the box and instructions, X-Spanse's wings are intended to be forward swept, accurate to most common depictions of the X-Jet, but some stock photos feature the wing pieces erroneously swapped over, more closely resembling a real life Blackbird.

In the United States, this toy was released by Hasbro Pulse and Target on March 1, 2021. On March 4, 2021, the set was made available on Mighty Ape for New Zealand consumers. The packaging is designed to resemble 1990s ToyBiz packaging, which is awesome.

Notes

• The cover of Transformers: The Wreckers Issue #1 was an homage to the cover of Giant-Size X-Men issue #1.
• The outliers in IDW's "Shadowplay" are an homage to the X-Men, as are the Ex-Bots of Beast Wars: Uprising.

References

External links

• X-Men at Wikipedia
• X-Men at Marvel Database