X2was based largely on the seminal graphic novelX-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.
The comic was not strictly canon until after the movie.
Hes called Artie by Storm.
Seriously, hes friends with Franklin.
Hey, remember when you could smoke inside?
No, you probably dont.
He can control fire, but not create it.
Thats him on the right, in front of Juggernaut, fromX-Men The Arcade Game.
In the comics, hes a televangelist.
In the film, hes the head of a post-9/11 military shadow bureaucracy.
-Strykers bodyguard is Yuriko Oyama, Lady Deathstrike.
Iceman and Rogues relationship began in the movies, but only migrated to the Ultimate comics.
One person she DIDNT have a romantic relationship with in the comics is Wolverine.
You know why that never transferred?
Because itspretty fucking weirdin this movie.
Colossus was also introduced inGiant Sized X-Men#1.
In the comics, Cerebro didnt really pose a danger to the general populace.
Strykers computer that Mystique goes through to try and find Magneto is chock full of easter eggs.
Angelo Espinosa, Skin of Generation X.
He has prehensile skin.
Im not sure what you were expecting from the name.
Paige & Sam Guthrie; Husk and Cannonball from Generation X and the New Mutants, respectively.
Paige has the ability to rip her skin off to reveal a totally different physical composition underneath.
Cannonball is nigh invulnerable when blastin.
Kenuchio Harada, the Silver Samurai.
He has the power to charge his sword with tachyon energy.
Garrison Kane, or Weapon X. Hes a cyborg.
Remy LeBeau, Gambit.
Two Cassidys, and whoever they are, theyre likely mutants.
Jamie Madrox, or Multiple Man.
Hes a human computer, he can do multiplication really good just kidding he makes duplicates of himself.
Xian Coy Mahn, Karma.
She is able to possess people and take control of their bodies.
They were Magnetos kids in the comics until they werent.
Kevin McTaggart, Moiras son Proteus who is a brutal reality warper.
Another New Mutant by the name of Danielle Moonstar (Mirage), who can manifest peoples greatest fears.
Amara Aquila, the New Mutant by the name of Magma.
She can control lava.
Alison Blaire, Dazzler.
She converts sound into light energy.
Sally Blevins, or Skids fromX-Factor(thenX-Force, then a bunch of vastly less cool places).
Blevins body is covered by a frictionless force field.
Elizabeth Braddock, who well see as Psylocke, one of Apocalypses horsemen.
Go readSecret Wars) and Cerebro.
The kid changing the channel by blinking isnt named.
Theres a brief flash when Cyclops is attacked in Magnetos cell of Cyclops being a badass.
Thats the extent of his cool moments in the films.
Nobody X-Man got shit on worse in the last 15 years across all mediums than Scott Summers.
Pryde was created in 1980 by Claremont and John Byrne in the pages ofUncanny X-Men.
The screaming girl is Theresa Cassidy, Siryn.
She was created in 1981 (!)
by Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha.
Here, he tricks the Professor into thinking hes helping, when in actuality hes going to kill everyone.
The only mutant I can conclusively make out in the Weapon X prison is Jubliee.
Jubilation Lee creates explosive fireworks with her hands (and is secretly SUPER powerful).
Also now shes a vampire.
InX2, he kills Deathstrike by dumping liquid adamantium into her.
Oh, I just got the sex thing.
Rogue cant pilot the Blackbird in the movies, but I think shes a flight instructor in the comics.
