Asteroid M
Asteroid M is a location that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Origin
Asteroid M
The asteroid was later approached by a stolen space shuttle taken by a group of Mutants led by Fabian Cortez. These Mutants came seeking the leadership of Magneto and wanted him to guide them in a world that hated them. Magneto then told them that Mutants were destined to rule the world and take over from mankind with this leading to a religious fervour among the travellers. They began to see Magneto as a 'Mutant Messiah' and after accepting them as his followers he came to call the his Acolytes. (X-Men v2 #1)
Utopia
Years later, the X-Club under the direction of Cyclops began to conduct work on the sunken asteroid as Summers had decided that he needed to keep all surviving Mutants together off U.S. soil to avoid persecution by the government. At the time of the Dark Reign, the danger was posed by Director Norman Osborn and his H.A.M.M.E.R. peacekeeping agency. Thus, they raised the asteroid above water where it became an island mass located off the San Francisco Bay with this being referred to as Utopia. It was then that all the X-Men moved from their former headquarters at Graymalkin Industries in the city to their new island home. (Dark Avengers v1 #8)
It was later restored and became the capital of the Mutant nation of New Tian during the time Hydra had taken over the world. (X-Men: Blue v1 #7)
Magneto eventually decided to return to the old ways of enforcing Mutant rule in the world. This saw him assemble a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants that was based on a new Asteroid M situated in orbit. (X-Men: Blue v1 #34)
Overview
In appearance, Asteroid M was a jagged asteroid that orbited the planet Earth and had structures built on its surface. (X-Men v1 #5)
Inhabitants
- Magneto :
- Toad :
- Mastermind :
Notes
- Asteroid M was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where it first appeared in X-Men v1 #5 (May, 1964).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men, Asteroid M featured as the orbiting headquarters of Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. After acquiring Cerebro's Mutant Power Circuit, Magneto took the part to the asteroid where he used it to amplify his powers to draw the Scorpio comet to set it on a collision course to Earth in order to wipe out mankind. This led to the X-Men traveling to Asteroid M to stop Magneto's plan where Kitty Pryde and Nightcrawler managed to force the Master of Magnetism to use his powers to redirect the Scorpio comet to the asteroid. This would destroy the base with the Brotherhood and X-Men escaping before the comet hit it.
- In X-Men, Asteroid M made an appearance in the 1990's animated series starting in the two-part episode "Sanctuary".
- In X-Men: Evolution, Asteroid M appeared in the animated television series in the two-part season 1 finale "The Cauldron."
Video games
- In X-Men: Next Dimension, Asteroid M made an appearance in the fighting game. It was said to be between the Earth and the Moon that served as one of Magneto's lairs that was held in place by his powers. The X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutants had their final battle with Bastion onboard the artificial asteroid.
- In X-Men Legends, Asteroid M made an appearance in the video game story. After Magneto was freed from the U.S.S. Arbiter, he departed for his asteroid headquarters and offered it as a shelter for Mutants that were escaping persecution from the Genetic Research and Security Organization (G.R.S.O.).
- In Marvel: Contest of Champions, Asteroid M appeared as a stage setting in the mobile video game.
Appearances
- X-Men v1: (1964)
- X-Men v2:
- New X-Men v1:
- Dark Avengers v1:
- X-Men: Blue v1:
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