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The '''X-Corporation''' ('''X-Corp''') is a fictional institution appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], commonly in association with the [[X-Men]] comics. This organization was created to ensure the protection of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] [[civil rights]] throughout the world due to the increasing number of mutants and widespread [[bigotry]] and [[hate crime]]s against them.
The '''X-Corporation''' ('''X-Corp''') is a fictional institution appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]], commonly in association with the [[X-Men]] comics. This organization was created to ensure the protection of [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] rights throughout the world due to the increasing number of mutants and widespread [[bigotry]] and [[hate crime]]s against them.


==Fictional history==
==Fictional history==
X-Corp was founded by [[Professor X|Prof. Charles Xavier]], the founder of the X-Men.<ref>''[[X-Men: Legacy|New X-Men]]'' #128 (August 2002)</ref> Its purpose is to provide support for "civilian" mutant populations on a global scale in a world where the mutant population was outgrowing the reach of the X-Men. X-Corp offices are located in many major cities in every continent, and each office is managed by a former member of the X-Men or one of their satellite teams, such as [[Sunspot (comics)|Sunspot]] or [[Domino (comics)|Domino]]. The worldwide headquarters of the X-Corporation is the [[X-Mansion]]. X-Corp works with local governments, such as when they took in the superstrong twelve-year-old orphan [[Molly Hayes]] on behalf of the Social Services of Los Angeles.
X-Corp was founded by [[Professor X|Prof. Charles Xavier]], the founder of the X-Men.<ref>''[[New X-Men (2001 series)|New X-Men]]'' #128 (Aug. 2002)</ref> Its purpose is to provide support for "civilian" mutant populations on a global scale in a world where the mutant population was outgrowing the reach of the X-Men. X-Corp offices are located in many major cities in every continent, and each office is managed by a former member of the X-Men or one of their satellite teams, such as [[Sunspot (comics)|Sunspot]] or [[Domino (comics)|Domino]]. The worldwide headquarters of the X-Corporation is the [[X-Mansion]]. X-Corp works with local governments, such as when they took in the superstrong twelve-year-old orphan [[Molly Hayes]] on behalf of the Social Services of Los Angeles.


It should not be confused with the [[X-Corps]], a short-lived [[paramilitary]] team led by [[Banshee (comics)|Banshee]], which merged with the X-Corporation after its dissolution, most of its members transferring to the Paris branch.
It should not be confused with the [[X-Corps]], a short-lived [[paramilitary]] team led by [[Banshee (comics)|Banshee]], which merged with the X-Corporation after its dissolution, most of its members transferring to the Paris branch.
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In the wake of the [[Decimation (comics)|Decimation of mutantkind]], wherein 90-95% of the mutant population was rendered genetically and physically human and thus powerless, several bombings occurred at X-Corporation locales. For the safety of those operating the facilities, and to regroup all empowered members, [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] ordered the evacuation of all X-Corp offices and the organization appears to be dead. With the minimal mutant population and the strict government rules imposed on mutants, the organization would serve no purpose.
In the wake of the [[Decimation (comics)|Decimation of mutantkind]], wherein 90-95% of the mutant population was rendered genetically and physically human and thus powerless, several bombings occurred at X-Corporation locales. For the safety of those operating the facilities, and to regroup all empowered members, [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] ordered the evacuation of all X-Corp offices and the organization appears to be dead. With the minimal mutant population and the strict government rules imposed on mutants, the organization would serve no purpose.


==''X-Corp'' (volume 1)==
==Known locations==
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| writers = Tini Howard
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| editors ='''Editor''' <br> Jordan D. White <br> '''Assistant Editor''' <br> Lauren Amaro <br> '''Head of X''' <br> [[Jonathan Hickman]]
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Penance<br>
Multiple Man<br>
Trinary<br>
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A business delegation representing the nation of Krakoa debuted as part of ''[[Reign of X]]'' in 2021. X-Corp will handle the mutantkind's business interests and has expanded into two branches:<ref>''X-Corp'' #3</ref>

* X-Corp Pharma: Research, development, and production of Krakoa's pharmaceuticals.
* X-Corp Telecom: Development of the Ionospheric Bandwidth Generator for faster communication. The mutant circuit of '''Vulcan''', '''Bishop''', '''Thunderbird''' and '''Sunspot''' activates the generator.

The Board of Director includes:

* '''[[Warren Worthington III|Angel]]''' (Warren Worthington III) – Chairperson
* '''[[M (Marvel Comics)|Penance]]''' (Monet St. Croix) – CXO
* '''[[Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)|Mastermind]]''' (Jason Wyngarde) – CXO
*'''[[Selene (comics)|Selene]] – CXO'''
*'''[[Trinary (comics)|Trinary]]''' (Shilpa Khatri) – CXO

Other supporting members include '''Multiple Man''', '''Jumbo Carnation''' and '''[[Wind Dancer]]''' (Sofia Mantega).

===Collected editions===
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Title
!Material collected
!Pages
!Publication date
!ISBN
|-
|1
|''X-Corp by Tini Howard – Volume 1''
|''X-Corp'' #1–5
|144
|September 6, 2021
|{{ISBN|978-1302930202}}
|-
|}

==Known locations and members==
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{| class="wikitable" width=100%
! Branch
! Branch
! First appearance
! First appearance
! Members
! Members
|-
||[[New York City|New York]]
||''New Mutants'' vol. 2 #13
||[[Professor X]] (Founder)
|-
|-
||[[Amsterdam]]
||[[Amsterdam]]
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||[[Hong Kong]]
||[[Hong Kong]]
||''New X-Men'' Annual 2001
||''New X-Men'' Annual 2001
||Domino, Risque
|| [[Domino (comics)|Domino]] • [[Risque (comics)|Risque]]
|-
|-
||[[London]]
||[[London]]
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||[[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]
||[[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]
||''X-Treme X-Men'' #31
||''X-Treme X-Men'' #31
|| [[Empath (comics)|Empath]] • [[Magma (comics)|Magma]] • [[Skids (comics)|Skids]] (undercover [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent) • Skitz • Stringfellow • [[Sunspot (comics)|Sunspot]] (former COO of Los Angeles Branch; former Lord Imperial of the Hellfire Club)
||Empath, Magma, Skids, Skitz, Stringfellow, Sunspot
|-
|-
||[[Melbourne]]
||[[Melbourne]]
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|-
|-
||[[Mumbai]]
||[[Mumbai]]
||''New X-Men'' #133 (destroyed in ''Excalibur'' v2 #5)
||''New X-Men'' #133 (destroyed in ''Excalibur'' vol. 2 #5)
||Feral, Thornn, Warpath, Sunfire
|| [[Feral (comics)|Feral]] • [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] • [[Thornn]] • [[Warpath (comics)|Warpath]]
|-
|-
||[[Nairobi]]
||[[Nairobi]]
||
||
||-unknown-
|-
||[[New York City|New York]]
||''New Mutants'' vol. 2 #13
||-unknown-
||-unknown-
|-
|-
||[[Paris]]
||[[Paris]]
||''New X-Men'' #128 (Car-bombed and destroyed on [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]])
||''New X-Men'' #128 (Car-bombed and destroyed on [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]])
||Cannonball, Darkstar, Holly, M, Multiple Man, Rictor, Sabra, Siryn
|| [[Cannonball (comics)|Cannonball]] • [[Darkstar (Marvel Comics)|Darkstar]] • [[Holly (comics)|Holly]] (secretary) • [[M (Marvel Comics)|M]] • [[Jamie Madrox|Multiple Man]] • [[Rictor]] • [[Sabra (comics)|Sabra]] • [[Siryn]]
|-
|-
||[[Singapore]]
||[[Singapore]]
||''Excalibur'' vol. 2 #5
||''Excalibur'' vol. 2 #5
|| [[Lifeguard (comics)|Lifeguard]] • [[Neal Shaara|Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)]]
||Thunderbird III, Lifeguard
|-
||[[Krakoa]]
||''X-Corp'' #1
||[[Professor X]] • [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] • [[Warren Worthington III|Archangel/Angel]] • [[M (Marvel Comics)|M / Penance]] • [[Jamie Madrox|Multiple Man]] • [[Selene (comics)|Selene]] • [[Trinary (comics)|Trinary]] • [[Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)|Mastermind]] • [[Vulcan (Marvel Comics)|Vulcan]] • [[Bishop (Marvel Comics)|Bishop]] • [[Neal Shaara|Thunderbird]] • [[Sunspot (comics)|Sunspot]] • [[Wind Dancer]] • Jumbo Carnation
|-
|-
|}
|}

==Known members==
===Founder===
* [[Professor X|Charles Xavier]]

===Hong Kong Branch===
* [[Domino (comics)|Domino]] (currently a mercenary for hire)
* [[Risque (comics)|Risque]] (killed in action off-panel in ''New X-Men Annual 2001'')

===Los Angeles Branch===
* [[Empath (comics)|Empath]] (member of 198 staying on the Institute grounds)
* [[Magma (comics)|Magma]] (member of 198 staying on the Institute grounds)
* [[Skids (comics)|Skids]] (undercover [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent)
* [[List of Marvel Comics characters: S#Skitz|Skitz]] (possibly depowered)
* [[Stringfellow (comics)|Stringfellow]] (possibly depowered)
* [[Sunspot (comics)|Sunspot]] (former COO of Los Angeles Branch; former Lord Imperial of the Hellfire Club)

===Mumbai Branch===
* [[Feral (comics)|Feral]] (killed in action by Sabretooth came back as a ghost)
* [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]]
* [[Thornn]] (depowered currently repowered)
* [[Warpath (comics)|Warpath]] (currently member of [[X-Men]])

===Paris Branch===
* [[Cannonball (comics)|Cannonball]] (currently a member of [[X-Men: Legacy|X-Men]])
* [[Darkstar (Marvel Comics)|Darkstar]] (killed in action, later revived in Winter Guard mini-series)
* [[Holly (comics)|Holly]] (secretary, possibly depowered)
* [[M (Marvel Comics)|M]] (currently a member of [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]])
* [[Jamie Madrox|Multiple Man]] (currently a member of [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]])
* [[Rictor]] (currently a member of [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]])
* [[Sabra (comics)|Sabra]] (currently a freelance operative working for the U.S. government)
* [[Siryn]] (currently a member of [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]])

===Singapore Branch===
* [[Lifeguard (comics)|Lifeguard]]
* [[Neal Shaara|Thunderbird (Neal Shaara)]]


==Alternate uses==
==Alternate uses==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/pov/showquestion.asp?faq=6&fldAuto=56 Uncannyxmen.net feature on X-Corporation]
*[https://uncannyxmen.net/comics/series/x-corp X-Corporation on uncannyxmen.net]


{{X-Men}}
{{X-Men characters}}


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X-Corporation
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceNew X-Men #128 (August 2002)
In-story information
Type of organizationSupport agency
Base(s)Bases around the world
Leader(s)Professor X (founder)
Agent(s)Domino (Hong Kong)
Sunspot (Los Angeles)
Warpath (Mumbai)
Roster
See: #Known locations and members

The X-Corporation (X-Corp) is a fictional institution appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men comics. This organization was created to ensure the protection of mutant rights throughout the world due to the increasing number of mutants and widespread bigotry and hate crimes against them.

Fictional history

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X-Corp was founded by Prof. Charles Xavier, the founder of the X-Men.[1] Its purpose is to provide support for "civilian" mutant populations on a global scale in a world where the mutant population was outgrowing the reach of the X-Men. X-Corp offices are located in many major cities in every continent, and each office is managed by a former member of the X-Men or one of their satellite teams, such as Sunspot or Domino. The worldwide headquarters of the X-Corporation is the X-Mansion. X-Corp works with local governments, such as when they took in the superstrong twelve-year-old orphan Molly Hayes on behalf of the Social Services of Los Angeles.

It should not be confused with the X-Corps, a short-lived paramilitary team led by Banshee, which merged with the X-Corporation after its dissolution, most of its members transferring to the Paris branch.

In the wake of the Decimation of mutantkind, wherein 90-95% of the mutant population was rendered genetically and physically human and thus powerless, several bombings occurred at X-Corporation locales. For the safety of those operating the facilities, and to regroup all empowered members, Cyclops ordered the evacuation of all X-Corp offices and the organization appears to be dead. With the minimal mutant population and the strict government rules imposed on mutants, the organization would serve no purpose.

X-Corp (volume 1)

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X-Corp
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ZeitplanMonthly
No. of issues5 (as of June 23, 2021)
Main character(s)Angel

Penance
Multiple Man
Trinary

Mastermind
Creative team
Written byTini Howard
Artist(s)Valentine De Landro
Alberto Foche
Editor(s)Editor
Jordan D. White
Assistant Editor
Lauren Amaro
Head of X
Jonathan Hickman

A business delegation representing the nation of Krakoa debuted as part of Reign of X in 2021. X-Corp will handle the mutantkind's business interests and has expanded into two branches:[2]

  • X-Corp Pharma: Research, development, and production of Krakoa's pharmaceuticals.
  • X-Corp Telecom: Development of the Ionospheric Bandwidth Generator for faster communication. The mutant circuit of Vulcan, Bishop, Thunderbird and Sunspot activates the generator.

The Board of Director includes:

Other supporting members include Multiple Man, Jumbo Carnation and Wind Dancer (Sofia Mantega).

Collected editions

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# Titel Material collected Pages Publication date ISBN
1 X-Corp by Tini Howard – Volume 1 X-Corp #1–5 144 September 6, 2021 ISBN 978-1302930202

Known locations and members

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Branch First appearance Mitglieder
New York New Mutants vol. 2 #13 Professor X (Founder)
Amsterdam New X-Men Annual 2001 (mentioned) -unknown-
Hongkong New X-Men Annual 2001 DominoRisque
London -unknown-
Los Angeles X-Treme X-Men #31 EmpathMagmaSkids (undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent) • Skitz • Stringfellow • Sunspot (former COO of Los Angeles Branch; former Lord Imperial of the Hellfire Club)
Melbourne New X-Men Annual 2001 (mentioned) -unknown-
Mumbai New X-Men #133 (destroyed in Excalibur vol. 2 #5) FeralSunfireThornnWarpath
Nairobi -unknown-
Paris New X-Men #128 (Car-bombed and destroyed on M-Day) CannonballDarkstarHolly (secretary) • MMultiple ManRictorSabraSiryn
Singapur Excalibur vol. 2 #5 LifeguardThunderbird (Neal Shaara)
Krakoa X-Corp #1 Professor XCyclopsArchangel/AngelM / PenanceMultiple ManSeleneTrinaryMastermindVulcanBishopThunderbirdSunspotWind Dancer • Jumbo Carnation

Alternate uses

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In the Marvel Trading Card Game, X-Corp is the evil scientific corporation that is controlled by the Hobgoblin, from the Spider-Man series.

References

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  1. ^ New X-Men #128 (Aug. 2002)
  2. ^ X-Corp #3
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